What is the difference between .wmf and .xwd?
- Extension
- .wmf
- .xwd
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Vector Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Microsoft
- X Window System
- Description
- Proprietary Windows graphic format developed by Microsoft; contains a series of drawing operations, including commands for drawing lines, circles, and rectangles; may also contain bitmap drawing operations; used primarily for vector images, but can also include raster graphics.
- 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
- application/x-msmetafile
- image/x-xwindowdump
- Sample
- sample.wmf
- sample.xwd
- Wikipedia
- .wmf on Wikipedia
- .xwd on Wikipedia