PXIP file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.pxip - Pixelmator Image Preset

The PXIP data files are related to Pixelmator. The PXIP file is a Pixelmator Image Preset. Pixelmator is a graphic editor developed for Mac OS X.

Application:

Pixelmator

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Pixelmator Image Preset related extensions:

.pxb: Pixelmator Brush File
.pxg: Pixelmator Gradient File
.pxls: Pixelmator Layer Style File
.pxm: Pixelmator Brush File
.pxs: Pixelmator Shape File

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

Can't open a .pxip 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.pxip

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 .pxip file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

pip, psip, pxi, pxp, pzip, xip

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.pxp: Swiftlight Project
.pzip: WinZip Mac Archive
.pxp: Counter-Strike PODBot Experience Data
.xip: Photo Mechanic Metadata File
.pxp: IGOR Pro Packed Experiment File
.pxp: PhraseExpress Phrase Data

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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