# Install writerperfect with Homebrew, apt, dnf, zypper Library for importing WordPerfect documents. Version 0.9.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:writerperfect ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install writerperfect ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install abw2epub ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: abw2epub from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install writerperfect ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: writerperfect from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install writerperfect ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: writerperfect from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:writerperfect - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.9.6 - **Source summary:** Library for importing WordPerfect documents - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-or-later OR MPL-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - wks2ods (cli) - wpd2odt (cli) - wpft2odf (cli) - wpg2odg (cli) - wps2odt (cli) - wks2ods (alias) - wpd2odt (alias) - wpft2odf (alias) - wpg2odg (alias) - wps2odt (alias) ## Dependencies - libodfgen - librevenge - libwpd - libwpg - libwps ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.9.6 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/wiki/writerperfect/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage writerperfect is the command-line conversion layer in the libwpd/librevenge document-filter family. Its modern SourceForge wiki describes it as a set of tools for exporting various file formats to ODF or EPUB by combining librevenge-based import libraries with libodfgen output generation. The name comes from the older WriterPerfect work around WordPerfect-to-OpenOffice.org conversion. Over time, the scope broadened from a WordPerfect-focused OpenOffice.org filter and `wpd2sxw` converter into a family of ODF/EPUB conversion front ends for legacy office, drawing, presentation, and publishing formats. ### Project history The libwpd project announced its first public source release of libwpd and the ooWriter filter on 6 November 2002. Early 2003 news entries track the standalone `wpd2sxw` converter, the rewrite onto libgsf for OLE support, and growing support for WordPerfect document features such as tables, footnotes, headers, and footers. In February 2004 the project announced the integrated OpenOffice.org filter named WriterPerfect, with packages for Ximian OpenOffice.org and plans for Fedora and Windows binaries. In February 2005 libwpd 0.8.0 and wpd2sxw/writerperfect 0.7.0 were released, with the news page noting that a compatible WriterPerfect version was slated for OpenOffice.org 2.0. The modern writerperfect project is tied to the LibreOffice-era import-filter stack. LibreOffice's module documentation explains that `writerperfect` contains import/export filters for WordPerfect and other formats, plus wrappers around similarly styled libraries developed by overlapping maintainers. ### Adoption history writerperfect's adoption is best understood through the adoption of libwpd and related document libraries by office suites. The libwpd site says libwpd is most commonly used to import WordPerfect documents into other word processors, and the news archive records use in AbiWord development and migration work around OpenOffice.org. By the LibreOffice era, the name `writerperfect` had become a module and tooling umbrella for the family of legacy-format filters. That makes the command-line package useful outside the GUI suite: packagers can expose converters such as `wpd2odt`, `wpg2odg`, `wks2ods`, and `wps2odt` for batch conversion and archival workflows. ### How it is used The package is used to convert legacy proprietary office formats into OpenDocument or EPUB outputs. The SourceForge wiki lists supported inputs including AbiWord, Apple Keynote, CorelDRAW, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Works, and WordPerfect. Typical usage is batch-oriented: run a specific converter for a file family, integrate it into document migration scripts, or use it as a headless counterpart to the import filters embedded in LibreOffice. It is especially relevant when recovering older WordPerfect, Works, drawing, or publishing documents on Unix systems. ### Why package nerds care writerperfect is package-nerd significant because it exposes the document-conversion guts of office-suite import filters as small CLI tools. That matters for archivists, distro maintainers, and migration scripts where opening a GUI office suite is the wrong interface. It also represents a long-lived open-source interoperability effort around proprietary legacy formats. The package connects libwpd, librevenge, libodfgen, and LibreOffice's filter ecosystem into executable tools that can be shipped independently by package managers. ### Timeline - 2002-11-06: First public source release of libwpd and the ooWriter filter. - 2003-02-09: Standalone WordPerfect-to-ooWriter converter `wpd2sxw` is released. - 2004-02-20: Integrated OpenOffice.org filter `WriterPerfect` is released. - 2005-02-11: libwpd 0.8.0 and wpd2sxw/writerperfect 0.7.0 are released. - 2005-10-25: writerperfect/wpd2sxw 0.7.1 is described as the last add-on filter release for OpenOffice.org 1.1.x users. - 2010s: writerperfect continues as part of the LibreOffice/librevenge document-filter family. ### Related projects - libwpd provides WordPerfect document parsing. - librevenge provides the common document-import filter interfaces. - libodfgen generates ODF output for the conversion tools. - LibreOffice embeds related import/export filters in its `writerperfect` module. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for writerperfect. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** writerperfect - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - abw2epub - 0.9.6-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: abw2epub from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | AbiWord to EPUB format converter - Debian apt - abw2odt - 0.9.6-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: abw2odt from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | AbiWord to OpenDocument converter - Debian apt - cdr2odg - 0.9.6-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cdr2odg from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Corel Draw graphics to OpenDocument converter - Debian apt - ebook2epub - 0.9.6-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ebook2epub from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | other E-Book formats to EPUB converter - Debian apt - ebook2odt - 0.9.6-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ebook2odt from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | E-Book formats to OpenDocument converter - Debian apt - fh2odg - 0.9.6-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: fh2odg from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Freehand to OpenDocument converter - Debian apt - key2odp - 0.9.6-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: key2odp from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Keynote to OpenDocument converter - Debian apt - mwaw2epub - 0.9.6-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mwaw2epub from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | old Mac formats to EPUB converter - Debian apt - mwaw2odf - 0.9.6-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mwaw2odf from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | old Mac formats to OpenDocument converter - Debian apt - numbers2ods - 0.9.6-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: numbers2ods from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Apple Numbers spreadsheet documents to OpenDocument converter - Debian apt - pages2epub - 0.9.6-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pages2epub from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Apple Pages to EPUB converter - Debian apt - pages2odt - 0.9.6-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pages2odt from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Apple Pages text documents to OpenDocument converter - Debian apt - pmd2odg - 0.9.6-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pmd2odg from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Apple Pagemaker to OpenDocument converter - Debian apt - pub2odg - 0.9.6-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pub2odg from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Publisher documents to OpenDocument converter - Debian apt - qxp2epub - 0.9.6-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: qxp2epub from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | QuarkXPress to EPUB converter - Debian apt - qxp2odg - 0.9.6-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: qxp2odg from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | QuarkXPress to OpenDocument graphics converter ## Related links - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Documentation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/documentation-tools/) - Matched documentation, manual, or publishing metadata. - [Productivity CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/productivity-cli-packages/) - Matched curated productivity category metadata from av.db. - [libwpd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libwpd/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libwpg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libwpg/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libwps](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libwps/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libmwaw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libmwaw/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: librevenge. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/writerperfect.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/writerperfect.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph