WPG to PBM Converter

Turn WPG images into PBM format — free online tool

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Server-Side Speed

Conversion happens on remote servers, so your computer or phone does not slow down. Upload WPG, get PBM — all handled in the cloud.

Simple Workflow

Upload your WPG file, select PBM, and download the result. Three steps — no learning curve, no complicated menus to navigate.

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Convertio removes uploaded WPG files right after processing and purges PBM results within 24 hours. Your data does not linger on servers.

How to convert WPG to PBM

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

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Choose pbm 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 pbm 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
PBM (Portable Bitmap) is the monochrome (black and white, 1-bit) member of the Netpbm family of image formats, created by Jef Poskanzer in 1988 as part of the Pbmplus toolkit for Unix systems. The format exists in two variants: ASCII (magic number P1), where each pixel is represented as a text character '0' (white) or '1' (black) separated by whitespace, and binary (magic number P4), where pixels are packed eight per byte for compact storage. Both variants begin with a plain-text header specifying the magic number, image width and height, and optional comments. PBM was designed as the simplest possible image format — a bridge format for converting between the many incompatible raster formats that proliferated across different Unix systems and applications during the 1980s. The Netpbm philosophy was to convert any source format to PBM/PGM/PPM as an intermediate step, then convert to the target format, using the portable formats as a universal exchange layer. One advantage is extreme simplicity — the ASCII variant can be literally typed by hand in a text editor, and both variants are trivial to parse and generate in any programming language without external libraries. The format's role as a universal image processing intermediate is another strength: hundreds of Netpbm command-line tools accept PBM input, enabling complex image manipulation pipelines through Unix pipes. PBM remains used in computer science education, OCR preprocessing, and any context where a dead-simple monochrome image representation is needed.
Developer: Jef Poskanzer
Initial release: 1988

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert WPG to PBM?

WPG is tied to WordPerfect — converting to PBM frees your graphics for use in any application, from web publishing to image editing.

Which apps support PBM format?

GIMP, IrfanView, XnView, Netpbm utilities, ImageMagick, and scientific computing tools that process raw pixel data.

Will the image quality change?

Image data is transferred faithfully from WPG to PBM. The conversion itself does not degrade or enhance the original pixel information.

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 PBM.

Can I convert multiple WPG files at once?

Yes — Convertio supports batch uploads. Queue several WPG files and convert them all to PBM in one session, saving time on repetitive tasks.

Where can I upload WPG files from?

You can upload from your local device, Google Drive, Dropbox, or paste a direct URL. Convertio pulls the WPG file from any of these sources.