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FLIF

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Free Lossless Image Format

File type: Bitmap image file

A flif file extension is related to the FLIF (Free Lossless Image Format) an advanced compression format for digital picture images.

What is flif file?

File type category:
Bitmap image file

Date updated: November 2, 2018

The flif file extension is associated with the Free Lossless Image Format a lossless compression format for picture images and digital photos.

The FLIF uses MANIAC (Meta-Adaptive Near-zero Integer Arithmetic Coding), an algorithm for entropy coding developed by Jon Sneyers and Pieter Wuille.

FLIF features:

  • Lossless compression
  • Greyscale, RGB, RGBA
  • Color depth: up to 16 bits per channel (high dynamic range)
  • Interlaced (default) or non-interlaced
  • Interlaced files can be decoded quickly at lower quality/resolution (“Responsive By Design”)
  • Progressive decoding of partially downloaded files
  • Animation support
  • Encoding and decoding speeds are not blazingly fast, but they are in the right ballpark

Free Lossless Image Format is still not available in final version.

How to open flif file?

Use FLIF to view content of *.flif files.

How to convert flif file?

Possibly can be exported to other formats.

Suggested software to open flif file:

Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) icon
Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF)
A lossless image format based on MANIAC compression
 UGUI: FLIF icon
UGUI: FLIF
Graphical User Interface for the Free Lossless Image Format

Associated software actions with the flif file

Programs for viewing flif files:

Multiplatform

no icon available Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF)
no icon available UGUI: FLIF

Software apps that create flif files:

Multiplatform

no icon available Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF)
no icon available UGUI: FLIF

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