- Extension
- .paint
- .isobrl
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Other
- Developer
- Apple Inc.
- ISO/TC 173/SC 2
- Description
- The Mac Paint file, commonly associated with the file extension ".mac", originated from MacPaint, an early graphics editing program developed by Apple Inc. for the original Macintosh computer in 1984. This file type was designed to store black and white bitmap graphics, allowing users to create and manipulate digital images using a variety of tools and brushes. Mac Paint files were known for their simplicity and were widely used for basic graphic editing and illustration tasks during the early days of personal computing. Despite its historical significance, the Mac Paint format has largely been superseded by more advanced graphic file formats that support color and higher resolutions.
- ISO/TR 11548-1 Braille is a file type used for storing braille documents in a digital format. It is based on the ISO/TR 11548-1 standard and can be used for storing textual documents in a standardized way. It is used in many countries and is especially helpful for people who are blind or visually impaired.
- MIME Type
- image/x-macpaint
- application/vnd.braille+iso24735-1
