This page contains information on the PNG file extension (Portable Network Graphics), a popular image file format
| File extension | .png |
| Category | Image File |
| Description | PNG pronounced ping is a format for storing bitmapped (raster) images on computers. It was created originally to replace the GIF file format when it was announced that the companies who created the GIF format wanted royalties. PNG uses indexed colors and lossless compression (like a .GIF file), but without those copyright limitations; it cannot be animated like a GIF image. |
| Actions | Convert PNG file View other image file formats |
| Technical Details | PNG images are in many ways better than .GIF as they also include an 8-bit transparency channel, which allows the colors in the image to fade from opaque to transparent; GIF images only support fully opaque or fully transparent pixels. PNG supports palettes of 24-bit RGB colors, RGB images or greyscale or RGB images. PNG was intended to be able to transfer images on the Internet, not professional graphics, and so does not support other colour spaces (such as CMYK). |
| Associated programs | Apple Preview Corel Paint Shop Pro GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program (LINUX) Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery Viewer Safari |
| Developed by | PNG Development Group |
| MIME type | image/png |
| Useful links | Further information on PNG Files How can I open a PNG file ? Convert PNG file |
Convert PNG file
Using Zamzar it is possible to convert PNG files to a variety of other formats
- png to bmp (Windows bitmap)
- png to doc (Microsoft Word Document)
- png to docx (Microsoft Word 2007 Document)
- png to gif (Compuserve graphics interchange)
- png to ico (Windows Icon)
- png to jpg (JPEG compliant image)
- png to pcx (Paintbrush Bitmap Image)
- png to pdf (Portable Document Format)
- png to ps (PostScript)
- png to tga (Truevision Targa Graphic)
- png to thumbnail (Thumbnail image)
- png to tiff (Tagged image file format)
- png to wbmp (Wireless Bitmap File Format)
- png to webp (Lossily compressed image file)
