VGA file extension. How to open and convert files with VGA file suffix

Files with vga file extension can mostly be found as old bitmap images, but in early Windows it was also sometimes used for VGA drivers.

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Software that open vga file

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VGA file extension - Bitmap image

What is vga file? How to open vga files?

File type specification:

System file type

Bitmap image file type

vga file icon:

The vga file extension was, especially in the past, used for various bitmap images on both DOS and OS/2 platforms.

In early Windows environment it was more used for VGA display drivers.

This vga file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.

This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.

Updated: January 3, 2025

The default software associated to open vga file:

XnView MP

Company or developer:
Pierre-Emmanuel Gougelet

A free (for non-commercial purposes) powerful cross-platform media browser, viewer and converter. Compatible with more than 500 formats and also supports export to 70 different file formats. It works on Windows, Linux and macOS (OS X).

Help how to open:

If it's an image, you can most likely view it using XnView.

How to convert:

Perhaps some conversion to other similar graphics formats is possible, the tricky part will be to find a converter that supports .vga files.

List of software applications associated to the .vga file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open vga file, edit vga file, convert vga file, view vga file, play vga file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting vga files.

vga file viewer - programs that view vga file - Bitmap image

Programs supporting the exension vga on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about XnView MP for view vga file action.

Multiplatform:

XnView MP

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