Tell me more ×
Super User is a question and answer site for computer enthusiasts and power users. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 3 down vote favorite
1

Does somebody knows about any tools for converting from XPS to PDF format?. I have some files in XPS but I need to convert them into PDF format.

share|improve this question

3 Answers

up vote 7 down vote accepted

You can install PDF Creator and simply print your XPS file (or any file from any program that has printing capabilities) to PDF.

share|improve this answer
yes I know about PDF printers, but they convert HTML pages into PDF format, I need some tool that can read XPS and convert directly to PDF. – ArceBrito Dec 4 '10 at 22:38
1  
I don't see why PDF printer would do any worse job then any native program? Have you tried it ? – MadBoy Dec 4 '10 at 22:40
I have downloaded FreePDF, and it seem that the printed document is exactly as its XPS counterpart. Thanks. – ArceBrito Dec 4 '10 at 22:49
I prefer PDF Creator myself. Use it at work on all computers. But as long as other programs do the job you're safe :-) – MadBoy Dec 4 '10 at 22:55
Beware the crapware that comes bundled with this software. A Toolbar and PDFArchitect which will shadily switch the default search engine of your browsers and who knows what else. – shiznit123 Mar 27 at 2:41
up vote 1 down vote

Adobe Acrobat 8 and later supports the direct conversion of XPS to PDF. Just drop the file(s) onto Acrobat and it will produce PDFs for you. No muss - no fuss!

share|improve this answer
up vote 3 down vote

GhostPDL (sources, binaries), the sibling application to Ghostscript, can do that. It's a commandline tool. Which means you can also script it, and make the conversion non-interactivly. Printing to a "PDF printer" as was suggested above, does work as well of course. But it means you have to open the XPS in a viewer first, then click "print", select the PDF printer, etc. Interactively...

Here is a sample commandline to test the GhostPDL way:

gxps.exe ^
   -o output.pdf ^
   -sPDFSETTINGS=/prepress ^
   input.xps
share|improve this answer

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.