libgxps ☆

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Description:
GObject based library for handling and rendering XPS documents

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: library gnome xps graphics documents

Install: brew install libgxps

About:
Libgxps is a GObject-based library designed for parsing, handling, and rendering XPS (XML Paper Specification) documents. It provides a robust API for developers to integrate XPS file support into GNOME and GTK+ applications. The library focuses on delivering high-fidelity rendering of documents, images, and vector graphics contained within XPS archives.

Key Features:

GObject-based API for easy integration with GTK/GNOME applications
Support for rendering XPS documents, including complex vector graphics
Handles XPS document structure, including fixed documents and document sequences
Provides interfaces for reading metadata and document properties

Use Cases:

Integrating XPS document viewing capabilities into Linux desktop applications
Building document conversion tools that process XPS files
Implementing server-side rendering of XPS documents for web services

Alternatives:

mupdf – MuPDF is a lightweight PDF and XPS rendering library, often faster but less integrated with the GNOME stack than Libgxps.
poppler – Poppler is a PDF-focused rendering library; while it excels at PDF, Libgxps is specifically tailored for the XPS format.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2025 6:32pm		3	VERSION_BUMP	6889dc9c
Nov 26, 2024 9:37am		3	VERSION_BUMP	0cfe1ff1