What is the difference between .xwd and .heif?
- Extension
- .xwd
- .heif
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- X Window System
- Apple
- 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.
- Based on HEVC (High-Efficiency Video Coding), the HEIF format is an image file container with one or multiple images and is the default image format for Apple Live Photos. It replaced the JPEG format as it's smaller in size and has lossless compression ensuring high-quality photos.
- MIME Type
- image/x-xwindowdump
- image/heif
- Sample
- sample.xwd
- Wikipedia
- .xwd on Wikipedia
- .heif on Wikipedia