.XWD File

The xwd file extension is mainly related to X Window bitmap pictures.

This is a format for storing bitmaps of screen captures of the X Window system. There are a large number of variations of this format, depending on the type of graphics adapter the user has (monochrome, fixed colors, color images with palettes, TrueColor and more). Because of the large number of possible variations, not all software which can read this format may be able to read all possible variations of the format.

Additionally, X10 uses a different format from the newer X11 version of X Window. XWD files are not compressed so can be quite large.

MIME types:
image/x-xwindowdump
image/x-xwd

Files with xwd file extension can be mainly found as pictures or screen dumps saved in format specific for the X Window system.

How to open:

Use XnView to view this XWD bitmap image format.The xwd format is supported by XnViewMP, GIMP, Corel PaintShop Pro X7, Newera Graphics Converter Pro and many other graphics software viewers.

How to convert:

Most likely can be converted to other graphics formats.