A WPT file is a document template created by Kingsoft Writer, a word processor that is part of the Kingsoft WPS Office suite. It stores the page layout formatting and styles for a document and can be used for creating multiple Kingsoft Writer documents (.WPS files) with the same layout and text.

WPT file open in Kingsoft WPS Writer 2016 Writer comes bundled with several WPT templates and allows you to download many more directly through the application. They can be used for resumes, letterheads, weekly planners, newsletters, job descriptions, certificates, and other documents that are often replicated. WPT templates can also be converted to other spreadsheet files such as .DOT, .DOTX, .DOC and .DOCX files. The WPS Office suite is similar to the Microsoft Office suite but is available for free. WPS Office offers three programs: Writer - Word processor similar to Microsoft Word. Spreadsheets - Spreadsheet program similar to Microsoft Excel. Presentation - Presentation program similar to PowerPoint. Writer features rich text editing and document formatting capabilities and comes with several tools including spell check, word count, thesaurus, and add-ins. Besides the WPS and WPT files, Writer also supports DOCX, DOC, DOTX, RTF, and .PDF files.

Template created by WordPerfect, a word processing application that is part of the WordPerfect Office suite; stores a pre-formatted document that can be used to create WordPerfect (.WPD) documents; enables users to create multiple documents with a similar look and feel.

WordPerfect templates are commonly used for company letterheads, business memos, legal forms, mailing envelopes, and other professional business documents.

Template created by Microsoft Works, a productivity suite for home users; contains pre-defined text, graphics, layout, and other document formatting information; used for creating multiple new .WPS files.

Microsoft Works includes many pre-built templates that users can select from in the program. Users can also make custom templates and store them in WPT files.