Encapsulated PostScript file
File type: Graphics file
Encapsulated PostScript (EPSF file extension) graphic files are associated with PostScript language, they can either be binary or ASCII.
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: January 2, 2025
Encapsulated PostScript - graphics file format used by the PostScript language. EPS files can be either binary or ASCII. The term EPS usually implies that the file contains a bit-mapped representation of the graphics for display purposes. In contrast, PostScript files, referring to fonts, include only the PostScript commands for printing the graphic.
Encapsulated PostScript, or EPS, is a DSC-conforming PostScript document with additional restrictions intended to make EPS files usable as a graphics file format. In other words, EPS files are more-or-less self-contained, reasonably predictable PostScript documents that describe an image or drawing, that can be placed within another PostScript document.
At a minimum, an EPS file contains a BoundingBox DSC comment, describing the rectangle containing the image described by the EPS file. Applications can use this information to lay out the page, even if they are unable to directly render the PostScript inside.
Use Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator.
Use Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator.
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Software applications that can open epsf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that convert epsf files:
On-line services
Software applications that handle other tasks involving epsf files:
Microsoft Windows
