IMG File

What are IMG files and how to open them

Are you having problems opening an IMG file or are you simply curious about its contents? We're here to explain the properties of these files and provide you with software that can open or handle your IMG files.

What is an IMG file?

IMG files have multiple uses, and Disk Image is one of them. Read more about the other uses further down the page.

Disk Image File

When an IMG file contains an image of a floppy disk/CD/DVD, the file can be used to play the disk media on your computer without the need for a physical copy of the disk, much like an ISO file. For example, an IMG file may allow you to play a gaming application on your computer without having the actual gaming disk in your DVD drive while you are playing.

How to open IMG files

We have identified six IMG openers that are compatible with this specific type of IMG file.

Programs that open Disk Image files

Last updated: July 31, 2023

All known file formats using extension .IMG

While Disk Image File is a popular type of IMG-file, we know of 39 different uses of the .IMG file extension. Different software may use files with the same extension for different types of data.

Bochs Disk Image

Bochs is a portable 32- and 64-bit IBM PC compatible emulator that can run MS-DOS, some Windows versions, Linux, and other operating systems on a wide range of platforms.

IMG opener for Windows

We have identified one IMG opener that is compatible with this specific type of IMG file.

EFI Partition Image

EFI is short for Extensible Firmware Interface and is the system partition on hard drives and solid-state drives in computers using Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI).

These particular partitions contain boot loaders and kernel images for all operating systems installed on the computer. When the computer starts, it loads the selected boot loader, which loads the associated operating system from its partition.

While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested ten different IMG openers which you will find listed below.

Microsoft Distribution Media Format Disk Image

Distribution Media Format is a unique floppy disk format that Microsoft used to distribute software. Using this unique format, they managed to squeeze 1680 kilobytes of data onto a 1440 kilobyte floppy disk. As a result, it reduced the number of discs required to distribute software, making copying the discs harder.

ADEX Bitmap File

We know that one IMG format is ADEX Bitmap File. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

Android System Image

We know that one IMG format is Android System Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

ArtMaster88 Bitmap

We know that one IMG format is ArtMaster88 Bitmap. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

Brother Word Processors Disk Image

We know that one IMG format is Brother Word Processors Disk Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

Brother WP1a Disk Image

We know that one IMG format is Brother WP1a Disk Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

CopyTape Intermediate Data Format

We know that one IMG format is CopyTape Intermediate Data Format. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

Digital Research GEM VDI Bitmap

We know that one IMG format is Digital Research GEM VDI Bitmap. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

Disk Image File For DOS Disk Image

We know that one IMG format is Disk Image File For DOS Disk Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

DOSIMG Disk Image

Disk dump created with the MS-DOS utility HD-Copy. The file contains a sector-based disk image that has been reduced in size using RLE-compression.

Eclipse Image

We know that one IMG format is Eclipse Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

Floppy Diskette Copy (FDC) Disk Image

We know that one IMG format is Floppy Diskette Copy (FDC) Disk Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

Garmin Map Data

We know that one IMG format is Garmin Map Data. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

GEM Bitmap File

GEM is an image file format used in Digital Research's Graphics Environment Manager (GEM) for MS-DOS. It was used by GEM Paint and Ventura Publisher.

HDCopy Floppy Disk Image

HDCopy is a floppy disk cloning utility for MS-DOS. It uses a proprietary format to store an exact copy of the floppy disk content.

Hi-MD Minidisc Disk Image

We know that one IMG format is Hi-MD Minidisc Disk Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

IBM Extended Density Format Disk Image

IBM invented the Extended Density Format (XDF) that allows storage of more data than normal on standard 3,5" and 5,25" floppy discs. The format is supported by PC DOS and OS/2 Warp and newer. Using this format, a 3,5" floppy disc can store 1860 kilobytes, and a 5,25" floppy disc can store 1540 kilobytes.

Img Software Set Bitmap File

Img Software Set is an image processing utility by Paul Raveling. It uses a native image format, which uses the IMG extension.

Linux Extended File System Image

We know that one IMG format is Linux Extended File System Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

LUKS Encrypted Disk Image

We know that one IMG format is LUKS Encrypted Disk Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

Mediatek Android ROM Image

We know that one IMG format is Mediatek Android ROM Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

MIT CADR Lisp Machine Disk Image

We know that one IMG format is MIT CADR Lisp Machine Disk Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

NeXT Disk Image

Contains an exact copy of a disk from a NeXT computer. NeXT was a computer company founded by Steve Jobs. It released its first NeXT computer in 1988 and was later acquired by Apple.

Partclone Disk Partition Image

We know that one IMG format is Partclone Disk Partition Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

Partimage Disk Image

We know that one IMG format is Partimage Disk Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

PCOS Bootable Disk Image

We know that one IMG format is PCOS Bootable Disk Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

Poly Tape Image

We know that one IMG format is Poly Tape Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

QDOS QL Floppy Disk Image

We know that one IMG format is QDOS QL Floppy Disk Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

QNX Volume Disk Image

We know that one IMG format is QNX Volume Disk Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

RC579 PICCOLINE Disk Image

We know that one IMG format is RC579 PICCOLINE Disk Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

RC750 PICCOLINE Disk Image

We know that one IMG format is RC750 PICCOLINE Disk Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

ScreenBuilder Image

We know that one IMG format is ScreenBuilder Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

SGI Volume Image

We know that one IMG format is SGI Volume Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

Texas Instruments AR7-based Router Firmware

We know that one IMG format is Texas Instruments AR7-based Router Firmware. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

The Duplicator Toolkit Disk Image

We know that one IMG format is The Duplicator Toolkit Disk Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

Xerox Star Hard Disk Image

We know that one IMG format is Xerox Star Hard Disk Image. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

Various apps that use files with this extension

These apps are known to open certain types of IMG files. Remember, different programs may use IMG files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.

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