Macintosh PICT image file
File type: Bitmap image file
Files with pet extension are used by Macintosh PICT image file. Try to avoid using this files extension as it is no more supported by Adobe and it is not easy to work with this file.
Found 6 different file type records with the same pet filename suffix.
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: November 29, 2024
The pet file extension is associated with the Macintosh PICT image file format that was developed by Apple Computer in 1984 as the native format for Macintosh graphics. PICT files are encoded in QuickDraw commands. The PICT file format is a meta-format that can be used for both bitmap images and vector images.
PICT files are primarily used to exchange graphics between various Macintosh applications. Although these can include prepress applications, it is generally a better idea to use the TIFF or EPS file format in prepress.
In its current operating system, Mac OS X, Apple has replaced PICT by PDF. This means that the use of the PICT file format for exchanging data has diminished tremendously. Early 2009 Adobe decided to partially drop support for PICT in future releases of Photoshop. This means that PICT has effectively become a ‘dinosaur file format’ – to be avoided whenever possible.
Use Macintosh PICT to open files with pet extension.
Software applications that can open pet files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software applications that can edit pet files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software capable of saving pet files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that create pet files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that print pet files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pet files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
File type category:
Temporary file
Date updated: April 24, 2019
The pet file extension is associated with Corel WordPerfect, a word processing program, developed by Corel Corporation. Corel Word Perfect is part of Corel Word Perfect Office suite.
The pet file are used for program editor top overflow files by Corel WordPerfect.
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pet files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 28, 2026
ISOBuster, developed by Smart Projects, is Microsoft Windows software for working with CD, DVD, and Blu-ray media, including disc cloning and data recovery. A .pet file contains data used by the software for a custom CD menu.
The file is intended to be used within ISOBuster on Microsoft Windows.
Open the .pet file with ISOBuster on Microsoft Windows. The file may not provide a meaningful standalone view, so use it through the ISOBuster custom CD menu feature rather than opening it in a text editor.
The ISOBuster .pet file stores custom menu data for use with ISOBuster. Preserve the file for use with the associated menu rather than converting it as a standalone file.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pet files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: September 28, 2026
Magic Petz is a computer game series for Microsoft Windows created by Ubisoft in 1995. Its .pet files contain various data used internally by the game.
The format is specific to Magic Petz and is normally handled by the game itself. It is not a general-purpose format for exchanging or editing data, and files may not be useful outside the Windows game that created them.
Open the file through the Windows version of Magic Petz. The game normally reads its .pet files from the appropriate game data location; the files do not generally have a separate viewer or editor.
There is no standard conversion process for Magic Petz files. They contain game-specific internal data, so they should be kept with the original game rather than converted to another format.
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: September 8, 2017
The pet file extension is associated with the Puppy Linux a small (less than 100MB size) distribution of free open-source Linux operating system. The .pet file stores installation package of Puppy Linux.
Use Puppy Linux program to open pet extension files.
It is not possible to convert pet extension files.
Software applications that can open pet files:
Linux/Unix
Software apps that extract pet files:
Linux/Unix
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: November 18, 2018
The pet file extension is associated with the SWAT (Soil & Water Assessment Tool) application that is used for quantify the impact of land management practices in large, complex watersheds.
The pet file contains daily PET values for the watershed.
Use SWAT (Soil & Water Assessment Tool) to open .pet input files.
Probably can be exported to other formats.