The WPD format and its associated .wpd filename extension is text document file format developed by Satellite Systems International. It was released as the native file format for the company's WordPerfect word processing application. The company and its digital assets were later acquired by Corel in 1996 who have maintained active development of the format and the software application. Though WordPerfect was initially cross platform with support for MS-DOS, Mac, and Windows, by 1997, there was only Microsoft Windows compatibility and support. The format, despite being a text document format, has support for formatted text, simple tables as well as drawn objects.
StarOffice, otherwise known as Oracle Open Office, was a proprietary office suite initially released in 1985 and developed by Sun Microsystems before being acquired by Oracle. Prior to adopting the Open Document XML file format, the suite had its own proprietary components and filename extensions for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, and drawing. The .sxw filename extension was one such filename extension associated with the native file format of documents authored by the Star Office Writer (a word processor) application version 6 and above. Prior to this version, the filename extension .sdw was used.
FreeFileConvert uses tuned encoding for WPD to SXW conversions, preserving clarity while trimming file size. Finished audio streams instantly across phones, tablets, desktops, and modern browsers without extra tweaks.
Upload WPD files from desktop, tablet, or cloud storage, queue multiple jobs, and let the converter finish autonomously. Return whenever convenient to download synchronized SXW results on any device you rely on.
Process up to 5 files sized 1000 MB per batch without splitting queues manually. Mixed-format uploads convert together, producing consistent SXW audio with dependable progress tracking.
The WPD format supports several advanced text formatting features in addition to those mentioned in the description including support for graphs, mail merging, indexing, searching, as well as tables such as contents tables. The format is split in blocks with formatting information stored in tags found within one or more blocks in the format. Information embedding is also supported allowing a WPD document to include hyperlinks, templates, databases, and spreadsheets.
The sxw format is part of the Star office xml format which was later discontinued in favor of the open document standard. The format uses an XML structure contained in a ZIP archive. Compression is not used for document meta data allowing for easier searching and or extraction.
Upload your document file in the WPD format from your device, Dropbox, or Google Drive.
Select SXW as the output format and click Convert. Adjust optional settings if needed.
Download the converted document file. Each file stays available for up to 5 downloads.