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Convert map to sixel

  1. Download and install the latest version of Filestar.

  2. Right click on one or more Map file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.

  3. Type convert to sixel in the search box.

  4. Press Convert.

convert map to sixel

What is the difference between .map and .sixel?

Name
Colormap Intensities and Indices File
DEC SIXEL Graphics Format
Extension
.map
.sixel
Format
Binary
Category
Other
Raster Image
Developer
ColorgrafX
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Description
This format is used as the color palette format for a variety of operating system image editors. It is used to store font templates in text and graphic editors. It allows you to change color intensity and transparency levels.
Created by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), SIXEL is a bitmap image format in an escaped sequence (seen as six pixels high and one pixel wide). You have to convert it into a more accessible format if you don’t have a DEC terminal to view it.
MIME Type
application/vnd.xworlds.colormap
image/vnd.dwg
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.sixel on Wikipedia

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