WPS Duplicates on Windows: Introduction

WPS Duplicates is a spreadsheet duplicate-data review and cleanup feature; it 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	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index

About This Feature

Overview

WPS Duplicates in WPS Spreadsheet for Windows helps you review and clean repeated data in a worksheet. It is useful when you need to highlight duplicate values before cleanup or remove duplicate rows from a selected range.

Core tasks include:

Highlight Duplicates: Fill duplicate values in the selected range with a color so you can review them visually.
Remove Duplicates: Check duplicates by one column or multiple columns, keep the first occurrence, and remove later repeated rows.

This workflow fits contact lists, order sheets, item codes, and imported datasets. For safer spreadsheet cleanup, you can highlight duplicates first and remove them after review.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	The latest version of WPS Office is recommended
Network	No mandatory internet connection is required for local duplicate cleanup; internet access is needed for download, installation, and account-related services
Other	You need to open spreadsheet files and have edit permission for the current file

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Installation notes	Download and install WPS Office for Windows, then open a spreadsheet file to use the related entry on the Data tab
Post-install check	Open WPS Spreadsheet, open any worksheet, and confirm that the Duplicates button is available on the Data tab

Source: WPS Download Center

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Provides both Highlight Duplicates and Remove Duplicates in spreadsheet workflows for selected data ranges.	Excel supports highlighting duplicate values with conditional formatting and removing duplicates by selected columns.	Google Sheets supports removing duplicate content and can highlight duplicates with conditional formatting and custom formulas.	Notion table databases can count distinct values and support bulk editing, but no native one-click duplicate-row removal is described on the cited help page.	Adobe Acrobat focuses on PDF highlighting and annotation workflows rather than spreadsheet duplicate-data cleanup.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS groups duplicate review and duplicate removal in one Duplicates entry. Distinct: It fits a check-first, clean-second spreadsheet workflow.	Compared with WPS: duplicate highlighting and duplicate removal are handled through separate feature paths.	Compared with WPS: removing duplicates and highlighting duplicates are handled in different menu paths.	Compared with WPS: the workflow is oriented to database organization and statistics rather than direct spreadsheet deduplication.	Compared with WPS: Acrobat is designed for PDF markup workflows, not spreadsheet duplicate cleanup.
Official Source	—	Find and remove duplicates in Excel	Remove duplicates in Google Sheets / Conditional formatting rules in Google Sheets	Table view in Notion	How to remove highlights from PDF files

Overall Conclusion
For spreadsheet duplicate review and cleanup, WPS, Excel, and Google Sheets all provide relevant tools. WPS keeps the entry more centralized for a review-first workflow, while Notion and Adobe are better suited to their own database or PDF scenarios.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable For	Main Issue	How WPS Helps
1	Contact list cleanup	Sales and operations teams	Repeated contacts affect follow-up and counting	Highlight duplicates first, then remove duplicates after checking
2	Item code review	E-commerce and inventory teams	Repeated SKUs can affect stock records	Remove duplicates by selected key columns
3	Report cleanup before summary	Finance and admin teams	Merged data may contain repeated rows	Run Remove Duplicates on the selected range
4	Imported data review	Data entry staff	Direct deletion is risky before checking repeated values	Use Highlight Duplicates for a visual review first
5	Multi-column deduplication	Heavy spreadsheet users	Single-column checks may remove valid records	Select the columns used for duplicate checking in the dialog box

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Feature	Free	WPS Premium
Highlight Duplicates in spreadsheets	✅ Available	✅ Available
Remove Duplicates in spreadsheets	✅ Available	✅ Available
Advanced PDF editing and conversion tools	Some features are limited	More advanced features are available
Cloud storage and extended services	Basic quota	Higher quota or more services

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended Plan	Why
Everyday spreadsheet deduplication and list cleanup	Free	The current Duplicates feature can be used directly for routine cleanup
Users who also need more PDF, cloud, or extended office services	WPS Premium	Better suited to broader cross-component office needs

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