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:''This is about the printer command language; for the unrelated TOPS-20 PCL see [[Programmable Command Language]].''
 
{{FormatInfo
 
{{FormatInfo
 
|formattype=electronic
 
|formattype=electronic
 
|subcat=Page description languages
 
|subcat=Page description languages
 
|extensions={{ext|pcl}}
 
|extensions={{ext|pcl}}
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|mimetypes={{mimetype|application/vnd.hp-PCL}}, {{mimetype|application/vnd.hp-PCLXL}}
 
|released=1984
 
|released=1984
 
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* [http://openpcl.sourceforge.net/ OpenPCL]
 
* [http://openpcl.sourceforge.net/ OpenPCL]
 
* [http://www.ghostscript.com/GhostPCL.html GhostPCL/GhostPDL]
 
* [http://www.ghostscript.com/GhostPCL.html GhostPCL/GhostPDL]
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* [http://imageconverter.rest7.com/ Rest7 Online Image Converter - can read 24 bit PCL bitmaps]
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
 
* http://openpcl.sourceforge.net/sample.pcl
 
* http://openpcl.sourceforge.net/sample.pcl
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* {{DexvertSamples|document/pcl}}
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
* [[Wikipedia:Printer Command Language|Wikipedia article]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Printer Command Language|Wikipedia article]]
 
* [http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpl04568 History of Printer Command Language]
 
* [http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpl04568 History of Printer Command Language]
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[[Category:Hewlett-Packard]]

Latest revision as of 15:32, 28 December 2023

This is about the printer command language; for the unrelated TOPS-20 PCL see Programmable Command Language.
File Format
Name PCL
Ontology
Extension(s) .pcl
MIME Type(s) application/vnd.hp-PCL, application/vnd.hp-PCLXL
Released 1984

PCL (Printer Command Language) is a popular page description language used to control printers. It was developed by Hewlett-Packard.

PCL is often claimed to stand for Printer Control Language, but that appears to be incorrect.

The HP Paintjet apparently has a bitmap graphic format connected in some way to PCL.

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