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What is a .wpd file?
A .wpd file is a WordPerfect for Windows Document (version 5.2). This is a document format, so it holds text and layout meant to be read. Confusingly, this extension has been used by 7 different formats over the years — they're all listed below.
This extension has been used by more than one format
7 different formats have claimed .wpd over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.
- WordPerfect for Windows DocumentVersion 5.2 · x-fmt/203
- 602Text DocumentNo version recorded · fmt/1293
- Compound WordPerfect for Windows DocumentVersion 6 onwards · fmt/892
- WordPerfect for MS-DOS/Windows DocumentVersion 6.x · x-fmt/44
- WordPerfect for MS-DOS/Windows DocumentVersion 5.1 · x-fmt/394
- WordPerfectVersion 4.0/4.1/4.2 · fmt/949
- WordPerfect for MS-DOS DocumentVersion 5.0 · x-fmt/393
How to open a .wpd file
- Try LibreOffice (free, Windows/Mac/Linux) — it opens an enormous range of current and historic document formats.
- Microsoft Word and Google Docs handle most mainstream document types.
- If nothing opens it, open it in a text editor: many older document formats have readable text inside.
The registry records this extension against WordPerfect for Windows Document, 602Text Document, Compound WordPerfect for Windows Document and others, so software from that family is the most likely match.
How to convert a .wpd file
- Once it opens in LibreOffice or Word, Save As .docx or .pdf to get it into a format you can use anywhere.
MIME type
When a .wpd file travels over the web, servers label it with this MIME type:
application/vnd.wordperfectThe technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .wpd.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPerfect for Windows Document | 5.2 | application/vnd.wordperfect | x-fmt/203 |
| 602Text Document | — | — | fmt/1293 |
| Compound WordPerfect for Windows Document | 6 onwards | application/vnd.wordperfect | fmt/892 |
| WordPerfect for MS-DOS/Windows Document | 6.x | application/vnd.wordperfect | x-fmt/44 |
| WordPerfect for MS-DOS/Windows Document | 5.1 | application/vnd.wordperfect | x-fmt/394 |
| WordPerfect | 4.0/4.1/4.2 | application/vnd.wordperfect | fmt/949 |
| WordPerfect for MS-DOS Document | 5.0 | application/vnd.wordperfect | x-fmt/393 |