Many other programs may support PDF files, but won’t support XPS files. For example, Macs don’t include built-in XPS file support, but they do include built-in PDF support. An XPS file may look unfamiliar and the recipient may not be able to open the file. If you’re trying to send someone a document, you can bet they’ll be familiar with PDF files and will be able to open it. The world has largely standardized on PDF files, while XPS files remain little-used. While the advantages of printing to XPS files are unclear, the disadvantages are fairly clear. In fact, Windows 8’s inclusion of a PDF viewer can be seen as Microsoft taking a step back, introducing support for a competing document format. Microsoft has certainly not been making a case for XPS files being better than PDF files and has been silent on any reason to use them in recent years.
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It’s unclear why you’d actually want to create an XPS file instead of a PDF file, unless you need to print a document to a file and can’t install a PDF printer. Even though Windows prods its users into printing to XPS files rather than PDF files by including the XPS Document Writer printer, few users seem to create XPS files. While XPS was regarded as a possible “PDF killer” when it was included with Windows Vista six years ago, it never became very popular. While Windows 8 touts better support for PDFs because of its Modern “Reader” app, you will need a third-party app if you want to view PDF files on the desktop or print to PDF files.
In short, an XPS file is Microsoft’s less-compatible version of a PDF file. It’s actually not compatible with the XPS Viewer included with Windows 7, so you have to convert OXPS files to XPS if you want to view them on Windows 7.
OXPS stands for OpenXPS – it’s the standardized version of the original XPS format. By default, Windows 8 uses the OXPS file extension for XPS files it generates.
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