WPS Image on Windows: Introduction

WPS Image on Windows covers image sending and viewing in chat, with 7 core tasks in total, 7 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	7	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	7	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 Image is the built-in image feature in WPS chat on Windows. It lets you send local images in a chat, open images in a full-screen viewer, and use tools such as text extraction, zoom, rotation, original size, and download.

Core capabilities include:

Send images from your computer to a group chat or direct chat.
Open an image from a chat message in the full-screen viewer.
Extract text from an image and copy the recognized content.
Zoom in to inspect image details.
Zoom out or return to the original size.
Rotate the image left or right by 90 degrees.
Download the image to your local device.

This feature is useful for screenshot sharing, visual communication, text capture from images, detail review, and local archiving. It helps reduce repeated file transfers, manual retyping, and switching to separate image tools.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows desktop environment that can run the current version of WPS Office
App version	The latest version of WPS Office is recommended
Network	A network connection is typically needed to send and receive chat images; viewing already loaded images does not always require one
Other	Access to the relevant chat, permission to read local image files, and permission to save downloaded files

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Post-install check	Open WPS, enter a chat window, confirm that the file sending entry is available, and verify that the image viewer opens correctly

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Sends images in chat, opens them in a full-screen viewer, and provides text extraction, zoom, rotation, original size, and download tools in one workflow.	Microsoft Photos provides OCR in the viewer and lets users select and copy recognized text from images.	Google Photos uses Google Lens for image actions and supports selecting and copying text from photos.	Notion officially supports image upload, display, full-screen viewing, and download, but its help page does not describe built-in native image OCR in this workflow.	Adobe Acrobat focuses OCR on scanned documents and PDF-based text recognition workflows.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: image sending, viewing, and common viewer tools stay inside the chat workflow, which is practical for communication and quick follow-up actions.	Compared with WPS: OCR and copy actions are documented, but the official description centers on a system image viewer rather than chat-based image collaboration.	Compared with WPS: text recognition is documented, but the official page mainly describes Google Photos and Lens actions on Android.	Compared with WPS: the official page focuses more on media management and display than on built-in image text extraction.	Compared with WPS: Acrobat is better aligned with scanned document and PDF processing than with chat image viewing.
Official Source	—	Microsoft Photos OCR update	Google Photos Lens actions	Notion images, files and media	Recognize text in scanned PDFs with Acrobat

Overall Conclusion
WPS Image is well suited to Windows chat scenarios where users need to send, view, and handle images without leaving the conversation. If your main need is scanned document OCR or mobile-first image recognition, other products may fit those workflows better.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable For	Main Need	How WPS Helps
1	Sending on-site photos in a group chat	Team members	Share local images quickly in a conversation	Use Send Image to insert and send the picture directly
2	Checking screenshot details	Project collaborators	Thumbnail previews are too small to read clearly	Open the image and zoom in within the viewer
3	Copying text from an image	Students and office users	Text inside screenshots or photos cannot be edited directly	Use Extract Text to recognize and copy the content
4	Fixing image orientation for reading	All users	Sideways or upside-down images are hard to read	Rotate the image left or right in the viewer
5	Saving chat images locally	Users who archive materials	Need to keep a local copy of an image from chat	Download the image from the viewer

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Feature Area	Free	WPS Premium
Writer, Spreadsheet, and Presentation basics	✅ Available	✅ Available
Sending and viewing chat images	✅ Available	✅ Available
Basic PDF features	✅ Available	✅ Available with a broader feature range
Some advanced features	Depends on the feature	✅ More advanced features available
Cloud storage	1 GB	20 GB or more depending on the plan shown on the pricing page

Source: WPS Office pricing page; Why pay for WPS Office

Recommendations

Use Case	Recommended Plan	Why
Everyday chat image sending, viewing, and downloading	Free	The image workflow described here does not require membership
Users who also need broader PDF, AI, or extended office features	WPS Premium	A better fit for users who need more advanced tools and more cloud storage

Membership page: Subscribe to WPS Premium

Source: WPS Office pricing page