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PIC

pic icon

Picture image

File type: Vector graphic file, Graphics file, Bitmap image file

Files with pic extension can generally be found as pictures. Many format, most of them old and obsolete. A lot of them are still viewable using XnView.

What is pic file?

File type category:
Vector graphic file
Graphics file
Bitmap image file

Date updated: June 23, 2025

File extension pic was commonly, especially in the past, used for pictures - mostly bitmap images of various format. Most of these format were later replaced in favor of more standardized image formats, such as JPEG, GIF or PNG.

The pic images were for example used in the following programs, many of which are no longer available or supported:

  • SoftImage
  • IBM Lotus
  • Advanced Art Studio
  • PICTOR
  • PC-Paint
  • GRASP
  • Micrografx
  • ​Bio-Rad
  • Pixar
  • PSION Series 3 PDA
  • Radiance
  • DelCam
  • Petrosys
  • Rayshade
  • IBM Storyboard
  • Handy Scanner Cameron
  • WinMIPS
  • CADdy++
  • Autodesk Animator
  • STAD
  • EnSight
  • Macintosh QuickDraw
  • Koala MicroIllustrator
  • MSX Screen 8

MIME types:
image/pict
image/x-pict

How to open pic file?

Xnview and other picture image viewers can open many various PIC formats.

How to convert pic file?

There is so many PIC formats in existence, that it is likely that at least some of them can be converted to standard image formats like JPG or PNG.

Suggested software to open pic file:

Associated software actions with the pic file

Software applications that can edit pic files:

Microsoft Windows

Programs for viewing pic files:

Microsoft Windows

Multiplatform

Software apps that convert pic files:

Software apps that import pic files:

Multiplatform

Software apps that export pic files:

Microsoft Windows

Multiplatform

Software apps that print pic files:

Multiplatform

Convert .pic files

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