File Extension PGM

File type: Portable Gray Map Image

About the PGM file type:

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The PGM file extension is used as a file extension for 8-bit grayscale image files. The PGM files may contain transparent pixels and different shades of gray. The files may also be formatted and edited in a text format. This text format uses numbers to represent how dark or light each pixel is. The PGM files may also be referred to as portable greymap files. The file extension PGM uses the mime types image/x-pgm and image/x-portable-graymap.


Detailed information for file extension PGM


Category: Raster Image Files
File format: Propriety
Open with Windows: Editable with a text editor,Corel Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Photoshop with CartaPGM plug-in, Netpbm
Open with Linux: Editable with a text editor, Netpbm
Other file formats also use the PGM file extension. These are the Signature program, the RS7000 OS image file, the Opentech Digital STB main program, the Chromeleon batch application, the CGI Program, the AKAI MPC-3000 drum set file, the AKAI MPC-2000, AKAI MPC-2000XL, AKAI MPC-1000 drum set files, and the Program file.