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{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|thiscat=Graphics
|image=Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci, from C2RMF retouched.jpg
|caption=Mona Lisa
}}
[[Electronic_File_Formats|Electronic Formats]] concerned with Image Data.

''See also:''
* [[3D and CAD/CAM Models]]
* [[Cameras and Digital Image Sensors]]
* [[Fonts]]
* [[Geospatial]]
* [[Health and Medicine#Medical Imaging]]
* [[Page description languages]]
* [[Scientific Data formats]]
* [[Video]]
''Other lists of formats:''
* [[Amiga graphics formats]]
* [[Apple II graphics formats]]
* [[Atari graphics formats]]
* [[Commodore graphics formats]]
* [[Fax formats]]

== Animated image formats ==
See also [[Video]].

* [[Amiga GL]]
* [[NEOchrome Animation|ANI (NEOchrome)]]
* [[Windows Animated Cursor|ANI (Windows Animated Cursor)]]
* [[ANIM]]
* [[Animatic Film‎]] (.flm)
* [[AnimBrush]]
* [[ANSIMation]]
* [[APNG]]
* [[BAM]] (Infinity Engine)
* [[BMF (Ghost Recon)]] An animation data format associated with Ghost Recon [https://github.com/AlexKimov/RSE-file-formats/wiki/BMF-File-Format]
* [[CFAST Disney Animation Studio]] (.cft)
* [[Corel R.A.V.E.]] (.CLK)
* [[CorelMOVE]] (.CMV)
* [[Cyber Paint Sequence]] (.seq)
* [[DeluxePaint Animation]] (ANM or Anim)
* [[DL]]
* [[DVM]] (DVM Movie/Magic Software DVM)
* [[EVA]]
* [[Fantavision]]
* [[FLIC]] (FLI, FLC)
* [[GIF]]
* [[GIFV]]
* [[GFY]]
* [[GRASP GL]]
* [[IFF-DEEP]]
* [[Imagic Film/Picture]] (Atari ST frames used in animation)
* [[Just Buttons BTN]]
* [[Microsoft Agent character]]
* [[MNG]]
* [[Naïve Image Formats]] (NII, NIA)
* [[OIL (OpenIL)]]
* [[PGX (Portfolio)]]
* [[PICS]]
* [[Spectrum 512 Anispec‎]]
* [[SWF]] (Flash)
* [[Synfig]]
* [[Ugoira]]
* [[VAXL]]
* [[VGAPaint 386 Animation]] (.van)
* [[Video Master Film]] (Atari)
* [[XNG]]
* [[YAFA]]

Other image formats supporting animation, but not usually thought of as animation formats, include [[AVIF]], [[HEIF]], [[JPEG XL]], [[JPX]], and [[WebP]].

== Character-based graphics ==
See [[Character encoding]] for details of character sets, some of which include graphical or line-and-box-drawing characters.

* [[2500x]]
* [[ANSI Art]] (.ans)
* [[ANSI escape code]]
* [[AN2]]
* [[ArtWorx Data Format]] (.adf)
* [[ASCII Art]]
* [[Ascii-Art Editor]]
* [[AVATAR]] (FidoNet)
* [[BIN (Binary Text)]]
* [[BSAVE Image]]
* [[CebraText]]
* [[ComAnsi]] (.anc)
* [[Dir Logo Maker]]
* [[iCEDraw]] (.idf)
* [[MZM]] (.mzm)
* [[Nitrogen Fingers Paint]] (NFP)
* [[Nitrogen Fingers Text]] (NFT)
* [[PCBoard]] (.pcb)
* [[PIX (PIcture in teXt)]] (sets up custom characters to show raster image in text mode)
* [[RIPscrip]] (or RIPscript)
* [[Semi-Graphic logos Editor]]
* [[sMAUG ANSI Executable]]
* [[TheDraw COM File]]
* [[TheDraw Save File]] (.td)
* [[TUNDRA]] (.tnd)
* [[XBIN]] (.xb)

== Colors ==
(Profiles, color spaces, [[Computer Palettes|palettes]], swatches)
* [[Adobe RGB (1998)]]
* [[Adobe Swatch Exchange]] (.ase)
* [[Atari ST color palette]]
* [[Commodore 64 color palette]]
* [[DAT (Build Engine Palette)]]
* [[DNG camera profile]]
* [[Dr. Halo PAL]]
* [[GIMP Palette]]
* [[ICC profile]]
* [[Photoshop Curve]]
* [[Photoshop Transfer Function]]
* [[RIFF Palette File]]
* [[sRGB]]
* [[Web-safe colors]]
* [[YUV]]

== Compression ==

Graphics compression algorithms, special-purpose compressed graphics formats, etc.

See also [[Compression]], for general-purpose algorithms.

* [[Brunsli]]
* [[CCITT Group 3]]
* [[CCITT Group 4]]
* [[DCT compression]] (e.g. lossy [[JPEG]])
* [[Genus Graphics Library]]
* [[GIFBLAST]] (.gfb)
* [[Gifpress]] (.gps)
* [[ImageZero]]
* [[JBIG]]
* [[JBIG2]]
* [[JPEG]]
* [[JPEG 2000 codestream]]
* [[JPEG-LS]]
* [[Lepton]]
* [[LOCO-I]] (Low Complexity Lossless Compression for Images)
* [[MAG (GIF archiver)]]
* [[Mixed Raster Content]] (MRC, T.44)
* [[Modified Huffman]]
* [[Modified Modified READ]]
* [[Modified READ]]
* [[NeXT 2-bit RLE]]
* [[PackBits]]
* [[packJPG]] (.pjg)
* [[packPNM]] (.ppn)
* [[PKP]]
* [[Rawzor]]
* [[RK Image]] (.rki)
* [[Run-length colour encoding]] (T.45)
* [[Run-length encoding]]
* [[StuffIt Image Format]] (SIF)
* [[ThunderScan compression]]
* [[UHIC]]
* [[Wavelet compression]]

== Icon, Cursor, and Avatar files ==
(Formats often used for icons, cursors, avatars, thumbnails, etc.)

* [[Amiga Workbench icon]] (.info)
* [[AMOS Icon Bank]]
* [[Windows Animated Cursor|ANI (Windows Animated Cursor)]]
* [[Apple File and App Icons]]
* [[CUR]] (Microsoft Windows cursors)
** [[Windows 1.0 Cursor]]
* [[CursorFX]]
* [[CursorXP]]
* [[DEGAS Elite icon]] (.icn)
* [[EPOC AIF]]
* [[Favicon]]
* [[Foto-Mosaic-Edda Database]]
* [[GEM resource file]] (.rsc)
* [[GlowIcons]]
* [[Graphic Workshop Thumbnail]] (.thn)
* [[Haiku Vector Icon Format]]
* [[HP 100LX/200LX icon]] (.icn)
* [[ICDRAW icon]]
* [[ICNS]] (Apple/Macintosh Icon)
* [[ICO]] (Microsoft Windows icons)
** [[Windows 1.0 Icon]]
* [[Icon Heaven library]] (.fim)
* [[Icon library]] (.icl)
* [[IconPackager]] (.zip, .iptheme, .ip, .iconpackager)
* [[IconVG]] (.ivg)
* [[Image Gallery (Alchemy Mindworks)]] (.gal)
* [[Imageiio/imaginfo (Ulead)]] (.pe3, .pe4)
* [[Image Librarian]] (.ril)
* [[iThmb]] (iOS thumbnail images)
* [[Lotus Smart Icon]] (.smi)
* [[Magic Desk icon]] (.icn)
* [[Micrografx Icon]] (.icn)
* [[MonkeyLogo]]
* [[MTN]] (Monu-CAD thumbnail) (.mtn)
* [[NeoDesk icon]] (.nic)
* [[NewIcons]]
* [[Nokia Group Graphic]] (.ngg)
* [[Nokia Logo Manager bitmap‎]] (.nlm)
* [[Nokia Operator Logo]] (.nol)
* [[Nokia Picture Message]] (.npm)
* [[Nokia Startup Logo]] (.nsl)
* [[OLPC 565]]
* [[OS/2 Icon]]
* [[OS/2 Pointer]] (.ptr)
* [[PaintShop Pro Browser Cache]] (pspbrwse.jbf)
* [[Photoshop Thumbnail Cache]]
* [[RIPscrip Icon]] (RIPterm Image, .icn)
* [[Sony Mavica 411]]
* [[SRF (Garmin vehicle)]]
* [[Sun icon]]
* [[SuperJPG thumbnail cache]] (superjpg.tnc)
* [[ToyBox icon]]
* [[Windows thumbnail cache]] (Thumbs.db)
* [[Xbox Live Avatar]]
* [[Xcursor]]
* [[X-Face]]
* [[XV thumbnail]]
* [[ZoomBrowser Ex thumbnail cache]] (ZbThumbnail.info)

== Metadata Formats ==

* [[AFCP]]
* [[Exif]]
* [[IPTC-IIM]] (or NAA)
* [[IPTC Photo Metadata]]
* [[MakerNote]]
* [[MIX (metadata)|MIX]]
* [[net.CyberCards]]
* [[Photoshop Image Resources]]
* [[SAUCE]]
* [[XMP]]

== Online/Networked Formats ==
(while any image format can be used online and through a network, these are specifically designed to be accessed remotely via an API)
* [[IIIF|IIIF – The International Image Interoperability Framework]]

== Programming languages ==
(Graphic-specific programming languages)

* [[Anim8or Scripting Language]]
* [[Blitz3D]]
* [[CEEMAC]]
* [[High Level Shading Language]] (HLSL) (uses byte array header files)
* [[OpenGL Shading Language]] (GLSL)
* [[PostScript]]
* [[Processing]]
* [[RenderWare object]] (.rwx)
* [[SCODL]]

== Raster Graphics Formats ==

* [[AAI]] (Dune image)
* [[ABC (LEADTOOLS)]] (Advanced Bitonal Compression)
* [[Abekas YUV]] (.yuv) (Diskus and Quantel QNV varieties of YUV files are apparently similar)
* [[Ability Office PhotoPaint]] (.apx)
* [[ACDSee Image]] (.apd, .acdc)
* [[Acorn Sprite]]
* [[ADEX IMG]]
* [[ADRG]]
* [[Advanced Art Studio]]
* [[Affinity Photo]] (.afphoto)
* [[AFLI-Editor]]
* [[AIPD]]
* [[Alias PIX]]
* [[Alpha Microsystems BMP]]
* [[Amber ARR Bitmap Image]]
* [[Amica Paint]]
* [[AMOS Picture Bank]]
* [[AMOS Sprite Bank]]
* [[Analyze AVW]]
* [[Animator PIC/CEL]]
* [[Animator Pro PIC]]
* [[Anime 4ever slideshow]]
* [[ANSI 379]]
* [[ANSI 381]]
* [[AP*]]
* [[Apac3 APP]]
* [[Aperio SVS]]
* [[Apple volume label image]]
* [[Applixware Bitmap]]
* [[Adaptive Prediction Trees|APT]]
* [[ARF (Axon Raw Format)]]
* [[ART (AOL compressed image)]]
* [[ART (PFS: First Publisher)]]
* [[Art Director]]
* [[ArtMaster88]]
* [[Async Professional Fax]] (.apf)
* [[AtariCAD]] (.drg)
* [[AtariGraphics]]
* [[Atari Interlaced Studio]]
* [[AtariTools-800]]
* [[ATR (ZX Spectrum)]]
* [[Augmented PFM]]
* [[AVIF]]
* [[AVS X image]]
* [[Award BIOS logo]]
* [[AWD (Artweaver)]]
* [[AWD (At Work Document)]]
* [[BBC Micro mode image]]
* [[BCIF]]
* [[BEF]]
* [[BFLI]]
* [[BGI image]]
* [[Blazing Paddles]] (.pi, .wnd)
* [[BIF (byLight)]]
* [[BIF (Image Alchemy)]]
* [[BigTIFF]]
* [[BioRad confocal image]]
* [[BLP]]
* [[BMF (Dmitry Shkarin)]]
* [[BMI (Zoner)]]
* [[BMP]] (Windows BMP and OS/2 BMP)
* [[Bob ray tracer bitmap]]
* [[Border Screen]]
* [[BPG]]
* [[BRender PIX]]
* [[BSAVE Image]]
* [[BSB]] (BSB/KAP)
* [[BSP (ZX Spectrum)]]
* [[BTPC]]
* [[Bugbiter APAC239i]]
* [[CADRG]]
* [[Calamus Raster Graphic]] (.crg)
* [[CALS raster]]
* [[Casio CAM]] (.cam)
* [[Canvas (Atari)‎]] (.cpt, .cnv)
* [[Cartesian Perceptual Compression]] (CPC)
* [[CD5]] (Chasys Draw)
* [[CD-I IFF IMAG]]
* [[CDU-Paint]]
* [[Centauri Logo Editor]]
* [[CgBI]]
* [[CH$]]
* [[Champions' Interlace]]
* [[Cheese]] (.che)
* [[Cineon]]
* [[Cisco IP Phone image]]
* [[Clear (RISC OS graphics format)|Clear]]
* [[Cloé picture]]
* [[CMP]]
* [[CMU Andrew Toolkit image]] (.cmu)
* [[CMU Window Manager bitmap]]
* [[COKE (Atari Falcon)]]
* [[ColoRIX]] (RIX)
* [[ColorViewSquash]] (.rgb)
* [[C.O.L.R. Object Editor]]
* [[CompuServe RLE]]
* [[ComputerEyes]]
* [[Corel Photo House]] (.cps)
* [[Corel Photo-Paint image]] (.cpt)
* [[Corel Wavelet]] (.wi)
* [[CPA (PRISM)]]
* [[CPI (ColorLab)]]
* [[Crack Art]] (.ca1, .ca2, .ca3)
* [[CUPS Raster]]
* [[CUT (Amstrad)]]
* [[Cyber Paint Cell]]
* [[Dali]]
* [[DaVinci]]
* [[DCS]] (Desktop Color Separation)
* [[DCT (Crash Barrier)]]
* [[DCX]] (ZSoft IBM PC multi-page Paintbrush)
* [[DEGAS Elite brush]]
* [[DEGAS image]] (.pi1, .pi2, .pi3, .pc1, .pc2, .pc3)
* [[DelmPaint]]
* [[DeskMate Paint]] (.pnt)
* [[DeskPic]]
* [[DESR VFF]]
* [[Dexxa TIFF]]
* [[DGI (Digi-Pic)]]
* [[D-GRAPH]]
* [[DICOM]] (.dcm)
* [[Diddle sketch]]
* [[DiddleBug sketch]]
* [[Digi Paint]]
* [[DIN]]
* [[DirectDraw Surface]] (.dds)
* [[DjVu]]
* [[DM2]]
* [[DM3]]
* [[DM4]]
* [[DNG]]
* [[Doodle (Atari)]] (.doo)
* [[Doodle! (C64)]] (.dd, .jj)
* [[Doré Raster]]
* [[DPX]] (SMTPE DPX)
* [[Draw256]] (.vga)
* [[DrawIt (Atari)]]
* [[Drazlace]]
* [[Drazpaint]] (.drz, .drp)
* [[Dr. Halo CUT]]
* [[Dr. Halo PIC]]
* [[DUO]]
* [[DuneGraph]]
* [[DVI]] (Intel DVI, Digital Video Interface, Intel Real-Time Video)
* [[ECI Graphic Editor]]
* [[ECW]] (Enhanced Compression Wavelet)
* [[EggPaint]] (.trp)
* [[Elecard Wavelet Image]] (.wlt)
* [[Enhanced Simplex]] (.esm)
* [[Envision]]
* [[EPOC MBM]] (Symbian Multibitmap)
* [[EPOC Sketch]]
* [[EPSILON]]
* [[Epson Printer Bitmaps]]
* [[ERDAS Imagine IMG]]
* [[ERDAS LAN/GIS]]
* [[ER Mapper Raster]] (.ers)
* [[Extended DEGAS image]]
* [[EZ-Art Professional]]
* [[Face Painter]] (.fpt, .fcp)
* [[FaceSaver]]
* [[Falcon True Color]] (.ftc)
* [[farbfeld]]
* [[Fastgraph Pixel Run Format]]
* [[FAXX]] (IFF-FAXX)
* [[FBM image]] (Fuzzy Bitmap)
* [[FFLI]]
* [[FIASCO]]
* [[FIF (Fractal Image Format)]]
* [[FL32 (FilmLight)]]
* [[FlashPix]] (.fpx)
* [[Flexible Image Transport System]] (FITS)
* [[Flexible Line Interpretation]] (FLI)
* [[FLIF]]
* [[FLI Graph]]
* [[FLIP]]
* [[FLI Profi]]
* [[Floor Designer]]
* [[FMAC2COM]]
* [[FONTASY graphics]]
* [[FRA (Fractint)]]
* [[Freedom of Press]]
* [[FSH (EA Sports)]]
* [[FUIF]]
* [[Fullscreen Construction Kit]]
* [[Funpaint]]
* [[Fun with Art]]
* [[G9B]]
* [[GD image format]]
* [[GD2 image format]]
* [[GED]]
* [[GEM Raster]] (.img)
* [[Gephard Hires Graphics]]
* [[geoPaint]]
* [[GeoTIFF]]
* [[GFA Artist]] (.art)
* [[GIF]] (Graphics Interchange Format)
* [[GIFEXE]]
* [[Giga Cad]]
* [[Gigascreen]]
* [[GIMP Animated Brush]] (.gih)
* [[GIMP Brush]] (.gbr)
* [[GIMP Pattern]] (.pat)
* [[GLE]]
* [[GoDot]] (.4bt)
* [[GodPaint]] (.god)
* [[GR*]]
* [[GRABBER]]
* [[Graph2Font]]
* [[Graphics Processor]]
* [[Graphic Workshop self-displaying picture]]
* [[Graph Saurus]]
* [[Grass' Slideshow]]
* [[GrayPaint]]
* [[GRF (Amstrad)]]
* [[GRFX]]
* [[GRIB]] (Gridded Binary)
* [[GROB]]
* [[Gunpaint]]
* [[GX1]]
* [[GX2]]
* [[Hard Interlace Picture]]
* [[HCI]]
* [[HEIF]]
* [[Hemera Photo-Object]]
* [[Hi-Eddi]] (.hed)
* [[Hi-Pic Creator]] (.hpc)
* [[hipix]]
* [[HIPS]]
* [[Hires-Bitmap]]
* [[Hires FLI Designer]]
* [[Hires Interlace]]
* [[Hires Manager]]
* [[HiRes Player Missile]]
* [[HLR]]
* [[HMR]] (Bentley Systems bitmap file, connected in some way to GeoTIFF)
* [[HP Paintjet]]
* [[HP Photo Album]]
* [[HR (TRS-80)]] (.hr)
* [[HRU]]
* [[HS2 (POSTERING)|HS2]]
* [[HSI JPEG]]
* [[HSI Raw]]
* [[HTC splashscreen]] (also known as NB format)
* [[IBM Audio Visual Connection (AVC) Still Video Image]]
* [[IBM KIPS bitmap]]
* [[ICE (Atari)]]
* [[ICR (NCSA Telnet)]]
* [[IFF-DEEP]]
* [[ILBM]] (IFF, LBM, HAM, ACBM, etc.)
* [[Image Cytometry Standard]] (.ics)
* [[Image Exchange Format]]
* [[Image System]]
* [[ImageWise Picture]]
* [[Imagic Film/Picture]] (Atari ST)
* [[IMG/HDR]] (Analyze 7.5)
* [[IMG Scan]]
* [[Img Software Set]]
* [[ImgStar]]
* [[IndyPaint]] (.tru)
* [[ING 15]]
* [[Inset PIX]]
* [[InShape IIM]]
* [[INT95a]]
* [[Intergraph Raster]]
* [[Interlace Graphics Editor]]
* [[Interlace Hires Editor]]
* [[Interlace Logo Designer]]
* [[Interleaf image]]
* [[InterPainter]]
* [[IPI]]
* [[IPLab]] (Image Processing Lab)
* [[IRIS CMYK Front End Processor CT]]
* [[Island Graphics TIFF]]
* [[IWC (WaveL)]]
* [[J Wavelet Image Codec]] (.wic)
* [[J6I]] (Ricoh Digital Camera image file)
* [[JAM (compressed image)]]
* [[JAM (Disney's Aladdin)]]
* [[JBIG]]
* [[JBIG2]]
* [[JEDMICS C4]]
* [[Jeff's Image Format]]
* [[Jet Graphics Planner]]
* [[JFIF]] (JPEG File Interchange Format)
* [[JNG]] (JPEG Network Graphics)
* [[Jovian Logic VI]]
* [[JP2]] (JPEG 2000 Part 1 Annex I)
* [[JPC (LuraWave)]]
* [[JPEG]] (JPEG Interchange Format, .jpg)
* [[JPEG 360]]
* [[JPEG 2000]]
* [[JPEG 2000 codestream]] (.j2k, .j2c, .jpc)
* [[JPEG-HDR]]
* [[JPEG-LS]]
* [[JPEG Pleno]]
* [[JPEG XL]]
* [[JPEG XR]] (HD Photo)
* [[JPEG XS]]
* [[JPEG XT]]
* [[JPM]] (JPEG 2000 Part 6: Compound Image Format)
* [[JPS]]
* [[JPX]] (JPEG 2000 Part 2: Extensions, .jpf)
* [[KFX (Atari graphics format)]]
* [[KIFF]]
* [[KiSS CEL]]
* [[Koala MicroIllustrator]]
* [[KoalaPainter]] (.koa, .gg)
* [[Kolor Raw]] (.kro)
* [[Kompresor do Animatora]]
* [[KQP]]
* [[Krita]] (.kra)
* [[KSS-Paint]]
* [[KTX]]
* [[KYG]]
* [[Larka Edytor Obiekt]]
* [[LazPaint]] (.lzp)
* [[LdPic]]
* [[LERC]]
* [[LIFF]] (Openlab Layered Image File Format)
* [[Lightning Strike]] (.cod)
* [[Little Draw]] (.ldw)
* [[Logo-Painter]]
* [[Lossless JPEG (original)]]
* [[Lotus Manuscript graphics]] (.bit)
* [[LSM]] (Zeiss Light Speed Microscope)
* [[LSS16]]
* [[Lucasfilm picture]] (.lff)
* [[Ludek Maker]]
* [[Lumena CEL]]
* [[Lumena PIX/BPX]]
* [[LuraDocument Format]] (.ldf)
* [[LuraWave]] (LWF)
* [[MacPaint]]
* [[Mad Designer]]
* [[Mad Studio]]
* [[MagicDraw]]
* [[Magic Painter]]
* [[Magick Persistent Cache]] (MPC)
* [[MAKIchan Graphics]] (.mag)
* [[Mamut]]
* [[Mapletown Network]]
* [[Marco Pixel Editor]]
* [[Maya IFF]]
* [[McPainter]]
* [[MCS]]
* [[MDA|MDA/MDP]] (MicroDesign Area/Page)
* [[MDI]] (Microsoft Office Document Imaging)
* [[MDP (FireAlpaca)|MDP]] (FireAlpaca and Medibang Paint)
* [[MegaPaint BLD]]
* [[MetaMorph Stack]] (.stk)
* [[MGR bitmap]]
* [[MIAF]]
* [[Micro Illustrator]]
* [[Microsoft Image Composer]] (.mic)
* [[MIF (MAXpaint)]]
* [[MIF (MSX)]]
* [[MIFF]] (Magick Image File Format)
* [[MIG]]
* [[MIX (Picture It!)]]
* [[Mixed Raster Content]] (MRC, T.44)
* [[MLDF]]
* [[Mono Magic]]
* [[Movie Maker]]
* [[MPH (MonkeyPhoto)]]
* [[MRF (Monochrome Recursive Format)]]
* [[MrSID]]
* [[MSP (Microsoft Paint)]]
* [[MSX BASIC graphics]]
* [[MTV ray tracer bitmap]]
* [[MultiArtist]]
* [[Multicolor]] (Commodore 64 graphic mode)
* [[Multicolor (ZX Spectrum)]]
* [[Multi-Lace Editor]]
* [[Multi Palette Picture]] (MPP)
* [[Multi-Picture Format]] (MPO)
* [[Naïve Image Formats]] (NIE)
* [[NAS]]
* [[NASA Raster Metafile]]
* [[National Imagery Transmission Format]] (NITFS, NITF, .ntf)
* [[NEOchrome]] (.neo)
* [[NEOchrome Master]]
* [[Nero CoverDesigner]] (.ncd, .nct)
* [[Netpbm formats]] (PBM, PGM, PPM, PNM)
* [[NETPIC (Jim Tucker)|NETPIC]]
* [[The Newsroom|Newsroom, The]]
* [[NIFF (Navy Image File Format)]]
* [[NIFF (xloadimage)]]
* [[NIST IHead]] (.pct)
* [[NV12]] (a YUV format)
* [[NXI]]
* [[OpenEXR]] (.exr)
* [[OpenRaster]] (.ora)
* [[Oric HIRES screen]]
* [[OS/2 Bitmap Array]]
* [[OS/2 bitmap family]]
* [[OS/2 Boot Logo]]
* [[OTA bitmap]] (Nokia Over The Air, .otb)
* [[P4I]]
* [[PabloPaint]]
* [[PABX background]]
* [[Paint Magic]]
* [[Paint.NET image]] (.pdn)
* [[Painter RIFF]] (.rif)
** [[Painter PIX]] (.pix)
* [[Painter's Apprentice‎]]
* [[PaintPro]]
* [[PaintShop (Atari ST)]]
* [[PaintShop Pro]] (.psp, .jsl, .pfr, .tub)
* [[PaintTool SAI]]
* [[Paintworks]]
* [[Palette Master]]
* [[Palm bitmap]]
* [[Palm Database ImageViewer]] / FireViewer PDB (.pdb)
* [[Paradox (graphics)]]
* [[PAX (Pick Ax)]]
* [[PCIF]] (.pcf)
* [[PCO B16]]
* [[PCPaint BSAVE]]
* [[PCPaint CLP]]
* [[PCPaint PIC]] (a.k.a. Pictor)
* [[PCR image]]
* [[PCX]] (PC Paintbrush)
* [[PDS]] (NASA Planetary Data System, .img, .imq)
* [[PDS4]]
* [[Perfect Pix]]
* [[PFM (Portable Float Map)]]
* [[PFS (Portable Floatmap Stream)]]
* [[PGC (Portfolio Graphics Compressed)]]
* [[PGF (Portfolio Graphics)]]
* [[PGF (Progressive Graphics File)]]
* [[PGX (JPEG 2000)]]
* [[Photo CD]] (.pcd)
* [[PhotoChrome]] (.pcs)
* [[PhotoDeluxe]] (.pdd)
* [[PhotoImpact]]
* [[PhotoParade slideshow]] (.php, .4pp)
* [[Photoshop brush]] (.abr)
* [[PhotoSuite Project]] (.pzp)
* [[Pi (image format)|Pi]]
* [[PIC (Yanagisawa)]]
* [[PIC2]]
* [[Picasso 64]] (.p64)
* [[PIC Editor (Andrei Romanov)]]
* [[PictureGear Pocket]]
* [[Picture Packer]]
* [[Picture Publisher]]
* [[PIK]]
* [[PIX (PIcture in teXt)]]
* [[Pixar picture]] (.pxr)
* [[PixArt]]
* [[PixelPaint (SuperMac)]]
* [[Pixel Perfect]]
* [[Pixel Studio (FileStream)]] (.ibw)
* [[Pixia]] (.pxa)
* [[PIXIT]]
* [[Pixlr document]] (*.pxd)
* [[PKI (ImgFun)]]
* [[PKM]]
* [[PL4]]
* [[PLD (PhotoLine)]]
* [[PM (XV image)]]
* [[PMG Designer]]
* [[PNG]] (Portable Network Graphics)
* [[Pocket PC Bitmap]] (.2bp)
* [[Portable Arbitrary Map]] (PAM)
* [[Portable Bitmap Format]] (PBF)
* [[Poser Bump Map]] (.bum)
* [[PowerGraphics]]
* [[PRF (Polychrome Recursive Format)]]
* [[Printfox bitmap]]
* [[PrintMaster]]
* [[PrintPartner]] (.gph)
* [[The Print Shop|Print Shop, The]]
* [[Print-Technik]]
* [[Prism Paint]] (.pnt)
* [[PSB]] (Adobe Photoshop, large format)
* [[PSD]] (Adobe Photoshop)
* [[PSF (PhotoStudio)]]
** [[Arcsoft Album/Slide Show]]
* [[Psion PIC]]
* [[PTG]] (ArtRage)
* [[Public Painter]]
* [[Puzzle image (X11)]]
* [[PWC (Piecewise-Constant Image Model)]]
* [[PWG Raster]]
* [[PXM (Pixelmator)]]
* [[Q0]]
* [[QDV (Giffer)]]
* [[QOIR]]
* [[QRT Ray Tracer bitmap]]
* [[QTIF]] (QuickTime image file, .qif)
* [[QTL]] (YUV SECAM or PAL image)
* [[Quake 2 Texture]] (.wal)
* [[Quantel VPB image]]
* [[QuantumPaint]] (.pbx)
* [[Quite OK Image Format]] (.qoi)
* [[Radiance HDR]] (RGBE, XYZE, .hdr, .pic)
* [[RAG-D]]
* [[Rainbow Painter]]
* [[RAMbrandt]]
* [[Raster Master RAW]]
* [[Raw bitmap]]
* [[RDIB]]
* [[Rembrandt]]
* [[RGB Intermediate Format]]
* [[RGFX]]
* [[RLA]] (Wavefront)
* [[RLI]] (RealWorld)
* [[Rocky Interlace Picture]]
* [[RUN Paint]]
* [[SAMAR Hires Interlace]]
* [[SAM Coupé Mode 4]]
* [[Saracen Paint]] (.sar)
* [[SBIG CCDOPS image]]
* [[Scitex CT]]
* [[SCR (ZX Spectrum)]]
* [[ScreenShot Hack]]
* [[Seattle FilmWorks]] (.sfw, .pwp)
* [[Secret Photos puzzle]] (.xp0)
* [[Segmented Hypergraphics]] (.shg, .mrb)
* [[Separations output format]]
* [[Serif PhotoPlus]] (.spp)
* [[SGI (image file format)|SGI]] (IRIS, RGB)
* [[SGX]] (SView Graphics, SuperView Graphics)
* [[SHP (Loadstar)]]
* [[Signum! Compressed Image (IMC)]]
* [[Sinbad Slideshow]]
* [[Sinclair QL screen]]
* [[Sixel]]
* [[Sketch-PadDles]]
* [[SlideShow for VBXE]]
* [[Slow-scan television]] (.hrz)
* [[Softimage PIC]]
* [[Sony PictureGear Studio]]
* [[Spaceward Graphics]] / Satori (.r, .rir)
* [[Spectrum 512 Extended‎]] (.spx)
* [[Spectrum 512 formats]] (.spu, .spc, .sps)
* [[SPIF]]
* [[SPIFF]] (Still Picture Interchange File Format)
* [[Spooky Sprites]]
* [[Sprite Master]]
* [[STAD PAC]]
* [[Standard Archive Format]] (military missile data format that includes images among other data)
* [[Standard Graphics 3 (Atari)]]
* [[Starbase bitmap file‎]]
* [[STiNG]] (.stn)
* [[STL (ZX Spectrum)]]
* [[Stop Press Canvas]]
* [[Storyboard PIC/CAP]]
* [[STOS memory bank]] (.mbk)
* [[Structured Fax File]] (.sff)
* [[Sun Raster]] (.ras, .sun)
* [[Sun TAAC image]]
* [[Super IRG]]
* [[SXG (ZX Spectrum)]]
* [[SymbOS graphic]] (.sgx)
* [[Synthetic Arts]]
* [[Synu]] (Synthetic Universe)
* [[TAP (Tencent)]]
* [[Taquart Interlace Picture]]
* [[TealPaint]]
* [[Technicolor Dream]]
* [[TelePaint/Splash graphics]] (.ss)
* [[Texture Maker0]]
* [[TG4 (Image Machines)]]
* [[TGA]] (Truevision Targa image)
* [[TIFF]] (Tagged Image File Format)
* [[TIFF/EP]]
* [[TIFF-FX]]
* [[TIFF/IT]]
* [[TilePic]]
* [[TIM (PlayStation graphics)]]
* [[TIM2]]
* [[Tiny Stuff]]
* [[TI picture file]]
* [[Title-Maker]]
* [[TkImg RAW]]
* [[TLG (KiriKiri)|TLG]] (associated with [[KiriKiri Adventure Game System]])
* [[Tobias Richter Fullscreen Slideshow]] (.pci)
* [[Tricolor RGB]]
* [[True Paint I]]
* [[Trzmiel]]
* [[TXS]]
* [[Unirast]] (Apple AirPrint)
* [[UPX/TPX (Photo Express)]]
* [[Utah RLE]]
* [[Valve Texture Format]] (.vtf)
* [[VBM (VDC BitMap)]]
* [[VEGX]]
* [[VertiZontal Interlacing]]
* [[Verity Image]] (.vif)
* [[V.Flash PTX]]
* [[VGAPaint 386 COM Program]]
* [[VGAPaint 386 PCX Self-Extracting Picture]]
* [[VICAR]]
* [[Vidcom 64]] (.vid)
* [[VIFF]] (Khoros Visualization, .xv)
* [[VIPS]] (.v)
* [[Vidig Paint]]
* [[Vista data file]]
* [[VITec]]
* [[Vivid IMG]]
* [[VORT file]]
* [[WBMP]] (Wireless Bitmap)
* [[WebP]]
* [[WebP 2]]
* [[Webshots picture]] (.wbz, .wb1, .wbd, .wbc, .wbp)
* [[WGT Block]]
* [[WGT Sprite]]
* [[WhyPic]] (.ypc)
* [[Wigmore Artist 64]]
* [[Windows clipboard]] (.clp)
* [[Windows DDB]]
* [[WinMiPS]]
* [[Winzle Puzzle]]
* [[WLM]] (also known as CompW)
* [[WOBA]] (bitmap data extracted from a [[HyperCard stack]])
* [[Word for DOS screen capture]] (.scr)
* [[WPB (openCanvas)]]
* [[WSQ]]
* [[XBM]] (X BitMap)
* [[XCF]] (GIMP image)
* [[Xerox Doodle brush]]
* [[Xerox EDMICS-MMR]]
* [[Xerox EDMICS-RLC]]
* [[XGA (Falcon)]]
* [[XIFF]]
* [[Xim]]
* [[XLD4]] (.q4)
* [[XL-Paint]]
* [[XPM]] (X PixMap)
* [[XWD]] (X Window Dump)
* [[XYZ (RPG Maker)]]
* [[xRes]] (.lrg)
* [[YBM]] (Bennet Yee's face format)
* [[Young Picasso]] (.yp)
* [[Zeiss BIVAS]]
* [[Zoomify PFF]]
* [[Zoomify ZIF]]
* [[Zpng]]
* [[ZZ ROUGH]]

== Skins / Themes ==
''(Used to give custom styles, appearances, and themes to software; might be bundled with [[#Icon, Cursor, and Avatar files|Icon, Cursor, and Avatar files]] consistent with the theme)''
* [[BootSkin Vista]]
* [[BootSkin XP]]
* [[Pocket PC Theme]] (.tsk)
* [[Microsoft Comic Chat]]
* [[Stardock Tiles Skin]]
* [[Winamp Skin]]
* [[Windows Media Player Skin Package]] (.wmz)
* [[Winstep Xtreme theme]]
** [[Winstep Workshelf theme]]
** [[Nextstart theme]]

== Software ==
''(Applications, utilities, libraries, and APIs for graphic manipulation)''

Refer to [[Graphics software]].

== Vector Graphics Formats ==
''(Including most "metafile" formats. Vector formats often support embedded raster images, and other objects that aren't actually vectors.)''

* [[2DL]] (ARCHICAD 2D Lines)
* [[Acorn Draw]]
* [[Adobe Illustrator Artwork]] (.ai)
* [[Adobe Illustrator Exchange]] (.aix)
* [[Affinity Designer]] (.afdesign)
* [[Amiga Metafile]] (.amf)
* [[AniST]] (.scr, .str)
* [[Applixware Graphics]]
* [[Arts & Letters clip art library]] (.yal)
* [[Arts & Letters graphics file]] (.ged)
* [[ArtWorks]]
* [[AutoCAD Slide]]
* [[AutoCAD Slide Library]]
* [[AutoSketch]] (.skd)
* [[Calamus Vector Graphic]] (.cvg)
* [[CCX (Corel)]]
* [[CGM]] (Computer Graphics Metafile)
* [[CMX]] (Corel Presentation Exchange)
* [[CorelChart]] (.cch)
* [[Corel Designer]] (.des)
* [[CorelDRAW]] (.cdr, .cdx, .cdt)
* [[Corel Gallery]] (.bmf)
* [[CorelMOSAIC library]] (.clb, .clh)
* [[DataDiagrammingML]] (Microsoft XML-based format)
* [[DeskMate Draw]] (.fig)
* [[Dia]]
* [[DrawingML]] (Microsoft embedded graphics in XML Office formats)
* [[DrawIt]]
* [[DrawPlus]]
* [[DrawStudio]] (Amiga)
* [[DRAWX Vector Graphics]] (.vec)
* [[Embedded Vector Editor]] (.eve)
* [[Encapsulated PostScript]] (.eps, .epsf, .epsi)
* [[Enhanced Metafile]] (.emf)
* [[ER Mapper Vector]] (.erv)
* [[Fig]] (Xfig format)
* [[FreeHand]] (Aldus/Adobe)
* [[FXG]]
* [[GEM VDI Metafile]] (GEM Vector, VDI, .GDI)
* [[Gerber format]] (used in printed circuit design)
* [[The Graphics Magician Picture Painter|Graphics Magician Picture Painter, The]]
* [[GST ART]] (.art)
* [[Haiku Vector Icon Format]]
* [[Harvard Graphics]]
* [[IconVG]]
* [[In-A-Vision]] (.pic)
* [[KwikDraw]] (.kwk)
* [[LEONARD's Sketch]]
* [[Lotus 1-2-3 Chart]] (.pic)
* [[MacDraw]] (later ClarisDraw)
* [[Mayura Draw]] (.md, .pdx)
* [[mDraw (S. Mike Dierken)]]
* [[Micrografx Draw]]
* [[Microsoft Office Drawing]]
* [[MIX (PhotoDraw)]]
* [[MVG]]
* [[NAPLPS]] (North American Presentation Layer Protocol Syntax)
* [[NeoDraw]]
* [[Notability]]
* [[ObjectGraphics OGL]]
* [[OpenDocument Drawing]] (.odg)
* [[PDL (Trionum)]]
* [[Picroma Plasma]]
* [[PICT]] (Macintosh graphics)
* [[Pixie (vector graphics)|Pixie]] (.pxi)
* [[PLOT-10]] (Tektronix)
* [[Precision Graphics Markup Language]] (PGML)
* [[Presentation Manager Metafile]] (MET)
* [[Print Artist]] (.gfx) (also known as Instant Artist)
* [[Professional Draw]]
* [[ProShape]]
* [[PWDraw]]
* Satori Canvas (.cvs) - See [[Spaceward Graphics]]
* [[Scalable Vector Graphics]] (SVG)
* [[SDA (StarOffice)]]
* [[SDW (AmiDraw)]]
* [[Shapefile]]
* [[Simple Vector Format]] (SVF)
* [[sK1]]
* [[Skencil SK]]
* [[Sketch]]
* [[SXD]]
* [[Sxz]] (hybrid vector/raster)
* [[TIFF annotation data]]
* [[TinyVG]]
* [[Top Draw]] (.tdr)
* [[UNIX Plot Format]]
* [[Visio]] (.vsd, .vss, .vst)
* [[VML]] (Vector Markup Language)
* [[Windows Metafile]] (.wmf)
* [[WinDraw (John D. Keene)]]
* [[WordPerfect Graphics]] (.wpg)
* [[Xar (vector graphics)|Xar]] (Flare)
* [[XVT-Draw]]
* [[ZBR (Zoner Zebra)]]
* [[ZMF (Zoner)]]
See also:
* [[3D and CAD/CAM Models]]
* [[Diagramming and flowcharting]]
* [[Machine Embroidery]]

== Miscellaneous or Uncategorized ==
''(Formats which don't fit into another category, or still need to be categorized)''

* [[AAE sidecar format]] (Apple iOS 8 / OS X Yosemite)
* [[ABBYY Finereader]]
* [[Anaglyph 3D format]]
* [[Aperture library]]
* [[Apple Preferred]] (APF)
* [[ART (Build Engine ART)]]
* [[BodyPaint 3D]] (Maxon: .b3d)
* [[Chyron]]
* [[DeltaVision]] (medical microscopy format)
* [[Fineprint]] (.fp)
* [[Garc archive]]
* [[HDF]] (Hierarchical Data Format)
* [[ImageLab/PrintTechnic]]
* [[Kai's Power Tools]]
* [[KONTRON]] (embedded-systems company; apparently has graphic format of its own)
* [[Liberty IM]]
* [[Lightroom catalog]] (.lrcat)
* [[Manga Studio]]
* [[Media Pro]] (.ivc, .mpcatalog)
* [[MonkeyCard]]
* [[NeatReceipts]] (.nrx, .nrf, .nrt)
* [[Nintendo Wii TPL]]
* [[OmniForm]]
* [[OmniPage]]
* [[PaperPort (MAX)]]
* [[Piskel canvas]]
* [[QDV (Random Dot Software)]]
* [[RMC]]
* [[Second Nature Screensaver Graphic]] (.snx)
* [[Shoot 'Em Up Construction Kit]]
* [[StarOffice Gallery]]
* [[StartupScreen]] (Macintosh SCRN, .scrn?)

==Links and Resources==
* [[Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats]]
* [http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/01/the-never-before-told-story-of-the-worlds-first-computer-art-its-a-sexy-dame/267439/ World's first computer art (1950s pinup image)]
* [http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/05/star-trek-art-atoms-ibm Art created with atoms]
* [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/xga.pro XGA: A New Graphics Standard]
* [http://www.jagregory.com/abrash-black-book/ Michael Abrash’s Graphics Programming Black Book, Special Edition]
* [http://www.squarespace.com/logo Squarespace logo designer tool] (Want a logo for a silly dot-com company you're starting? Create one here!)
* [http://freshome.com/2014/02/27/unconventional-pixel-furniture-adding-intrigue-modern-rooms/ Unconventional Pixel Furniture Adding Intrigue to Modern Rooms]
* [http://skeptools.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/viral-photos-debunked-animal-rights-google-tineye-image-search/ See how to debunk viral photos in seconds using image search]
* [http://boingboing.net/2014/03/12/gettys-free-image-embedding.html Getty's free image embedding comes at a price]
* [http://addyosmani.com/blog/image-optimization-tools/ Image optimization tools]
* [http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/stillimg.html Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Still Image Works]
* [http://www.historyofinformation.com/expanded.php?id=2245 The Most Famous Image in the Early History of Computing]
* [http://ianmilligan.ca/2014/07/21/image-file-extensions-in-the-wide-web-scrape/ Image File Extensions in the Wide Web Scrape]
* [http://questionsomething.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/databending-using-audacity-effects/ Databending effects of editing images with a sound editor]
* [http://bertolami.com/index.php?engine=blog&content=posts&detail=perceptual-hashing Perceptual Hashing]
* [http://8bitartwork.co.uk/ Retrospecs: iOS app to convert images to imitate old 8-bit systems' graphics]
* [http://alvyray.com/Memos/CG/Microsoft/6_pixel.pdf A Pixel Is Not A Little Square]
* [http://literarymachin.es/deepzoom-osd-server/ Serve deepzoom images from a zip archive with openseadragon]
* [http://creativeshory.com/know-use-image-file-types-jpeg-gif-png/ Know When to Use Image File Types: JPEG, GIF & PNG]
* [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27974945/can-we-programatically-compare-different-images-of-same-resolutions/27976171#27976171 Can we programatically compare different images of same resolutions?]
* [http://www.webdesigndev.com/freebies/best-color-palette-tools 20 Best Color Palette Tools for Web and Graphic Designers]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfh0ytz8S0k How "oldschool" graphics worked, Part 1] · [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rsycfDliZU Part 2] (videos)
* [http://ninedegreesbelow.com/photography/xyz-rgb.html Completely Painless Programmer's Guide to XYZ, RGB, ICC, xyY, and TRCs]
* [http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ Potrace: Transforming bitmaps into vector graphics]
* [http://cloudinary.com/blog/one_pixel_is_worth_three_thousand_words About a 1x1 image in many file formats]
* [http://tomseditor.com/ Tom's Editor: Free online image converted. About 500 formats supported]
* [http://whatis.rest7.com/ WhatIs.Rest7: Image formats explained. Lots of samples]
* [http://de77.com/find/image Image libraries for PHP: BMP, DDS, TGA, PNM, PGM, PBM]
* [http://whatis.rest7.com/Atari Lots of images from Atari]