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Ghostscript

Ghostscript is a suite of software based on an interpreter for Adobe Systems' PostScript and Portable Document Format (PDF) page description languages. Its main purposes are the rasterization of documents in these languages, the display or printing of document pages, and conversion between PostScript and PDF files.

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Developer
Artifex Software
License
Dual-licensed (GNU Affero General Public License + commercial permissive exception)
Operating system
Cross-platform
Original author
L. Peter Deutsch
Release
August 11, 1988; 38 years ago (1988-08-11)
Repository
cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/

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Free fonts

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Ghostscript

Nodes71
Edges70
Triples98
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028169
Components1

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Ghostscript

Top relations

related to Free fonts · 59
Ghostscript → A028, A030, Adobe, AFPL, Aladdin Free Public License, Albertus, Antique Olive, Arial, Avant Garde, Bookman, Century Schoolbook, Chancery, Clarendon, Combined, Coronet, Courier, Cyrillic, Dingbats, Garamond, Garamond No
related to history · 17
Ghostscript → According, Aladdin Enterprises, Aladdin Free Public License, Aladdin Ghostscript, Artifex, Artifex Software, At, Deutsch, GNU General Public License, GNU Ghostscript, GNU Project, GoScript, GPL, LaserGo, Later, Peter Deutsch, With
related to Features · 6
Ghostscript → As, It, PDF, PostScript, RIP, Theps2pdfconversion
related to External links · 5
Ghostscript → GhostPDL, GitHub, GPL Ghostscript, Official, SourceForge
Developer · 1
Ghostscript → Artifex Software
License · 1
Ghostscript → Dual-licensed (GNU Affero General Public License + commercial permissive exception)
Operating system · 1
Ghostscript → Cross-platform
Original author · 1
Ghostscript → L. Peter Deutsch
Release · 1
Ghostscript → August 11, 1988; 38 years ago (1988-08-11)
Repository · 1
Ghostscript → cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/

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postscript pdf fonts software free license interpreter also gnu version general commercial used deutsch public font based format peter document

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GhostscriptDeveloperArtifex Software1.00infobox
GhostscriptLicenseDual-licensed (GNU Affero General Public License + commercial permissive exception)1.00infobox
GhostscriptOperating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
GhostscriptOriginal authorL. Peter Deutsch1.00infobox
GhostscriptReleaseAugust 11, 1988; 38 years ago (1988-08-11)1.00infobox
GhostscriptRepositorycgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/1.00infobox
GhostscriptStable release10.07.1 / 7 May 2026; 3 months ago (7 May 2026)1.00infobox
GhostscriptTypePostScript and PDF interpreter1.00infobox
GhostscriptWebsitewww.ghostscript.com1.00infobox
GhostscriptWritten inC1.00infobox
Ghostscriptis asuite of software based on an interpreter for Adobe Systems' PostScript and Portable Document Format0.90text
Ghostscriptrelated to External linksOfficial0.60section

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