WordPerfect review (2026): is it worth $49.99?
Word processor with Reveal Codes, sold as the WordPerfect Office suite
Black Friday: is there a WordPerfect sale?
WordPerfect report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for Reveal Codes and legal-style documents on Windows
WordPerfect is a Windows word processor known for Reveal Codes, sold as a one-time suite from $49.99 on a sale price. It has no Mac, web or mobile version, no cloud storage or live co-editing, and the pages describe the 2021 edition.
Who WordPerfect is for
- Fits if you draft contracts or long documents and like to see formatting codes
- Works for people who already have WordPerfect files to keep
Who WordPerfect is not for
- Skip it if you use a Mac, phone or browser, as it runs on Windows only
- Not for you if you want live co-editing or cloud storage, since none is described
- Pricey if you want the Standard edition: $173.99 on sale, $249.99 list
- Watch out: the pages describe the 2021 edition and show Black Friday sale prices, so list prices may return
Why WordPerfect gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$49.99 one-time for Home & Student on sale ($99.99 list); the Standard edition that has Reveal Codes and PDF forms is $173.99 on sale. Against the writing middle of $9.75 a month, that's under two years' cost.
- CFree plan and trialA free trial download with no card, but no free plan.
- CFeaturesReveal Codes, 60+ formats, PDF tools, redaction and legal tools. Gaps: no cloud storage or real-time co-editing described.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Reveal Codes and its own way of working mean a learning curve.
- DPlatforms and integrationsWindows 10 and 11 only. No Mac, web or mobile version.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from WordPerfect's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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WordPerfect's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 18 of the 136 other writing tools we grade, and level with 16.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 73 of 136) and worst on platforms and integrations (D, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 137 writing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. WordPerfect’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 73 of 136, level with 15
- CFree plan and trialAbove 19 of 136, level with 71
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 136, level with 91
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 136, level with 81
- DPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 136, level with 6
Keep WordPerfect, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace WordPerfect you would be making a spreadsheet engine with its formulas. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 102 of the 136 other writing tools grade higher. It costs $49.99, paid once.
What you could make
- Documents and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A spreadsheet engine with its formulas.
- Editing the text inside a PDF without breaking its layout.
- A slide editor.
- A real app for Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
What this rests on. WordPerfect’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is WordPerfect?
WordPerfect is the word processor in WordPerfect Office, a Windows suite from Corel that also includes the Quattro Pro spreadsheet and Presentations. It is known for Reveal Codes, a view of the formatting codes in a document, and it opens and saves Microsoft Office formats and over 60 file types. The suite is sold as a one-time purchase in Home & Student, Standard and Professional editions.
Worth knowing
- The listed system requirements are Windows 11 or Windows 10; there is no Mac, web or mobile version.
- The pages describe the 2021 edition of the suite; no newer release is named.
- Sold per license with no cloud storage or real-time co-editing described on the product pages.
- The Standard-edition page shows a banner about a limited-time Black Friday offer, so list prices may return.
Key features
- Reveal Codes
- A window shows the formatting codes behind the text, so you can see and edit how a document is formatted, including codes in table cells.
- Microsoft Office and 60+ formats
- Opens, edits and saves DOCX, XLSX and PPTX files, and handles over 60 file formats overall.
- Built-in PDF tools
- Creates fillable PDF forms, exports PDF with password protection and supports PDF/A archiving; the suite can also import PDFs.
- Redaction and metadata removal
- Blacks out sensitive text so it cannot be recovered, and strips hidden text, comments and reviewer notes from files.
- Legal tools
- A legal toolbar covers pleading papers, indexes, tables of contents and a Table of Authorities.
- Quattro Pro and Presentations
- The suite adds a spreadsheet and a slideshow program that work with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint files.
WordPerfect pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, WordPerfect is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $49.99 one-time (WordPerfect Office Home & Student).
- Starts at
- $49.99 one-time (WordPerfect Office Home & Student)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free trial download of WordPerfect Office Standard; the page says no credit card is required.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Home & Student | $49.99one-time purchase, shown with $99.99 crossed out | Suite for home and school: documents, presentations and spreadsheets, with templates, photos and graphics. Price shown as a sale on the page today. |
| Standard | $173.99one-time purchase, shown with $249.99 crossed out | WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, Presentations and WordPerfect Lightning, with built-in PDF forms and Reveal Codes. Price shown as a sale today. |
| Professional | $239.99one-time purchase, shown with $399.99 crossed out | Everything in Standard plus the Paradox database; the page also lists legal tools. Price shown as a sale today. |
Read from wordperfect.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with WordPerfect before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- EducationEducation license pricing
Corel sells separate education editions of the suite and of PDF Fusion for schools and students after eligibility checks.
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Common questions
Does WordPerfect have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. WordPerfect is listed for Windows.
Does WordPerfect have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. WordPerfect is listed for Windows.
Is WordPerfect open source?
WordPerfect is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.