xps with the free MS OXPS to XPS Converter Tool.Īlthough implicitly positioned as a Windows-only format, OpenXPS is supported by several independent applications on Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and Android. Microsoft developed it as the XML Paper Specification (XPS). OXPS and XPS files are not compatible, and XPS viewers in Windows XP/Vista/7 cannot directly open. File extension.oxps: MIME type: application/oxps: Developed by: Microsoft, Ecma International: Type of format: Document file format: Description: Open XML Paper Specification (also called OpenXPS) is an open specification for a page description language and a fixed-document format. OXPS documents can be natively opened, viewed and processed with the Windows 8 XPS Viewer tool only. OXPS documents can embed vector and bitmap graphics and can be sent directly to printers with native XPS support. OpenXPS is an XML-based document format, similar to PDF and PostScript in its goal to provide a standard way to create and share portable, device- and resolution-independent documents while preserving their original layout.
Since 2006, OpenXPS is an Ecma International standard (ECMA-388). xps are two more popular and growing file formats that compete with the PDF file format for fixed document description. The full name of the file is Open XML Paper specification. This is one of the new file formats introduced after the launch of microsoft's windows 8 platform. OpenXPS was developed by Microsoft (MS) to replace the legacy MS XPS format (.xps). OXPS file type refers to the open XPS file format. oxps filename extension is used in association with the newer OpenXPS (Open XML Paper Specification) document format and the respective file type.