.BMP file extension

How to open file with .BMP extension?

Klaus Mehler, 28.08.2014
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.BMP is the file extension developed by for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .BMP extension belong to the "Graphic Files " category. The full name of this type of files is Standard Windows Bitmap Image (also OS/2). Files with the .BMP extension can be opened in several ways. The easiest is to install the manufacturer’s application. Fortunately, this is not the only method. There are many applications on the market that successfully open files with the .BMP extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.

Standard Windows Bitmap Image (also OS/2)

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WINDOWS
Adobe Fireworks Adobe Fireworks
Microsoft Expression Design Microsoft Expression Design
Paint.NET Paint.NET
IrfanView IrfanView
ACDSee Photo Manager ACDSee Photo Manager
FastPictureViewer Professional FastPictureViewer Professional
FastStone Image Viewer FastStone Image Viewer
Windows Live Photo Gallery Windows Live Photo Gallery
Artweaver Artweaver
Ability Photopaint Ability Photopaint
Easy-PhotoPrint EX Easy-PhotoPrint EX
PhotoOnWeb PhotoOnWeb
XnView XnView
FormatFactory FormatFactory
Axialis IconWorkshop Axialis IconWorkshop
Janome Digitalizer Pro Janome Digitalizer Pro
Illustrator Extreme Illustrator Extreme
XnConvert XnConvert
OpenOffice.org Draw OpenOffice.org Draw
LibreOffice Draw LibreOffice Draw
AwardBIOS AwardBIOS
MAC Preview Preview

Alpha Microsystem Image

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After downloading and installing the software in our system, files with the .BMP extension should be automatically associated with the new application. With this association, the file can be opened by double-clicking the mouse. If for some reason we still cannot open the file with the .BMP extension, we still have one method. It involves the attempt to open the file from the installed application. Choosing from the menu "FILE", we perform the command "Open" and the explorer window we select the file we are interested in, and then we confirm by pressing enter. This method is more time-consuming, but enables us to definitively state whether we use the correct application to open the files with the .BMP extension. If we are sure of it, we then use the extended reference menu (shift key and right mouse button) and by selecting "Open With", we select the appropriate application and we permanently connect it with a file with the extension we are interested in.