LanguageTEXTURE
Texture file
File type: Bitmap image file
Files with texture extension are commonly used by various video games and 3D modelling applications for texture (pattern) files.
What is texture file?
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
File extension texture is sometimes used for graphic textures in video games, or 3D modelling tools for textures.
Texture is a picture image (pattern) used to visualise a visual and physical properties of 2D and 3D models.
There are two variants of textures:
Physical texture - used to visualise materials, like wood grain, sand, smooth surface of canvas or metal, glass, leather, etc.
Visual texture - illusion of having physical texture, often used in photography, drawings and paintings.
The most used formats for textures, are dds, jpg, png, bmp, tif and others.
How to open texture file?
Use for example XnView to view content of texture files.
How to convert texture file?
XnView is able to convert texture files to other picture image formats.
Suggested software to open texture file:
Associated software actions with the texture file
Programs for viewing texture files:
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
Software apps that print texture files:
XnView MP (Multiplatform)