This page contains information on the BMP file extension (Bitmap), a popular image file format
BMP (Image)
| File extension | .bmp |
| Category | Image File |
| Description | BMP is a standard image file format which was historically used by computers running the Windows operating system. The format is more commonly know as Bitmap files. The term bitmap was originally coined in computer programming to refer to a map of bits. Historically when you saved an image on your home PC you might have saved it as a .bhp file, this is becoming less common with .jpeg the preferred image file format with the advent of digital cameras. |
| Actions | BMP Converter View other image file formats |
| Technical Details | Bitmap files are housed in a device-independent bitmap (DIB) format. The term device independent means that the bitmap specifies pixel color in a form independent of the method used by a display to represent color. This enables Windows to show the bitmap on any type of display device - such as your monitor. |
| Associated programs | Adobe Photoshop MS Paint Microsoft Photo Editor Paintbrush |
| Developed by | Microsoft |
| MIME type | Image/x-ms-bmp |
| Useful links | More detailed information on BMP files What programs can I use to open a BMP file ? BMP Converter |
Convert BMP file
Using Zamzar it is possible to convert BMP files to a variety of other formats
- bmp to doc (Microsoft Word Document)
- bmp to docx (Microsoft Word 2007 Document)
- bmp to gif (Compuserve graphics interchange)
- bmp to ico (Windows Icon)
- bmp to jpg (JPEG compliant image)
- bmp to pcx (Paintbrush Bitmap Image)
- bmp to pdf (Portable Document Format)
- bmp to png (Portable Network Graphic)
- bmp to ps (PostScript)
- bmp to tga (Truevision Targa Graphic)
- bmp to thumbnail (Thumbnail image)
- bmp to tiff (Tagged image file format)
- bmp to wbmp (Wireless Bitmap File Format)
- bmp to webp (Lossily compressed image file)
