All about PS Files

The PS file type is primarily associated with Illustrator.

PS	File extension: PS
	File type:	image or drawing

What is a PS file?

PS files mostly belong to Illustrator by Adobe. PS filename extension is associated with 2D and 3D graphics (usually vector images) coded in PostScript page description language. PostScript was developed by Adobe as a programming language that can represent vector and raster graphics as binary data which may be sent directly to a LaserJet printer or a plotter. A typical PS file contains vector or raster graphics, text, page layout information, and color data which can be viewed with programs like Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Preview, and Canvas. When a PS file is used to store vector drawings/images, the images can be scaled to any resolution without losing its picture quality. PS is also the filename extension of MPEG program stream, a container format for multiplexing (combining) video, audio, and metadata used in disk recording, HD-Video, and DVD applications. The video content in PS files are encoded as MPEG-1, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 video.

How to open a PS file

You need a suitable software like Illustrator to open a PS file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your PS file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a PS file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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How to convert a PS file to SVG, PDF, JPG, PNG, ...

If you want to convert or edit a PS file, you can use our free Online PS File Converter (powered by Convert.Guru):

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After your file is opened in browser,
click "Save as..." in the menu.
Then choose the image format (e.g. SVG, PDF, JPG, PNG, ...) you want.
Your file will be converted and downloaded.

Programs that open and convert PS files:

Illustrator by Adobe
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. PS files are often referred to as Illustrator vector images because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Acrobat (image or drawing) by Adobe
Acrobat is a productivity software suite for creating, signing, viewing, editing, and sharing documents stored in PDF format. PostScript (PS) and EPS content embedded in PDF documents can be viewed with Acrobat. The program can also encode documents in PS format when sending them to printers. This file format is classified as Vector Image. Related links: PostScript, Encapsulated PostScript
Amiga Forever (song/module) by Cloanto
Amiga Forever is a computer software for emulating the Amiga operating system. The program is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux environments. PS files containing songs and audio modules used by music trackers on AmigaOS are compatible with the music trackers available in Amiga Forever. This file format is classified as Audio. Related links: Amiga music software
Photoshop (image or drawing) by Adobe
Photoshop is a professional photo editing and raster graphics design software. It features a range of tools for compositing, animating, retouching, and enhancing images saved in various formats. Photoshop can open images stored in PS format. When sending images to PostScript-compatible printers, Photoshop may encode images as PS files. This file format is classified as Vector Image. Related links: PaintShop, PostScript, Encapsulated PostScript
VLC (multiplexed video) by VideoLAN
VLC is a cross-platform media software featuring an array of audio/video playback, streaming, recording, and file conversion tools. Multiplexed video, audio, and metadata saved in PS files using MPEG program stream container format can be played with VLC. This file format is classified as Video. Related links: MPEG program stream
Works (data) by Microsoft
Works is a discontinued office productivity software suite for Windows desktop. It featured a word processor, spreadsheet application, and a database program. Some data used by Works were saved in PS files. This file format is classified as Data.

PS format details:

Each file has a definite file format, that is, how the stored data is arranged in the file. The initial characters of a file are called signature, sometimes also referred to as "magic bytes". The signature can be used to infer the file format. Nonetheless, different programs can utilize the same file extension to represent distinct file formats. Double-clicking on the file often results in an error when opening. So a detailed analysis of a file is vital in order to determine the format and the associated program. Our examination of the PS files comes to the following conclusion:

Files with the PS extension are quite widely used. This file type includes various formats for various programs. The two most popular formats are as follows:

55% of all PS files belong to Postscript document. If you open these files in a text editor, you can view and read the content yourself. The files are 11 KB to 5 MB in size, with a median of 300 KB. The file type is very old but is also used today. The keywords Creator, Title, BoundingBox, CreationDate, Pages, %!PS-Adobe-3.0 and %!PS-Adobe-2.0 are typical for these files. Such PS files store data about logo, health, utmb, population, mecc, nadeloehr, dmbook, report, flyer, cmyk and plot.
10% of all PS files internally utilize the PDF file format. PDF is short for Portable Document Format, is a file format to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. They consist of illegible, cryptic characters. PS files can be up to 53 MB in size, but are often around 210 KB - 3 MB. These files are attributed to design.

All other PS files (35%) have different formats, frequently e.g. Encapsulated PostScript, IMKH and DXBC. Tagged as color, shader, front, hydro, document, name, pipe or room. Just click the "Choose your .ps file to view this image" button on this page to find out what your PS file is.

Technical Data for PS File Extension

File classification:

Vector Image

Related files:

psi, webp, ai, eps, prn, vs, psd, pdf, epsf, pc, sp, pi, shader, exe, bs, script, al, gz, check, xml, svg, art

Mime type:

application/postscript

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: ACDSee.ps, FileType: ACDSee PS Image, AppName: ACDSee

ProgramID: AcroDist, FileType: PostScript File, AppName: Acrobat Distiller
EXEFile: acrodist.exe

ProgramID: AcroDist, FileType: PostScript File, AppName: Acrobat ® Distiller ®
EXEFile: acrodist.exe

ProgramID: AutoCADLTPostScriptSupport, FileType: AutoCAD LT PostScript Support, AppName: Notepad
EXEFile: notepad.exe

ProgramID: AutoCADPostScriptSupport, FileType: AutoCAD PostScript Support, AppName: Notepad

ProgramID: GraphicsConverterPro.ps, FileType: Postscript, AppName: GraphicsConverter-reg
EXEFile: GraphicsConverter.exe

ProgramID: PaintShopPro8.Image, FileType: Paint Shop Pro 8 Image, AppName: Paint Shop Pro 8
EXEFile: Paint Shop Pro.exe

ProgramID: PaintShopPro8.Image, FileType: Paint Shop Pro Image, AppName: Paint Shop Pro 8
EXEFile: Paint Shop Pro.exe

ProgramID: PSP7.Image, FileType: Paint Shop Pro 7 Image, AppName: Paint Shop Pro 7
EXEFile: psp.exe

ProgramID: ACDSee.PS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\ACDSee.exe /dde

ProgramID: AcroDist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Acrobat 5.0\Distillr\Acrodist.exe

ProgramID: AcroDist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\Distillr\Acrodist.exe

ProgramID: AcroDist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Distillr\Acrodist.exe

ProgramID: AcroDist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Distillr\acrodist.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroDist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Distillr\AcroDist.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroDist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 6.0\Distillr\acrodist.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroDist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Curricular\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Distillr\acrodist.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroDist
EXEFile: C:\Acrobat3\Distillr\AcroDist.exe %1

ProgramID: AutoCADLTPostScriptSupport
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\NOTEPAD.EXE %1

ProgramID: AutoCADPostScriptSupport
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\NOTEPAD.EXE %1

ProgramID: CorelDRAW.Graphic.9
EXEFile: C:\Corel\Graphics9\Programs\coreldrw.exe -DDE

ProgramID: cta_extension_progid
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! 2002\Pip.exe %1

ProgramID: dpsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\DivX\DivX Player\DivX Player.exe %1

ProgramID: FView.eps
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FreshDevices\FreshView\fview.exe %1

ProgramID: MayaPSFile
EXEFile: D:\Maya5.0\bin\imf_disp.exe %1

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.7
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! 7\pip.exe %1

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.9
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! 9\pi.exe %1

ProgramID: MicrosoftWorks.WordProcessor.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Works\WksWP.exe /SHELL %1

ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /prefetch:9 /Open %L

ProgramID: Office.ProfileSettings.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office10\PROFLWIZ.EXE /p /u /r %1

ProgramID: PaintShopPro8.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 8\Paint Shop Pro.exe /dde

ProgramID: PaintShopPro9.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 9\Paint Shop Pro 9.exe /dde

ProgramID: PDFCreator PS.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JawsSystems\Jaws PDF Creator\Topdf.exe %1

ProgramID: Photoshop.EPSFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe %1

ProgramID: Photoshop.EPSFile.8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe %1

ProgramID: PowerPoint.SlideShow.8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office10\POWERPNT.EXE /s %1

ProgramID: PowerPoint.SlideShow.8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\POWERPNT.EXE /s %1

ProgramID: PowerPoint.SlideShow.8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office\POWERPNT.EXE /s %1

ProgramID: PowerPoint.SlideShow.8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~2\Office\powerpnt.exe /s %1

ProgramID: PowerPoint.SlideShow.8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PowerPoint Viewer\PPVIEW32.EXE %1

ProgramID: psfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ghostgum\gsview\gsview32.exe %1

ProgramID: psfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\GhostScriptView\gsview\gsview32.exe %1

ProgramID: PSP7.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 7\psp.exe /dde

ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealOne Player\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: TheGIMP20
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\GIMP-2.2\bin\gimp-win-remote.exe %1

ProgramID: WinPress
EXEFile: C:\arcgis\arcexe9x\bin\WinPress.exe %1

ProgramID: Works.Word.Document.8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office10\\winword.exe %1

ProgramID: Works.Word.Document.8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office10\winword.exe /n /dde

ProgramID: WPSDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\WordPerfect Office 11\Programs\wpwin11.exe %1

ProgramID: YPager.Messenger
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Yahoo!\Messenger\YPager.exe %1

ProgramID: YPager.Messenger
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\YPager.exe %1

ProgramID: YPager.Messenger
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\yahoomsgr\Messenger\YPager.exe %1

ProgramID: MayaPSFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Alias\Maya6.0\bin\imf_disp.exe %1

ProgramID: View Station Document
EXEFile: C:\View\Station\Image.exe %1

ProgramID: TheGIMP13
EXEFile: C:\GIMP-1.3\bin\gimp-1.3.exe %1

ProgramID: XnView.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\XnView\xnview.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroDist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Distillr\acrodist.exe

ProgramID: AcroDist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Distillr\acrodist.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroDist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\adobe5writer\Distillr\Acrodist.exe

ProgramID: CorelDRAW.Graphic.9
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\Graphics9\Programs\coreldrw.exe -DDE

ProgramID: PostScript
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.exe -IF%1

ProgramID: AcroDist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0 ME\Distillr\Acrodist.exe

ProgramID: psfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\gsview\gsview32.exe %1

ProgramID: CorelDRAW.Graphic.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\corel\graphics10\programs\coreldrw.exe %1

ProgramID: CorelDRAW.Graphic.8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\programs\coreldrw.exe -DDE

ProgramID: MayaPSFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Maya5.0\bin\imf_disp.exe %1

ProgramID: CorelDRAW ESSENTIALS.Graphic.11.2
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\CorelDRAW ESSENTIALS 2\PROGRAMS\CORELDRW.EXE -DDE

ProgramID: WinPress
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ArcGIS\arcexe9x\bin\WinPress.exe %1

ProgramID: PaintShopProX.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro X\Paint Shop Pro X.exe

ProgramID: AcroDist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Distillr\AcroDist.exe

ProgramID: IrfanView.ps
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IrfanView\i_view32.exe

ProgramID: PSP6.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PAINTS~1\Psp.exe

ProgramID: TheGIMP20
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\GIMP-2.0\bin\gimp-win-remote.exe gimp-2.2.exe

ProgramID: CorelDRAW ESSENTIALS.Graphic.11.2
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PROGRAMS\CORELDRW.EXE -DDE

ProgramID: MayaPSFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Alias\Maya7.0\bin\imf_disp.exe

ProgramID: psfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ghostview\gsview\gsview32.exe

ProgramID: Acrobat.Elements
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat Elements\Acrobat Elements.exe

ProgramID: SnapfireI.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\Corel Snapfire Plus\Corel Snapfire.exe

ProgramID: FreePDF
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FreePDF_XP\FreePDF.exe

ProgramID: PostScript
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Neevia.Com\docuPrinterPro\dprint.exe

ProgramID: AcroDist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroDist.exe

ProgramID: IrfanView.ps
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IRFANV~1\i_view32.exe

ProgramID: AcroDist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0 CE\Distillr\acrodist.exe

ProgramID: AcroDist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0 ME\Distillr\acrodist.exe

ProgramID: psfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\GhostScript\gsview\gsview32.exe

ProgramID: GIMP-2.0-ps
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Gimp-2.0\bin\gimp-2.6.exe

ProgramID: CorelDRAW.Graphic.8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\corel\Programs\coreldrw.exe -DDE

ProgramID: AcroDist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Acrobat\AcroDist.exe

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a ps image or drawing is a special file format by Adobe and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with PS files

Associate the PS file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open image or drawings. Because only the current version supports the latest PS file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Adobe manufacturer website after an available Illustrator update.
To make sure that your PS file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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