DIB file format description

Many people share .dib files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .dib file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .dib files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.bmp - Windows Bitmap Image

The BMP graphic files are related to XnView. The BMP file is a Windows Bitmap Image. BMP or DIB (device-independent bitmap) is a bitmapped graphics format used internally by the Microsoft Windows graphics subsystem (GDI), and used commonly as a simple graphics file format on that platform.

Application:

XnView

Category:

Graphic files

Mime-type:

image/bmp

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

bmpf, dib, rl4, rl8, vga

Windows Bitmap Image related extensions:

.$s: ZX Spectrum Hobetta Image
.2bp: Pocket PC Bitmap Image
.2d: Amapi Image
.411: Sony Mavica Picture
.4bt: GoDot Image
.73i: TI-73 Bitmap

Naturally, other applications may also use the .dib file extension. Even harmful programs can create .dib files. Be especially cautious with .dib files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .dib file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.dib

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .dib file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

cib, db, dbi, di, dif, dig, dih, din, div, dkb, dob, dub, fib, ib, idb

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.dbi: Fly! Database Index
.dbi: Data Explorer Information
.dbi: Treepad Database DBI Data
.dbi: Isearch Database Information
.dbi: Photo Soap 2 Data
.dub: Tuningwrench Compressed Audio

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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