How to extract text from your WR1 file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your WR1 file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert WR1 to another file type
To convert your WR1 file to another format, you need LibreOffice or other Spreadsheet software.
- WR1 to XLS
- WR1 to XLSX
- WR1 to XLSM
- WR1 to XLSB
- WR1 to ODS
- WR1 to CSV
- WR1 to TSV
- WR1 to TAB
- WR1 to DIF
- WR1 to SLK
- WR1 to WK1
- WR1 to WK3
Convert a file to WR1
To convert other file formats to the "Legacy DOS Spreadsheet" file type, you need software like LibreOffice or a similar tool.
- WQ1 to WR1
- XLSM to WR1
- NOTES to WR1
- QPW to WR1
- WK3 to WR1
- WB2 to WR1
- WKS to WR1
- XLSB to WR1
- 123 to WR1
- XLS to WR1
- WB1 to WR1
- XLSX to WR1
About WR1 files
A .WR1 file is a legacy spreadsheet created by Lotus Symphony, an integrated software suite for MS-DOS popular in the 1980s. Unlike standard text files, .WR1 files use a proprietary binary format to store formulas, cell data, and layout grids. Because the format is obsolete, modern spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel (versions 2013 and later) generally cannot open these files natively, resulting in "File format not supported" errors. Users typically encounter these files when recovering archived data from old floppy disks or backups. To access the data, you must convert the file to a modern format like XLSX (for editing in Excel) or CSV (for importing into databases). While simply renaming the extension to .XLS won't work due to the binary encoding, specialized conversion tools or legacy-compatible suites like LibreOffice can often bridge the gap.
Convert.Guru analyzes your WR1 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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The WR1 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 WR1 converter.