CUT is legacy and read-only here
CUT (Dr. Halo) is a 1980s DOS paint format. It can usually be opened and converted from, but it's long obsolete, so there's no modern encoder to create new CUT files.
Looking to convert PNG to CUT? Here's the honest answer — and what works instead.
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PNG is a lossless raster format with full transparency. It keeps every pixel intact, making it ideal for logos, icons, screenshots and graphics with sharp edges.
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CUT is the Dr. Halo paint program's image format from the DOS era, paired with a separate palette file — now a historical curiosity.
CUT opens in ImageMagick and legacy converters; convert to PNG/BMP to view today.
Not here — CUT is a legacy format with no modern encoder. We can often read CUT as a source, but for output use a current format like JPG, TIFF or WEBP.
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