Unlike other suites that require macOS 10.13 or higher, WPS Office maintains a legacy branch that runs natively on 10.11.6. This means no "API not available" errors or constant crashes. The software was compiled to work with El Capitan’s specific security protocols and graphics rendering (Metal and OpenGL).
Last updated: May 2026. This guide is specific to macOS 10.11.6 (El Capitan). Do not attempt to install modern versions of WPS Office (4.x+) on this OS. Wps Office For Mac 10.11.6
The standard modern WPS Office installer from the official website requires macOS 10.12 or later. For macOS 10.11.6 , you need WPS Office 3.2.0 (or the legacy 3.x branch). Versions 4.0 and above dropped support for El Capitan. Unlike other suites that require macOS 10