XPS guides
Short answers for the usual questions about .xps and .oxps files.
What is an XPS file?
An XPS file is a fixed-layout document, Microsoft’s answer to PDF. What .xps and .oxps files are, where they come from and how to open one today.
Read →Open an XPS file on Windows 11
Windows 11 doesn’t come with the XPS Viewer. Open .xps and .oxps files in your browser instead, or add the viewer back as an optional feature.
Read →Convert XPS to PDF, privately
Turn .xps and .oxps files into PDFs in your browser. Sharp vector pages, searchable text, nothing uploaded, no sign-up.
Read →Open an OXPS file and save it as PDF
An .oxps file is an OpenXPS document, the standard version of XPS made by Windows 8 and later. Open it in your browser and save it as PDF.
Read →Open an XPS file on a Mac
macOS can’t open .xps or .oxps files. Open them in Safari or Chrome on this page and save them as PDF, without installing anything.
Read →A free XPS viewer in your browser
View .xps and .oxps documents on any computer or phone: Windows, Mac, Chromebook, iPhone, Android. Free, private, nothing to install.
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