EPS to XPM Converter

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Color Pixmaps

EPS artwork converts to XPM with full color and transparency — the standard pixmap format for X11 desktop environments.

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No X11 development tools needed. Convert EPS to XPM entirely online through Convertio in your browser.

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How to convert EPS to XPM

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose xpm or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your xpm file right afterwards

About formats

EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) is a vector file format developed by Adobe Systems in collaboration with Aldus Corporation, first published in 1987. Built on Adobe's PostScript page description language, EPS wraps a self-contained PostScript program describing a single page of graphics — including vector paths, text, and embedded raster images — within a structured comment framework that provides bounding box coordinates and optional preview thumbnails. The encapsulation allows an EPS file to be placed into another document as a contained graphic element without interfering with the host document's PostScript code. For decades, EPS served as the universal exchange format in professional publishing, prepress, and print production, accepted by virtually every design, illustration, and page layout application across platforms. One key advantage is print-industry reliability — because EPS contains device-independent PostScript instructions, output is consistent across different RIPs, imagesetters, and printing presses. The format's cross-application compatibility is another strength: an EPS file created in Illustrator, CorelDRAW, or Inkscape can be placed in QuarkXPress, InDesign, or Word without requiring the originating application. While PDF has largely superseded EPS for modern workflows, the format remains widely used in stock illustration libraries, legacy publishing pipelines, and any context requiring a proven, universally supported vector exchange format.
Developer: Adobe Systems
Initial release: 1987
XPM (X PixMap) is a color image format for the X Window System, developed by Arnaud Le Hors at GROUPE BULL beginning in 1989 as the color successor to the monochrome XBM format. Like XBM, XPM files are valid C source code — each file defines the image as a static array of character strings, where the header strings specify width, height, number of colors, and characters per pixel, the color definition strings map character codes to color values (supporting X11 color names, hexadecimal RGB, and symbolic color types like 'background' and 'foreground'), and the pixel strings encode each row as a sequence of character codes that index the color palette. This ASCII art representation makes XPM images human-readable: one can often see the image content directly in the text of the source file. The format went through three revisions: XPM1 (1989, compatible with X10), XPM2 (simplified syntax), and XPM3 (1991, the current version with the static char* syntax and extended color specification). XPM was the standard format for X Window application icons, splash screens, pixmap buttons, and themed UI elements throughout the 1990s and 2000s. One advantage is the combined benefits of being a valid C source file and a color image: XPM files can be compiled into applications, edited in any text editor, processed by text tools, and version-controlled, while supporting up to 256 colors with transparency (using the 'None' color keyword). The X11 ecosystem's reliance on XPM ensures broad tool support. XPM files are handled by all X11 toolkits, ImageMagick, GIMP, and web browsers (legacy support).
Initial release: 1989

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert EPS to XPM?

XPM is a color pixmap format for X Window System. Converting EPS to XPM produces icons and graphics for Unix desktop applications.

What uses XPM files?

X11 applications, Linux desktop environments, and toolkits like Motif and Xaw use XPM for icons, cursors, and toolbar graphics.

Does XPM support transparency?

Yes — XPM supports a transparent color designation, allowing see-through areas in icons and UI graphics.

Is EPS to XPM conversion free?

Free conversion is standard at Convertio. Premium plans provide expanded limits for batch and professional workloads.

Is XPM a text format like XBM?

Yes — XPM is stored as C source code with ASCII color tables. It is human-readable and can be embedded directly in program source.

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