How to open xps files

I found a suggestion on dogpile.com search that suggested opening the .XPS file in a google email account and opening it with "viewer" instead of downloading it. Once in viewer, click the print document icon in the upper window tool bar and it can be downloaded as a PDF file to your Mac at that point. It worked for me but I was only opening a 4 page file.

Daniel Holt's response is entirely incorrect, but he persists in posting that eroneous information.

Graphic Converter can convert about 200 different graphic files, but XPS is not one of them:

http://www.lemkesoft.com/content/143/import-and-export-formats.html

probably because XPS are not graphic files.

http://www.fileinfo.com/extension/xps

Graphic Converter can open xps documents.

XPS is able to be read if the appropriate Adobe Acrobat Pro plugin is installed on certain applications. I have to wonder if Daniel's suggestion works in the present of such a plugin with GraphicConverter?

A simple workaround: Upload the file to Google Docs (now Google Drive) and you can view/print from there or download to a .pdf file! Simple.

The Google Doc upload worked famously for me. Thank you and I appreciate this tip immensely!!

I downloaded & installed the current edition of GraphicConverter today, which overrode the previous version. It was able to open and convert a file with .xps extension.

I have checked the installed plugins for GC & there are none.

And, if you do not have or want Google Drive, mail the .xps file as an attachment to your Gmail account.

Use the web Gmail access. You will be offered an opportunity to view the .xps (Google Docs will do this for you) file attachment from Gmail. Once it displays the .xps contents on the screen, you will have an option in the related File menu to print as PDF.

Now, it will image in Safari as a PDF file, which can then be saved locally. Also works for the Adobe PDF plug-in.

I wrote an entire article on XPS file, and I am using iMac. Here's the article: All About XPS files. If you don't want to download any XPS tool or plugins, I'd recommend you to view the file through Google Docs.

Your idea of opening using my Gmail account worked for me.

Thanks for the tip!

Opening in google docs works, then save as pdf.

that is a 38.00 solution (purchasing graphic converter) to solve a 34.00 problem..(downloading pagemark XPS viewer)

Yes it does. Graphic converter is able to open .xps files and then you can save it as a PDF file to keep it accessible in your Mac. (using Graphic Converte 8)

This worked perfectly. Get the doc on Google Drive, or email it to yourself to Gmai, and just view it instead of donwloading it. Then select to print it, and do so as a PDF.