Viewing .eps in Macos Ventura

How can I view .eps thumbnails in the finder on Macos Ventura?


iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.7

Posted on Feb 13, 2025 11:38 AM

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Posted on Feb 13, 2025 2:02 PM

You can't. Support for EPS has been removed.


It's a nearly dead format. It is a fully obsolete format. Convert any EPS files you have to an updated format that will show thumbnails.


Raster EPS to TIFF, PSD, or other format you prefer.


Vector EPS to PDF, or Illustrator .ai (which is actually a PDF)

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Feb 13, 2025 2:10 PM in response to Kurt Lang

Kurt Lang wrote:

It's a nearly dead format. It is a fully obsolete format. Convert any EPS files you have to an updated format that will show thumbnails.

I just found another source of EPS download files: Licensing and Trademarks - Apple Developer


I didn't check them all, but the "Download from Mac App Store" buttons are in both SVG and EPS. The Mac logos are only available in EPS. 😄

Feb 13, 2025 4:33 PM in response to etresoft

Oh, for sure they're all over the place yet. Like everything on Getty Images.


I really don't understand why they're clinging to this format. Its worst problem is that it doesn't support transparency. Why would you use or want EPS when a PDF will save your files with transparency, and can be brought into any modern page layout app just as easily as an EPS?

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