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.BM File Extension

  • Category: Bitmap image Files

What are .BM files and how to open them?

Can't open .BM file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .BM file.

What is a .BM file extension?

.BM file extension has been classified as Bitmap image Files.

.BM is X Windows system bitmap image

The bm file extension is used for a bitmap image format used in X Windows system.

This is a format for storing bitmaps of screen captures of the X Window system. There are a large number of variations of this format, depending on the type of graphics adapater the user has (monochrome, fixed colors, color images with palettes, TrueColor and more).

Because of the large number of possible variations, not all software which can read this format may be able to read all possible variations of the format.

MIME types:
image/bmp


How to open:

Some graphics viewers and editors support BM graphic format and can work with it.

How to convert:

Probably can be exported or saved to some other bitmap format.

How to fix problems with .BM files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .BM files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .BM file format
  2. You need to check the .BM file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)
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