Comparison of OpenXPS and PDF

This is a comparison of the OpenXPS document file format with the PDF file format. Both file format standards are essentially containers for representing digital content in a paper-like fashion.

The differences between Open XML Paper Specification (OpenXPS) and the Portable Document Format (PDF) can be traced to their heritage and the manner of their development, as they have different design goals and different groups providing input.

The different goals in the development of OpenXPS and PDF resulted in different principles and design tradeoffs between the file formats.

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