What is the difference between .icns and .jpeg?
- Extension
- .icns
- .jpeg
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Developer
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Apple
- Joint Photographic Experts Group
- Description
- It is an icon image file used to show application icons in the macOS Finder and macOS dock. It contains one or several .PNG images and it supports 1bit and 8-bit alpha channels.
- A JPEG file is an image saved in a compressed graphic format standardized by the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG). It supports up to 24-bit color and is compressed using lossy compression, which may noticeably reduce the image quality if high amounts of compression are used. JPEG files are commonly used for storing digital photos and web graphics.
- MIME Type
- image/x-icns
- image/jpeg
- Sample
- sample.jpeg
- Wikipedia
- .icns on Wikipedia
- .jpeg on Wikipedia