Teh xbm file extension is related to the X Windows system bitmap image format an ASCII text monochrome image format, for storing cursor and icon bitmaps used in the X GUI.

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XBM file extension - X Windows system bitmap image

What is xbm file? How to open xbm files?

File type specification:

Bitmap image file type icon Bitmap image file type

xbm file icon: xbm filetype icon

The xbm file extension is associated with the X Windows system bitmap image format.

In computer graphics, the X Window System uses X BitMap (XBM), an ASCII text monochrome image format, for storing cursor and icon bitmaps used in the X GUI.

The xbm files differ markedly from most image files in that they take the form of C language source files. This means that they can be compiled directly into an application without any preprocessing steps, but it also makes them far larger than their raw pixel data would be (each byte of image data takes 6 bytes in a XBM file).

MIME types:
image/xbm
image/x-xbm
image/x-xbitmap

Updated: January 3, 2025

The default software associated to open xbm file:

XnView MP icon

Pierre-Emmanuel Gougelet logoXnView MP  Multiplatform software

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:

Use compatible tools to work with *.xbm files.

How to convert:

Use OpenOffice.org Draw to convert *.xbm file in another format.

Find conversions from xbm file:

xbm to art

xbm to jpeg

xbm to jpg

Find converter to xbm file type:

exr to xbm

fpx to xbm

List of software applications associated to the .xbm 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 xbm file, edit xbm file, convert xbm file, view xbm file, play xbm 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 xbm files.

Software that open xbm file - X Windows system bitmap image

Programs supporting the exension xbm on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open xbm file action.

Microsoft Windows:

Nero Multimedia Suite small icon Nero Multimedia Suite (obsolete/discontinued)

Apple macOS / Mac OS X:

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