Open Old Files

Two formats, one extension

Is your .wps file from Works or from WPS Office?

Drop the .wps file here and the page tells you which kind it is. Works files open straight away; WPS Office files only need renaming.

  • Nothing is uploaded: files are opened on your computer
  • Free to view, print and save as PDF or CSV
  • Works on Mac, Windows, iPad and Chromebook

Drop your old files here

One file, a whole folder, or a ZIP. They're opened on this computer and never uploaded.

No file to hand? Try , or .

The converter downloads when you add your first file.

Two programs, one ending

Microsoft Works (discontinued in 2009) saved its word processor documents as .wps. WPS Office, a free office suite from the Chinese company Kingsoft that is popular on Android phones and budget laptops, also saves documents as .wps, but inside they are ordinary Word 97-2003 documents.

That's why a .wps file from a colleague, a school or a phone can refuse to open in Word even though it "should" be a Word file, and why Works converters fail on it.

If it's from WPS Office

Rename the file so it ends in .doc instead of .wps (on Windows, turn on "File name extensions" in File Explorer's View menu first). Word, Pages, LibreOffice and Google Docs then open it normally. Nothing in the file needs converting.

If it's from Microsoft Works

This page opens it: drop it on the box above to see the pages and save a PDF. The Works guide explains what comes through.

Questions about this

How can I tell without this page?

Age is a good clue: a .wps file from before about 2010 is almost certainly from Works. One made on a phone or a recent laptop is probably from WPS Office.

Is the file uploaded to check it?

No. The check reads the first part of the file inside your browser.

Free to open. £6 once for the rest.

Opening, reading, printing, PDFs of documents and drawings, and CSVs of spreadsheets are free, one file at a time, for as long as the site runs.

£6 one-time, no account

  • Word files (.docx) of documents, with formatting and pictures
  • Excel files (.xlsx) of spreadsheets and databases, every sheet
  • Whole folders or ZIPs converted into one ZIP

Coming soon. Everything free on this page works now.

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