What is the difference between .xwd and .heic?
- Extension
- .xwd
- .heic
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- X Window System
- Moving Picture Experts Group
- Description
- 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.
- An image file format mainly used in storing cell phone photos and they are saved in the High Efficiency Image Format (HEIF). They store one or more images and the metadata description for each image. Also known as .heif files
- MIME Type
- image/x-xwindowdump
- image/heic
- Sample
- sample.xwd
- sample.heic
- Wikipedia
- .xwd on Wikipedia
- .heic on Wikipedia