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Silicon Graphics image file
File type: Bitmap image file
A bw file extension is related to the Silicon Graphics bitmap picture image format.
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The bw file extension is associated with the Silicon Graphics picture image format originally used for images produced on Silicon Graphics computers.
The SG bitmap format allows compressed (using a run-length encoding system) or uncompressed images, in monochrome and color, with the option of alpha transparency.
Use XnView to view content of the .bw bitmap image files.
XnView is able to export *.bw files to other formats.
Software applications that can open bw files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit bw files:
Microsoft Windows
Programs for viewing bw files:
Multiplatform
Software apps that print bw files:
Multiplatform