WPS Preview Compressed Attachments on macOS: Introduction

WPS Preview Compressed Attachments is an attachment viewing feature in WPS Mail on macOS; it includes 4 core tasks, with 4 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	4	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	4	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

Preview Compressed Attachments is an attachment handling feature in WPS Mail for macOS. It lets you open a compressed attachment directly from an email, review the file list inside the archive, and continue with follow-up actions.

Key capabilities include:

Preview the file list inside a compressed attachment so you can check file names, sizes, and available actions.
Extract to WPS Cloud Docs to save the unpacked files for online viewing and management.
Save to WPS Cloud Docs to keep the original archive file in the cloud.
Download a single file from the preview panel when you only need part of the archive.

This feature is useful for email-based file review, quick archive inspection, and cloud-based file handoff.

It helps reduce the need to download a full archive before checking its contents.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A macOS environment that can run WPS Office for Mac
App version	The latest version of WPS Office for Mac is recommended
Network	Local preview actions may work directly, while cloud actions such as Extract to Cloud Docs and Save to Cloud Docs require an internet connection
Other	Sign in to your WPS account to use cloud document actions

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Office for Mac, go to Mail, open an email with a compressed attachment, and confirm that the attachment area lets you open the archive

Source: WPS Download Center

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	In the reading view, you can open a compressed attachment, review the file list inside the archive, and then extract to WPS Cloud Docs, save the archive to WPS Cloud Docs, or download a single file.	Outlook for Mac supports attachment preview in the Reading Pane without opening the attachment in a separate app.	Gmail supports previewing ZIP and RAR archives, browsing files inside the archive, previewing supported files, and downloading selected items.	Notion Mail can connect email content to Notion AI search, but Notion AI cannot read attachments at this time.	Acrobat supports opening and saving attachments, but non-PDF attachment behavior depends on security settings and file-type permissions.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS combines archive preview, cloud saving, and selective file download in one email workflow for compressed attachments.	Compared with WPS: the official page describes general attachment preview, but it does not describe browsing archive file lists in the mail view and sending extracted content to cloud docs in the same flow.	Compared with WPS: Gmail supports ZIP and RAR preview and selected downloads, but the official description centers on Gmail and Google Docs preview behavior rather than a WPS-style cloud-doc handoff inside the same workflow.	Compared with WPS: the official limitation on attachment reading means the archive preview and follow-up workflow is more limited.	Compared with WPS: Acrobat focuses on attachment security controls in PDF workflows, and ZIP handling depends on permission settings rather than a mail-centered archive preview flow.
Official Source	—	Preview attachments in Outlook for Mac	Preview ZIP and RAR files from your Gmail inbox	Notion Mail AI Connector	Attachments — Acrobat Desktop Application Security Guide

Overall Conclusion

For archive-heavy email workflows on macOS, WPS keeps preview, cloud saving, and file download actions in a more direct path. Other products also provide attachment preview or attachment management, but their focus is not the same in this compressed-attachment email scenario.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable For	Main Need	How WPS Helps
1	Review a client archive quickly	Frequent email users, business users	Check contents before downloading the full archive	Preview the file list directly in the email
2	Move email attachments to cloud storage	Team members, collaborators	Avoid downloading locally and uploading again	Use Extract to Cloud Docs or Save to Cloud Docs
3	Download only part of an archive	Design, operations, and admin users	Get one file without downloading the whole package	Download a single file from the preview panel
4	Keep original archives for recordkeeping	Individual users, knowledge workers	Preserve the original compressed file for later access	Save the archive to WPS Cloud Docs
5	Continue file handling online	Remote work users	Keep files organized beyond local storage	Save files to cloud docs for later viewing and management

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free	WPS Premium
Preview compressed attachments	✅	✅
Download a single file	✅	✅
Cloud document actions	✅ (requires sign-in and depends on current account benefits such as cloud storage)	✅
More cloud storage and additional advanced benefits	Depends on the current account plan	Typically includes more cloud storage and additional advanced benefits

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Use Case	Recommended Plan	Why
You only need to check compressed attachments from time to time	Free	Preview and download actions are enough for light use
You often save attachments to the cloud and manage them over time	WPS Premium	Better suited to ongoing cloud storage and broader office needs

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