2017-10-12 21:21:42 / Posted by Jose Henline to Utility Follow @ Jose
As the alternative of PDF, XPS was created by Microsoft and used in Windows. But it is different from PDF, there is no application to open XPS file on Mac directly for Mac users. How to solve this problem? This article will list top 5 Mac XPS viewer document reader, you can select the best one according to their requirement to view XPS files on their Mac. Besides the main features of XPS viewer Mac, its price, pros, cons, and XPS viewer download link are also included. Users can click the link to download XPS viewer easily.
In general, XPS file is another form of PDF file, it is created by Microsoft to be compatible with Windows. Any file can be saved in the XML Paper Specification, or .xps file format. Just as PDF file, XPS file is a document which has a fixed layout. What PDF file allows users do, XPS file also supports, users also can do some operation to XPS file, such as digital signatures and DRM.
Now that there is a XPS file, we need to open it to check the file content. XPS file can be created by using any program supporting print by Windows, but you are not able to view XPS file without a XPS viewer. Mac XPS viewer is an application which allows Mac users to open XPS file on Mac and do some annotation to it, including view mode, searching pane, page navigation, zoom, rotate, save, copy, etc.
Without a XPS viewer, you can’t open XPS file directly in Windows. I searched 5 XPS viewer Mac for Mac users, I will list the features of each one below, its pros and cons, price, XPS viewer download link are also included. Continue reading.
Cisdem Document Reader is a fully functional file and documents reader for Mac OS X, users can read, print, and save XPS, WPD, WPS, VISIO, PDF files on Mac.
The main features of Cisdem DocumentReader:
Pros: Besides XPS file, Cisdem Document Reader also can open WPD, WPS, VISIO, PDF file, it is unnecessary to download other file viewers.
Cons: Only supports Mac OS X 10.8 or later.
Price: $14.99(Bundle)
XPS viewer download portal:
XPS-Reader is an application to read XPS and OpenXPS documents on Mac, which is very simple and intuitive.
The main features of XPS-Reader:
Pros: Supports to view OpenXPS document, export to image.
Cons: The Free Version can only read the first half pages of document.
Price: Free
XPS viewer download link: Mac App Store
Pagemark XpsViewer for Mac is a XPS viewer which has small size, fast launch speed, high quality and rich feature set. It supports both Windows and Mac, and it is compatible with the now standard OpenXPS specification.
The main features of Pagemark XpsViewer for Mac:
Pros: Supports export to image.
Cons: Single function, only can open XPS file.
Price: $34.99
XPS viewer download link: http://www.pagemarktechnology.com/products/scripts/dlmacviewer.php
XPS Reader is an application which supports for OpenXPS to OS X.
The main features of XPSReader:
Pros: Supports to extract fonts and images.
Cons: Single function , only can open XPS file.
Price: $14.99
XPS viewer download link: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/42681/xpsreader
Lawbox XPS Viewer Pro for Mac is an application which allows Mac users to open, view, search, save, send and convert XPS and OXPS documents.
The main features of Lawbox XPS Viewer Pro for Mac:
Pros: Supports to view OpenXPS document, export to image.
Cons: Single function and can’t make sure the file format is consistent with the source file.
Price: $1.99
XPS viewer download link: Mac App Store
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Between times we get some Visio (VSD/VSDX/VDX) files on Mac and need to open them on our devices. However, these files can only be viewed in Windows system, then what can we do to open Visio (VSD/VSDX/VDX) files on Mac? This article will recommend two methods for Mac users and also provides the details about how to open Visio (VSD/VSDX/VDX) files on Mac.
Although XPS/OXPS were developed to compete with Adobe, PDF is still the industry standard now and XPS/OXPS are rather rarely used. In this case, converting XPS/OXPS to PDF is necessary and inevitable.
Although Mac users can directly open PDF file by using Apple's Preview, XPS file is not be accepted. How to open XPS file on Mac? There are two methods to do that. This article will share those two methods for Mac users.
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Yes, DocumentReader is the best one to view XPS files. This will come in handy for people who do not have XPS viewer on Mac. Thank you!