PICON to PS Converter

PICON (Personal Icon) is a specialized image format originally developed for representing user avatars and small icons in early internet communication systems, particularly in USENET news readers.

These small monochrome or grayscale images typically used the X-Face format and were designed to be extremely compact for transmission over slow network connections.

While largely historical today, PICON files were an early attempt at adding visual identification to text-based online communications before the widespread use of modern avatars and profile pictures.

PICON files can be viewed with specialized vintage USENET news readers that support the format, such as older versions of Forte Agent or Trumpet Newsreader.

Some archive utilities and legacy internet tools may include PICON viewers or converters.

For modern systems, conversion to standard image formats is typically necessary before viewing.

To convert historical PICON files to modern image formats like PNG or JPEG, use our specialized legacy format converter designed to handle these rare internet artifacts.

Our conversion tool preserves these interesting pieces of internet history while making them accessible in formats that can be viewed on any modern device.

For digital archivists and internet historians, our service can process collections of PICON files while maintaining important metadata about their original context and usage.

PS (PostScript) is a page description language developed by Adobe that describes the appearance of text, graphics, and images on a printed page. It was revolutionary in desktop publishing and printing industries.

Unlike EPS, which is a single graphic, PS files can contain multiple pages and are primarily used for printing documents rather than for embedding graphics into other documents.

PostScript files contain programming instructions that describe precisely how text and graphics should appear on a page, enabling consistent reproduction across different printers and devices.

PS files can be viewed and printed using software like Adobe Acrobat Distiller, Ghostscript with GSview, or PostScript viewers.

For macOS users, Preview can open many PostScript files, rendering them for on-screen viewing.

Some professional printing software packages also support direct import and processing of PostScript files.

To convert PS files to more widely supported formats like PDF, use our online converter that maintains all text, graphics, and layout elements from the original PostScript file.

Converting PS to PDF is the most common conversion path, as PDF preserves all PostScript elements while adding features like compression and web compatibility.

For image-based outputs like PNG or JPG, our converter will rasterize the PostScript content at your specified resolution.