WP Converter

A simple macOS drag-and-drop app that converts WordPerfect 5.x/6.x documents to plain text.

Usage

1. Open WP Converter
2. Drag one or more .wpd files onto the window
3. Each file is converted to .txt and saved alongside the original

What it handles

• Printable text with proper word spacing
• Paragraphs, line breaks, and page breaks
• Em-dashes and hyphens
• Multi-byte WP formatting codes (properly skipped)

What it doesn't handle

• Font faces, sizes, or styles (output is plain text)
• Headers, footers, and page numbers
• Embedded graphics
• Tables

macOS security notice

Since the app is not signed with an Apple Developer certificate, macOS Gatekeeper will block it on first launch:

1. Double-click the app -- macOS will show a warning dialog
2. Click Done (not "Move to Trash")
3. Open System Settings > Privacy & Security
4. Scroll to the bottom -- you'll see a message about "WP Converter" being blocked
5. Click Open Anyway
6. Enter your password or use Touch ID
7. The app will open normally from now on

Building from source

Requires Xcode and XcodeGen:

brew install xcodegen
xcodegen generate
xcodebuild -project WPConverter.xcodeproj -scheme WPConverter -configuration Release build

The built app will be in ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/WPConverter-*/Build/Products/Release/.

Requirements

• macOS 13.0 (Ventura) or later
• No other dependencies

License

MIT