Comparison of OpenXPS and PDF
File format OpenXPS PDF
Based on a format developed by Microsoft Adobe Systems
Standardized by Ecma International ISO
First public release date 2006 1993
Latest stable version Ecma International Standard ECMA-388 - Open XML Paper Specification - 1st Edition ISO 32000-1:2008 - Document management - Portable document format - Part 1 : PDF 1.7
Latest standardised version Ecma International Standard ECMA-388 - Open XML Paper Specification - 1st Edition ISO 32000-2:2017 - Document management - Portable document format - Part 2 : PDF 2.0
Language type Markup language ( XML ) PDF is a database of objects that may be created from PostScript or generated directly by an application
XML schema representation XML Schema ( W3C ) ( XSD ) and RELAX NG ( ISO/IEC 19757-2 ) N/A
Compression format ZIP LZW for both text and images ; JPEG , JPEG 2000 , and RLE for images only
Container structure Open Packaging Conventions ( ISO/IEC 29500-2:2008 )
3D graphic content X3D ( ISO/IEC 19775/19776 ) U3D ( Standard ECMA-363 ) , PRC ( Product Representation Compact , ISO 14739-1:2014 )
Full file content compression Yes Compression of collections of objects
Fast page by page download from web servers Yes Yes
Multiple documents in one file Yes Yes
Document bookmarks and outline Yes Yes
Reflowable No With Tagged PDF
Hyperlinks Yes Yes
Page thumbnails Yes Yes
Annotations Yes Yes
Image transparencies Yes Yes
Gradient fills Yes Yes
Comparison
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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. Note that OpenXPS is incompatible with .xps files generated by Windows 7 and Vista. Windows versions from Windows 8 onward generate .oxps, OpenXPS compliant files (see Open XML Paper Specification).