Extract text from WR files
To convert your WR file to another format, you need Windward Reports or other Page Layout software.
To convert other file formats to the "Report Template" file type, you need software like Windward Reports or a similar tool.
A .wr file is primarily associated with Windward Reports (now part of Apryse), serving as a report template used to automate document generation. These files function as blueprints, containing the layout, formatting, and data selection logic (often using SQL or XPath queries) required to populate a final report. While modern Windward templates often use standard DOCX or XLSX extensions with embedded tags, the .wr extension is frequently found in legacy implementations or specific internal configurations where the template logic is isolated. Users typically encounter friction because these are not static documents; they are dynamic templates that require the Windward Engine or AutoTag plugin to render correctly. Opening them in a standard text editor reveals raw XML or binary code, which is illegible to non-developers.
A secondary but significant use case involves Workamajig (formerly Creative Manager Pro), where .wr files serve as data exports or report definitions for project management workflows. In both cases, the file is a proprietary intermediate format, not intended for final distribution. To make the content accessible for archiving, sharing, or editing, users need to convert these templates into standard formats like PDF (for archiving), Microsoft Word (for layout editing), or Excel (for data analysis).
Convert.Guru analyzes your WR file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted WR2, PDF, FRP, NDR and BCI files.
If you want to convert WR file to TXT, RTF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, PAGES, TEX, LATEX, MD, MARKDOWN, LOG or NFO, you can use Windward Reports or similar software from the "Report Template Generation" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert PDF, DOC, ASC, TODO, NFO, MEMO, README, DOCX, JPG, TXT, NOTE or RTF files to WR, try Windward Reports or another comparable tool in the "Report Template Generation" category.
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 WR converter.