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RLE

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Raster image

File type: Bitmap image file

Files with rle file extension are typically encountered by users as  raster images in one of the many formats that used this extension.

What is rle file?

File type category:
Bitmap image file

Date updated: July 14, 2025

The rle file extension is traditionally used for one of the many raster (bitmap) image formats. These can be generally still open in program like XnView.

Of the most common incarnations of RLE format include:

  • Utah raster bitmap image - format developed by Spencer Thomas at the University of Utah Department of Computer Science. The first version appeared around 1983. 
  • ADEX Corporation Chromagraph series of graphics.
  • Intergraph image format

How to open rle file?

Several graphics editors or specialized converters still support RLE format and should be able to conver the data.

How to convert rle file?

Raster files can be typically converted between different formats.

Associated software actions with the rle file

Software applications that can open rle files:

Software applications that can edit rle files:

Microsoft Windows

Software capable of saving rle files:

Microsoft Windows

Programs for viewing rle files:

Software apps that convert rle files:

Software apps that print rle files:

Microsoft Windows

Multiplatform

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