WPG to MAP Converter

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Batch Convert

Have multiple WPG files? Upload them all at once and convert the entire batch to MAP in a single session — saves significant time.

Quality Preserved

The conversion transfers all pixel data from WPG to MAP faithfully. No detail is lost during the format change.

Quick Turnaround

Upload and convert WPG to MAP in moments. Server-side processing keeps the workflow fast regardless of your device's capabilities.

How to convert WPG to MAP

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose map or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your map file right afterwards

About formats

WPG (WordPerfect Graphics) is a mixed vector/raster image format developed by WordPerfect Corporation and introduced with WordPerfect 5.0 on May 5, 1988. The format was designed to provide a native graphics capability for WordPerfect documents, supporting both vector drawing elements (lines, curves, polygons, text with font specifications, and filled shapes) and embedded raster images in a single file. WPG exists in two major versions: WPG1, which supports 1-bit and indexed color rasters up to 256 colors with optional run-length encoding compression, and WPG2, introduced later, which added true-color (24-bit) support, OLE object embedding, and enhanced vector capabilities. The vector portion of WPG files stores resolution-independent drawing commands that can be scaled and printed at any output device's native resolution, while the raster portion handles photographic and scanned content. During WordPerfect's peak market dominance in the late 1980s and early 1990s, WPG was one of the most commonly encountered graphics formats in business and legal document workflows, used for logos, diagrams, letterheads, and clip art. One advantage is the hybrid vector/raster capability: WPG could combine scalable line art with photographic imagery in a single file at a time when most formats handled only one or the other, making it practical for the mixed-content graphics typical of business documents. Continued accessibility is another strength — WPG files remain readable by LibreOffice, Corel's current software suite (which inherited WordPerfect), ImageMagick, XnView, and Inkscape, ensuring decades-old documents remain viewable.
Initial release: 1988
MAP is an internal raster image format used by ImageMagick, the open-source image processing suite first released by John Cristy at DuPont on August 1, 1990. MAP files store indexed-color (color-mapped) images in ImageMagick's native representation: a color palette (the map) followed by pixel data where each pixel is an index into that palette rather than a direct RGB value. The format provides a compact representation for images with a limited number of distinct colors — each pixel requires only enough bits to index the palette (typically 8 bits for up to 256 colors), compared to the 24 or 32 bits per pixel required by full-color formats. MAP serves primarily as an intermediate format within ImageMagick's processing pipeline, useful when performing operations that benefit from or require palettized representation: color quantization (reducing an image to a specific number of colors), palette manipulation, GIF preparation, and indexed-color analysis. The format is invoked through ImageMagick's standard I/O syntax and can be piped between processing stages without disk overhead. One advantage is direct access to ImageMagick's color quantization and palette management capabilities: MAP format output makes the palette structure explicit and manipulable, enabling workflows where specific palette operations (reordering, remapping, merging) need to be performed between processing steps. The format's integration into the ImageMagick processing ecosystem is another practical strength — any of ImageMagick's extensive image manipulation operations can consume or produce MAP format data, making it a natural intermediate for color-reduction pipelines that ultimately target GIF, PNG with palette, or other indexed-color formats.
Initial release: 1990

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert WPG to MAP?

WPG images are trapped in the WordPerfect world. Converting to MAP liberates them for use in modern editors, presentations, and web content.

What programs open MAP files?

Game modding tools, GIMP, and color palette editors. Some GIS software also uses the MAP format.

Are colors preserved during conversion?

Color data from the WPG file is mapped accurately into MAP. The conversion maintains the original color profile as closely as the target format allows.

Is the conversion fast?

Yes — WPG to MAP conversion on Convertio runs on cloud servers and completes in seconds for typical image files.

Does this work on my phone?

Yes — the Convertio converter runs in any mobile browser. Upload your WPG file, pick MAP, and download the result directly on your phone.

Do I need to install anything?

No — the entire conversion runs in your web browser. There is nothing to download or install on your computer or phone to convert WPG to MAP.