JPNG file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.jpng - JPNG Image

The JPNG graphic files are related to JPNG. JPNG file is a JPNG Image. JPNG is a bespoke image file format that combines the compression benefits of JPEG with the alpha channel support of a PNG file.

Application:

JPNG

Category:

Graphic files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

JPNG Image related extensions:

.hplj: HP LaserJet Vector Image
.ppmb: Binary Portable Pixmap Image
.cd5: Chasys Draw Image
.ed5: EDMICS 2000 ED5 Image
.gks: Graphics Kernel System Data
.avs: Stardent AVS X Image

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

Can't open a .jpng 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.jpng

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 .jpng file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

jng, jpg, jpn, mpng, png

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.mpng: Motion PNG Animation
.jpg: JPEG Bitmap Image
.jng: Jpeg Network Graphics
.png: Portable Network Graphics Image
.png: Corel Paint Shop Pro Browser Catalogue
.jpn: Windows Japanese Noise-word List

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

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

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