.PNG File Extension

Are you having difficulty opening a file that ends with .PNG? Such files can be executed only by certain programs. If you cannot open the .PNG file, it can be due to the following reasons: either you do not have an appropriate program to open it, or your file association is corrupted. For more information about this extension, please read the article below.

What is a .PNG file?

.PNG file belongs to the category of Raster Image Files used in operating systems such as Windows 11, 10, Windows 7, Windows 8 / 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP.

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Developer: N/A

File Type: Portable Network Graphic

Category: Raster Image Files

Format: Binary

.PNG file is associated with Portable Network Graphic developed by N/A, has a Binary Format and belongs to Raster Image Files category.

A PNG file is an image saved in Portable Network Graphic (PNG) format, which is used to store web graphics, digital photos, and pictures with transparent backgrounds.

PNG is considered a bitmap graphic similar to a .JPG image; however, this file is compressed with lossless quality and transparency support.

Additional data

Everyone knows that PNG is the most common image format, along with JPEG, GIF, TIFF, and EPS. A user may encounter a PNG file when downloading an image from the Internet and saving a digital photo in an image editor.

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