WordFIX

WordFIX is a straightforward and intuitive application destined to repair damaged or corrupted Microsoft Word files. It supports the DOC, DOCX and DOCM formats for the input, and delivers files to the Microsoft Word, plain text or Unicode plain text type.

The interface of the program is based on a wizard-like layout where you can load documents into the workspace by using either the file browser or "drag and drop" function. Working with multiple items simultaneously is possible.

Once you establish the recovery mode (retrieve Microsoft Word or text data), you can initialize the procedure. During this time, you can check out a progress bar and current processed file, along with the elapsed and remaining time. When the task is done, WordFIX automatically opens the file.

These items are automatically delivered to the same directory as the original items; the only difference is that the file name has a suffix attached.

A few configuration preferences are available through the Options area. You can specify the startup recovery section (quick or multi-file recovery), output file name suffix and subfolder name, as well as enable automatic update checkups, among others.

The easy-to-use program runs on a low-to-moderate quantity of CPU and system memory, has a good response time and swiftly finishes a task. No error dialogs have been shown in our tests and the tool did not freeze or crash. Although WordFIX is not very resourceful, it delivers quick solutions when it comes to Microsoft Word file recovery.