EPS file extension: what to open?

The EPS format is the progenitor of the PDF extension, but unlike the second, it is not so popular. Despite this, sometimes it becomes necessary to interact with him. In this article we will tell you how to open EPS. The most popular programs for this will be listed, so read to the end to choose the one suitable for yourself.

First program: Adobe Photoshop

Since the EPS format, in fact, is an image, it is, therefore, necessary to open it in graphic editors or photo viewers. Let's start with the first category, choosing the well-known Adobe Photoshop application for demonstration. So, in order to view the file in EPS format , you need to:

1. Having opened "Photoshop", click on the "File" item and select the "Open" option. Also for these purposes, you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + O.
2. In the "Explorer", the window of which will then appear, go to the folder where the file of the desired format is located, and having previously selected it, click the "Open" button.
3. Also, you can not perform these two points by simply taking and dragging a file from the file manager window into the workspace of the Photoshop program.
4. After completing this action, the "Rasterize EPS format" window will appear. In it you can set the parameters of the opening image, namely: height, width, color mode, expansion and smoothing. Make adjustments if desired. then click "OK."

The file will be opened in the program, and you can view its contents. This is the first way showing how to open EPS, but not the last, so go to the next program.

Second program: Adobe Illustrator

In the second case, we have a program from the same developers called Adobe Illustrator. It was also created for working with images and has a different set of tools, but now is not about that. To open the EPS extension file in it, you need to:

1. In the program that opens, press the Ctrl + O keys or click the "File" button and select "Open" from the menu.
2. This will open a window that you could observe in any other program working with files. In it, you need to go to the folder with the file and open it by clicking the corresponding button.
3. After that, the "Missing Profile" window will appear. It has a choice of three items: “Leave unchanged”, “Assign workspace” and “Assign profile”. Check the box next to what you want and click OK. By the way, if you just want to view the contents of the file, it is recommended to select the first item.

Having done these simple actions, you will see an image in front of you. Just like that, you can open the EPS format.

Third program: CorelDRAW

Now we’ll move a bit away from Adobe and its products and when asked about how to open EPS, we’ll suggest using the CorelDRAW application as the answer, since it works most correctly with this format.

1. Run the program and click on the button on the toolbar, which has an image of an open folder. This will launch the Explorer window. You can also click on the "Open another" link, which is located in the central part of the window, and you don’t forget about the hot keys Ctrl + O.
2. As already mentioned, after these actions, the Explorer file manager window will appear. In it you need to select the file with the EPS extension that you want to view. To do this, select it and click the "Open" button.
3. As in previous programs, a dialog box appears in which you are asked how to import the text. In fact, this has practically no effect on anything, so select any item and click "OK."

This was another way explaining how to open EPS. Now let's move on to the fourth program.

Fourth program: LibreOffice

You already know which program to open the EPS file, but all of the above were representatives of graphic editors, now I want to talk about using the text editor LibreOffice.

1. Open the program and click "Open File".
2. Select the file you want to view in Explorer.
3. Enjoy watching the image.

Unfortunately, a text editor may not always correctly display a picture, but this is a great help for heavy graphic editors. As a result, you know four ways that answer the question of how to open an EPS file.