An interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF
Publisher’s description
What is ghostscript?
ghostscript is an open-source package managers & updater program for Windows. It ranks 16th by popularity among package managers & updaters in this catalogue.
Installation and requirements
Official installers exist for 64-bit and 32-bit as Portable. It runs without installation (portable).
Popularity and file types
The Chocolatey package has been downloaded 9,505,313 times. Similar programs include Chocolatey, NuGet and uv.
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Open source: the code can be inspected and built by anyone
- Portable: runs without installation
- Large user base
Cons
- No native ARM64 build
In short: ghostscript is an open-source package managers & updater tool for 64-bit and 32-bit PCs.
Is ghostscript safe to download?
- The file is served by github.com; check that it is the publisher’s official mirror
- The download link uses HTTPS
- No hash is published for this file
- The link has not been checked yet
- The source code is public
- ExeAtlas does not host, wrap or modify installers
Related guide: How to check a file’s SHA256 hash on Windows
Recent versions
All 1 versions ›| Version | Date | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.08.0Latest | — | 64-bit Portable32-bit Portable |
Install from the command line
Silent install ›choco install Ghostscript.app -yscoop install main/ghostscriptRelated guide: How to use winget: install and update apps
Also for other systems
brew install ghostscriptInformation
- Category
- Package managers & updaters
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0-or-later|Freeware
- Price
- Free
- Source code
- git.ghostscript.com
- Requires
- Windows 11 / 10
- Architecture
- 64-bit, 32-bit
- Installer
- Portable
- Version
- 10.08.0
- Versions listed
- 1
- Chocolatey downloads
- 9,505,313
- Website
- ghostscript.com
- Chocolatey package
- Ghostscript.app
- Scoop package
- main/ghostscript
Ratings and reviews
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Frequently asked questions
Is ghostscript free?
Yes. ghostscript is open-source software under the AGPL-3.0-or-later|Freeware licence.
Is ghostscript safe to download?
The download comes from github.com; ExeAtlas does not host or change the file.
Does ghostscript run on ARM (Windows on Arm)?
There is no ARM64 build; Windows 11 on Arm can run the 64-bit and 32-bit version through emulation.
Can I use ghostscript without administrator rights?
Yes, it is portable: unpack and run it.
