How to open .wps files (PC and Mac)
Can’t open a .wps file? Don’t know what application can read it? Both Mac and PC have free apps that you can download and install so you can open a .wps file and save it as a Word file, or whatever you choose.
Here they are:
PC
OpenOffice
Mac
NeoOffice
Simply do this:
- Go to FILE>OPEN
- Make sure it says “all files” under “File Type”
- Navigate to where the .wps file that you want to open is located on your computer
- Open it
The formatting may be off, which is expected, but at least you have the content. All you have to do is reformat it a little and you are good to go!
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It’s not true. Open Office on Apple can’t open Microsoft Works file with extension .wps
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Okay, I got openoffice downloaded for my Mac and there is no explanation how to convert a .wps file to a usable format nor can I find a way to open a .wps file. Any suggestions?
@Marco They must have changed it. Use NeoOffice (http://www.NeoOffice.org).
Go to FILE>OPEN>make sure it says “all files” under “File Type”, and then open it.
@Douglas Try what I suggested to Marco.
@Marco You’re right. I just confirmed it. Use NeoOffice. I just made the necessary changes to this post to reflect that. Thanks.
Hi Ian, I found some useful information on the wps works file type on http://dotwhat.net/wps/32/ and it appears on MS works or their converter will change it
Great. Thanks, Tina. I appreciate it.
I just found an online conversion tool that seems to work really well. Try http://www.zamzar.com
NeoOffice is not free. They require a $10 “donation” to download the software.
Hey Gina,
The donation is optional. Here is the download link:
http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/download.php#download
Make sure you download the correct version for your computer.
For Mac/iOS users, there’s also “Works Viewer”. It’s not free, but it’s really, really fast. The iOS version also has some organizational features that I find useful, personally. I guess it depends on whether the speed/simplicity is worth a couple of bucks to you. :)