XML Paper Specification

XPS converter

XPS conversions all need the optional server worker, which is not enabled on this deployment. Everything below still explains the format, and the document converter linked below lists every conversion that does run in your browser.

No XPS conversion runs in this browser today. Browser-based document conversions are listed on the document converter page.

XPS

XML Paper Specification

Microsoft's fixed-layout answer to PDF, shipped with Windows Vista and quietly abandoned. Converting to PDF is almost always the right move.

Developed by: Microsoft
Released: 2006
Extension: .xps, .oxps
MIME type: application/vnd.ms-xpsdocument
Compression: Lossless
Specification: Open

At a glance

Reading needs the optional server worker.
XPS files cannot be created — only read.
No conversions run in this browser today — every direction needs the optional server worker.

See every document format →