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Convert Microsoft Works .wps, .wks, .xlr, and .wdb files to DOCX, XLSX, PDF, and CSV on your PC—100% local, no uploads.
Free trial
Full app features - up to 15 files
Windows 10 or 11
Download the offline installer below for the full 15-file trial. Microsoft Store install will appear here once our listing is approved.
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More than Microsoft Works files?
Legacy File Converter · from $99
Microsoft Works archives are rarely alone. Convert WordPerfect, Lotus, images, and 100+ legacy formats — fully offline.
Requires Windows 10 or 11. No subscriptions. Built for local Works file migration.
Don't Risk Legacy Works Files with Free Cloud Converters
Microsoft Works archives often contain letters, reports, payroll sheets, pricing models, client ledgers, and regulated operational records.
The Risk
Cloud converters may retain confidential documents and spreadsheets or process them outside your approved data boundaries.
The Scale Problem
Opening files one at a time does not work for departmental archives or acquisition data rooms.
The Format Gap
Old .wps, .wks, .xlr, .wdb, and .wpt files need modern outputs before teams can search, analyze, or preserve them.
Popular Microsoft Works conversions
Jump straight to a step-by-step guide for the file type you have.
WPS → Word
Turn Microsoft Works documents into editable DOCX.
WPS → PDF
Save Works documents as shareable, printable PDFs.
XLR / WKS → Excel
Reopen Works spreadsheets in Excel as clean XLSX.
WDB → Excel / CSV
Rescue Works database records into a real table.
Open .wps files
Can’t open a .wps file? Here’s the reliable fix.
Professional Works File Recovery, Total Data Sovereignty
Built for finance, ops, compliance, and IT teams who can't compromise on security or fidelity
Multi-Format Output
Tick XLSX, CSV, and PDF and convert to all three in a single pass — no need to run the converter once per format. Process your archive once, get every output your downstream teams need.
Windows Explorer Quick Convert
Right-click a Microsoft Works file or folder in Windows Explorer and launch a focused quick-convert workflow without opening the full app first — ideal for one-off recoveries and help-desk migration tasks.
Watch Folders
Point the app at a migration drop zone and any new .wks, .xlr, .wpt, or .wps file that lands there is converted automatically — perfect for staged retirement of an old file server or department share.
100% Local Processing
Works Converter works where your Microsoft Works files are. Documents, spreadsheets, and databases stay on your machine, behind your firewall — suitable for SOX, GLBA, HIPAA, and contractual confidentiality obligations that prohibit cloud uploads of regulated data.
Content-Based Microsoft Works Detection
Finds Microsoft Works files even when the .wps, .wks, .xlr, .wdb, or .wpt extension is missing — essential for retired file servers and DOS-era archives where files were renamed or stripped of extensions.
True Bulk Automation
Don't just convert files; convert archives. Point Works Converter at entire folder trees and it recursively scans your directories, processing thousands of legacy files in seconds rather than days.
Folder Structure Preservation
Choose how your converted output is organized. Mirror the original archive's department, year, or business-unit folder hierarchy in a new location, or write converted files directly alongside the originals.
Multi-Sheet Workbook Fidelity
Purpose-built for Microsoft Works. We preserve every tab in a multi-sheet .wpt or .wps file in the XLSX output, keep number formats intact, and translate cells, formulas, and named ranges where the source data allows.
AI-Enabling Output
Export to CSV and Markdown for RAG, LLMs, and code-interpreter agents. Clean, structured tabular text is the fuel for embeddings and numeric retrieval — Works Converter turns legacy Microsoft Works into AI-ready content without sending data to the cloud.
No Microsoft Works Needed
Don't hunt down a 25-year-old Microsoft Works install just to open old files. Works Converter is fully standalone — no legacy Works Suite required, no Office add-ins, no third-party runtimes. Install and convert.
Supported formats
Convert common Microsoft Works word processor, spreadsheet, and database files into modern formats for review, archive, analytics, and AI preparation.
Inputs
.wps, .wpt, .wks, .xlr, .wdb
Outputs
DOCX, PDF, XLSX, HTML, Markdown, RTF, ODT, TXT, CSV
Industry solutions
Microsoft Works archives are most common in firms with long-lived operational, financial, and compliance records.
Vote on the Microsoft Works roadmap
The public roadmap uses the same feature options managed in the admin dashboard, so visitor votes and admin priorities stay aligned.
Formula and named-range preservation report
Flag formulas, named ranges, and calculation areas that may need review after Microsoft Works-to-Excel conversion.
Archive ZIP batch input
Drop a ZIP of Microsoft Works files into the app and convert the extracted spreadsheet set into a mirrored output folder.
Conversion QA sampling report
Generate a review checklist that samples converted files by extension, folder, and result status for migration sign-off.
CSV encoding and delimiter presets
Choose delimiter, quote, and encoding presets for downstream analytics, database imports, and legacy ETL pipelines.
Command-line batch runner
Run repeatable Microsoft Works conversion jobs from scripts for IT teams, records departments, and locked-down migration workstations.
Need to convert more than Microsoft Works files?
Old archives are rarely just one format. Legacy File Converter is the universal app from the same team — it opens and converts documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and images across 100+ legacy and modern formats, entirely offline on your PC.
Convert anything to
100% offline · no uploads · batch-convert whole folders at once.
Simple, Transparent Pricing
One-time purchase. No subscriptions. No hidden fees.
Test up to 10 Microsoft Works files locally.
Free trial
Full app features - up to 15 files
Windows 10 or 11
Download the offline installer below for the full 15-file trial. Microsoft Store install will appear here once our listing is approved.
| Microsoft StoreComing soon | Offline installerAvailable now |
|---|---|
Microsoft Store Coming soon — listing in review | Download Installer Same trial as Store |
More than Microsoft Works files?
Legacy File Converter · from $99
Microsoft Works archives are rarely alone. Convert WordPerfect, Lotus, images, and 100+ legacy formats — fully offline.
Personal License
one-time payment · personal use
- ✓ Unlimited conversions
- ✓ All supported output formats
- ✓ Bulk and folder processing
- ✓ 1 year of free updates
- ✓ 30-day money-back guarantee
Commercial License
per seat · volume discounts available
- ✓ Everything in Personal
- ✓ Licensed for commercial / business use
- ✓ Multi-seat and volume pricing
- ✓ Priority email support
- ✓ Invoice and PO options