What is the difference between .icns and .jpg?
- Extension
- .icns
- .jpg
- 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 JPG file is an image saved in a compressed image format standardized by the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG). It is commonly used for storing digital photos and used by most digital cameras to save images. JPG files are among the most common image files along with .PNG, .TIF, and .GIF.
- MIME Type
- image/x-icns
- image/jpeg
- Sample
- sample.jpg
- Wikipedia
- .icns on Wikipedia
- .jpg on Wikipedia