What is PNG File Extension?
Overview
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TogglePNG aka Portable Network Graphics is one of the most widely used file extension to save raster graphics files. It is an open source which is an ideal alternative to GIF. PNG images are lightweight, easy to transfer, load and share. PNG is an open source for getting compressed images.
Category
It falls under the category of lossless bitmap image file format. Users can recognize PNG files with its extension .png.
Supportive Apps
It supports a number of apps.
It supports almost all major browsers including Safari, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
Many image editors are supported by the extension including CorelDRAW, Flash, Corel Graphics Editor, PPT and FreeHand.
It supports image converters like Xenomorph, Web Designer’s Toolkit and WebGraphics Optimizer etc.
It also supports 3D Apps, Entertainment, Games, Office and Business Applications.
Developer
W3C group has taken the responsibility of PNG.
Supported Image Formats
It supports
Full colour non-palette-based RGB
grayscale images
24-bit RGB colour coding
It doesn’t support non-RGB format.
How to open or view PNG File Extension
It is easy to view PNG files. Any free image viewing tool can open PNG files.