Image Formats Knowledgebase
Learn JPG, WEBP, PNG and All Image Formats Definitions and Technical Details
| Format | Description | Image Tools | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3FR | Hasselblad CFV/H3D39II | Raster image READ | |
| AAI | AAI Dune image | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| AFF | Acorn Draw | Raster image READ | |
| AI | Adobe Illustrator File | Vector image WIRTE READ | |
| APNG | Animated Portable Network Graphics | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| ART | AOL Compressed Image File | Raster image READ | |
| ARW | Sony Digital Camera Alpha Raw Image Format | Raster image READ | |
| AVIF | AV1 Image File Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| AVS | AVS X image | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| BMP | Microsoft Windows bitmap | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| CALS | Continuous Acquisition and Life-cycle Support Type 1 image | Raster image READ | |
| CCX | Corel Compressed Exchange files | Raster image READ | |
| CDR | CorelDRAW Graphics files (7-X3,X4 versions) | Vector image READ | |
| CDT | CorelDRAW templates files (7-X3,X4 versions) | Raster image READ | |
| CGM | Computer Graphics Metafile | Vector image WIRTE READ | |
| CIN | Kodak Cineon Image Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| CMX | Corel Presentation Exchange files (CMX1 format) | Raster image READ | |
| CMYK | Raw Image Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| CMYKA | Raw Image Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| CR2 | Canon Digital Camera Raw Image Format | Raster image READ | |
| CR3 | -- | Raster image | |
| CRW | Canon Digital Camera Raw Image Format | Raster image READ | |
| CUR | Cursor File | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| CUT | DR Halo | Raster image READ | |
| CVS | Canvas 3 Drawing File | Vector image | |
| DCM | DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine image) | Raster image READ | |
| DCR | Kodak Digital Camera Raw Image File | Raster image READ | |
| DCX | ZSoft IBM PC Multi-page Paintbrush Image | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| DDS | Microsoft DirectDraw Surface | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| DIB | Microsoft Windows Device Independent Bitmap | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| DJVU | DjVu image files | Raster image | |
| DNG | Digital Negative Image File | Raster image READ | |
| DOT | Graph Visualization | Raster image READ | |
| DPX | SMPTE Digital Moving Picture Exchange | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| DST | Design format (Tajima) | Raster image READ | |
| DWG | CAD Drawing | Raster image READ | |
| DXF | Drawing Interchange Format | Raster image READ | |
| EMF | Microsoft Enhanced Metafile (32-bit) | Vector image WIRTE READ | |
| EMZ | Windows Compressed Enhanced Metafile | Vector image | |
| EPDF | Encapsulated Portable Document Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| EPI | Adobe Encapsulated PostScript Interchange Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| EPS | Adobe Encapsulated PostScript File | Vector image WIRTE READ | |
| EPS2 | Adobe Level II Encapsulated PostScript | Raster image WIRTE | |
| EPS3 | Adobe Level III Encapsulated PostScript | Raster image WIRTE | |
| EPSF | Adobe Encapsulated PostScript | Raster image WIRTE | |
| EPSI | Adobe Encapsulated PostScript Interchange Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| EPT | Adobe Encapsulated PostScript Interchange Format with TIFF Preview | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| ERF | Epson RAW Format | Raster image READ | |
| EXP | Embroidery file format (Melco) | Raster image READ | |
| EXR | OpenEXR Image | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| FAX | Group 3 FAX | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| FIG | FIG Graphics Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| FITS | Flexible Image Transport System | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| FLIF | Free Lossless Image Format File | Raster image | |
| FPX | FlashPix Bitmap Image File | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| FTS | Flexible Image Transport System | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| G3 | Group 3 FAX | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| G4 | Group 4 FAX | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| GIF | CompuServe Graphics Interchange Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| GPLT | Gnuplot Plot Files | Raster image READ | |
| GRAY | Raw Gray Samples | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| GV | Graphviz | Raster image READ | |
| GVDESIGN | Gravit Designer File | Vector image | |
| HDR | Radiance RGBE image format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| HEIC | High Efficiency Image File Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| HEIF | High Efficiency Image File | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| HPGL | HP-GL Plotter Language | Raster image READ | |
| HRZ | Slow Scan TeleVision | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| ICNS | Apple Icon Image | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| ICO | Microsoft icon file | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| IIQ | Phase One Raw Image | Raster image READ | |
| INFO | Format and Characteristics of Image | Raster image WIRTE | |
| INLINE | Base64-encoded Inline Image | Raster image READ | |
| IPL | IPL Image Sequence | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| ITHMB | iPod and iPhone Photo Thumbnails File | Raster image | |
| J2C | JPEG-2000 Code Stream Syntax | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| J2K | JPEG-2000 Code Stream Syntax | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| JBG | Image JBIG 1-bit Raster | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| JBIG | Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group File Interchange Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| JFI | JPEG File Interchange Image | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| JFIF | JPEG File Interchange Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| JIF | JPEG Interchange Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| JNG | Multiple-image Network Graphics | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| JNX | Garmin Tile Format | Raster image READ | |
| JP2 | JPEG 2000 Core Image File | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| JPE | JPE Image | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| JPEG | Joint Photographic Experts Group JFIF format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| JPG | Joint Photographic Experts Group JFIF format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| JPS | Stereo JPEG Image | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| JPT | JPEG-2000 Code Stream Syntax | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| JXR | JPEG Extended Range | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| K25 | Kodak Digital Camera Raw Image Format | Raster image READ | |
| KDC | Kodak Digital Camera Raw Image Format | Raster image READ | |
| MAC | MacPaint Image | Raster image READ | |
| MAN | Unix Reference Manual Pages | Raster image READ | |
| MAP | Colormap intensities and indices | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| MAT | MATLAB Image Format | Raster image READ | |
| MEF | Mamiya Raw Image File | Raster image READ | |
| MIFF | Magick Image File Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| MIX | Microsoft Image Extension | Vector image | |
| MNG | Multiple-image Network Graphics | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| MONO | Bi-level Bitmap in Least-significant-byte First Order | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| MOS | -- | Raster image | |
| MPC | Magick Persistent Cache Image File Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| MRW | Sony (Minolta) Raw Image File | Raster image READ | |
| MTV | MTV Raytracing Image Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| NEF | Nikon Digital SLR Camera Raw Image File | Raster image READ | |
| NRW | Nikon Digital SLR Camera Raw Image File | Raster image READ | |
| ODD | -- | Raster image | |
| ODG | OpenDocument Graphic File | Vector image | |
| ORF | Olympus Digital Camera Raw Image File | Raster image READ | |
| OTB | On-the-air bitmap | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| OTG | OpenDocument Graphic Template | Vector image | |
| P7 | Xv's Visual Schnauzer Thumbnail Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PAL | 16bit/pixel interleaved YUV | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PALM | Palm pixmap | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PAM | Common 2-dimensional bitmap format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PBM | Portable Bitmap Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PCD | Photo CD | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PCL | HP Page Control Language | Raster image WIRTE | |
| PCS | Design format (Pfaff home) | Raster image READ | |
| PCT | Apple Macintosh QuickDraw/PICT | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PCX | ZSoft Paintbrush Bitmap Image File | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PD | FlexiSIGN 5 Plotter Document | Vector image | |
| PDB | Palm Database ImageViewer Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PEF | Pentax Electronic File | Raster image READ | |
| PES | Embrid Embroidery Format | Raster image READ | |
| PFA | Postscript Type 1 Font | Raster image READ | |
| PFM | Portable Float Map Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PGM | Portable Gray Map Image | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PGX | JPEG-2000 VM Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PICON | Personal Icon | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PICT | Apple Macintosh QuickDraw/PICT File | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PICTCLIPPING | Picture Clipping File | Raster image | |
| PIX | Alias/Wavefront RLE image format | Raster image READ | |
| PLASMA | Plasma fractal image | Raster image READ | |
| PLIST | -- | Raster image | |
| PLT | HPGL for cutting plotter | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PNG | Portable Network Graphics | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PNM | Portable Anymap | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PPM | Portable Pixmap Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PS | Adobe PostScript File | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PS2 | Adobe Level II PostScript File | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PS3 | Adobe Level III PostScript File | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PSB | Adobe Large Document Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PSD | Adobe Photoshop Bitmap File | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PSPIMAGE | PaintShop Pro Image | Raster image | |
| PTIF | Pyramid Encoded TIFF | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| PWP | Seattle File Works Multi-image File | Raster image READ | |
| QOI | Quite OK Image Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| RAD | Radiance Image File | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| RAF | Fuji CCD-RAW Graphic File | Raster image READ | |
| RAS | SUN Rasterfile | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| RAW | Raw Image Data File | Raster image READ | |
| RFG | LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robot Graphics File | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| RGB | Raw red, green, and blue samples | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| RGBA | Raw red, green, blue, and alpha samples | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| RGBO | Raw red, green, blue, and opacity samples | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| RGF | LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robot Graphic Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| RLA | Alias/Wavefront image | Raster image READ | |
| RLE | Utah Run length Encoded Image File | Raster image READ | |
| RW2 | Panasonic Lumix Raw Image | Raster image READ | |
| RWL | Leica RAW Image | Raster image | |
| SCT | Scitex Continuous Tone Picture | Raster image READ | |
| SFW | Seattle File Works Image | Raster image READ | |
| SGI | Irix RGB image | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| SID | Ultiresolution Seamless Image | Raster image READ | |
| SIX | DEC SIXEL Graphics Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| SIXEL | DEC SIXEL Graphics Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| SK | Sketch/Skencil format | Vector image WIRTE READ | |
| SK1 | sK1 vector graphics | Vector image WIRTE READ | |
| SR2 | Sony RAW Image File Format | Raster image READ | |
| SRF | Sony Raw Format | Raster image READ | |
| STD | Apache OpenOffice Drawing Template | Vector image | |
| SUN | SUN Rasterfile | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| SVG | Scalable Vector Graphics File | Vector image WIRTE READ | |
| SVGZ | Compressed Scalable Vector Graphics File | Vector image | |
| TGA | Truevision Targa Graphic File | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| THM | Video Thumbnail File | Raster image | |
| TIF | Tagged Image File Format | Raster image | |
| TIFF | Tagged Image File Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| TIM | PSX TIM File | Raster image READ | |
| TM2 | PlayStation 2 (PS2) TIM2 | Raster image READ | |
| UIL | X-Motif UIL Table | Raster image WIRTE | |
| UYVY | 16bit/pixel interleaved YUV | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| VICAR | VICAR Rasterfile Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| VIFF | Khoros Visualization Image File Format | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| VIPS | VIPS Image | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| VSD | Microsoft Visio Drawing File | Vector image | |
| WBMP | Wireless Bitmap Image File | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| WDP | JPEG Extended Range | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| WEBP | Google Web Picture files | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| WMF | Windows Metafile | Vector image WIRTE READ | |
| WMZ | Compressed Windows Meta File | Raster image READ | |
| WPG | Word Perfect Graphics File | Vector image READ | |
| X3F | Sigma Camera RAW Picture File | Raster image READ | |
| XBM | X Windows system bitmap (black and white) | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| XC | Constant image uniform color | Raster image READ | |
| XCF | eXperimental Computing Facility | Raster image READ | |
| XPM | X Windows system pixmap (color) | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| XPS | -- | Raster image | |
| XV | Khoros Visualization image | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| XWD | X Windows system window dump (color) | Raster image WIRTE READ | |
| YUV | YUV Encoded Image File | Raster image WIRTE READ |