.PNG File Extension

What is a PNG File Extension?

PNG file extension is created by PNG Development Group, also known as Portable Network Graphic. PNG has been classified as Common File Types. This File type categories under Zip, Text, Binary and XML, however, the format of this file format has not been determined yet. You can open PNG files in Adobe Fireworks program.

What is a Default PNG File Name?

Screen Shot YYYY-MM-DD at HH.MM.SS PM.png - Captures d' screen taken in macOS, where a timestamp is included in the file name.

Free PNG File Online Tools & Apps

We have also the free online .PNG (Portable Network Graphic) file extension apps that can allow to view, edit, convert from to PNG, merge, split and compare the PNG files without installing anything on your system. Please click on the links to explore the complete list of details for each required feature.

PNG Converter

PNG Viewer

PNG Editor

Compare PNG Files

Merge PNG Files

Split PNG Files

PNG Metadata Viewer

PNG Files Common Issues

There are few common issues with the Portable Network Graphic .PNG File Extensions while opening the .PNG files on Windows and MacOs, we have solution to those issues such as:

Can't Open PNG Files?

1. You must have supported software programs installed for Portable Network Graphic on your system such as Adobe Fireworks.
2. Associate default Adobe Adobe Fireworks program for *.png (Portable Network Graphic) files.
   
   

   Associate PNG Default Program on Windows

   1. Right-click a *.PNG (e.g example.png) file and click Open With.
   2. In the Open with dialog box, click Adobe Adobe Fireworks program Or click Browse to locate the program (*.exe) that you want.
   3. Select check box for Always use this app to open .png files.
   
   

   Associate PNG Default Program on MacOs

   1. Click *.PNG (e.g example.png) file and click information -> Open With.
   2. In the programs list, click Adobe Adobe Fireworks program Or other appropriate program that you want.
   3. Confirm Change for all... and Contine.
   4. A message will appear "This change will be applied to all files with .Adobe Fireworks extension. By clicking Continue you confirm your selection", click Contine to apply changes.

Related PNG File Extensions

PNG default file extension is .PNG and other similer related extensions are:

All Platform Software Programs for PNG File Extension

List of all softwares that can open the PNG files on each platforms such as Windows, Mac, iOS, Linux, Web and Android, you may click the each software link for more details for other supported formats for each software and the verified direct download links for each software with complete lisensing details.

Open PNG File on Windows

	Software	License	Developer
	ACD Systems ACDSee 2019 for Windows	Commercial	ACD Systems
	Adobe Acrobat DC 2019 for Windows	Commercial	Adobe
	Adobe After Effects 2020 for Windows	Commercial	Adobe
	Aspose Aspose.Total for .NET 16.3.0 for Windows	Commercial	Aspose
	Blender 2 for Windows	Open Source	Blender
	TechSmith Camtasia 2019 for Windows	Commercial	TechSmith
	ACD Systems Canvas X 2019 for Windows	Commercial	ACD Systems
	Adobe Captivate 2019 for Windows	Commercial	Adobe
	Adobe Character Animator 2019 for Windows	Commercial	Adobe
	CELSYS Clip Studio Paint Pro 1 for Windows	Commercial	CELSYS
	CS Odessa ConceptDraw PRO 10 for Windows	Commercial	CS Odessa
	Corel CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2020 for Windows	Commercial	Corel
	Roxio Creator NXT PRO 5 for Windows	Commercial	Roxio
	IMSI DesignCAD 2019 for Windows	Commercial	IMSI
	Adobe Dimension CC 2018 for Windows	Commercial	Adobe
	Adobe Dreamweaver 2020 for Windows	Commercial	Adobe
	Craft Edge Easy Cut Studio 4 for Windows	Commercial	Craft Edge
	ACCA Edificius BIM 2 for Windows	Commercial	ACCA
	Psychology Software Tools E-Prime 2 for Windows	Commercial	Psychology Software Tools
	Wondershare Filmora 9 for Windows	Commercial	Wondershare
	Adobe Fireworks CS6 for Windows	Commercial	Adobe
	Adobe Flash CC for Windows	Commercial	Adobe
	AutoDesSys formZ 7 for Windows	Commercial	AutoDesSys
	Adobe FreeHand 11 for Windows	Commercial	Adobe
	Blackmagic Design Fusion 8 for Windows	Commercial	Blackmagic Design
	Florian Rival GDevelop 3 for Windows	Open Source	Florian Rival
	GIMP 2.10 for Windows	Freeware	GIMP
	Newera Graphics Converter Pro 3 for Windows	Commercial	Newera
	Adobe Illustrator 2020 for Windows	Commercial	Adobe
	ImageMagick 7 for Windows	Open Source	ImageMagick
	Seavus iMindQ 6 for Windows	Commercial	Seavus
	Adobe InDesign 2020 for Windows	Commercial	Adobe
	Inkscape 0.92 for Windows	Open Source	Inkscape
	IrfanView 4 for Windows	Freeware	IrfanView
	Irrlicht 1 for Windows	Open Source	Irrlicht
	Samsung Kies 3 for Windows	Freeware	Samsung
	XBMC Foundation Kodi 14 for Windows	Open Source	XBMC Foundation
	Adobe Lightroom 2019 for Windows	Commercial	Adobe
	JRiver Media Center 19 for Windows	Freeware	JRiver
	CyberLink Media Suite 16 ULTIMATE for Windows	Commercial	CyberLink
	Natron 1 for Windows	Open Source	Natron
	Nero 2019 for Windows	Commercial	Nero
	Corel Painter 2021 for Windows	Commercial	Corel
	Corel PaintShop Pro 2021 for Windows	Commercial	Corel
	Chaos Group Pdplayer 1 for Windows	Commercial	Chaos Group
	Apowersoft Phone Manager 2 for Windows	Freeware	Apowersoft
	CyberLink PhotoDirector 365 for Windows	Commercial	CyberLink
	Serif PhotoPlus X8 for Windows	Commercial	Serif
	Adobe Photoshop 2020 for Windows	Commercial	Adobe
	Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 for Windows	Commercial	Adobe
	MAGIX Photostory Deluxe 2016 for Windows	Commercial	MAGIX
	Google Picasa 3 for Windows	Freeware	Google
	Corel Pinnacle Studio 24 for Windows	Commercial	Corel
	Okino Computer Graphics PolyTrans 5 for Windows	Commercial	Okino Computer Graphics
	Bondware Poser 11 for Windows	Commercial	Bondware
	CyberLink PowerDirector 365 for Windows	Commercial	CyberLink
	CyberLink PowerDVD 20 for Windows	Commercial	CyberLink
	Microsoft PowerPoint 365 for Windows	Commercial	Microsoft
	CyberLink PowerProducer 6 for Windows	Commercial	CyberLink
	Corel Presentations 2020 for Windows	Commercial	Corel
	Adobe Project ROME 000 for Windows	Free Trial	Adobe
	Quark QuarkXPress 2020 for Windows	Commercial	Quark
	RealNetworks RealPlayer Cloud 16 for Windows	Freeware	RealNetworks
	Trimble SketchUp 2020 for Windows	Freeware	Trimble
	Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe 2010 for Windows	Commercial	Smith Micro
	Synfig Studio Development Team Synfig Studio 1 for Windows	Open Source	Synfig Studio Development Team
	Individual Software Total 3D Home Design Deluxe 11 for Windows	Commercial	Individual Software
	IMSI TurboCAD PRO PLATINUM 2018 for Windows	Commercial	IMSI
	IMSI TurboPDF 7 for Windows	Commercial	IMSI
	MAGIX VEGAS 16 for Windows	Commercial	MAGIX
	Xilisoft Video Converter Ultimate 7 for Windows	Commercial	Xilisoft
	Corel VideoStudio 2020 for Windows	Commercial	Corel
	Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 for Windows	Commercial	Microsoft
	Golden Software Voxler 3 for Windows	Commercial	Golden Software
	Microsoft Windows Media Player 12 for Windows	Bundled	Microsoft
	Microsoft Windows Photo Viewer WINDOWS 7 for Windows	Bundled	Microsoft
	Microsoft Windows Photos 2020 for Windows	Bundled	Microsoft
	Microsoft Word 365 for Windows	Commercial	Microsoft
	XnSoft XnViewMP 0.93 for Windows	Freeware	XnSoft
	yWorks yEd Graph Editor 3 for Windows	Freeware	yWorks

Open PNG File on Mac OS

	Software	License	Developer
	Adobe Acrobat DC 2019 for MacOs	Commercial	Adobe
	Adobe After Effects 2020 for MacOs	Commercial	Adobe
	Blender 2 for MacOs	Open Source	Blender
	TechSmith Camtasia 2019 for MacOs	Commercial	TechSmith
	Adobe Captivate 2019 for MacOs	Commercial	Adobe
	vhf interservice Cenon 4 for MacOs	Freeware	vhf interservice
	Adobe Character Animator 2019 for MacOs	Commercial	Adobe
	CELSYS Clip Studio Paint Pro 1 for MacOs	Commercial	CELSYS
	MacPhun ColorStrokes 2 for MacOs	Commercial	MacPhun
	CS Odessa ConceptDraw PRO 10 for MacOs	Commercial	CS Odessa
	Corel CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2020 for MacOs	Commercial	Corel
	Adobe Dimension CC 2018 for MacOs	Commercial	Adobe
	Adobe Dreamweaver 2020 for MacOs	Commercial	Adobe
	Google Drive 2020 for MacOs	Freeware	Google
	Craft Edge Easy Cut Studio 4 for MacOs	Commercial	Craft Edge
	Wondershare Filmora 9 for MacOs	Commercial	Wondershare
	Apple Final Cut Pro X for MacOs	Commercial	Apple
	Adobe Fireworks CS6 for MacOs	Commercial	Adobe
	Adobe Flash CC for MacOs	Commercial	Adobe
	AutoDesSys formZ 7 for MacOs	Commercial	AutoDesSys
	Adobe FreeHand 11 for MacOs	Commercial	Adobe
	Softpress Freeway Pro 7 for MacOs	Commercial	Softpress
	Blackmagic Design Fusion for Mac 8 for MacOs	Commercial	Blackmagic Design
	Florian Rival GDevelop 3 for MacOs	Open Source	Florian Rival
	GIMP 2.10 for MacOs	Freeware	GIMP
	Lemkesoft GraphicConverter 9 for MacOs	Shareware	Lemkesoft
	Newera Graphics Converter Pro 3 for MacOs	Commercial	Newera
	Tumult Hype 4 for MacOs	Commercial	Tumult
	Apple iAd Producer 5 for MacOs	Freeware	Apple
	Adobe Illustrator 2020 for MacOs	Commercial	Adobe
	ImageMagick 7 for MacOs	Open Source	ImageMagick
	Seavus iMindQ 6 for MacOs	Commercial	Seavus
	Adobe InDesign 2020 for MacOs	Commercial	Adobe
	Inkscape 0.92 for MacOs	Open Source	Inkscape
	Irrlicht 1 for MacOs	Open Source	Irrlicht
	Samsung Kies 3 for MacOs	Freeware	Samsung
	XBMC Foundation Kodi 14 for MacOs	Open Source	XBMC Foundation
	Adobe Lightroom 2019 for MacOs	Commercial	Adobe
	Macgo Mac Media Player 2 for MacOs	Freeware	Macgo
	JRiver Media Center 19 for MacOs	Freeware	JRiver
	Natron 1 for MacOs	Open Source	Natron
	Planamesa NeoOffice 2017 for MacOs	Commercial	Planamesa
	Apple Pages 6 for MacOs	Commercial	Apple
	Corel Painter 2021 for MacOs	Commercial	Corel
	Corel PaintShop Pro 2021 for MacOs	Commercial	Corel
	Chaos Group Pdplayer 1 for MacOs	Commercial	Chaos Group
	CyberLink PhotoDirector 365 for MacOs	Commercial	CyberLink
	Apple Photos 1 for MacOs	Bundled	Apple
	Adobe Photoshop 2020 for MacOs	Commercial	Adobe
	Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 for MacOs	Commercial	Adobe
	Google Picasa 3 for MacOs	Freeware	Google
	Pixelmator Team Pixelmator 3 for MacOs	Commercial	Pixelmator Team
	Bondware Poser 11 for MacOs	Commercial	Bondware
	CyberLink PowerDirector 365 for MacOs	Commercial	CyberLink
	Microsoft PowerPoint 365 for MacOs	Commercial	Microsoft
	Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 2019 for MacOs	Commercial	Microsoft
	Apple Preview 10 for MacOs	Bundled	Apple
	Adobe Project ROME 000 for MacOs	Free Trial	Adobe
	Quark QuarkXPress 2020 for MacOs	Commercial	Quark
	RealNetworks RealPlayer Cloud 16 for MacOs	Freeware	RealNetworks
	Apple Safari 12 for MacOs	Bundled	Apple
	MIT Scratch 3 for MacOs	Freeware	MIT
	Trimble SketchUp 2020 for MacOs	Freeware	Trimble
	Smith Micro Stuffit Deluxe Mac 16 for MacOs	Commercial	Smith Micro
	Synfig Studio Development Team Synfig Studio 1 for MacOs	Open Source	Synfig Studio Development Team
	Roxio Toast 18 for MacOs	Commercial	Roxio
	IMSI TurboCAD for Mac DELUXE V10 for MacOs	Commercial	IMSI
	Xilisoft Video Converter Ultimate 7 for MacOs	Commercial	Xilisoft
	Microsoft Word 365 for MacOs	Commercial	Microsoft
	Microsoft Word for Mac 2019 for MacOs	Commercial	Microsoft
	XnSoft XnViewMP 0.93 for MacOs	Freeware	XnSoft
	yWorks yEd Graph Editor 3 for MacOs	Freeware	yWorks

Open PNG file on Linux

	Software	License	Developer
	Adobe Acrobat DC 2019 for Linux	Commercial	Adobe
	Blender 2 for Linux	Open Source	Blender
	vhf interservice Cenon 4 for Linux	Freeware	vhf interservice
	Florian Rival GDevelop 3 for Linux	Open Source	Florian Rival
	GIMP 2.10 for Linux	Freeware	GIMP
	ImageMagick 7 for Linux	Open Source	ImageMagick
	Inkscape 0.92 for Linux	Open Source	Inkscape
	Irrlicht 1 for Linux	Open Source	Irrlicht
	XBMC Foundation Kodi 14 for Linux	Open Source	XBMC Foundation
	Natron 1 for Linux	Open Source	Natron
	Chaos Group Pdplayer 1 for Linux	Commercial	Chaos Group
	Adobe Photoshop 2020 for Linux	Commercial	Adobe
	Synfig Studio Development Team Synfig Studio 1 for Linux	Open Source	Synfig Studio Development Team
	XnSoft XnViewMP 0.93 for Linux	Freeware	XnSoft
	yWorks yEd Graph Editor 3 for Linux	Freeware	yWorks

Open PNG file on Web

	Software	License	Developer
	Google Drive 2020 for Web	Freeware	Google
	Okino Computer Graphics PolyTrans 5 for Web	Commercial	Okino Computer Graphics
	MIT Scratch 3 for Web	Freeware	MIT

Open PNG file on iOS

	Software	License	Developer
	Google Drive for iOS 4 for iOS	Freeware	Google
	Seavus iMindQ 6 for iOS	Commercial	Seavus
	Apple Pages for iOS 2 for iOS	Commercial	Apple
	CyberLink PhotoDirector 365 for iOS	Commercial	CyberLink
	Apple Photos 1 for iOS	Bundled	Apple
	Adobe Photoshop Express for iOS 5 for iOS	Freeware	Adobe
	Pixelmator Team Pixelmator for iOS 2 for iOS	Commercial	Pixelmator Team
	Microsoft PowerPoint for iOS 1 for iOS	Commercial	Microsoft
	RealNetworks RealPlayer Cloud 16 for iOS	Freeware	RealNetworks
	Apple Safari 12 for iOS	Bundled	Apple
	Microsoft Word for iOS 2 for iOS	Commercial	Microsoft

Open PNG file on Android

	Software	License	Developer
	Google Drive for Android 4 for Android	Freeware	Google
	Seavus iMindQ 6 for Android	Commercial	Seavus
	XBMC Foundation Kodi for Android 16 for Android	Open Source	XBMC Foundation
	Apowersoft Phone Manager 2 for Android	Freeware	Apowersoft
	CyberLink PhotoDirector 365 for Android	Commercial	CyberLink
	Adobe Photoshop Express for Android 5 for Android	Freeware	Adobe
	CyberLink PowerDirector 365 for Android	Commercial	CyberLink
	Microsoft PowerPoint for Android 1 for Android	Commercial	Microsoft
	RealNetworks RealPlayer Cloud 16 for Android	Freeware	RealNetworks

About Licensing

1. Free Trial This software are often used for an attempt period, like 14 days, before requiring payment. Some trial versions have a reduced feature set.
2. Free This software is liberal to use. Examples include open-source , freeware software, like free programs supported by advertising.
3. Free⁺ This software is liberal to download and use, but contains in-app purchases (IAP) to unlock additional content or functionality.
4. Paid This software must be purchased so as to use it. it's going to be offered as a perpetual license or ongoing subscription.
5. Included with OS This software is bundled with an OS , like Windows, macOS, or Android.

About PNG - Portable Network Graphic