macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libwpdlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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General purpose library for reading WordPerfect files. Version 0.10.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libwpdAlpine Linux edge package indexes · libwpd · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libwpd-0.10-10Debian stable package indexes · libwpd-0.10-10 · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libwpdFedora Rawhide package metadata · libwpd · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libwpdnixpkgs package indexes · libwpd · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libwpdArch Linux sync databases · libwpd · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libwpd-0_10-10openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libwpd-0_10-10 · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
General purpose library for reading WordPerfect files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- wpd2html
- wpd2raw
- wpd2text
history
Project history and usage
libwpd is a C++ library for reading WordPerfect documents, packaged because it turns an old proprietary office format into something Unix tools and office suites can import.
Project history
The project appeared on SourceForge with libwpd 0.1 published on 2002-11-07, then moved quickly through parser releases during 2003 and 2004. Its own site describes the library as a callback-based processor for WordPerfect documents, a shape that made it usable inside larger document import pipelines rather than only as a standalone converter.
The 0.9.0 release on 2010-11-16 was described by the project as the result of more than five years of development and as a non-backward-compatible line. That release added or improved handling for page numbering, embedded images, text boxes, password-protected documents, annotations, Unicode mappings, and HTML conversion details.
Adoption history
libwpd's adoption came through office suites and conversion tools rather than end-user branding. The project lists LibreOffice, AbiWord, OpenOffice.org, and KOffice among users, and its command-line tools such as wpd2html and wpd2text gave packagers a simple way to expose the same parser outside a GUI suite.
In the Document Liberation Project framing, libwpd belongs to a family of reverse-engineered import libraries that grew around LibreOffice and related FOSS office tools, with an explicit goal of freeing user documents from proprietary file-format lock-in.
How it is used
On package-managed systems, libwpd is normally installed as a shared library plus small inspection or conversion utilities. Users encounter it indirectly when LibreOffice or AbiWord opens a WordPerfect file, while maintainers and archivists use the CLI tools for batch conversion and regression testing.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, libwpd is one of the classic examples of a small import-filter library that keeps an obsolete proprietary format alive in modern distributions. It is also a dependency that explains why office-suite builds often pull in a cluster of document-liberation libraries that look obscure until someone hands you a decades-old WPD file.
Timeline
- 2002-11-07: libwpd 0.1 published on SourceForge.
- 2005-02-24: libwpd 0.8.0 release line appears in the SourceForge file archive.
- 2010-11-16: libwpd 0.9.0 released after more than five years of development.
- 2014-05-23: libwpd 0.10.0 published in the SourceForge file archive.
- 2014-04: The Document Liberation Project was created as a home for related file-format import libraries.
Related projects
- Related projects include writerperfect, libodfgen, librevenge, LibreOffice, AbiWord, OpenOffice.org, KOffice, and the broader Document Liberation Project family.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
wpd2html | cli | global executable | |
wpd2raw | cli | global executable | |
wpd2text | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.10.3
manager updated2026-06-25
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://libwpd.sourceforge.net/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://libwpd.sourceforge.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libwpd |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libwpd |
| Homepage | https://libwpd.sourceforge.net/ |
| Repository | https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/code/ci/master/tree |
| Upstream docs | https://libwpd.sourceforge.net/ |
| License | MPL-2.0 OR LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Source archive | https://dev-www.libreoffice.org/src/libwpd-0.10.3.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-25T13:37:53+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | glib, libgsf, librevenge |
| Build dependencies | boost, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | libwpd |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
libwpd-0.10-10 0.10.3-2+b2
Library for handling WordPerfect documents (shared library)
sudo apt install libwpd-0.10-10- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libwpd
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libwpd
Debian apt95%
libwpd-dev 0.10.3-2+b2
Library for handling WordPerfect documents (development)
sudo apt install libwpd-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libwpd
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libwpd
Debian apt95%
libwpd-doc 0.10.3-2
Library for handling WordPerfect documents (documentation)
sudo apt install libwpd-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: libwpd
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libwpd
Debian apt95%
libwpd-tools 0.10.3-2+b2
Tools from libwpd for converting WordPerfect to HTML/RAW/Text
sudo apt install libwpd-tools- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libwpd
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libwpd
Nix95%
libwpd
nix profile install nixpkgs#libwpd- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libwpd
Ubuntu apt95%
libwpd-0.10-10 0.10.3-2build2
Library for handling WordPerfect documents (shared library)
sudo apt install libwpd-0.10-10- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libwpd
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libwpd
Ubuntu apt95%
libwpd-dev 0.10.3-2build2
Library for handling WordPerfect documents (development)
sudo apt install libwpd-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libwpd
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libwpd
Ubuntu apt95%
libwpd-doc 0.10.3-2build2
Library for handling WordPerfect documents (documentation)
sudo apt install libwpd-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: libwpd
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libwpd
Ubuntu apt95%
libwpd-tools 0.10.3-2build2
Tools from libwpd for converting WordPerfect to HTML/RAW/Text
sudo apt install libwpd-tools- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libwpd
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libwpd
apk95%
libwpd 0.10.3-r1
Import filter and tools for WordPerfect Documents
https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/
sudo apk add libwpd- License: MPL-2.0 LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libwpd
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libwpd
apk95%
libwpd-dev 0.10.3-r1
Import filter and tools for WordPerfect Documents (development files)
https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/
sudo apk add libwpd-dev- License: MPL-2.0 LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libwpd
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libwpd
apk95%
libwpd-doc 0.10.3-r1
Import filter and tools for WordPerfect Documents (documentation)
https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/
sudo apk add libwpd-doc- License: MPL-2.0 LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libwpd
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libwpd
apk95%
libwpd-tools 0.10.3-r1
Import filter and tools for WordPerfect Documents
https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/
sudo apk add libwpd-tools- License: MPL-2.0 LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libwpd
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libwpd
dnf95%
libwpd 0.10.3-24.fc44
A library for import of WordPerfect documents
sudo dnf install libwpd- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later OR MPL-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libwpd
- 6 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libwpd
dnf95%
libwpd-devel 0.10.3-24.fc44
Files for developing with libwpd
sudo dnf install libwpd-devel- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later OR MPL-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libwpd
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libwpd
dnf95%
libwpd-doc 0.10.3-24.fc44
Documentation of libwpd API
sudo dnf install libwpd-doc- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later OR MPL-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: libwpd
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libwpd
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