PS File Format

PostScript Program category

PS（PostScript）はプリンター向けのページ記述言語です。精密な組版を保ち、PDF の前身にあたります。

Typical use: PostScript 文書を PDF に変換して現代の環境で扱います。

About the PS format

PS（PostScript）はプリンター向けのページ記述言語です。精密な文字と図形を指示として記述し、PDF の前身にあたります。

現在は PDF が主流です。古い文書を現代の環境で扱うには変換が便利です。

Strengths

✓ 印刷品質が高い
✓ ベクター記述で拡大に強い
✓ Reference renderer runs in-browser here

Limitations

✗ 画面表示に不向き
✗ 現在は利用が少ない
✗ Rendering is compute-heavy for big jobs

Structure: PostScript language program
Types / schema: Plain-text program (may be compressed)
Compatibility: Ghostscript, print RIPs
Best for: Typeset documents and print pipelines

Convert PS to…

8 direct directions plus 3 workflows, sorted A–Z; 🔥 marks popular targets.

PS を JFIF に変換 PS を JPE に変換 PS を JPEG に変換 Hot PS を JPG に変換 Hot PS を PDF に変換 Hot PS を PNG に変換 Hot PS を PNG24 に変換 PS を PNG8 に変換

Cross-engine workflows

PS を BZ2 に変換 PS を GZ に変換 PS を XZ に変換

Frequently asked questions

What is a PS file?

PS is full PostScript — the page-description language that defined desktop publishing. Whole books were typeset as PS programs; Ghostscript remains the reference renderer.

How do I convert PS files online?

Pick a target format from the "Convert PS to…" list below, drop your file and hit convert. Everything runs in your browser — no install, no upload, no watermark, no limits.

Is it safe to convert PS files here?

Yes. Every conversion is performed by your own device inside the browser — files never leave for a server, and the page keeps working even offline.

Which formats can PS convert to?

This page lists all 11 directions across documents, images, audio, video, spreadsheets and archives — each one is its own free converter page.