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Floppy Image image
File type: Disk image (ISO) binary file
Files with img extension were traditionally used for floppy disk images. However nowadays it is used for many different file types.
Found 9 different file type records with the same img filename suffix.
File type category:
Disk image (ISO) binary file
Date updated: December 1, 2023
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
File extension img is originally associated with disk image files created from Floppy disks.
Typically, img floppy disk images are created by the Floppy Image application.
Last floppy disks were produces in march 2010. However, they are still used on older systems for booting and recovery purposes.
Specialized programs can still access floppy disk images and work with them.
Some programs may access and copy out the data of floppy disk images, however some kind of conversion is unlikely.
Software applications that can open img files:
Microsoft Windows
Floppy Image
All Image
Software apps that create img files:
Microsoft Windows
Floppy Image
All Image
Software apps that extract img files:
Microsoft Windows
Floppy Image
All Image
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
The img file extension is very often used for bitmap graphic files - images of various formats. Throughout the years numerous programs used or are still using img files to save images.
Formats, programs or devices that work with images with IMG file extension include:
MIME types:
image/img
application/img
application/x-img
Xnview or Irfanview can generally open and view any of these *.img file formats.
Use compatible viewers to export *.img files to other formats.
Software applications that can open img files:
Microsoft Windows
Linux/Unix
Programs for viewing img files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that convert img files:
Multiplatform
File type category:
Disk image (ISO) binary file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
Use CloneCD or similar disk image handling program to open *.img image files.
Generally, disk images can be easily converted between different formats.
Software applications that can open img files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software applications that can edit img files:
Software capable of saving img files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create img files:
Software apps that convert img files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that export img files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that extract img files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that burn img files to disc:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Backup file
Date updated: November 29, 2024
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The img file extension is also used by the backup utilities Disk Copy and ShrinkWrap for OS X operating system.
This type of .img file contains a backup disk image used to restore data in computer. This IMG format stores data in Apple Macintosh NDIF disk copy format.
Use Disk Copy or ShrinkWrap to open .img disk image files.
Possibly can be converted to other disk image formats.
Software applications that can open img files:
Microsoft Windows
ZipZag
Software apps that create img files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that export img files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that extract img files:
Microsoft Windows
ZipZag
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File type category:
GIS, GPS navigation and map file
Date updated: September 5, 2019
The img file extension is also used associated with the GPS navigation products and applications developed by Garmin.
Garmin basemap file (.img) contains routes, points of interest, streets, maps and charts in proprietary Garmin GPS map vector graphics file format.
Use any Garmin GPS navigation, or CompeGPS Land to view Garmin basemap files.
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Programs for viewing img files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create img files:
Microsoft Windows
cGPSmapper
Software apps that convert img files:
Microsoft Windows
cGPSmapper
File type category:
Disk image (ISO) binary file
Date updated: December 25, 2024
File extension img is also used in the mobile Google Android operating system for one of the default file type.
These .img files are used by Google Android operating system for its boot image files (bootloader). They can also store image with data for update baseband (radio).
Use Google Android SDK to install .img file to Google Android phone.
It is likely that there is no way how to transform .img file to other formats.
Software applications that can open img files:
Google Android
Software apps that create img files:
Google Android
Software apps that import img files:
Google Android
Software apps that recover img files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving img files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Google Android
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Game file
Date updated: July 11, 2024
The img file extension is also related to Grand Theft Auto computer game series from Rockstar Games.
The img file used in GTA is an archive that contains game resources, such as sounds, music, models, maps, etc.
Use Dragon UnPACKer to open and extract the contents of GTAs IMG format.
These games files cannot be converted to anything else. However, sometimes modding.
Software applications that can open img files:
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft MS-DOS
Software apps that extract img files:
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft MS-DOS
Software applications that handle other tasks involving img files:
File type category:
Virtual machine, virtualization software related file
Date updated: October 16, 2018
The img file extension is associated with the QEMU processor emulator that is able to emulate x86, x86-64, ARM, ETRAX CRIS, MIPS and other platforms.
The img file contains disk image used by QEMU.
Use QEMU to open .img disk image files.
Probably can be converted to other formats.
Software apps that backup img files:
Microsoft Windows
Linux/Unix
Software applications that handle other tasks involving img files:
Microsoft Windows
Linux/Unix
File type category:
Emulator file
Date updated: November 19, 2018
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The img file extension is associated with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator disk image file format.
The img file contains ZX Spectrum program or other data stored in file format readable in the ZX Spectrum emulators.
Use XZX-Pro to open *.img ZX Spectrum emulator disk images.
Probably cannot be converted to other formats.
Software applications that can open img files:
Linux/Unix
XZX-Pro
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