As we all know there are various file formats for images supported in different media. But very few know what those formats actually means. Therefore, in this article, I am going to show you the list of all image formats which are available on the web and you can easily grab the information related to respective picture format.
I know it would be difficult for you to find a particular file format among hundreds of formats. So, to make it convenient for you I’ll recommend that kindly Press Ctrl + F and enter the file format to know more about it.
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List of All Image Formats
First I’ll discuss some common image file formats which are used by normal smartphone users.
JPEG
JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group which supports 8-bit grayscale images and 24-
bit color images. If the JPEG image is compressed, then it doesn’t affect the visual quality of the image.
JPEG 2000
It is an upgraded format of JPEG file and it is also used in movie editing and require more
computational power to process.
EXIF
This file format means exchangeable image format and it is used to standardize the image
exchange process.
TIFF
Tagged Image File format stores 8-bit and 16-bit per color which are red, green, and blue.
GIF
Graphics Interchange Format is used to store different images in one format and the transition of
images display a motion to the users.
BMP
The BMP file format is only designed to manage graphics files in Windows.
PNG
Portable Network Graphics supports eight-bit palette images and provides transparency to all
palette colors.
PNM
Portable any map is a compilation of PPM (Portable Pixmap), PGM (Portable Graymap), and
PM (Portable bitmap) which are purely ASCII files.
WebP
It a file format designed by Google and it helps to reduce the size of the image and
increases the loading speed of the web page.
HEIF
High-Efficiency Image file format is used to specify storage of HEVC Intra coded and coded
images.
BAT
BAT image format offers versatile compression, metadata capacity, and color management.
BPG
Better Portable Graphics is a newly introduced image file format which has resolved the issue
of large size of images and low quality.
The list of all image formats also includes
raster format which also has many image formats.
Raster Formats
DEEP
TV Paint Uses this file format.
DRW
It is used to preserve all the drawings done on an image.
ECW
Enhanced Compression Wavelet image is used for optimizing aerial and satellite imagery.
FITS
Flexible Image Transport System is used for data transmission and processing.
FLIF
Free Lossless Image Format Outperform WebP, BPG, PNG, and JPEG200 lossless in terms of
Compression.
ICO
It is the Computer icons in MS Windows.
ILBM
Interleaved Bitmap is used on Amiga Platform and IBM systems.
IMG
ERDAS Imagine Image.
JPEG XR
This file format is useful for continuous tone photographic images.
Nrrd
Nearly Raw Raster Data represents the dimensional rater data.
PAM
Portable Arbitrary Map is used in UNIX languages.
PCX
Personal Computer Exchange is a file format for PC Paintbrush.
PGF
Progressive Graphics File is invented to replace JPEG Format.
PLBM
Planar Bitmap proprietary Amiga Format.
SGI
Silicon Graphics Image used for Silicon Workstations.
SID
Multiresolution Seamless image useful for encoding georeferenced raster graphics.
Sun Raster
SunOS uses this file format.
TGA
It is a file format for TARGA and VISTA boards.
VICAR
This file format is developed by NASA.
XISF
Extensible Image Serialization Format.
Raster Graphics Editors
CD5
This file format is used for graphics editing with super-resolution and animation.
CPT
Coral Photo-Paint is the file format of coral Draw.
PSD
It is an Adobe Photoshop file format.
PSP
Paint Shop Pro is a vector graphics editor for Windows.
XCF
Experimental Computing Facility is an image-editing program.
PDN
It is a file format for windows Paint.net.
Vector Formats
CGM
Computer Graphics Metafile is a 2D vector graphics file format.
Gerber Format
It is a 2D bi-level Image Description Format.
SVG
Scalable Vector Graphics is a Versatile and Scriptable vector format.
2D Vector Formats.
2D Vector Formats
AFDesign
It is a Vector Graphics Editor for Mac OS.
AI
This file format is used in Adobe Illustrator.
CDR
Coral Draw Editor uses this file format.
Drawing ML
This format represents electronic office documents.
It is scripting language which designs plots, diagrams, and slides.
HPGL
Hewlett Packard Graphics Language which is printer control format.
HVIF
Haiku Vector Icon Format usually stores icons.
MathML
mathematical markup language describes mathematical notations and content.
NAPLPS
This graphics language is used in videotext and Teletext.
ODG
Open Documents Graphics is a Zip file for charts and presentations.
PGF/TikZ
It includes POST Scripts Drawings.
QCC
This Image File format is used for making quilts.
Regis
Remote Graphic Instruction Set supports rudimentary vector graphics.
Remote Imaging Protocol
This format is used for sending vector graphics with low bandwidth speed.
VML
Vector Markup Language is based on vector graphics with two-dimensional.
XAR
XARA Photos and Graphic Designer uses Xar format.
XPS
XML Paper Specification is a fixed-document format.
3D Vector Formats
AMF
Additive Manufacturing File Format is a standard to describe additive manufacturing processes.
Asymptote
It is a descriptive vector graphics language.
.blend
It is an open-source 3D Computer Graphics.
COLLADA
It is an Interchange File format for 3D applications.
.dwf
Design Web Format is an Auto Desk File Format
.dwg
It is Binary File format used in two- dimensional and three-dimensional data.
.dxf
It is an Auto Cad file format.
Open Flight
It is a Geometrical Model.
IGES
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification.
JT
ISO Standardized 3D Format.
IMML
Immersive Media Markup Language.
.MA
Maya ASCII Format.
.MB
Maya binary Format.
.OBJ
Alias Wavefront file format.
OpenGex
Open Game Engine Exchange used in Gaming Engines.
PLY
Polygon File format stores 3D scanners data.
POV-Ray
Persistence of Vision Ray creates text-based scene description.
PRC
Embed 3D data as PDF.
STEP
Computer Interpretable Representation and Exchange Format.
SKP
SketchUp format is used for digital drawings.
STL
Stereolithography format used in CAD software.
U3D
Compressed Files for Graphics Data.
VRML
Virtual Reality Modelling Language designed for the worldwide web.
XAML
Extensible Application Markup Language initialize structured values and objects.
XVL
Lightweight 3D file format for computer graphics.
xVRML
This format represents 3D interactive Computer Graphics.
XAML
This format initializes structured values and objects.
X3D
It is a Royalty Free Image format.
.3ds
Auto Desk 3D uses this file format.
3DXML
Dassault Systemes has developed this file format.
X3D
3D Application uses X3D file format.
Compound Formats
EPS
Encapsulated Post Scripts Describes images and drawings placed in the format.
PDF
Portable Document Format is an independent format for all users.
PICT
This software is widely supported in the Mac operating system.
SWF
Shockwave Flash is the file format of Adobe Flash player.
XAML
It is a markup language used in Windows operating system.
Conclusion
Well, I have given you the list of all image formats that every image possesses. Now, you can find the needed format and know about it. There are basically 100 image file formats which I have mentioned in this article and you can upgrade your knowledge by knowing more about them. I hope my blog has proved informative to you.
Descriptive List of 100 Image File Formats