OS/2 cursor image
File type: Graphics file
An .ptr file is an OS/2 cursor image used by the OS/2 operating system.
These files are legacy graphics files associated with OS/2 pointer and cursor resources.
Found 3 different file type records with the same ptr filename suffix.
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: October 20, 2026
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The PTR format was used for cursor images in IBM's OS/2 operating system for IBM PC-compatible computers. A file stores the graphic used to display an OS/2 pointer or cursor.
The OS/2 cursor format is different from the Windows cursor format. A Windows cursor file should therefore not be assumed to be interchangeable with an OS/2 PTR file.
OS/2 and its native cursor format are obsolete, so new files of this type are uncommon. PMView Pro for Microsoft Windows can work with OS/2 PTR images.
On Microsoft Windows, open the file with PMView Pro, which supports viewing OS/2 cursor images.
PMView Pro can export an OS/2 PTR image to other graphics formats that it supports. Such an export may preserve the visible image but not all OS/2 cursor-specific information.
Programs for viewing ptr files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that print ptr files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ptr files:
Other operating systems or devices
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: April 16, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The ptr file extension is associated with the QMail, a mail transfer agent (MTA) that runs on Unix and Unix-based operating systems developed by 1995.
The ptr file stores Qwk reader pointer data.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 5, 2018
The ptr file extension is associated with the Trendy Flash Intro Builder, a tool for Microsoft Windows operating system used to create Flash animations.
The ptr file contains saved desktop flash intro project.
Use TrendyFlash to open *.ptr files.
Possibly can be converted to other formats.
Software applications that can open ptr files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit ptr files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving ptr files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create ptr files:
Microsoft Windows
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