Raster Image File Types
Raster graphics are the most common type of image files. They are comprised of a grid of pixels where each pixel represents an individual color within the image. Both Web graphics and digital photos are stored as raster graphics. While some raster image formats are uncompressed, most use some type of image compression.
Common raster image file extensions include .BMP, .TIF, .JPG, .GIF, and .PNG.
Other image file categories include Vector Graphic and 3D Image files.
| Extension | File Description | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
| .001 | Fax File | Rare |
| .2bp | Pocket PC Bitmap Image File | Average |
| .360 | 360desktop Panorama File | Average |
| .3fr | Hasselblad 3F RAW Image | Average |
| .411 | Mavica Thumbnail Image | Rare |
| .73i | TI-73 Screenshot File | Uncommon |
| .8pbs | Adobe Photoshop Macintosh File | Rare |
| .8xi | TI-83/84 Plus Picture File | Uncommon |
| .abm | Photo Album | Common |
| .acr | American College of Radiology File | Rare |
| .adc | Scanstudio 16 Color Image | Rare |
| .afx | Auto FX Photo/Graphic Edges Image | Common |
| .agif | Active GIF Creator Project | Average |
| .agp | ArtGem Project File | Average |
| .aic | Advanced Image Coding File | Uncommon |
| .ais | ACDSee Image Sequence File | Uncommon |
| .albm | HP Photo Printing Software Album File | Rare |
| .apd | ACDSee Photo Document | Average |
| .apm | Aldus Placeable Metafile Image | Uncommon |
| .apng | Animated Portable Network Graphic | Average |
| .aps | Greeting Card Studio Project File | Uncommon |
| .apx | Ability Photopaint Studio Image | Average |
| .ari | ARRIRAW Image | Average |
| .arr | Amber Graphic File | Rare |
| .art | AOL Compressed Image File | Average |
| .artwork | ArtStudio Image | Rare |
| .arw | Sony Digital Camera Image | Common |
| .arw | ArtStudio Image | Rare |
| .asw | ACDSee Slideshow Wizard File | Average |
| .avatar | Google Talk Avatar File | Average |
| .awd | Artweaver Document | Uncommon |
| .awd | Microsoft Fax Document | Average |
| .blkrt | Block Artist Image File | Average |
| .blz | Compressed Bitmap Image | Rare |
| .bm2 | Subspace Bitmap File | Average |
| .bmc | Bitmap Cache File | Average |
| .bmf | Binary Material File | Uncommon |
| .bmp | Bitmap Image File | Very Common |
| .bmx | Siemens Mobile Animations File | Uncommon |
| .bmz | Compressed Bitmap Image | Uncommon |
| .brk | Brooktrout Fax Document | Rare |
| .brn | Cube Graphics File | Uncommon |
| .brt | Bryce Textures File | Uncommon |
| .bti | Nintendo Texture File | Uncommon |
| .c4 | JEDMICS Image File | Uncommon |
| .cal | CALS Raster Graphic | Average |
| .cals | CALS Raster Graphic File | Uncommon |
| .cam | CASIO Digital Camera Picture File | Rare |
| .can | Canon Navigator Fax Document | Average |
| .cd5 | Chasys Draw Image File | Average |
| .cdc | AutoCAD DesignCenter Preview Cache File | Uncommon |
| .cdg | Compact Disc Plus Graphics Image | Average |
| .ce | ComputerEyes Image | Rare |
| .cimg | CImg Image File | Uncommon |
| .cin | Kodak Cineon Bitmap File | Average |
| .cit | Intergraph Bitmap Image File | Average |
| .colz | Adobe Collage File | Average |
| .cpc | CPC Compressed Image File | Average |
| .cpd | Compressed PhotoDefiner Image File | Uncommon |
| .cpg | Manga Studio Page File | Common |
| .cps | Corel Photo House File | Average |
| .cpt | Corel Photo-Paint Document | Common |
| .cpx | Corel CMX Compressed File | Uncommon |
| .cr2 | Canon Raw Image File | Common |
| .crw | Canon Raw CIFF Image File | Uncommon |
| .csf | Content Sealed Format | Average |
| .ct | Scitex Continuous Tone File | Uncommon |
| .cut | Dr. Halo Bitmap Image File | Rare |
| .dc2 | Kodak Photo-Enhancer File | Uncommon |
| .dcm | DICOM Image | Common |
| .dcr | Kodak RAW Image File | Average |
| .dcx | Zsoft Multi-Page Paintbrush File | Uncommon |
| .ddb | Device Dependent Bitmap | Rare |
| .dds | DirectDraw Surface | Very Common |
| .ddt | Age of Mythology Textures File | Uncommon |
| .dib | Device Independent Bitmap File | Common |
| .dicom | DICOM Image File | Uncommon |
| .djv | DjVu Image | Uncommon |
| .djvu | DjVu Image | Average |
| .dm3 | DigitalMicrograph Image | Average |
| .dng | Digital Negative Image File | Very Common |
| .dpx | Digital Picture Exchange File | Common |
| .dt2 | Windows Live Messenger Emoticon Image File | Common |
| .dtw | Desktop Wallpaper | Average |
| .dvl | Virtual Library File | Average |
| .ecw | Enhanced Compression Wavelet Image | Average |
| .epp | Canon Easy-PhotoPrint Image File | Average |
| .erf | Epson RAW File | Average |
| .exr | OpenEXR Image | Average |
| .fac | FACE Image File | Rare |
| .face | FACE Graphic File | Rare |
| .fal | Bitmap Graphic Header Information | Rare |
| .fax | Fax Document | Uncommon |
| .fbm | Fuzzy Bitmap Image | Rare |
| .fff | Hasselblad RAW Image | Average |
| .fil | Symbian Application Logo File | Uncommon |
| .fits | Flexible Image Transport System File | Average |
| .fpg | Fenix Graphics Collection File | Rare |
| .fpos | Photo Pos Pro Image | Average |
| .fpx | FlashPix Bitmap Image File | Average |
| .frm | Painter Frame Stack File | Uncommon |
| .g3 | CCITT Group 3 Fax Image | Rare |
| .gbr | GIMP Brush File | Average |
| .gcdp | Greeting Card Studio Design Project | Average |
| .gfb | GIFBlast Compressed Image File | Rare |
| .gfie | Greenfish Icon Editor Pro Graphic | Uncommon |
| .gif | Graphical Interchange Format File | Very Common |
| .gih | GIMP Image Hose File | Average |
| .gim | PlayStation Portable Image File | Average |
| .gmbck | Game Maker Background Image File | Uncommon |
| .gp4 | CCITT Group 4 Fax File | Uncommon |
| .gpd | Graphic PhotoDefiner Image File | Uncommon |
| .gro | Graphic Object Bitmap | Uncommon |
| .grob | Graphic Object Bitmap File | Rare |
| .gry | Grayscale Image | Rare |
| .hdp | HD Photo File | Common |
| .hdr | High Dynamic Range Image File | Average |
| .hf | HF Image | Rare |
| .hpi | Hemera Photo Objects Image File | Average |
| .hr | TRS-80 Image | Rare |
| .hrf | Hitachi Raster Format File | Rare |
| .i3d | Houdini Image 3D File | Average |
| .ic1 | Low Resolution Imagic Graphics File | Rare |
| .ic2 | Medium Resolution Imagic Graphics File | Rare |
| .ic3 | High Resolution Imagic Graphics File | Rare |
| .ica | Image Object Content Architecture File | Uncommon |
| .icb | Targa ICB Bitmap Image | Rare |
| .icn | Windows Icon File | Uncommon |
| .icon | Icon Image File | Uncommon |
| .icpr | IconUtils Project File | Uncommon |
| .ilbm | Interleaved Bitmap Image | Uncommon |
| .img | GEM Image | Rare |
| .imj | JFIF Bitmap Image | Rare |
| .info | ZoomBrowser Image Index File | Average |
| .ink | Pantone Reference File | Uncommon |
| .int | SGI Integer Image | Uncommon |
| .ipx | IPIX Image | Common |
| .itc2 | iTunes Cover Flow Data File 2 | Common |
| .ithmb | iPod and iPhone Photo Thumbnails File | Average |
| .ivr | Image Worlds File | Uncommon |
| .ivue | Live Picture IVUE Image | Rare |
| .iwi | Infinity Ward Texture File | Average |
| .j | JPEG Image | Rare |
| .j2c | JPEG 2000 Code Stream | Average |
| .j2k | JPEG 2000 Image | Uncommon |
| .jas | Paint Shop Pro Compressed Graphic | Uncommon |
| .jb2 | JBIG2 Image | Average |
| .jbf | Paint Shop Pro Browser Cache File | Uncommon |
| .jbig | Joint Bi-level Image Group File | Rare |
| .jbig2 | JBIG2 | Average |
| .jbmp | JAmes OS Bitmap Image | Rare |
| .jbr | Paint Shop Pro Brushes File | Average |
| .jfi | JPEG File Interchange Image | Uncommon |
| .jfif | JPEG File Interchange Format | Uncommon |
| .jia | Digital Photo Navigator Album | Average |
| .jif | JPEG Image File | Uncommon |
| .jiff | JPEG Image File Format | Rare |
| .jng | JPEG Network Graphic | Average |
| .jp2 | JPEG 2000 Core Image File | Common |
| .jpc | JPEG 2000 Code Stream File | Average |
| .jpd | Joint PhotoDefiner Image | Uncommon |
| .jpe | JPEG Image | Uncommon |
| .jpeg | JPEG Image | Common |
| .jpf | JPEG 2000 Image | Uncommon |
| .jpg | JPEG Image | Very Common |
| .jpg2 | JPEG 2000 Image | Uncommon |
| .jps | Stereo JPEG Image | Common |
| .jpx | JPEG 2000 Image File | Common |
| .jtf | JPEG Tagged Interchange Format | Uncommon |
| .jwl | Roxio Jewel Case File | Uncommon |
| .jxr | JPEG XR Image | Average |
| .kdc | Kodak Photo-Enhancer File | Average |
| .kdi | KD Player Skin Image File | Average |
| .kdk | Kodak Proprietary Decimated TIFF File | Rare |
| .kfx | Kofax Image File | Rare |
| .kic | Kodak Compressed Image File | Uncommon |
| .kodak | Kodak Photo CD File | Rare |
| .kpg | Kai's Power Goo Graphic | Uncommon |
| .lbm | Deluxe Paint Bitmap Image | Uncommon |
| .lif | Leica Image File | Average |
| .ljp | Lossless JPEG Image | Uncommon |
| .mac | MacPaint Image | Uncommon |
| .mat | Vue Material File | Average |
| .max | PaperPort Scanned Document | Common |
| .mbm | Multi Bitmap File | Average |
| .mcs | Mathcad Image | Rare |
| .mef | Mamiya RAW Image | Average |
| .met | Presentation Manager Metafile | Rare |
| .mic | Image Composer File | Uncommon |
| .mip | Multiple Image Print File | Rare |
| .mix | Microsoft Image Exchange File | Average |
| .mng | Multiple Network Graphic | Common |
| .mnr | AutoCAD Menu Resource File | Average |
| .mos | Leaf Camera RAW File | Average |
| .mpf | Microsoft Media Package FIle | Average |
| .mpo | Multi Picture Object File | Average |
| .mrb | Multiple Resolution Bitmap File | Rare |
| .mrw | Minolta Raw Image File | Average |
| .mrxs | MIRAX Virtual Slide File | Average |
| .msk | Paint Shop Pro Mask File | Uncommon |
| .msp | Microsoft Paint Bitmap Image | Average |
| .mxi | Maxwell Image | Common |
| .myl | MyLogo Maker Image | Average |
| .ncd | Nero CoverDesigner File | Average |
| .ncr | NCR Image | Uncommon |
| .nct | Nero CoverDesigner Template | Uncommon |
| .nef | Nikon Electronic Format RAW Image | Common |
| .neo | NeoChrome Bitmap Image | Rare |
| .nrw | Nikon Raw Image File | Average |
| .odi | OpenDocument Image | Uncommon |
| .omf | OMF Interchange Image File | Average |
| .orf | Olympus RAW File | Average |
| .ota | OTA Bitmap Image | Uncommon |
| .otb | Nokia Over The Air Bitmap Image | Uncommon |
| .oti | OpenDocument Image Template | Uncommon |
| .pac | STAD Graphic File | Rare |
| .pal | Dr. Halo Color Palette File | Rare |
| .pap | PanoramaStudio Project File | Uncommon |
| .pat | Pattern File | Average |
| .pbm | Portable Bitmap Image | Average |
| .pc1 | Degas Elite Low Res Image File | Rare |
| .pc2 | Degas Elite Medium Res Image File | Rare |
| .pc3 | Degas Elite High Res Image File | Uncommon |
| .pcd | Kodak Photo CD Image File | Average |
| .pcx | Paintbrush Bitmap Image File | Average |
| .pdd | Adobe PhotoDeluxe Image | Average |
| .pdn | Paint.NET Image File | Average |
| .pe4 | Photo Explorer Thumbnail Archive | Average |
| .pe4 | PhotoImpact Image Archive | Average |
| .pef | Pentax Electronic File | Average |
| .pfi | PhotoFiltre Studio Image | Uncommon |
| .pfr | Paint Shop Pro Picture Frame File | Uncommon |
| .pgf | Progressive Graphics File | Average |
| .pgm | Portable Gray Map Image | Average |
| .pi1 | Degas Low Resolution Image File | Rare |
| .pi2 | Degas Medium Resolution Image File | Rare |
| .pi2 | Portrait Innovations Photo | Average |
| .pi3 | Degas High Resolution Image File | Rare |
| .pi4 | DEGAS Image | Rare |
| .pi5 | DEGAS Bitmap Image | Rare |
| .pi6 | DEGAS Bitmap Image File | Rare |
| .pic | Generic Picture File | Average |
| .pic | QuickTime PICT Image | Rare |
| .pic | Houdini Raster Image | Average |
| .picnc | Houdini 3D Compositing Image | Average |
| .pict | Picture File | Average |
| .pictclipping | Picture Clipping File | Common |
| .pix | Alias PIX Image | Rare |
| .pix | BRL-CAD Raw Image File | Uncommon |
| .pjpeg | Progressive JPEG Image | Rare |
| .pjpg | Progressive JPEG Image | Uncommon |
| .pm | Unix XV Graphic File | Uncommon |
| .pm3 | PageMaker 3 Document | Rare |
| .pmg | Adobe Photoshop Photomerge Panoramic Composition File | Average |
| .png | Portable Network Graphic | Very Common |
| .pni | Popnoggin Image File | Uncommon |
| .pnm | Portable Any Map Image | Average |
| .pns | PNG Stereo Image | Average |
| .pnt | MacPaint File | Uncommon |
| .pntg | MacPaint Graphic File | Rare |
| .pop | Samsung Popcon Character File | Rare |
| .pov | Prolab Object File | Rare |
| .pov | POV-Ray Raytracing Format | Average |
| .pp4 | Picture Publisher Bitmap File | Uncommon |
| .pp5 | Picture Publisher 5 Image File | Uncommon |
| .ppf | Picture Publisher Image File | Average |
| .ppm | Portable Pixmap Image File | Common |
| .prw | Artlantis Shader Preview File | Average |
| .psb | Photoshop Large Document Format | Average |
| .psd | Adobe Photoshop Document | Very Common |
| .psdx | Photoshop Touch Document | Average |
| .pse | Photoshop Elements Photo Project | Average |
| .psf | PhotoStudio File | Average |
| .psp | Paint Shop Pro Image File | Common |
| .pspbrush | Paint Shop Photo Pro Brush File | Common |
| .pspimage | PaintShop Pro Image | Very Common |
| .ptg | ArtRage Painting | Average |
| .ptk | Puntotek Embroidery Design File | Rare |
| .ptx | Pentax RAW Image File | Uncommon |
| .ptx | Paint Shop Pro Texture File | Average |
| .pvr | POWERVR Texture File | Common |
| .pwp | PhotoWorks Image File | Uncommon |
| .px | Pixel Image File | Average |
| .pxm | Pixelmator Image File | Average |
| .pxr | Pixar Image File | Average |
| .pzp | PhotoSuite Project File | Average |
| .qif | QuickTime Image File | Rare |
| .qmg | Samsung Theme Graphics File | Average |
| .qti | QuickTime Image File | Average |
| .qtif | QuickTime Image File | Average |
| .raf | Fuji RAW Image File | Average |
| .ras | Sun Raster Graphic | Average |
| .raw | Raw Image Data File | Average |
| .rgb | Q0 Image File | Rare |
| .rgb | RGB Bitmap | Uncommon |
| .ric | NXT Image File | Uncommon |
| .rif | Painter Raster Image File | Average |
| .riff | Painter Raster Image | Uncommon |
| .rix | ColoRIX Image | Rare |
| .rle | Run Length Encoded Bitmap | Average |
| .rpf | Rich Pixel Format File | Average |
| .rs | Sun Raster Graphic | Rare |
| .rsb | Red Storm Bitmap File | Uncommon |
| .rsr | Poser Model Preview File | Uncommon |
| .rw2 | Panasonic RAW Image | Common |
| .rwl | Leica RAW Image | Average |
| .s2mv | StarCraft 2 Map Preview File | Average |
| .sar | Saracen Paint Image | Rare |
| .scg | ColoRIX Image File | Rare |
| .sci | ColoRIX Graphics Image | Rare |
| .scn | TreePaint Image | Uncommon |
| .scp | ColoRIX Bitmap Graphic File | Rare |
| .sct | Scitex Continuous Tone File | Average |
| .scu | ColoRIX Bitmap Image | Rare |
| .sdr | SmartDraw Drawing | Common |
| .sep | Separated Image File | Rare |
| .sfc | Motic Microscope Image | Uncommon |
| .sff | Structured Fax File | Rare |
| .sfw | Seattle FilmWorks Image | Uncommon |
| .sgi | Silicon Graphics Image File | Uncommon |
| .shg | Segmented Hyper-Graphic | Uncommon |
| .sid | MrSID Image | Common |
| .sig | Broderbund Sign File | Average |
| .sim | Aurora Image | Rare |
| .skitch | Skitch Image | Average |
| .skm | SketchUp Materials File | Common |
| .sld | AutoCAD Slide File | Uncommon |
| .smp | Xionics SMP Image | Rare |
| .sob | OpenOffice.org Impress Bimap Styles File | Rare |
| .spa | MikuMikuDance Sphere Mapping File | Average |
| .spc | Spectrum 512 Compressed Image | Rare |
| .spe | WinSpec CCD Capture File | Average |
| .sph | MikuMikuDance Sphere Mapping File | Average |
| .spiff | Still Picture Interchange File Format | Rare |
| .spj | Microsoft ICE Panorama Project | Average |
| .spp | Serif PhotoPlus Picture File | Average |
| .spr | Half-Life Sprite File | Average |
| .sprite | Scratch Sprite File | Uncommon |
| .spu | Spectrum 512 Image | Rare |
| .sr | Sun Raster Image File | Rare |
| .sr2 | Sony RAW Image | Average |
| .srf | Sony RAW Image | Common |
| .srw | Samsung RAW Image | Average |
| .ste | Samsung IPOLIS Image File | Rare |
| .sumo | Sumo Paint Image | Uncommon |
| .sun | Sun Raster Graphic File | Uncommon |
| .suniff | Sun TAAC Image | Rare |
| .sup | Subtitle Bitmap File | Average |
| .sva | Manga Browser Comic File | Uncommon |
| .t2b | CyBook Thumbnail Image | Uncommon |
| .taac | Sun TAAC Image File | Rare |
| .tb0 | Adobe Photoshop Thumbnail Cache File | Rare |
| .tex | Texture File | Average |
| .tfc | Unreal Engine 3 Texture File Cache | Uncommon |
| .tg4 | Tiled Group 4 Raster Image File | Average |
| .tga | Targa Graphic | Very Common |
| .thm | Video Thumbnail File | Common |
| .thm | Thumbnail Image File | Very Common |
| .thumb | JAlbum Thumbnail File | Average |
| .tif | Tagged Image File | Very Common |
| .tif | GeoTIFF Image | Common |
| .tiff | Tagged Image File Format | Common |
| .tjp | Tiled JPEG File | Average |
| .tn1 | Tiny Low Resolution Image | Rare |
| .tn2 | Tiny Medium Resolution Image | Rare |
| .tn3 | Tiny High Resolution Image | Rare |
| .tny | Atari Tiny Image | Rare |
| .tpf | TexMod Package File | Average |
| .tpi | TrueVision Bitmap Image | Rare |
| .tps | TexturePacker Sprite Sheet File | Average |
| .trif | Tiled Raster Interchange Format | Rare |
| .tub | Paint Shop Pro Picture Tube | Uncommon |
| .u | Subsampled Raw YUV Image | Rare |
| .ufo | Ulead File Object | Uncommon |
| .urt | Utah Raster Toolkit File | Rare |
| .usertile-ms | Windows 8 User Tile File | Average |
| .v | Subsampled Raw YUV Image | Rare |
| .vda | Targa Bitmap Image File | Uncommon |
| .vff | Sun TAAC Graphic File | Rare |
| .vic | VICAR Image | Uncommon |
| .viff | Visualization Image File Format | Uncommon |
| .vna | JVC JLIP Image | Rare |
| .vss | Visio Stencil File | Average |
| .vst | Targa Bitmap Image | Uncommon |
| .wb1 | Webshots Picture File | Common |
| .wbc | Webshots Collection File | Common |
| .wbd | Webshots Picture File | Common |
| .wbm | Wireless Bitmap Image | Uncommon |
| .wbmp | Wireless Bitmap Image File | Average |
| .wbz | Webshots Download Picture File | Common |
| .wdp | Windows Media Photo File | Uncommon |
| .webp | WebP Image | Average |
| .wi | Wavelet Image | Uncommon |
| .wic | J Wavelet Image | Rare |
| .wmp | Windows Media Photo File | Rare |
| .wvl | Wavelet Image | Uncommon |
| .x3f | SIGMA X3F Camera RAW File | Average |
| .xbm | X11 Bitmap Graphic | Uncommon |
| .xcf | GIMP Image File | Common |
| .xpm | X11 Pixmap Graphic | Average |
| .xwd | X Windows Dump Image | Uncommon |
| .y | Subsampled Raw YUV Image | Uncommon |
| .ysp | BYOB Sprite File | Uncommon |
| .yuv | YUV Encoded Image File | Very Common |
| .zif | Zooming Image Format File | Average |