PGC

Portable Gaming Notation format
File type: Various data file
Files with pgc file extension are mainly used for some sort of specialized format for representing of chess games.
Found 2 different file type records with the same pgc filename suffix.
What is pgc file?
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: July 21, 2017
The pgc file extension is mainly related to Portable Game Notation format.
PGN is a standard designed for the representation of chess game data using ASCII text files. PGN is structured for easy reading and writing by human users and for easy parsing and generation by computer programs. The intent of the definition and propagation of PGN is to facilitate the sharing of public domain chess game data among chessplayers (both organic and otherwise), publishers, and computer chess researchers throughout the world.
PGN is not intended to be a general purpose standard that is suitable for every possible use; no such standard could fill all conceivable requirements. Instead, PGN is proposed as a universal portable representation for data interchange. The idea is to allow the construction of a family of chess applications that can quickly and easily process chess game data using PGN for import and export among themselves.
How to open pgc file?
Use compatible tools to work with *.pgc files.
Atari Portfolio graphics compressed image format
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
The pgc file extension is also used for some older bitmap format used by Atari Portfolio a IBM PC-compatible palmtop computer, and was released by Atari Corporation in 1989.
The pgc file contains compressed image (240x64).
How to open pgc file?
Use XnView to open *.pgc files.
How to convert pgc file?
XnView is able to export *.pgc files to other formats.
Suggested software to open pgc file:
Associated software actions with the pgc file
Programs for viewing pgc files:
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
RECOIL (Multiplatform)
Software apps that print pgc files:
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
RECOIL (Multiplatform)