WPS Message History on Windows: Introduction

WPS Message History helps you review past collaboration chat records in the current conversation. It includes 3 core tasks: view message history, jump to the original conversation, and view context. All 3 are available without membership, and 0 are membership-related.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	3	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	3	Matches the number of Free rows in the How-to Index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the How-to Index
Version limit	None stated	No version threshold is described for this feature

About This Feature

Overview

Message History is a built-in collaboration chat feature in WPS Office for Windows. It helps you search and review earlier messages in the current conversation.

Core tasks include:

View message history: Open a dedicated history window and review content by category, including All, Files, Cloud Docs, Images & Videos, and Links.
Jump to the original conversation: Locate the original position of a selected historical message.
View context: Open the surrounding messages around a selected historical message.

This feature is useful when you need to revisit earlier discussions, find shared files, or understand the surrounding context of a message.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows computer that can run WPS Office normally
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office
Network	A network connection is usually needed to load collaboration chat and message history
Other	You need to enter the WPS collaboration chat interface before using this feature

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Office, enter the collaboration chat interface, and confirm that the View Message History entry is available above the message editor

Source: WPS Download Center

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Open a message history window inside collaboration chat, review records by All, Files, Cloud Docs, Images & Videos, and Links, then continue with jump-to-conversation or context viewing.	Teams can use the search box at the top to find older chats, keywords, names, or files. Official guidance also mentions hidden chat history and retention-related factors in some cases.	Google Chat supports desktop message search with filters such as sender, conversation, date, file, link, and mentions.	Notion supports workspace search, exact phrase search, filters, sorting, and opening results in a new desktop window.	Acrobat can find and filter comments in PDF review workflows, but it is focused on PDF comments rather than team chat history.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: It keeps history review inside the current collaboration chat and also provides both jump-to-conversation and context viewing for message location.	Compared with WPS: Microsoft guidance focuses more on global search, hidden chats, and retention considerations, rather than a dedicated in-chat history window with context viewing.	Compared with WPS: Google Chat emphasizes search and filtering results, and the official page does not describe jumping from a history window back to the original conversation position.	Compared with WPS: Notion focuses on workspace content search instead of a dedicated instant-message history window.	Compared with WPS: Acrobat searches PDF comments, not collaboration chat messages.
Official Source	—	Finding Older Teams Chats	Search for Google Chat messages	Search in your workspace	Find comments in Acrobat

Overall Conclusion: WPS is a direct fit when your main goal is to review collaboration chat history and quickly return to the original message location. The other products in this comparison focus more on global search, workspace search, or PDF comment review, so their usage paths are not the same as a chat-centered history workflow.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main issue	How this feature helps
1	Review earlier group discussions	Team members	Earlier decisions are hard to trace in long chats	Open Message History and review records under All
2	Find previously shared files	Project collaborators	Shared files are difficult to locate one by one	Switch to Files or Cloud Docs for focused review
3	Review images or links	Content collaborators	Images, videos, and links are scattered across messages	Use Images & Videos or Links to narrow the results
4	Return to the original message position	Users who need to continue a discussion	Finding a historical message is not enough without returning to the live thread	Use Jump to Conversation to go back to the original position
5	Understand surrounding discussion	Users who need the full discussion flow	A single message may not provide enough context	Use View Context to review nearby messages

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Feature area	Free users	WPS Premium
Message History in collaboration chat	Available	Available
Basic PDF features	Available	Available
Template downloads	Limited	Broader access
Cloud storage	1 GB	20 GB or more depending on plan

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Usage scenario	Recommended plan	Why
Reviewing collaboration chat history in daily work	Free	Message History is available without a membership requirement
Needing more cloud storage and broader PDF or template access	WPS Premium	Better suited for users who also need expanded document, storage, and extra feature access

WPS membership center: Subscribe to WPS Premium