WPS Group Tasks on Windows: Introduction

WPS Group Tasks is a group task feature for collaboration chats on Windows; 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

WPS Group Tasks is a task management feature inside WPS collaboration group chats on Windows. It lets teams turn chat messages or manually entered items into group tasks, then assign owners and due dates so action items can be tracked inside the conversation.

Core capabilities include:

Create a task directly from a chat message through the right-click menu.
Create a task from the Schedule/Tasks entry in the bottom toolbar.
Assign a task to a group member during creation.
Set a due date such as today, tomorrow, or another time.

This feature is useful for project follow-up, team task assignment, daily coordination, and deadline tracking in chat-based work.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows device that can run WPS Office and collaboration chat features
App version	The latest version of WPS Office is recommended
Network	An active internet connection is recommended for syncing chat messages, tasks, and reminders
Other	Sign in to a WPS account and join the target collaboration group chat

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Office, enter a collaboration group chat, and confirm that the message right-click menu and the bottom Schedule/Tasks entry are available

Source: WPS Download Center

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Create group tasks from a chat message or from the bottom Schedule/Tasks entry, then set an assignee and due date inside the group chat.	Teams can create a task from a message and edit details such as task name, due date, notes, and assignee.	Google Chat lets space members create and assign tasks with title, details, date and time, and assignee.	Notion task databases require status, assignee, and due date properties for task tracking.	Acrobat focuses on PDF review workflows, where users share PDFs for review and collect comments.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS keeps both task entry points inside the group chat window, including message-based creation and a bottom toolbar entry for quick follow-up.	Compared with WPS: task creation is tied to Teams task flows such as Planner integration.	Compared with WPS: task management is centered on the space task view in Google Chat.	Compared with WPS: setup is more database-oriented and usually requires task database structure first.	Compared with WPS: the workflow is centered on document review rather than chat-based group task assignment.
Official Source	—	Create a task from a Teams message	Create & assign tasks in Google Chat	Task databases & sprints	Share PDFs for review

Overall Conclusion

WPS Group Tasks is well suited to teams that want to create and track action items without leaving the chat window. Other products also support task or review workflows, but they are more centered on separate task systems, database setups, or document review processes.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable users	Main challenge	How Group Tasks helps
1	Turn chat messages into tasks	Project members	Important messages can get buried in active chats	Right-click a message and add it to tasks directly
2	Assign follow-up items after meetings	Team leads	Verbal follow-up items are hard to track later	Create a task from the bottom toolbar and assign an owner
3	Manage deadlines	Task owners	Tasks may not have a clear completion date	Set the due date to today, tomorrow, or another time
4	Track shared work in one chat	Group members	Responsibility can be unclear in group discussions	Assign owners and keep task follow-up in the same group chat

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Feature area	Free users	WPS Premium
Writer, Spreadsheet, and Presentation core apps	✅ Available	✅ Available
Group Tasks creation and assignment	✅ Available	✅ Available
Some advanced PDF editing and other advanced tools	Limited by feature	✅ More advanced tools available
Cloud storage	1 GB	Higher-capacity plans available

Source: WPS Office pricing page; Why do I need to pay for WPS Office?

Recommendations

Usage scenario	Recommended plan	Why
You mainly need chat-based task creation and follow-up	Free	Group Tasks itself has no membership requirement for everyday collaboration
You also need more PDF tools, advanced templates, or more cloud storage	WPS Premium	Better fit for users with ongoing needs beyond basic collaboration tasks

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Source: WPS Office pricing page