What is the difference between .tif and .sixel?
- Extension
- .tif
- .sixel
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Description
- A TIF file is an image file saved in a high-quality graphics format. It is often used for storing images with many colors, typically digital photos, and includes support for layers and multiple pages.
- 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
- image/tiff
- Sample
- sample.tif
- Wikipedia
- .tif on Wikipedia
- .sixel on Wikipedia