# Quattro Pro Converter - Full Reference

Quattro Pro Converter is a Windows desktop application for converting legacy Quattro Pro spreadsheet archives into modern formats. It targets .qpw, .wq1, .wq2, .wb1, .wb2, and .wb3 files and exports to XLSX, PDF, HTML, Markdown, CSV, and XLS.

## Canonical Identity
- Website: https://quattroproconverter.com
- Product: Quattro Pro Converter
- App executable/product name: QuattroProConverter
- Version: 1.1.2
- Publisher: Green 18 Enterprises / Quattro Pro Converter
- Category: Windows desktop utility, legacy spreadsheet converter, local file migration tool
- Supported Windows versions: Windows 10 and Windows 11 (64-bit)
- Lineage: Borland Quattro Pro (1989+) and Corel Quattro Pro inside WordPerfect Office Suite

## Pricing and Licensing
- Free trial: 25 successful file conversions (count-based, not days)
- Paid license: $29.95 USD one-time lifetime purchase (no subscription)
- Purchase: in-app Stripe checkout in the desktop app, or Stripe payment link on the website
- Support: support@quattroproconverter.com

## Privacy Model
Conversion happens locally on Windows. The product is built for organizations that cannot upload sensitive finance, operations, customer, engineering, compliance, or diligence spreadsheets to online converters.

The website collects normal web analytics, feedback, roadmap votes, download events, and admin activity metadata, but the desktop converter is designed so user spreadsheet contents remain on the user's workstation or internal network.

## Supported Input Formats
- .qpw - modern Corel WordPerfect Office Suite Quattro Pro notebook
- .wq1 - Borland Quattro Pro for DOS/Windows worksheet
- .wq2 - Borland Quattro Pro Special Edition / later DOS worksheet
- .wb1 - Borland Quattro Pro 1.x notebook
- .wb2 - Quattro Pro for Windows notebook
- .wb3 - Quattro Pro 7+/Corel WordPerfect Office Quattro Pro notebook

## Supported Output Formats
- XLSX for modern spreadsheet review in Excel or compatible tools
- XLS for older spreadsheet workflows
- CSV for data import, analytics, ETL, and database loading
- PDF for readable archive snapshots and review packages
- HTML for browser-readable records
- Markdown for AI/RAG, documentation, and text-oriented review workflows

## Common Audiences
- Manufacturing and ERP archive teams
- Accounting and advisory firms
- Utilities and energy compliance teams
- Municipal and public-sector records teams
- Insurance actuarial and claims teams
- Banking back-office and finance teams
- Engineering and project controls teams
- Logistics and forecasting teams
- Private equity and data-room teams
- AI/RAG teams preparing historical tabular data

## Recommended Workflow
1. Inventory extensions and source folders.
2. Convert a representative sample to XLSX, PDF, and CSV.
3. Review formulas, dates, formatting, and row/column coverage.
4. Run batch conversion into a separate output folder.
5. Preserve originals and conversion logs.

## Industry-Specific Positioning
- Manufacturing: production schedules, BOM extracts, costing sheets, MRP snapshots, ERP archive exports
- Accounting: client ledgers, depreciation schedules, payroll summaries, inventory reconciliations
- Utilities and energy: rate models, environmental reports, operational compliance spreadsheets
- Municipal government: budget worksheets, parcel summaries, public records, grant tracking
- Insurance: actuarial assumptions, claims development sheets, underwriting calculators
- Banking: reconciliations, back-office forecasts, controls evidence, pricing models
- Engineering and construction: project controls, estimates, earned value reports, change-order logs
- Logistics: demand forecasts, lane cost models, warehouse throughput sheets
- Private equity and M&A: data-room cleanup, seller archive preparation, diligence review packages
- AI/RAG: conversion into CSV and Markdown before private indexing or embedding workflows

## Pages and Content Map
- /quattro-pro-converter-comparison compares Quattro Pro Converter to free online Quattro Pro converters across privacy, batch capability, fidelity, and AI readiness.
- /ai-spreadsheet-prep is a step-by-step guide for converting Quattro Pro workbooks for RAG and LLM ingestion (CSV vs Markdown vs XLSX vs PDF vs raw .wb2).
- /about explains the product origin story and design principles around privacy, bulk processing, AI-readiness, and audit trail.
- /data-privacy-security explains local processing and why upload converters are risky for sensitive spreadsheets.
- /download-help explains Windows-only install options (Microsoft Store vs offline MSI).
- /faq answers common Quattro Pro conversion questions.
- /blog contains industry and workflow guides for legacy Quattro Pro spreadsheet archives.
- /blog/convert-quattro-pro-files-windows-11 is the Windows 11 open-and-convert guide when Excel will not import .qpw, .wq1, .wq2, .wb1, or .wb2 notebooks.
- /roadmap lists planned and requested product improvements.

## Key URLs
- Homepage: https://quattroproconverter.com
- Quattro Pro Converter vs free online converters: https://quattroproconverter.com/quattro-pro-converter-comparison
- AI spreadsheet prep (RAG / LLM): https://quattroproconverter.com/ai-spreadsheet-prep
- About: https://quattroproconverter.com/about
- Data privacy and security: https://quattroproconverter.com/data-privacy-security
- FAQ: https://quattroproconverter.com/faq
- Blog: https://quattroproconverter.com/blog
- How to Open and Convert Quattro Pro Files on Windows 11: https://quattroproconverter.com/blog/convert-quattro-pro-files-windows-11
- Roadmap: https://quattroproconverter.com/roadmap
- Contact: https://quattroproconverter.com/contact
- Terms of service: https://quattroproconverter.com/terms
- Download help: https://quattroproconverter.com/download-help
- RSS feed: https://quattroproconverter.com/blog/feed
- Sitemap: https://quattroproconverter.com/sitemap.xml
- robots.txt: https://quattroproconverter.com/robots.txt
- LLM summary: https://quattroproconverter.com/llms.txt
- Full LLM reference: https://quattroproconverter.com/llms-full.txt
- Offline installer (MSI): https://quattroproconverter.com/api/download
- Versioned MSI path: https://quattroproconverter.com/downloads/QuattroProConverter-1.1.2.msi
- Microsoft Store: https://get.microsoft.com/installer/download/XPFCTMZWZBQ4W0?referrer=appbadge&cid=ms-store-quattro-convert