PIC

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 open pic files:
PMView Pro (Microsoft Windows)
ACDSee Photo Manager (Microsoft Windows)
Easy-PhotoPrint EX (Microsoft Windows)
Apple QuickTime (Microsoft Windows)
Lotus 1-2-3 (Microsoft Windows)
FeatureCAM (Microsoft Windows)
Petrosys (Microsoft Windows)
EnSight (Microsoft Windows)
PhotoFiltre Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Apple QuickDraw (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
RADIANCE (Linux/Unix)
Autodesk Animator (Microsoft MS-DOS)
IBM Storyboard (Other operating systems or devices)
Software applications that can edit pic files:
PhotoFiltre Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Programs for viewing pic files:
PMView Pro (Microsoft Windows)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
RECOIL (Multiplatform)
Software apps that convert pic files:
Graphic Workshop Professional (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that import pic files:
XnConvert (Multiplatform)
Software apps that export pic files:
CADdy++ (Microsoft Windows)
XnConvert (Multiplatform)
Software apps that print pic files:
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
RECOIL (Multiplatform)