PGMB file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.pgmb - Binary Portable Graymap Image

The PGMB graphic files are related to NetPBM. PGMB file is a Binary Portable Graymap Image.

Application:

NetPBM

Category:

Graphic files

Mime-type:

image/x-portable-graymap

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Binary Portable Graymap Image related extensions:

.pam: Portable Arbitrary Map
.pgm: Portable Graymap Image
.pgma: ASCII Portable Graymap Image
.ppm: Portable Pixmap Image
.ppma: Portable Pixmap Image ASCII
.ppmb: Binary Portable Pixmap Image

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

Can't open a .pgmb 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.pgmb

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 .pgmb file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

gmb, pbmb, pgb, pgm, pgmf, pmb

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.gmb: WinDS PRO Data
.pbmb: Portable Bitmap Image
.pmb: Payroll Mate Backup
.pmb: Plazmic Media Engine Bundled Data
.pgm: Chromeleon Program
.pmb: Pegasus Mail Address Book Data

Operating systems

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

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