Details of the .pic file extension

The table below provides useful information about the .pic file extension. It answers questions such as:

• What is the .pic file?
• What program do I need to open a .pic file?
• How can the .pic file be opened, edited or printed?
• Where can I find the specifications for .pic?
• Which MIME-type is associated with the .pic extension?
• How can I convert .pic files to another format?
• What are other, similar filename extensions to .pic?

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1 extension(s) and 4 alias(es) found in database

PC Paint Image

.pic

Description:
PIC file is a PC Paint bitmap image.

PIC format description not yet available

Category: Graphic files

Application: -

Mime-type: image/x-pic

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

PIC aliases:

-

PIC related links:

-

PIC related extensions:

.art

Art Image

.att

AT&T Group 4 Bitmap Image

.bmp

Windows Bitmap Image

.cal

CALS Compressed Bitmap

.cdr

CorelDraw Drawing

.cgm

Computer Graphics Metafile

.cpt

Corel Photo-Paint Image

.cur

Windows Custom Cursor

.cut

Dr. Halo Bitmap Image

.dcs

Desktop Color Separation Image

QuickDraw Pict Image

.pict

Description:
PICT file is a QuickDraw Pict Image. PICT file format developed by Apple Computer in 1984. PICT files are encoded in QuickDraw commands and can hold both object-oriented images and bit-mapped images. It is supported by all graphics programs that run on Macintosh computers.

PICT format description

Category: Graphic files

Application: QuickTime Player

Mime-type: image/x-pict

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: Download example.pict file

PICT aliases:

pct, pic, pict2

PICT related links:

Graphics Converter Pro
ImageMagick
XnView

PICT related extensions:

.art

Art Image

.att

AT&T Group 4 Bitmap Image

.bmp

Windows Bitmap Image

.cal

CALS Compressed Bitmap

.cdr

CorelDraw Drawing

.cgm

Computer Graphics Metafile

.cpt

Corel Photo-Paint Image

.cur

Windows Custom Cursor

.cut

Dr. Halo Bitmap Image

.drw

Micrografx Designer Drawing

Pixar Image

.pxr

Description:
PXR file is a Pixar Image. The PIXAR format was designed to transfer files to PIXAR workstations. These are high-end workstations used for 3-D imaging and high-end graphics.

PXR format description

Category: Graphic files

Application: XnView

Mime-type: image/x-pixar

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

PXR aliases:

pic, picio, pixar

PXR related links:

Adobe Photoshop

PXR related extensions:

-

Blazing Paddles Bitmap

.pi

Description:
PI file is a Blazing Paddles Image. Blazing Paddles is a popular drawing program for Apple II, Atari (8bit) and C64.

PI format description not yet available

Category: Graphic files

Application: XnView

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: 0x50, 0x49, 0x2e

Magic string: PI.

Sample: -

PI aliases:

blp, pic

PI related links:

-

PI related extensions:

-

Atari Stad Compressed Bitmap

.pac

Description:
PAC file is an Atari Stad Compressed Bitmap.

PAC format description

Category: Graphic files

Application: XnView

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

PAC aliases:

pic, seq

PAC related links:

-

PAC related extensions:

-

Other types of files may also use the .pic file extension.

.pic converters

The following softwares are capable of converting .pic files to other formats:

For example, using the softwares above, a .pic file can be converted into one of the following formats:

The .pic file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

Can't open a .pic file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows cannot open this file:

example.pic

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it...

If you don't know how to set the .pic file association, check the FAQ.

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