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File extension DMG - Apple Mac OS X disk image file

File type specification:

Disk image (ISO) binary file type icon Disk image (ISO) binary file type

dmg file icon: dmg file icon

File extension DMG description:

The DMG file extension is associated with disk image files created in Mac OS X. The DMG file format is used for mountable disk images, which can be opened with the Apple Disk Utility. The .dmg files can also be mounted in most popular emulation utilities.

The DMG file type is a replacement for the older IMG format used in Mac OS Classing and is not compatible with Mac OS 9 or earlier.

Mime: application/x-apple-diskimage

The default software that works with dmg file format:

Mac OS X icon

Apple, Inc. logo Mac OS X

Company or developer:
  Apple, Inc.

Apple Mac OS X operating system

Mac OS X is Unix-based operating system developed by Apple Inc. for Macintosh computers. The first public beta release was introduced on 13th September 2000. Since version 10.4. ,Tiger Mac OS X also supports Intel-based Mac computers. Version 10.5. Tiger is the last version of Mac OS X that supports PowerPC Macs.
The latest version 10.7, codenamed Lion, was released on July 20, 2011 and it is available to download from Apple Mac App Store. In the first day of Lion release, more than one million copies were downloaded from Mac App Store.

Mac OS X also contains basic core applications for everyday use, such as Finder basic file manager, Safari for Internet browsing, QuickTime for video, iTunes for audio and management of iOS devices, iChat instant messaging, Mail, AdressBook, iCal calendar and many more.

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Help how to open DMG files:

DMG is the default disk image format used by Apple MAC OS X operating system.

Some third party applications can work with DMG files as well (ISOBuster, PeaZip, FreeDMG).

How to convert file with extension DMG:

You can use ISOBuster for a conversion .dmg disk images to another disk image file format like NRG Nero disk image format or ISO disk image format.

You can use PeaZip to a conversion of DMG format to another archive file format. PeaZip also supports extraction of DMG format. Extracted files can be compressed in to another archive file format, that PeaZip supports (7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, ZIP).

File identification strings:

HEX code: 78
ASCII code: x

List of software associated to the .dmg file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, Mac OS X etc.) and possible program actions
that can be done with the file
: like open dmg file, edit dmg file, convert dmg file, view dmg file, play dmg file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting of the dmg files.

  • Open dmg file
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  • Create dmg file
  • Burn dmg file
  • Extract dmg file
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Programs that open dmg file - Apple Mac OS X disk image file

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Microsoft Windows platform:

Apple Mac OS X platform:

Main software associated with dmg file by default:
Mac OS X small icon Mac OS X
Other suggested software:
FreeDMG

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