PICT file extension

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

• What is the .pict file?
• What program do I need to open a .pict file?
• How can the .pict file be opened, edited or printed?
• How can I convert .pict files to another format?

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

✅ 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:

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

✅ Commodore 128 Basic 8 Image

.brus

Description:
BRUS file is a Commodore 128 Basic 8 Image. The Commodore 128 (C128) is the last 8-bit home computer that was commercially released by Commodore Business Machines (CBM).

BRUS format description not yet available

Category: Graphic files

Application: Recoil

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

BRUS aliases:

pict

BRUS related links:

-

BRUS related extensions:

.lnx

Commodore 64 Lynx Archive

.64c

Commodore 64 8x8 Font Data

.hrg

Timex 2048 Hi-res Gigascreen Image

.scr

Timex 2048 Hi-color Screen Image

.vbm

Commodore 128 VDC BitMap Image

.fd2

Commodore 64 FLI Designer Picture

.ihe

Commodore 64 Interlace Hires Editor Bitmap

.eci

Commodore 64 ECI Graphic Editor Image

.ecp

Commodore 64 ECI Graphic Editor Compressed Image

.fcp

Commodore 64 Face Painter Graphic

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

🔄 .pict converters

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

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

🚫 The .pict 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 .pict 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.pict

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 .pict 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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