IMG file extension

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

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

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4 extension(s) and 2 alias(es) found in database

CloneCD Image

.img

Description:
CloneCD IMG file, the main channel data of all tracks of the CD.

IMG format description not yet available

Category: Disk Image files

Application: CloneCD

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

IMG aliases:

-

IMG related links:

Daemon Tools

IMG related extensions:

.bin

CDRWIN Binary Data File

.ima

WinImage Disk Image

.iso

ISO 9660 Cd-Rom Disk Image

.cue

CDRWIN Cue Sheet File

.daa

Direct Access Archive

.ccd

CloneCD Image Information

.sub

CloneCD Sub Channel Data

.mds

Alcohol 120% CD Image Descriptor

.mdf

Alcohol 120% CD Image

.wdf

WinDupe Disk Image

Magellan eXplorist Map Image

.img

Description:
IMG file is a Magellan eXplorist Map Image. Magellan eXplorist is a handheld GPS receiver unit.

IMG format description

Category: Data files

Application: Magellan MapSend

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

IMG aliases:

imi, mgi

IMG related links:

-

IMG related extensions:

.gpx

GPS Exchange Format Data

.mps

Garmin MapSource Document

.rte

OziExplorer Route Data

.rus

GisRussa Map

.trl

Holux GM-101 Tracklog

.gpi

Garmin Point of Interest Data

.loc

TopoGrafix Location Data

.dcw

Digital Chart of the World Data

.eww

ER Mapper World Data

.sidx

SharpMap Spatial Index

ADEX Corporation Bitmap

.img

Description:
IMG file is an ADEX Corporation Bitmap.

IMG format description not yet available

Category: Graphic files

Application: XnView

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

IMG aliases:

rle

IMG related links:

-

IMG related extensions:

-

OpenMap Raster Geo Data

.img

Description:
IMG file is an OpenMap Raster Geo Data. OpenMap is an Open Source JavaBeans-based programmer's toolkit. Using OpenMap, you can quickly build applications and applets that access data from legacy databases and applications.

IMG format description not yet available

Category: GIS files

Application: OpenMap

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

IMG aliases:

-

IMG related links:

-

IMG related extensions:

.qal

OpenMap Quality Data

.gen

OpenMap General Information Data

.ger

OpenMap Geo Reference Data

.sou

OpenMap Source Data

VICAR Image

.vic

Description:
VIC file is a VICAR Image. VICAR (Video Image Communication and Retrieval) is a collection of image processing programs supported by the Multimission Image Processing Laboratory (MIPL) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), for use in manipulating and analyzing spacecraft images.

VIC format description

Category: Graphic files

Application: XnView

Mime-type: image/vicar

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

VIC aliases:

img, vicar

VIC related links:

-

VIC related extensions:

-

BIAS Fringe Processor Image

.msk

Description:
MSK file is a BIAS Fringe Processor Image. The Fringe Processor is a software-tool for fringe evaluation and scientific image processing. It is used for education, research and development, in universities as well as in the industry.

MSK format description not yet available

Category: Graphic files

Application: Fringe Processor

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MSK aliases:

flt, img, raw

MSK related links:

XnView

MSK related extensions:

-

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

.img converters

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

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

The .img 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 .img 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.img

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 .img file association, check the FAQ.

Can I change the extension of files?

Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.

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