What is ppm file? Understanding and opening ppm files
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.ppm file type #1: Portable pixelmap graphic
Files with ppm extension can mainly be found as graphics files in special Portable Pixmap Format. One of the most basic color image formats.
Further details
File extension ppm is used for Portable Pixmap Format, a lowest common denominator color image file format.
PPM 24-bit color image that is formatted in text format. Each pixel is assigned a number from 0 to 65536 that defines the color of the pixel. Other information included in a PPM file includes the image height and width, whitespace data, and the maximum color value.
Because the PPM format is uncompressed and is inefficient compared to other image formats, it is seldom used for saving large image files.
MIME types:
image/x-portable-pixmap
application/ppm, application/x-ppm
image/x-p
image/x-ppm
Open ppm file with:
Adobe Photoshop
One of the best bitmap graphic editing program
XnView MP
A popular utility for viewing and converting graphic files
.ppm file type #2: Nokia post programmable memory file
Files with ppm file extension is related to the Nokia post programmable memory file format.
Further details
The ppm file extension is associated with the post programmable memory file format, a file format used to store some parts (often language packs) of firmware for Nokia phones. These files can be "flashed" to phone.
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.ppm file type #3: Total Commander PPMd archive
A ppm file extension is associated with the Total Commander and used for its plugin files.
Further details
The ppm file extension is related to the Total Commander, a file management software for Microsoft Windows and other operating systems.
The ppm file contains plugin in PPMd archive format.
Open ppm file with:
Total Commander
Highly popular file manager for Windows