Printer Command Language Format (PCL)

The Printer Command Language vector format was developed by Hewlett-Packard, specifically to provide a means of communication between computers and printers. The PCL files contain the commands and the HP printers parse and decode those commands.

The default extensions used by this format are: PRN, PRT, PLT, HGL, HPG and PGL.

This format is used by Visual PCL and AutoVue.

This file format does not support layers or grouping, but it does support embedded raster objects. LEAD supports all objects.

For PCL files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.