.PXL File Extension
Printer Command Language XL Document
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A PXL file may also be a Printer Command Language document saved in the PCL 6 Enhanced (PXL) format. It contains instructions an HP printer uses to print a document. The instructions a PXL file contains are written in a hybrid binary and plain text format.
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In the 1980s, Hewlett-Packard developed the first version of the Printer Command Language (PCL). HP printers use the commands and other data that .PCL files contain to print documents.
In 1995, HP developed version six of PCL. The Enhanced version of PCL 6 is commonly referred to as PCL XL or PXL. PXL instructions are sometimes saved in PXL files. You can send a PXL file to an HP printer to print the document it describes.
NOTE: PCL XL is HP's preferred printer language for enterprise and managed printers.
How to open a PXL file
You can open a PXL file with Ghostscript GhostPCL (multiplatform) or CoolUtils PCL Viewer (Windows) to view the document it describes.
Users familiar with the command line can use the following commands to send a PXL file to a compatible HP printer (after navigating to the directory that contains their PXL file):
- Windows: print YourFile.pxl
- Unix: lpr YourFile.pxl