Portable Network Graphic file definition and 4 other types and linked programs information.
How to Open PNG Files
The File extension png is used by the following type(s):
Portable Network Graphic files
The PNG file extension is commonly used for images in Portable Network Graphics file format.
PNG is a bitmap graphics format similar to GIF, that uses image compression mainly for web purposes. PNG is a lossless format with 16.7 million colors, index color, grayscale, true color, transparency and also is streamable, which makes it superior to GIF.
The format was approved as a standard by the WWW consortium to replace GIF, because GIF is using a patented data compression algorithm called LZW. In contrast, PNG is completely patent- and license-free.
Originally only Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer supported PNG file format, but today every web browser can read the format correctly.
MIME: image/png, image/x-png, application/png, application/x-png
Programs that open png files:
- Ability Photopaint (Windows)
- ACDSee Photo Manager
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Adobe Fireworks
- Adobe Fireworks for Mac (Apple OS X)
- Adobe Illustrator
- Artweaver
- Axialis IconWorkshop
- Corel Presentations
- FastPictureViewer Professional
- FastStone Image Viewer
- Flare for Mac (Apple OS X)
- FormatFactory(Microsoft Windows)
- Free PDF Converter
- IcoFX
- IrfanView
- LibreOffice Draw (multiplatform software)
- Microsoft Expression Design
- Nero Multimedia Suite (Microsoft Windows)
- Paint.NET (multiplatform software)
- PhotoOnWeb (Microsoft Windows)
- Preview (Apple OS X)
- PrimoOnline (Windows)
- Windows Live Photo Gallery
- XnView (multiplatform)
Adobe Fireworks proprietary PNG files
The PNG file extension is associated with Adobe Fireworks. Firework’s PNGs are based on the Portable Network Graphic (PNG) format, but contain additional proprietary metadata which only Adobe applications can read.
This version of PNG is solely opened only in Adobe Fireworks.
Programs that open png files:
- Adobe Fireworks
- Adobe Fireworks for Mac
- Adobe Flash Catalyst
- Adobe Flash Catalyst for Mac
Corel PaintShop Photo Pro browser catalogue
The PNG file extension is associated with Corel Paint Shop Pro, an advanced photo-editing software, developed and sold by Corel Corporation.
The .png files contain browser catalogues.
Software:
- Corel PaintShop Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Spore creature files
The File extension used by the computer game Spore.Software: