Does anyone know how to read a .ps file?

**twotaileddemon** · May13-09, 12:19 AM

My computer can't read these files and I was wondering if you know a safe site I can download a program to read them? thanks..

(sorry I posted this in the sub-form, thought it would get more responses here)

**nrqed** · May13-09, 01:03 AM

Originally Posted by twotaileddemon

My computer can't read these files and I was wondering if you know a safe site I can download a program to read them? thanks..

(sorry I posted this in the sub-form, thought it would get more responses here)

I use Ghostscript. You can google it and download it for free

EDIT: www.ghostscript.com

**Coin** · May13-09, 03:40 AM

If I remember correctly Google knows how to convert postscript to html, so if you can find a .ps file which is indexed by google (or maybe if you just type its url into the google search box) you may be able to read a converted version of the .ps file on google.com. However formatting will be all messed up...

The built in "Preview" program on mac os x can open postscript files but it is very slow at it.

**char00les** · May13-09, 08:48 AM

Better yet, use notepad. If you want a better editor I would suggest Notepad++. Work's with everything. Download here: http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/download.php

**f95toli** · May13-09, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by char00les

Better yet, use notepad. If you want a better editor I would suggest Notepad++. Work's with everything. Download here: http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/download.php

You must have posted the wrong thread; Notepad++ is a text editor; NOT what the OP asked about.

I agree with nrqed, download Ghostscript and Ghostview (you'll need both).
Adobe Acrobat can also read postscript files, although it does it by first converting them to PDF files.

**minger** · May13-09, 11:41 AM

You can also use something like ps2pdf to convert, but like some others said, many use ghostscript to view.

**robphy** · May13-09, 04:57 PM

I use gsview and ghostview ( http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/index.htm )
several links in from nrqed's www.ghostscript.com link.

Here's an online viewer: http://view.samurajdata.se/ (for PDF, PostScript and Word)

**mgb_phys** · May13-09, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by f95toli

You must have posted the wrong thread; Notepad++ is a text editor; NOT what the OP asked about.

Well he did ask if anything could read .ps not render it ;-)

Notepad++ will do syntax highlighting of a ps file