What is the difference between .pct and .xwd?
- Extension
- .pct
- .xwd
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Apple
- X Window System
- Description
- A PCT file is an image saved in the Macintosh PICT format, which was developed by Apple in 1984 for storing images using Apple QuickDraw technology. It contains image data in one of two formats, PICT 1, the original format that stores 8 colors, or PICT 2, a newer format that allows thousands of colors (24 and 32-bit images). PCT files support both raster and vector images.
- The XWD (X Windows Dump) image file format is a native graphic format associated with the X Window System, which is a windowing system for bitmap displays commonly used in UNIX and Linux environments. An XWD file is essentially a dump or snapshot of what is being displayed on a screen or part of it at a given moment. It stores image data in an uncompressed form, including the header information that contains details about the image's size, color, and format.
- MIME Type
- image/x-pict
- image/x-xwindowdump
- Sample
- sample.pct
- sample.xwd
- Wikipedia
- .pct on Wikipedia
- .xwd on Wikipedia