BIT files: what are they and how do I open them?
Are you facing difficulties opening unknown files on your computer, or wondering exactly what this file is?
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.bit file type #1: X11 bitmap picture
Files with bit suffix can be mainly found on X11 operating system. Bitmap images that contains graphics used on X11 platform.
Further details:
File extension bit is most likely best known for its use for a special image format from X11 operating system.
The X Window System (commonly X or X11) is a computer software system and network protocol that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for networked computers, and was initially developed as part of Project Athena. It implements the X display protocol and provides windowing on raster graphics (bitmap) computer displays and manages keyboard and pointing device control functions. In its standard distribution, it is a complete, albeit simple, display and human interface solution, but also delivers a standard toolkit and protocol stack for building graphical user interfaces on most Unix-like operating systems and OpenVMS, and has been ported to many other contemporary general purpose operating systems. Desktop environments such as OpenWindows, CDE, GNOME, KDE, and Xfce, use the X Window System.
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Unix
A multi-tasking operating system for various platforms
Linux operating systems
A free open source operating system based on UNIX
.bit file type #2: Xilinx Integrated Software Environment bitstream
A bit file extension is related to the Xilinx Integrated Software Environment bitstream format.
Further details:
The bit file extension is used by Xilinx Integrated Software Environment, a development tool for Microsoft Windows, which allows users to create programs for embedded systems.
The bit file stores bitstream data.
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ISE Design Suite
A logic development tool