Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your WGX file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert WGX to another file type
To convert WGX configurations to another format, you need ActivePDF WebGrabber or other Page Layout software.
Convert a file to WGX
To convert other file formats to the "Generated PDF Document" file type, you need software like ActivePDF WebGrabber or a similar tool.
About WGX files
A .wgx file is a generated PDF document primarily created by ActivePDF WebGrabber, an enterprise server-side tool used to convert HTML and web content into PDF documents. These files are essentially standard PDF documents but use a proprietary or application-specific file extension to designate their origin in automated server workflows. Because the .WGX extension is non-standard, most operating systems and web browsers will not recognize it by default. Double-clicking the file will usually prompt an 'Open With' dialog, frustrating end users who lack the specific enterprise software. Users need to convert this file to a standard PDF format for universal viewing across devices. Converting it to DOCX is recommended if you need to edit the text and layout. Standard online converters often fail to process a .wgx file because they do not recognize the file extension and reject the upload. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible using convert.guru. Even if standard handlers fail, our tool inspects the file header. Because .wgx files contain embedded PDF data, we can identify the underlying structure, extract the text, and convert it seamlessly to accessible formats without needing an ActivePDF subscription.
Convert.Guru analyzes your WGX file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert WGX file to , you can use ActivePDF WebGrabber or similar software from the "Generated PDF Document" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to WGX, try ActivePDF WebGrabber or another comparable tool in the "Generated PDF Document" category.
The WGX Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our WGX converter.