libwpd ☆

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Description:
General purpose library for reading WordPerfect files

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: wordperfect document-conversion library c++ legacy

Install: brew install libwpd

About:
Libwpd is a C++ library designed to parse and convert WordPerfect documents into various formats like HTML, SVG, or plain text. It provides developers with a robust API to extract content and styling information from .wpd files without needing the original WordPerfect software. This enables document interoperability and archival access to legacy files.

Key Features:

Parses WordPerfect documents (versions 5.x to 12.x)
Extracts text, images, and formatting information
Supports export to HTML, SVG, and plain text
C++ library with bindings for other languages
Open source and cross-platform

Use Cases:

Migrating legacy WordPerfect documents to modern web formats
Building document conversion tools for enterprise archives
Integrating WordPerfect file support into custom applications

Alternatives:

catdoc – catdoc handles older Microsoft Word formats (doc/xls) but does not support WordPerfect files.
Apache Tika – Tika is a broader content detection and extraction toolkit; Libwpd is more specialized for WordPerfect parsing.

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