What is the difference between .cur and .bmp?
- Extension
- .cur
- .bmp
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Developer
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Microsoft
- Description
- A CUR file is a cursor image or animation used for the Windows mouse pointer. It may be an arrow (for general use), a spinning hourglass (for waiting periods), or an I-bar (for text editing).
- A BMP file is an uncompressed raster image comprised of a rectangular grid of pixels. It contains a file header (bitmap identifier, file size, width, height, color options, and bitmap data starting point) and bitmap pixels, each with a different color.
- MIME Type
- application/octet-stream
- image/bmp
- Sample
- sample.cur
- sample.bmp
- Wikipedia
- .cur on Wikipedia
- .bmp on Wikipedia