macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libgxpslocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install libgxps with Homebrew, dnf, Nix, pacman, apt, zypper
GObject based library for handling and rendering XPS documents. Version 0.3.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install gir1.2-gxps-0.1.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libgxpsFedora Rawhide package metadata · libgxps · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libgxpsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libgxps/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libgxpsArch Linux sync databases · libgxps · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gir1.2-gxps-0.1Debian stable package indexes · gir1.2-gxps-0.1 · source: deb.debian.org
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libgxps-developenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libgxps-devel · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
GObject based library for handling and rendering XPS documents
Project links
Commands and aliases
- xpstojpeg
- xpstopdf
- xpstopng
- xpstops
- xpstosvg
history
Project history and usage
libgxps is a GNOME C library and toolset for reading, rendering, and converting XPS and OpenXPS documents. It fills a practical desktop gap: support for Microsoft's XML Paper Specification in GTK/GNOME document workflows without treating XPS as a first-class platform format.
Project history
The GNOME wiki describes libgxps as a GObject-based library for handling and rendering XPS documents, built on GLib, GObject, GIO, cairo, libarchive, and FreeType, with optional image and color-management libraries. The same page frames XPS/OpenXPS as an XML-based electronic-paper format originally developed by Microsoft and later standardized as an open document format.
The NEWS file records libgxps 0.1.0 on October 12, 2011 as the first public release. Version 0.2.0 followed on November 19, 2011 with API changes and documentation work, while version 0.3.0 on August 8, 2017 added OpenXPS fixed-representation schema support and switched the build system to Meson.
Adoption history
libgxps was adopted as a distribution library because document viewers and converters need occasional XPS support even on systems where XPS is not a native document culture. The GNOME wiki listed Evince as a project using libgxps and linked to packages for Arch, Debian, Fedora, and Ubuntu; the batch input also shows Homebrew, Nix, pacman, and openSUSE package coverage.
How it is used
The library is used by applications that need to inspect or render XPS documents. Its command-line tools, including xpstopdf, xpstopng, xpstojpeg, xpstops, and xpstosvg, make it useful in scripts that convert XPS files into more common Unix document and image formats.
Why package nerds care
libgxps is a format-bridge package: small enough to be invisible most days, but important when a user receives an XPS file and expects the desktop stack to do something sensible. It also shows the GNOME pattern of wrapping document parsing, cairo rendering, and conversion utilities around a specific file format.
Timeline
- 2011-10-12: libgxps 0.1.0 was the first public release.
- 2011-11-19: libgxps 0.2.0 added API and documentation changes.
- 2017-08-08: libgxps 0.3.0 added OpenXPS fixed-representation schema support and switched to Meson.
- 2021-02-16: libgxps 0.3.2 added Windows WIC support for WDP images and conversion crash fixes.
Related projects
- Evince is listed by GNOME as a project using libgxps.
- cairo, libarchive, FreeType, GLib, GObject, and GIO are core dependencies named by the GNOME wiki.
- XPS and OpenXPS are the document formats handled by libgxps.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
xpstojpeg | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
xpstopdf | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
xpstopng | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
xpstops | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
xpstosvg | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.3.2
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libgxps |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/libgxps |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
gir1.2-gxps-0.1 0.3.2-4+b2
GObject introspection data for the gxps library
https://wiki.gnome.org/libgxps
sudo apt install gir1.2-gxps-0.1- Section: introspection
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgxps
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgxps
Debian apt95%
libgxps-dev 0.3.2-4+b2
handling and rendering XPS documents (development files)
https://wiki.gnome.org/libgxps
sudo apt install libgxps-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgxps
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgxps
Debian apt95%
libgxps-doc 0.3.2-4
library for handling and rendering XPS documents (documentation)
https://wiki.gnome.org/libgxps
sudo apt install libgxps-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: libgxps
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgxps
Debian apt95%
libgxps-utils 0.3.2-4+b2
handling and rendering XPS documents (utilities)
https://wiki.gnome.org/libgxps
sudo apt install libgxps-utils- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgxps
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgxps
Debian apt95%
libgxps2t64 0.3.2-4+b2
handling and rendering XPS documents (library)
https://wiki.gnome.org/libgxps
sudo apt install libgxps2t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgxps
- 9 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgxps
Nix95%
libgxps
nix profile install nixpkgs#libgxps- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgxps
Ubuntu apt95%
gir1.2-gxps-0.1 0.3.2-4build3
GObject introspection data for the gxps library
https://wiki.gnome.org/libgxps
sudo apt install gir1.2-gxps-0.1- Section: introspection
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgxps
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgxps
Ubuntu apt95%
libgxps-dev 0.3.2-4build3
handling and rendering XPS documents (development files)
https://wiki.gnome.org/libgxps
sudo apt install libgxps-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgxps
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgxps
Ubuntu apt95%
libgxps-doc 0.3.2-4build3
library for handling and rendering XPS documents (documentation)
https://wiki.gnome.org/libgxps
sudo apt install libgxps-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: libgxps
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgxps
Ubuntu apt95%
libgxps-utils 0.3.2-4build3
handling and rendering XPS documents (utilities)
https://wiki.gnome.org/libgxps
sudo apt install libgxps-utils- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgxps
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgxps
Ubuntu apt95%
libgxps2t64 0.3.2-4build3
handling and rendering XPS documents (library)
https://wiki.gnome.org/libgxps
sudo apt install libgxps2t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgxps
- 9 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgxps
dnf95%
libgxps 0.3.2-13.fc45
GObject based library for handling and rendering XPS documents
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/libgxps
sudo dnf install libgxps- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libgxps
- 13 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgxps
dnf95%
libgxps-devel 0.3.2-13.fc45
Development files for libgxps
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/libgxps
sudo dnf install libgxps-devel- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libgxps
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgxps
dnf95%
libgxps-tools 0.3.2-13.fc45
Command-line utility programs for manipulating XPS files
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/libgxps
sudo dnf install libgxps-tools- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libgxps
- 11 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgxps
pacman95%
libgxps 0.3.2-5
XPS Documents library
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/libgxps
sudo pacman -S libgxps- License: GPL2
- Architecture: x86_64
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgxps
zypper95%
libgxps-devel 0.3.2+5-1.10
Development files for libgxps, a XPS document render library
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/libgxps
sudo zypper install libgxps-devel- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libgxps
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgxps
source trail
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