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Adobe Digital Negative
File type: Digital camera RAW file, Bitmap image file
A dng file extension is related to the Digital Negative (DNG) RAW digital image file format developed by the Adobe Corporation. It is used to store digital RAW pictures captured by digital cameras and DSLRs (Digital Single Lens Reflex cameras).
Found 2 different file type records with the same dng filename suffix.
File type category:
Digital camera RAW file
Bitmap image file
Date updated: July 14, 2025
The dng file extension is associated with the universal Digital Negative RAW file format developed by Adobe.
It is non-proprietary and public defined format for camera RAW files that can be used by hardware and software developers for a more flexible RAW processing and archiving workflow. End users can use Digital Negative (DNG) as an intermediate format for storing digital images.
Advantages of Adobe Digital Negative:
A wide variety of image editors and viewers can work with the DNG format.
Usually DNG format can be exported to another format in photo editors.
Software applications that can open dng files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
On-line services
Software applications that can edit dng files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
On-line services
Software capable of saving dng files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
On-line services
Programs for viewing dng files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Multiplatform
Software apps that convert dng files:
Microsoft Windows
Linux/Unix
Software apps that import dng files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
Software apps that export dng files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that extract dng files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that print dng files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Multiplatform
On-line services
Software applications that handle other tasks involving dng files:
Microsoft Windows
Multiplatform
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File type category:
Game file
Date updated: April 8, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The dng file extension is reported to also have been used in older computer games from Id Software, such as Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, etc. Some sort of dungeon file - perhaps maps.
You probably cannot access these file manually, unless there exist some kind of modding tools that can be used for this purpose.
We do not know about any possible conversion for this file type at this time.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving dng files: