If you have legacy documents from the WordStar era ( .wsd , .ws , .doc from WordStar 3.3–7.0), Microsoft Word no longer includes native support for them. However, with the right converter pack, you can still recover those files.
Microsoft previously offered a as part of the Microsoft Office Converter Pack (last official version for Office 2000/XP/2003). While discontinued, the converter still works on modern Windows if you install it manually.
As a last resort, upload your WordStar file to or Convertio . Privacy warning: don't use for sensitive documents.
After converting to Word, immediately save as .docx to avoid losing formatting on future opens.
If the above fails, use (free) – it has built-in WordStar import filters. Then save as .docx and open in Microsoft Word.
Here’s a draft for a forum or blog post about using a with Microsoft Word. Title: How to Open Old WordStar Files in Microsoft Word (Converter Pack Guide)
Have you had success with any other WordStar converters for Word? Let me know below.