What is xbm file? Understanding and opening xbm files
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X Windows system bitmap image
Teh xbm file extension is related to the X Windows system bitmap image format an ASCII text monochrome image format, for storing cursor and icon bitmaps used in the X GUI.
Further details
The xbm file extension is associated with the X Windows system bitmap image format.
In computer graphics, the X Window System uses X BitMap (XBM), an ASCII text monochrome image format, for storing cursor and icon bitmaps used in the X GUI.
The xbm files differ markedly from most image files in that they take the form of C language source files. This means that they can be compiled directly into an application without any preprocessing steps, but it also makes them far larger than their raw pixel data would be (each byte of image data takes 6 bytes in a XBM file).
MIME types:
image/xbm
image/x-xbm
image/x-xbitmap
Open xbm file with:
XnView MP
A popular utility for viewing and converting graphic files