The table below provides some useful information about the .png extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the .png file?
- What program do I need to open a .png file?
- Where can I find the specifications for .png?
- How can I convert .png file to another format?
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Details of extension .png
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2 extension(s) and 1 alias(es) found in database.
| Extension: | .png |
|---|---|
| Type: | Portable Network Graphics Image |
| Category: | Graphic |
| Mime type: | image/png |
| Description: | |
| PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a losslessly compressed bitmap image format. PNG was created to both improve upon and replace the GIF format with an image file format that does not require a patent license to use. | |
| [Detailed description] [Sample not yet available] | |
| Open with: | none |
| Program name: | none |
| Related links: | |
| Adobe PhotoShop GIMP IrfanView |
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| Aliases: | |
| none | |
| Related extensions: | |
| 411, acc, ami, apng, apx, art, asi, att, awd, bmp, bs, bw, cal, can, cbr, cbz, cdr, cdw, cdx, cgm, cit, cpc, cpt, cr2, cri, crw, cs1, cur, cut, dcm, dcs, dcx, djv, dng, drw, ds4, dsf, ecw, eps, fax, fh1, fif, fpx, fsh, gb, ged, gif, grl, hdp, hgr, hpi, icb, ico, iph, ipt, isq, ist, ithmb, iw4, jbig, jbig2, jng, jp2, jpg, lbm, lbm, mac, max, mbm, mng, mrw, msp, mtv, nef, odg, orf, otg, pax, pbm, pcd, pcl, pcx, pdd, pdp, pds, pef, pfw, pgc, pgf, pgm, phoa, pic, pict, pix, png, ppm, psd, pse, qti, raf, ras, raw, rgba, rlc, rle, rsb, sc, scr, sct, sgi, srf, sta, sti, stn, svg, svgz, tfw, tga, thm, tif, tng, vda, vif, wbz, wic, wlm, wmf, wmp, xif, xmp, xpif, xwd | |
| Extension: | .png |
|---|---|
| Type: | Corel Paint Shop Pro Browser Catalogue |
| Category: | Document |
| Mime type: | application/octet-stream |
| Description: | |
| PNG file is a Paint Shop Pro Browser Catalogue file. | |
| [Detailed description] [Sample not yet available] | |
| Open with: | Paint Shop Pro |
| Program name: | none |
| Related links: | |
| none | |
| Aliases: | |
| none | |
| Related extensions: | |
| jbr | |
| Extension: | .apng |
|---|---|
| Type: | Animated PNG |
| Category: | Graphic |
| Mime type: | image/png |
| Description: | |
| APNG file is an Animated PNG. The Animated Portable Network Graphics (APNG) file format is an unofficial extension to the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) specification. | |
| [Detailed description] [Sample not yet available] | |
| Open with: | XnView |
| Program name: | none |
| Related links: | |
| none | |
| Aliases: | |
| png | |
| Related extensions: | |
| gif, png | |
Windows cannot open .png files on your system?
In many cases all you need to do is identify the appropriate program in the filesuffix.com database and install it. In other cases it may be due to registry damage. For this reason we always recommend that you run a scan for registry errors.
