How to convert PostScript to PDF
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Upload your file
Drag and drop a file or click to select one. Keep this page open while the file uploads and converts.
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Convert PostScript to PDF
NexMedia converts PostScript to PDF on its own servers. Processing time depends on the file size and how busy the queue is.
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Download the converted file
When the conversion finishes, the download appears on this page. Your converted file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
About PostScript
PostScript (PS) is Adobe's page description language from 1984: a program that a printer or interpreter runs to draw each page.
Print workflows and the output of older Unix and LaTeX tools.
Displaying a PostScript file needs an interpreter such as Ghostscript; this service reads PS files that way and converts them to PDF, SVG or EPS.
Convert PostScript to PDF online free, no account required — PDF is the fixed-layout document standard.
Change PostScript to PDF without losing quality — convert PostScript to PDF free in your browser.
Why won't my image viewer open the PS file I downloaded? PostScript is a printer programming language, not a picture, so viewers can't render it — converting to PDF or an image format makes it viewable.
About PDF
PDF (Portable Document Format) is the ISO 32000 standard for fixed-layout documents that look the same on every device.
Sharing, printing and archiving documents; here PDF is an output format for images, drawings and e-books.
This service only creates PDFs; editing, merging or converting existing PDFs is the job of NexDocs.
Why convert documents to PDF? The layout looks identical on every device and printer, which is exactly why forms, invoices and papers are exchanged as PDF.
What changes when you convert PostScript to PDF
- Vector conversion is best-effort: shapes stay vectors in the PDF, but effects, fonts and some styling of the PostScript may be approximated.
Settings you can change
Before you convert PostScript to PDF, you can adjust: Width, Height, Resolution (DPI), Transparent background, Background, Convert text to paths, and Crop to content.
Limits
Each plan sets a maximum file size and a number of conversions per day, and video and audio files also have a maximum length. Guests can convert files up to 100 megabytes and 5 per day; a free account raises this to 500 megabytes and 25 per day; paid plans go up to 100 gigabytes.
Your converted PDF file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
PostScript to PDF: questions and answers
Does converting PostScript to PDF reduce quality?
Vector conversion is best-effort: shapes stay vectors in the PDF, but effects, fonts and some styling of the PostScript may be approximated.
What is the difference between PostScript and PDF?
PostScript is Adobe's page description language for printers. PDF is the fixed-layout document standard.
Can I change the settings when converting PostScript to PDF?
Before you convert PostScript to PDF, you can adjust: Width, Height, Resolution (DPI), Transparent background, Background, Convert text to paths, and Crop to content.
Do I need an account to convert PostScript to PDF?
No. You can convert PostScript to PDF without an account; signing in raises the file-size and daily limits.
How long is my converted PDF file kept?
The PDF file you convert from PostScript is kept for 2 hours, then deleted automatically.
Can I keep editing the PDF as a vector?
Vector conversion is best-effort: shapes stay vectors in the PDF, but effects, fonts and some styling of the PostScript may be approximated.
Will converting PostScript to PDF change my original file?
No. The conversion reads your PostScript and writes a new PDF file, leaving your original PostScript file untouched.
Works with NexDocs
For document workflows involving PostScript, PDF, PDF or other office work, NexDocs handles the full end-to-end op.
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