What is a .XBM file?
XBM is an X Window System bitmap, stored as C source code.
- Did you know
- XBM images are literally snippets of C code, a quirk of early Unix graphics.
- XBM images are strictly black and white, storing one bit per pixel as a C array of hexadecimal bytes.
- An XBM file can carry a hotspot coordinate, a leftover of its original use for mouse cursors in the X Window System.
- What Analyser reads
- Decode and preview extra still-image formats in pure JavaScript - Truevision TGA, QOI, Netpbm (PPM/PGM/PBM), PCX, farbfeld, WBMP, XBM/XPM, Sun Raster and SGI are fully rendered - and read header metadata from codec-heavy formats: Radiance HDR, DirectDraw Surface (DDS) game textures, OpenEXR, JPEG 2000, JPEG XR, EPS/PostScript, Windows WMF/EMF metafiles, Apple ICNS icons, CUR/ANI cursors, MNG and Lottie animations.
- Depth of analysis
- .XBM is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .XBM file
- Drag a .XBM file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.