PNM

pnm icon

Portable anymap bitmap graphic

File type: Bitmap image file

Files with the pnm file extension can be typically found as graphics formats in any of the portable anymap bitmap graphic format.

Found 2 different file type records with the same pnm filename suffix.

What is pnm file?

File type category:
Bitmap image file

Date updated: June 23, 2025

The pnm file extension is mainly associated with portable anymap format, which is a collective form of Netpbm formats.

PNM is a family of formats supporting portable bitmaps (PBM) , graymaps (PGM), and pixmaps (PPM).

MIME types:
application/x-portable-anymap
image/x-portable-anymap

How to open pnm file?

Use any graphic viewer/editor (XnView, Adobe Photoshop or similar) to open and edit *.pnm file.

How to convert pnm file?

Many graphics editors nowadays support PNM format and can resave it to other graphics formats.

Associated software actions with the pnm file

Software applications that can open pnm files:

Adobe Photoshop icon Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)

Nero Multimedia Suite icon Nero Multimedia Suite (Microsoft Windows)

GIMP icon GIMP (Microsoft Windows)

Ability Photopaint icon Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)

GIMP for Mac icon GIMP for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Photoshop for Mac icon Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

GIMP for Linux icon GIMP for Linux (Linux/Unix)

XnView MP icon XnView MP (Multiplatform)

Software applications that can edit pnm files:

Adobe Photoshop icon Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)

GIMP icon GIMP (Microsoft Windows)

Ability Photopaint icon Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)

GIMP for Mac icon GIMP for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Photoshop for Mac icon Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

GIMP for Linux icon GIMP for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Software capable of saving pnm files:

Adobe Photoshop icon Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)

GIMP icon GIMP (Microsoft Windows)

Ability Photopaint icon Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)

GIMP for Mac icon GIMP for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Photoshop for Mac icon Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

GIMP for Linux icon GIMP for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Programs for viewing pnm files:

FastPictureViewer Professional icon FastPictureViewer Professional (Microsoft Windows)

XnView MP icon XnView MP (Multiplatform)

Software apps that create pnm files:

Ability Photopaint icon Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)

Software apps that convert pnm files:

no icon available Picture Resize Free Online Images Converter (On-line services)

Software apps that import pnm files:

XnConvert icon XnConvert (Multiplatform)

Software apps that export pnm files:

XnConvert icon XnConvert (Multiplatform)

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Nero Multimedia Suite icon Nero Multimedia Suite (Microsoft Windows)

Software apps that print pnm files:

Nero Multimedia Suite icon Nero Multimedia Suite (Microsoft Windows)

Ability Photopaint icon Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)

Software applications that handle other tasks involving pnm files:

FastPictureViewer Professional icon FastPictureViewer Professional (Microsoft Windows)

Ability Photopaint icon Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)

Pegasus Mail IMAP message flag status

File type category:
Miscellaneous file

Date updated: October 12, 2010

Mail folder cache file showing IMAP message flag status (used by Mercury/32)

Suggested software to open pnm file:

Pegasus Mail icon
Pegasus Mail

Associated software actions with the pnm file

Software applications that handle other tasks involving pnm files:

Pegasus Mail icon Pegasus Mail (Microsoft Windows)