What is the difference between .xwd and .plt?
- Extension
- .xwd
- .plt
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Vector Image
- Developer
- X Window System
- Autodesk
- 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.
- The PLT file extension is a vector-based plotter file developed by Autodesk, Inc. to contain plotting details from a certain CAD or computer-aided design file.
- MIME Type
- image/x-xwindowdump
- application/x-plt
- Sample
- sample.xwd
- Wikipedia
- .xwd on Wikipedia