WPS Duplicates on macOS: Introduction

WPS Duplicates on Mac helps you highlight or remove duplicate data in spreadsheets; this feature includes 2 core tasks, with 2 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	2	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	2	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	All current topics are available directly

About This Feature

Overview

Duplicates in WPS Office for Mac is a spreadsheet cleanup feature for finding duplicate values and handling repeated records. It supports highlighting duplicate content with color first and then removing duplicate rows by selected columns, which is useful for contact lists, order sheets, ledgers, and attendance sheet cleanup.

Core tasks include:

Highlight Duplicates: Fill duplicate data with color so you can review it before making changes.
Remove Duplicates: Judge duplicates by selected columns, keep the first occurrence, and remove later duplicate rows.

This feature works well for data checking, batch cleanup, and result review. If you want to confirm duplicate entries before deleting them, you can highlight them first and then remove duplicates.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
OS	A macOS device that can run WPS Office for Mac normally
App version	The latest version of WPS Office for Mac is recommended
Network	Local duplicate cleanup in spreadsheets does not require a network connection, but downloading, installation, and account services do
Other	Prepare an editable spreadsheet file and make sure you have permission to modify the current file

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official Download	WPS Office Free Download
Installation Method	Download the Mac installer, follow the prompts, and launch WPS Office
Post-install Check	Open a spreadsheet file and check whether the Duplicates entry is available on the Data tab

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	On Mac, WPS provides both Highlight Duplicates and Remove Duplicates in spreadsheets, so you can review duplicates first and then remove them by selected columns.	Excel provides conditional formatting to highlight duplicate values and a Remove Duplicates feature that lets you choose which columns are used for duplicate checks.	Google Sheets provides Remove duplicates for repeated rows, and its help page explains duplicate handling as part of data cleanup.	Notion databases support tables, properties, sorting, filtering, and database duplication, but the official help content does not describe a dedicated highlight-duplicates or one-click remove-duplicates feature for spreadsheet-style records.	Adobe Acrobat provides page deletion and page organization for PDF files, which is useful for document page management rather than duplicate-value handling in spreadsheet cells.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS combines review-first highlighting and direct duplicate removal in the same workflow. Distinct: You can choose the columns used for duplicate judgment before removing rows, which fits spreadsheet cleanup tasks well.	Compared with WPS: Excel also supports highlighting and removing duplicates, but its official guidance presents these tools as broader spreadsheet data features.	Compared with WPS: Google’s official help focuses more on removing duplicate rows, with less emphasis on a review-first highlight workflow.	Compared with WPS: Notion is better suited to database organization and view management, so duplicate handling usually depends on filtering, sorting, or manual cleanup.	Compared with WPS: Adobe’s official capability here is centered on organizing PDF pages, not identifying and removing duplicate spreadsheet values.
Official Source	—	Find and remove duplicates	Split text, remove duplicates, or trim whitespace	Intro to databases	Delete and remove pages from PDF files

Overall Conclusion: If your main task is how to remove duplicates in spreadsheets on Mac, WPS offers a direct combination of review and cleanup tools in one place. Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets also support duplicate removal, while Notion and Adobe are better aligned with database organization or PDF page management.

Use Cases

#	Scenario	Target Users	Core Pain Point	Solution
1	Contact list cleanup	Sales teams, operations staff	The same contact is entered more than once, which affects follow-up and reporting	Highlight duplicates first, then remove duplicates by key columns
2	Order data cleanup	E-commerce teams, finance staff	Imported data contains repeated order records	Select the full data range with headers and remove duplicates by order-related columns
3	Attendance sheet review	HR teams, administrative staff	Repeated names make summaries inaccurate	Use Highlight Duplicates to quickly locate repeated entries
4	Survey result cleanup	Teachers, researchers	Merged data makes repeated submissions hard to spot	Remove duplicates by combining columns such as name and ID
5	Ledger review	Project coordinators, assistants	Shared spreadsheets can accumulate repeated rows over time	Mark duplicates first and then clean repeated records with selected columns

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Feature	Free User	WPS Member
Basic duplicate handling	Can use Highlight Duplicates and Remove Duplicates	Available
Basic PDF features	Access to basic PDF features	More complete PDF tool capabilities
Templates and cloud storage	Limited template downloads and basic cloud storage	More templates and higher cloud storage
AI-related features	Some features are limited	More AI-related features and higher usage allowances

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Use Case	Recommended Plan	Reason
Everyday spreadsheet cleanup and duplicate checks	Free	The current Duplicates feature can be used directly for routine cleanup tasks
Broader needs for PDF, templates, cloud storage, or AI tools	WPS Member	Better suited to users who handle multiple office tasks in one suite

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