WPS Search Group Members on Windows: Introduction

WPS Search Group Members is a member lookup feature for group 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	All topics in this guide are available directly

About This Feature

Overview

Search Group Members helps you quickly find people in a group chat by entering a name keyword. You can search from the top of the chat settings panel, or open the full member list and continue filtering there.

Core tasks include:

Search members directly from the top of the chat settings panel.
Open the full member list from the current group chat.
Filter the member list by name on the Group Members page.
Check common reasons when no result appears.

This feature is useful in project groups, work groups, and temporary collaboration chats where scrolling through a long member list takes extra time.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows PC that can run the current WPS Office desktop app normally
App version	The latest WPS Office for Windows is recommended
Network	A stable network connection is recommended when loading group chats and syncing member information
Other	Sign in with a WPS account that can access the target group chat and has already joined that group

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Office, enter any group chat, and confirm that you can open chat settings and see the member search entry

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Provides a Search Members box at the top of the chat settings panel in a group chat, and also lets you continue filtering by name on the Group Members page.	Teams lets users search for people, messages, files, and group chats from the main search experience.	Google Chat provides official member listing and group chat finding capabilities, with member lookup documented mainly through space membership and API methods.	Notion provides a People Directory and workspace search for finding members and profiles.	Acrobat focuses on document review collaborators and PDF sharing rather than native group-chat member search.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: The entry is visible inside the current group chat, and the path from chat settings to the full member page stays focused on finding people in the same conversation.	Compared with WPS: Teams search is broader across chats, files, and messages, but the member-finding path is not centered on a current group chat settings panel.	Compared with WPS: Google Chat documentation is more centered on space membership listing and developer workflows.	Compared with WPS: Notion is oriented toward workspace-wide people directories instead of in-chat member search.	Compared with WPS: Adobe collaboration centers on document reviewers, not chat member lookup.
Official Source	—	Search in Microsoft Teams	List members in a space	People Directory	Share PDFs for review

Overall Conclusion
If your main goal is to find someone inside the current group chat, WPS keeps the entry point and follow-up steps more focused on that task. Other products offer broader search or directory features, but they do not always match the same in-chat member search workflow.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main issue	How it helps
1	Find a teammate in a project group	Project managers and team members	Large groups make manual browsing slow	Enter a name keyword in the chat settings search box
2	Check the full member list	Group owners, admins, and members	You need to confirm whether someone is still in the group	Open View All Members and search again on the member page
3	Verify attendance in a temporary group	Organizers and coordinators	You need to confirm whether a specific person joined the chat	Filter the current member list by name
4	Troubleshoot no-result searches	All group members	It is unclear whether the issue is spelling or membership status	Recheck the name and confirm whether the person is still in the group

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free users	WPS Premium
Search Group Members	✅ Available	✅ Available
Core Writer, Spreadsheet, and Presentation tools	✅ Available	✅ Available
Some advanced PDF and extended tools	Depends on the feature	Broader access
Cloud storage and some value-added features	Basic quota	Higher quota or more benefits

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

Recommendations

Usage scenario	Recommended plan	Why
You only need to search group members and handle daily collaboration	Free	This feature itself has no membership restriction
You also need more PDF tools, cloud storage, or other advanced office features	WPS Premium	Better suited for users with ongoing advanced office needs

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Source: WPS Office pricing page