---
name: "ipetoipe"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ipe"
version: "7.2.30-1+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ipetoipe"
---

# ipetoipe(1)

Convert between Ipe file formats

## NAME

ipetoipe - Convert between Ipe file formats

## SYNOPSIS

**ipetoipe** ( -pdf \| -xml ) { options } *input-file* \[ *output-file* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**ipetoipe** converts between the two Ipe file formats XML and PDF. Options are:

- **-pdf**

  convert to PDF format

- **-xml**

  convert to XML format

- **-export**

  do not include Ipe markup in the output file.\
   *Warning:* this means that Ipe will not be able to read the resulting output file.

- **-pages** *from*-*to*

  restrict exporting to PDF to this page range.  This implies  the **-export** option.

- **-view** *page*-*view*

  only export this single view from the document.  This implies  the **-export** option.

- **-markedview**

  create a PDF page only for the marked views of marked Ipe pages. This is for instance convenient for making handouts for slides used in  a presentation. This implies the **-export** option.

- **-runlatex**

  run Latex even for XML output. This has the effect of including the dimensions of each text object in the XML file.

- **-nozip**

  do not compress streams in PDF or Postscript output.

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

**ipetoipe** respects the following environment variables:

- **IPELATEXDIR**

  the directory where **ipetoipe** runs Pdflatex.

- **IPELATEXPATH**

  the directory containing pdflatex and xelatex.  If not set, they are searched for on the path.

- **IPEDEBUG**

  set this to 1 for debugging output.

## AUTHOR

Otfried Cheong

## REPORTING BUGS

Please report bugs using Ipe bugzilla at *http://ipe.otfried.org/bugzilla.html*

## SEE ALSO

Ipe is documented fully in *The Ipe Manual*, which is available online at *http://ipe.otfried.org/manual/manual.html .*