WPS Email Search on Windows: Introduction

WPS Email Search is the mail search feature in WPS on Windows; 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

Email Search is a built-in mail search feature in WPS Office for Windows that helps you find messages quickly and narrow results with multiple conditions.

Core tasks include:

Quick Search: Enter keywords in the search box at the top of the mail page to find related emails.
Advanced Search: Filter messages by sender, recipient, subject, body, keyword, date, folder, label, attachment name, whether an attachment is included, and priority.

This feature is useful for finding past conversations, locating emails by attachment or label, and narrowing large mailboxes more efficiently. It helps reduce manual browsing time and makes it easier to locate specific content in busy inboxes. Distinct: one workflow covers both quick keyword search and multi-condition advanced filtering.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows device that can run the current WPS Office desktop app normally
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office
Network	A stable internet connection is typically needed for mailbox sync and online mail search
Other	Sign in to a WPS mail account that can send and receive messages normally

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Office, go to the mail page, and confirm that the search box appears at the top

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Supports keyword search from the search box at the top of the mail page and also provides Advanced Search with filters for sender, recipient, subject, body, keyword, date, folder, label, attachment name, attachment presence, and priority.	Outlook provides a search box at the top of the window, suggested searches, operators, and built-in filters to narrow mail results.	Gmail provides a search bar, search chips, advanced search, and search operators for filtering email by sender, date, attachments, labels, and more.	Notion Mail uses views, groups, filters, and `label:` syntax to organize and filter email, with an emphasis on custom inbox views.	Acrobat supports text search in PDFs and advanced search across multiple PDF files, but it focuses on document search rather than native email search.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: one mail workflow combines quick keyword search and multi-condition advanced search. Distinct: the documented advanced search fields cover message content, scope, labels, attachments, and priority in one place.	Compared with WPS: Outlook emphasizes operators and built-in filters. The cited page highlights search syntax and filter tools rather than one documented advanced panel with the same set of mail fields listed for WPS.	Compared with WPS: Gmail offers search chips, operators, and an advanced search menu. WPS places more emphasis on setting multiple mail conditions together in one advanced search flow.	Compared with WPS: Notion Mail focuses more on organizing inbox views with groups, filters, and properties. WPS is more direct for one-time message lookup with combined search conditions.	Compared with WPS: Adobe focuses on PDF document search and does not provide a comparable native mailbox search workflow.
Official Source	—	Search in Outlook	Search in Gmail	Views, groups, filters & properties	Searching in PDFs

Overall Conclusion
WPS Email Search fits users who want both fast keyword lookup and more precise filtering in the same mail workflow. Compared with the related capabilities in Outlook, Gmail, Notion Mail, and Adobe Acrobat, the current WPS feature description is centered on combining quick search and advanced search for everyday email retrieval on Windows.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable For	Main Need	How It Helps
1	Find old emails quickly	General office users	Too many messages to browse manually	Use the top search box to search by keyword
2	Locate conversations by sender or recipient	Sales, support, and project members	Need to find messages with a specific contact quickly	Set sender or recipient conditions in Advanced Search
3	Filter by subject or body content	Managers and knowledge workers	Only part of the subject or body text is remembered	Use subject, body, or keyword conditions in Advanced Search
4	Narrow results by date range	Finance, admin, and HR users	Need messages from a specific time period	Set a date range in Advanced Search
5	Filter by attachments and labels	Users who handle file-heavy email	Large inboxes with many attached files	Combine attachment name, attachment presence, and label filters

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Feature	Free	WPS Premium
Email Search	✅ Available	✅ Available
Core Writer, Spreadsheet, and Presentation apps	✅ Available	✅ Available
Some advanced capabilities in WPS Office	Varies by feature	More advanced capabilities are available

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended Plan	Why
Everyday email search and basic office work	Free	The current Email Search feature is available without membership
Broader advanced office needs beyond email search	WPS Premium	Suitable if you also need more advanced capabilities in other WPS features

Membership page: Subscribe to WPS Premium