.png
| File Type |
 Portable Network Graphic |
| File Format |
Standard (developed by PNG Development Group ) |
| Usage |
Referenced by an application; not meant to be opened manually; may run a program or script when opened |
| Rank |
★ ★ ★ Common |
| Description |
Image format that uses indexed colors and lossless compression (like a .GIF file), but without copyright limitations; cannot be animated like a GIF image, though the related .MNG format can.
PNG images may also include an 8-bit transparency channel, which allows the colors in the image to fade from opaque to transparent; GIF images only support fully opaque or fully transparent pixels; PNG images are now supported by most Web browsers.
Mac OS X 10.4 and later saves screenshots as PNG files.
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| Open With |
| macOS |
 Apple Preview
 Apple Photos
 Apple Safari
|
| Unix |
 GIMP
 Other picture viewer
Other Web browser |
|
| Updated |
2007 |
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Portable Network Graphic
