XPS Reader

by SysTools

XPS Reader (SysTools XPS Viewer) is a free Windows tool that opens XPS and OXPS documents and previews their text and images without plug-ins.

Operating system: Windows

Publisher: SysTools

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Microsoft created the electronic paper format XPS to give you dependable and shareable documents. For printers, XPS, or XML Paper Specification, provides high-performance printing. According to reports, XPS excels in high-fidelity output, improved color, and faster spooling and rendering. You might believe that this type of file is difficult to read and view, because recent versions of Windows no longer install the built-in XPS Viewer by default.

You can view and read XPS files with their basic information, like file name, creation date and size (in KB), using the XPS viewer tool. This programme also includes a sorting option that enables users to arrange the displayed data items according to the file name, creation date and file size.

The program is made by SysTools, and its free version is designed for opening and viewing XPS files; conversion to PDF and printing are offered only in the paid Pro version. The program's simple user interface makes it very simple to load and read XPS files, and when a folder is selected, all XPS and OXPS files in it are loaded at once. There is a large viewing area due to the relatively modest size of the navigation buttons, and the original styling and formatting of the documents are kept in the preview. The viewer runs on Windows versions from Windows 2000 to Windows 11, in both 32-bit and 64-bit editions.

The variety of functions and tools that XPS viewer provides is not particularly impressive: all document viewers should have the basic zoom feature, and this is about it. However, it is small, needs no other software and shows both the text and the images of a document. Export of the content to PDF is available in the Pro version, so the data from XPS documents can be used in reports. Taking all of the aforementioned factors into account, XPS viewer is a useful and accessible option for viewing XPS files.

The free viewer opens both XPS and OXPS data files and lets users zoom in and out of the content. Users must simultaneously press the Ctrl key and scroll the mouse wheel to use this function, which helps when examining small text or detailed images.

The XPS Reader software allows convenient viewing of XPS and OXPS files without installing any other viewer or add-on.

Features:

  • View XPS and OXPS files without plug-ins
  • Sort files by name, creation date and size
  • Zoom with the Ctrl key and the mouse wheel
  • Load all XPS files of a folder at once
Windows 2000, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 or 11
32-bit or 64-bit
Intel Pentium 1 GHz or equivalent processor
2 GB RAM
100 MB of free disk space

PROS
Easy to use with a user-friendly interface.
Shows file name, date and size for each document.
Free to use without plug-ins or add-ons.

CONS
Limited file format compatibility, only reads XPS/OXPS documents.
No editing capabilities, only for reading.
PDF conversion and printing need the paid version.
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