or click to choose. Compress several at once.
Add an XPS file to shrink it. You’ll see what takes up the space and what was saved.
Compressed entirely in your browser. Your documents are never uploaded.
This XPS compressor makes XPS and OpenXPS documents smaller without changing how they look. It repacks the file with stronger compression, strips leftovers like thumbnails and printer settings, and can optionally shrink oversized pictures to the size they’re shown on the page. You’ll see exactly where the space goes, and the result opens in any XPS viewer.
How to compress an XPS file
- Drop your
.xpsor.oxpsfiles onto the left box, or click it to choose them. - Leave Pictures on Keep as-is for a lossless result, or pick a quality to shrink pictures too.
- Compression starts right away. The results show how much the fonts, pictures and pages take up, before and after.
- Download the smaller file. It opens in the Windows XPS Viewer just like the original.
What gets smaller
| Part of the file | What the compressor does | Changes the look? |
|---|---|---|
| Page XML | Recompresses at maximum strength and, with Minify on, removes indentation and comments. | No |
| Fonts | Recompresses them. Printer drivers often store fonts with weak or no compression. | No |
| Thumbnails and print settings | Removes the preview thumbnail and the print tickets attached to the document and each page. | No, only the default printer settings stored in the file |
| Pictures | Optional. Shrinks each picture to the resolution it’s shown at on the page and re-saves it. | Only at the quality you choose |
Text-heavy documents from “Print to XPS” usually shrink 10–40% losslessly, mostly from fonts and page XML. Scanned documents and photo-heavy files only shrink much when you also resize pictures, since the images are already compressed.
Which picture setting should I use?
- Keep as-is: lossless. Pictures are copied exactly, byte for byte.
- Print (220 ppi): keeps detail for printing while trimming camera-sized images.
- Screen (150 ppi): looks identical on screen and is a good choice for sharing.
- Email (96 ppi): smallest file. Fine for reading on screen, softer when zoomed or printed.
Pictures are only resized when they’re clearly larger than they need to be, and the original is kept whenever the new version wouldn’t be smaller. TIFF and JPEG XR pictures are always left as they are.
Is it private?
Yes. The XPS file is unpacked, optimized and rebuilt in your browser. Nothing is uploaded or stored, and your original file isn’t changed.
Frequently asked questions
Will the compressed XPS still open?
Yes. It’s a normal XPS file with the same pages, fonts and structure. It opens in the Windows XPS Viewer and other XPS readers.
Why didn’t my file get much smaller?
If it’s mostly scanned pages or photos, the pictures are already compressed. Try a picture setting like Screen. If the file was already packed with strong compression, there may be little left to remove, and that’s a correct result.
What are print tickets, and is it safe to remove them?
Print tickets store printer settings like paper tray and duplex mode. They don’t affect how pages look. Removing them just means the document prints with your printer’s default settings.
Does it work with OXPS files?
Yes. OpenXPS (.oxps), the format Windows 8 and later save by default, is handled the same way.
Should I convert to PDF instead?
If the person you’re sending it to isn’t on Windows, yes. PDF opens everywhere. Use the XPS to PDF converter for that.