| Format |
Full name |
Owner |
based Format |
File extension |
MIME type |
Application |
Patent-
free
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| AI
|
Adobe Illustrator Document
|
Adobe Systems
|
|
.ai
|
application/illustrator,
application/postscript
|
Adobe Illustrator
|
No
|
| ANI
|
ANI file format
|
Microsoft
|
RIFF
|
.ani
|
|
Microsoft Windows
|
|
| ANIM
|
|
Electronic Arts and Commodore
|
IFF
|
.iff, .anim
|
video/x-anim
|
|
|
| APNG
|
Animated Portable Network Graphics
|
Mozilla
|
PNG
|
.png
|
image/png
|
Gecko 1.9 and Opera
|
Yes
|
| Apple Icon Image
|
|
Apple Inc.
|
|
.icns
|
|
macOS
|
|
| ART
|
|
AOL
|
|
.art
|
|
|
|
| ASCII art
|
|
|
|
.txt, .ansi, .text
|
text/vnd.ascii-art
|
Supported by GIMP
|
|
| AutoCAD DXF
|
Drawing Interchange Format
|
Autodesk
|
|
.dxf
|
image/vnd.dxf
|
|
|
| ARW
|
Sony Alpha RAW
|
Sony
|
TIFF
|
.arw
|
|
|
|
| AVIF
|
AV1 Image File Format
|
Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia)
|
AV1
|
.avif
|
image/avif
|
General purpose
|
royalty-free
|
| BAY
|
Casio RAW
|
Casio
|
|
.bay
|
|
|
|
| BMP
|
raw-data unencoded or encoded bitmap
|
simple colour image format, far older than Microsoft; some .bmp encoding formats developed/owned by Microsoft
|
|
.bmp, .dib, .rle,
.2bp (2bpp)
|
image/x-bmp
|
Used by many 2D applications.
|
Yes
|
| BPG
|
Better Portable Graphics
|
Fabrice Bellard
|
HEVC
|
.bpg
|
|
General purpose
|
No
|
| BSAVE
|
BSAVE Image
|
|
|
.BSV
|
|
Used by IBM PC.
|
|
| CAL
|
CALS raster file format
|
|
|
.cal, .cals, .ras, .dcl
|
|
|
|
| CIFF
|
Camera Image File Format
|
Canon
|
|
.crw, .ciff
|
|
|
|
| CR2
|
Canon RAW 2
|
Canon
|
TIFF
|
.cr2
|
|
|
|
| CDR
|
CorelDRAW Document
|
Corel Corporation
|
|
.cdr, .ccx, .cdt, .cmx
|
application/coreldraw
|
CorelDRAW
|
No
|
| CGM
|
Computer Graphics Metafile
|
|
|
.cgm
|
image/cgm
|
CGM files are editable using programs that support the format, such as IBM Lotus Freelance Graphics, Inkscape, etc.
|
|
| CIN
|
Cineon
|
|
|
.cin
|
image/cineon
|
|
|
| CPC
|
Cartesian Perceptual Compression
|
Cartesian Products, Inc.
|
|
.cpc, .cpi
|
image/cpi
|
Highly compressed raster imaging format.
|
No
|
| DCS
|
Kodak DCS Pro RAW
|
Kodak
|
|
.dcs
|
|
|
|
| DCR
|
Digital Camera Raw
|
Kodak
|
TIFF
|
.dcr
|
|
|
|
| DDS
|
DirectDraw Surface
|
Microsoft
|
|
.dds
|
|
|
|
| DNG
|
Digital Negative
|
Adobe Systems
|
compatible with
ISO 12234-2,
TIFF/EP[1]
|
.dng
|
|
A raw image format suitable as an archival format and as the native raw format of digital cameras[2]
|
Yes[3]
|
| DICOM
|
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
|
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
|
|
.dcm, .dicom
|
application/dicom[4]
|
Numerous biomedical imaging applications[4] (e.g. OsiriX, XMedCon), some general bitmap graphics applications (e.g. GIMP, Photoshop)
|
|
| DjVu
|
DjVu
|
AT&T Research
|
|
.djvu, .djv
|
image/vnd.djvu
|
|
|
| DPX
|
Digital Picture eXchange file format
|
|
|
.dpx
|
image/dpx
|
|
|
| DRF
|
Kodak Pro Back RAW
|
Kodak
|
|
.drf
|
|
|
|
| Encapsulated PostScript
|
page description/scripting language (see PostScript)
|
Adobe
|
|
.epi, .eps, .eps2,
.eps3, .epsf, .epsi,
.ept
|
application/postscript
|
printing/publishing industry standard format
|
|
| ECW
|
Enhanced Compressed Wavelet
|
ERDAS
|
|
.ecw
|
|
Wavelet image format used primarily with geo-referenced aerial and satellite imagery
|
No
|
| EMF
|
Enhanced Metafile Format
|
Microsoft
|
|
.emf, .emz
|
|
Microsoft Office
|
|
| EMF+
|
Enhanced Metafile Format Plus Extensions
|
Microsoft
|
|
.emf, .emz
|
|
|
|
| ERF
|
EPSON RAW
|
EPSON
|
TIFF
|
.erf
|
|
|
|
| Exif
|
Exchangeable Image File Format
|
|
|
.exif
|
|
|
|
| EVA
|
Extended Vector Animation
|
Sharp Corporation
|
|
.eva
|
application/x-eva
|
|
|
| EXR
|
OpenEXR
|
ILM
|
|
.exr
|
image/exr
|
Used in film effects for 3d rendering and hdr images.
|
?
|
| FITS
|
Flexible Image Transport System
|
|
|
.fit, .fits
|
|
Scientific (esp. astronomical) data acquisition
|
|
| FLIC
|
|
Autodesk
|
|
.fli, .flc, .flx, .flh, .flt
|
|
Supported by GIMP
|
|
| FLIF
|
Free Lossless Image Format
|
|
|
.flif, .flf
|
|
General-purpose,
superseded by Jpeg XL
|
Yes
|
| FPX
|
FlashPix (1.0.2)
|
|
|
.fpx
|
image/vnd.fpx
|
|
|
| Gerber Format
|
The Gerber Format Specification
|
Ucamco
|
Printable ASCII
|
.gbr
|
application/vnd.gerber
|
Printed Circuit Board or PCB software
|
Yes
|
| GIF
|
Graphics Interchange Format
|
CompuServe,
Unisys (compression algorithm)
|
|
.gif, .gfa, .giff
|
image/gif
|
General purpose, obsolete, now only used for animations
|
Yes
|
| HEIF
|
High Efficiency Image Format
|
Motion Pictures Expert Group (MPEG)
|
|
.heif, .heic
|
image/heif, image/heic,
image/heic-sequence,
image/heif-sequence
|
General purpose
|
No
|
| HDRi
|
|
|
TIFF
|
.tif, .tiff
|
image/tiff
|
|
|
| ICER
|
|
NASA Mars Rovers
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ICO
|
ICO file format
|
Microsoft
|
|
.ico, .cur
|
image/vnd.Microsoft.icon,
image/x-icon
|
Microsoft Windows and web browsers as favicon
|
|
| ICS
|
Image Cytometry Standard
|
|
|
.ics, .ids
|
|
|
|
| IGES
|
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification
|
|
|
.igs
|
image/iges
|
CAD/CAM interoperability
|
Yes
|
| ILBM
|
InterLeaved BitMap
|
Electronic Arts and Commodore
|
IFF
|
.iff, .ilbm, .lbm
|
image/x-ilbm
|
Planar graphics format designed for Amiga graphics hardware.
|
Yes
|
| JBIG
|
|
Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group
|
|
.jbig, .bie, .jbg
|
|
|
|
| JBIG2
|
|
Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group
|
|
|
|
|
|
| JNG
|
JPEG Network Graphics
|
|
|
.jng
|
image/x-jng
|
|
Yes
|
| JPEG
|
Joint Photographic Experts Group
|
Joint Photographic Experts Group
|
|
.jpg, .jpeg, .jpe
(containers:
.jif, .jfif, .jfi)
|
image/jpeg
|
General purpose
|
Yes
|
| JPEG 2000
|
Joint Photographic Experts Group 2000
|
Joint Photographic Experts Group
|
|
.jp2, .j2c, .jpc,
.j2k, .jpx
|
image/jp2
|
General purpose
|
royalty-free
|
| JPEG-LS
|
|
Joint Photographic Experts Group
|
|
.jls
|
|
|
|
| JPEG-HDR
|
|
Dolby Laboratories/BrightSide Technologies
|
JPEG
|
|
|
General purpose
|
|
| JPEG XL
|
|
Joint Photographic Experts Group
|
PIK, FUIF (FLIF)
|
.jxl
|
image/jxl
|
General-purpose, lossless JPEG transcoding.
|
Yes
|
| JPEG XT
|
|
Joint Photographic Experts Group
|
|
|
|
General purpose
|
|
| JPEG XR / HD Photo
|
JPEG XR / HD Photo
|
Microsoft
|
|
.wdp, .hdp, .jxr
|
image/vnd.ms-photo
|
General purpose
|
royalty-free
|
| KDC
|
Kodak DC40/DC50 RAW
|
Kodak
|
TIFF
|
.kdc
|
|
|
|
| K25
|
Kodak DC25 RAW
|
Kodak
|
TIFF
|
.k25
|
|
|
|
| Logluv TIFF
|
|
Greg Ward
|
TIFF
|
|
|
Supported by LibTIFF
|
|
| MNG
|
Multiple-image Network Graphics
|
|
PNG
|
.mng
|
video/x-mng
|
|
Yes
|
| NEF
|
Nikon RAW
|
Nikon
|
TIFF
|
.nef
|
|
|
|
| MIFF
|
Magick image file format
|
ImageMagick Studio
|
|
.miff
|
|
ImageMagick
|
|
| MRW
|
Minolta RAW
|
Minolta
|
|
.mrw
|
|
|
|
| ORF
|
Olympus RAW
|
Olympus
|
TIFF
|
.orf
|
|
|
|
| PAM
|
portable arbitrary map file format
|
|
|
.pam
|
image/x-portable-arbitrarymap
|
|
Yes
|
| PBM
|
Portable Bitmap File Format
|
|
ASCII
|
.pbm
|
image/x-portable-bitmap
|
|
Yes
|
| PCX
|
ZSoft PC Paintbrush File
|
ZSoft Corporation
|
|
.pcx, .pcc, .dcx
|
image/x-pcx
|
Dated rle packed indexed image format, used in some early 3d shooting games like Unreal Tournament as it takes up very little space and is easy to decode.
|
?
|
| PDF
|
Portable Document Format
|
Adobe Systems
|
|
.pdf, .epdf
|
application/pdf
|
|
|
| PEF
|
PENTAX RAW
|
PENTAX
|
TIFF
|
.pef
|
|
|
|
| PGF
|
Progressive Graphics File
|
xeraina GmbH
|
|
.pgf
|
|
Photographic images, eventual replacement for JPEG.
|
Yes
|
| PGM
|
Portable Graymap File Format
|
|
ASCII
|
.pgm
|
image/x-portable-graymap
|
|
Yes
|
| PGML
|
Precision Graphics Markup Language
|
Adobe Systems, IBM,
Netscape, Sun Microsystems
|
|
|
|
|
Yes
|
| PICT
|
Macintosh PICT Format
|
Apple Inc.
|
|
.pict, .pic, .pct,
.pct1, .pct2
|
image/pict
|
Metafile for Classic Mac OS, not meant for print publishing.
|
Likely
expired
|
| PICtor
|
|
John Bridges, Doug Wolfgram
|
|
.pic
|
|
Supported by PCPaint
|
|
| PNG
|
Portable Network Graphics
|
World Wide Web Consortium
|
|
.png
|
image/png
|
General purpose
|
Yes
|
| PNM
|
Portable Anymap File Format
|
|
ASCII
|
.pnm
|
image/x-portable-anymap
|
|
Yes
|
| PostScript
|
page description/scripting language, levels 1–3
|
Adobe
|
|
.ps, .ps2, .ps3
|
|
printing/publishing industry standard format
|
|
| PPM
|
Portable Pixmap File Format
|
|
ASCII
|
.ppm
|
image/x-portable-pixmap
|
Very easy to understand. Programs to analyze and write to this format are easily written.
|
Yes
|
| PSD
|
Photoshop Document
|
Adobe Systems
|
|
.psd, .psb, .pdb,
.pdd
|
image/vnd.adobe.photoshop[5]
|
Used mainly for storing image manipulation & editing data.
|
No
|
| PSP
|
Paint Shop Pro Document
|
Corel Corporation
|
|
.psp, .tub,
.pspimage
|
image/x-psp
|
Paint Shop Pro
|
?
|
| QOI
|
Quite OK Image Format
|
Dominic Szablewski
|
|
.qoi
|
|
|
Yes
|
| RAD
|
|
Gregory Ward Larson
|
|
.rad
|
|
Radiance
|
|
| RAF
|
Fujifilm RAW
|
Fujifilm
|
|
.raf
|
|
|
|
| RGBE
|
|
Gregory Ward Larson
|
|
.hdr
|
image/vnd.radiance
|
Radiance, most HDR imaging software
|
|
| SGI
|
Silicon Graphics Image
|
|
|
.sgi, .rgb, .rgba,
.bw, .int, .inta,
.icon
|
|
|
|
| SRF
|
Sony RAW File
|
Sony
|
TIFF
|
.srf, .sr2
|
|
|
|
| SVG
|
Scalable Vector Graphics
|
World Wide Web Consortium
|
XML
|
.svg,
.svgz (compressed)
|
image/svg+xml
|
Vector graphics
|
Yes
|
| SWF
|
Shockwave Flash
|
Adobe Systems
|
|
.swf
|
application/x-shockwave-flash
|
Adobe Flash Player
|
|
| TGA
|
Truevision Targa
|
Truevision Inc.
|
|
.tga, .tpic
|
image/tga
|
Texture format used by many 3d application.
|
Yes
|
| TIFF
|
Tag Image File Format
|
Adobe Systems
|
|
.tiff, .tif
|
image/tiff
|
Document scanning and imaging format, also functions as a container.
|
Yes
|
| TIFF/EP
|
Tag Image File Format / Electronic Photography
|
International Organization for Standardization
|
TIFF
|
.tiff, .tif
|
|
|
|
| UFO
|
Ulead File for Objects
|
|
|
.ufo
|
|
|
|
| VML
|
Vector Markup Language
|
Microsoft
|
XML
|
.htm, .html
|
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.vmlDrawing
|
Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office
|
Yes
|
| WBMP
|
Wireless Application Protocol Bitmap Format
|
Open Mobile Alliance (formerly WAP Forum)
|
|
.wbmp, .wbm, .wbp
|
image/vnd.wap.wbmp
|
Used in WAP-pages
|
Yes
|
| WebP
|
WebP image format
|
Google
|
|
.webp
|
image/webp
|
General purpose
|
royalty-free
|
| WMF
|
Windows Metafile Format
|
Microsoft
|
|
.wmf, .wmz
|
|
|
|
| XAR
|
Xar
|
Xara
|
Xar (graphics)
|
.xar
|
application/vnd.xara
|
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer
|
Yes
|
| XBM
|
X BitMap, colour variant of original black-and-white bitmap (bmp) format
|
|
|
.xbm, .bm,
.icon, .bitmap
|
image/x-xbitmap
|
Used by many legacy Unix applications.
|
|
| XCF
|
XCF, name derived from eXperimental Computing Facility
|
The GIMP Team
|
|
.xcf,
.xcfbz2 (compressed),
.xcfgz (compressed)
|
application/x-gimp-image
|
GIMP
|
|
| XPM
|
X-Pixmap
|
|
|
.xpm, .pm
|
image/x-xpm
|
Legacy Unix applications
|
|
| X3F
|
SIGMA RAW
|
SIGMA
|
|
.x3f
|
|
|
|
| Format |
Full name |
Owner |
based Format |
File extension |
MIME type |
Application |
Patent-
free
|
