Microsoft Works Spreadsheet to OpenDocument Spreadsheet converter
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet is opened by our office engine headless and exported as OpenDocument Spreadsheet, prioritizing office fidelity for wks-to-ods.
- Converted with Office engine · input deleted within 24 h
- Free: 5 conversions a day · 5 MB each
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What changes
- Microsoft Works Spreadsheet is opened by our office engine headless and exported as OpenDocument Spreadsheet, prioritizing office fidelity for wks-to-ods.
- Cell values, visible formatting, charts, and sheet page setup influence export; formulas are evaluated from saved workbook state.
- Macros, scripts, document automation, and active form behaviour are not executed or preserved in the output.
- Missing fonts are substituted by server fonts, so line breaks and pagination can shift from the authoring machine.
- Tracked changes are accepted as the visible document state; reviewer comments may not appear unless they are visible in the exported view.
- The destination office file is editable but may not keep application-specific templates, themes, or unsupported controls exactly.
A real Microsoft Works Spreadsheet → OpenDocument Spreadsheet run
We converted our Microsoft Works Spreadsheet sample (1 KB) with Office engine on 2026-10-20. It took 3.2 s and produced a 17 KB OpenDocument Spreadsheet file, 13× larger than the input. The engine raised 1 warning, listed below.
Input · sample.wks · 1 KB
1,281 bytes
Output · sample.ods · 17 KB
OpenDocument spreadsheet: 1 sheet, 11 rows
- Paragraphs
- 30
- Headings
- 0
- Tables
- 1
- Rows
- 11
- Slides
- 0
- Pictures
- 0
- Archive parts
- 15
- Fonts that are not installed on our servers are replaced with substitutes, so lines can wrap differently.
Options
- filter
- Override the office engine convert-to filter string when an advanced workflow needs a specific export filter.
Example
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet sample fileOpenDocument Spreadsheet output with converted structureDo it in code
soffice --headless --convert-to ods --outdir out input.wksMicrosoft Works Spreadsheet to OpenDocument Spreadsheet by API or MCP
The HTTP API and the MCP server run the exact engine this page uses (Office engine); the response carries the same warnings the web converter shows. Check support first with GET /api/v1/pairs?from=wks&to=ods.
curl -X POST https://filetypeconverters.com/api/v1/convert \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FTC_API_KEY" \
-F "file=@input.wks" -F "from=wks" -F "to=ods" \
--output output.odsThis converter works today; a tested write-up of what changes for Microsoft Works Spreadsheet → OpenDocument Spreadsheet is in progress.