SIXEL to PS Converter

SIXEL is a bitmap graphics format that was originally developed for DEC terminals. It encodes images as a series of six-bit character sequences, where each bit represents a pixel in a six-pixel vertical column.

SIXEL allows terminals to display raster graphics alongside text, making it useful for embedding images in terminal output. Modern terminal emulators like xterm and mintty support SIXEL graphics.

Despite being developed decades ago, SIXEL has seen renewed interest in recent years for displaying graphics in text-based environments and command-line interfaces.

SIXEL files can be viewed in terminal emulators that support the format, such as xterm with SIXEL extensions, mintty, mlterm, and wezterm.

For conversion or viewing outside of terminals, specialized tools like libsixel, img2sixel, or GraphicsMagick with SIXEL support can be used.

Some image manipulation programs like ImageMagick can also convert SIXEL to other formats for viewing.

To convert SIXEL files to more common image formats like PNG or JPEG, use tools like libsixel's sixel2png or ImageMagick's convert command.

For converting other image formats to SIXEL, use img2sixel from the libsixel package or the convert utility from ImageMagick with SIXEL output enabled.

Our online converter supports SIXEL conversions, allowing you to easily transform these terminal graphics to modern formats for wider compatibility.

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.