WPI Converter

Extract text from WPI files


Drop or upload your .WPI file
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How to extract text from your WPI file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your WPI file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert WPI to another file type

To convert your WPI file to another format, you need Inkling Sketch Manager or other Vector Image software.

  • WPI to SVG
  • WPI to AI
  • WPI to EPS
  • WPI to PDF
  • WPI to JPG
  • WPI to CDR
  • WPI to WMF
  • WPI to EMF
  • WPI to SWF
  • WPI to FLA
  • WPI to XFL
  • WPI to SKETCH

Convert a file to WPI

To convert other file formats to the "Proprietary Sketch Archive" file type, you need software like Inkling Sketch Manager or a similar tool.

  • AFPUB to WPI
  • EPS to WPI
  • FIG to WPI
  • VSD to WPI
  • SKETCH to WPI
  • VDX to WPI
  • AFPHOTO to WPI
  • PDF to WPI
  • AFDESIGN to WPI
  • SVG to WPI
  • VSDX to WPI
  • AI to WPI

About WPI files

The .WPI extension represents a collision of three distinct legacy formats, creating a minefield for users trying to open old archives. Most commonly in modern creative workflows, it is a Inkling Sketch Binary File generated by the discontinued Wacom Inkling digital pen. This device captured analog sketches on paper and stored them as proprietary vector data (stroke, pressure, and tilt) in the .wpi format. Because the Inkling Sketch Manager software is no longer updated for modern OS versions like Windows 11 or macOS Sonoma, users are often locked out of their vector artwork.

Statistically, a significant portion of .wpi files are Commodore 64 Ward-Pro drawing files. These are 8-bit raster graphics from the 1980s, completely incompatible with modern image viewers like Photos or Adobe Photoshop. Opening them requires specialized emulation.

Finally, the extension is linked to WordPerfect Presentations, acting as a legacy bitmap container for Corel suites. Users typically need to convert Wacom files to SVG or PDF to recover editable paths, while Ward-Pro and WordPerfect images should be converted to PNG for archival.

Convert.Guru analyzes your WPI file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted WEBP and PWI files.



The WPI 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 WPI converter.