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X Windows system bitmap image
File type: Bitmap image file
Teh xbm file extension is related to the X Windows system bitmap image format an ASCII text monochrome image format, for storing cursor and icon bitmaps used in the X GUI.
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
The xbm file extension is associated with the X Windows system bitmap image format.
In computer graphics, the X Window System uses X BitMap (XBM), an ASCII text monochrome image format, for storing cursor and icon bitmaps used in the X GUI.
The xbm files differ markedly from most image files in that they take the form of C language source files. This means that they can be compiled directly into an application without any preprocessing steps, but it also makes them far larger than their raw pixel data would be (each byte of image data takes 6 bytes in a XBM file).
MIME types:
image/xbm
image/x-xbm
image/x-xbitmap
Use compatible tools to work with *.xbm files.
Use OpenOffice.org Draw to convert *.xbm file in another format.
Software applications that can open xbm files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Programs for viewing xbm files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
Software apps that convert xbm files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
On-line services
Software apps that import xbm files:
Microsoft Windows
Multiplatform
Software apps that print xbm files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
Software applications that handle other tasks involving xbm files:
Microsoft Windows
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