File Extension/PICT
alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .PICT

Description of the problem
If you have on your computer a .PICT file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .PICT extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .PICT file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.
Solution
From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .PICT file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.
Category
Raster Image Files
Developer
Apple
Popularity
StarStarStar
File name: Picture File
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
Ability Photopaint Ability Photopaint
ACDSee ACDSee
Adobe After Effects Adobe After Effects
Adobe Fireworks Adobe Fireworks
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop
CorelDRAW CorelDRAW
Easy-PhotoPrint EX Easy-PhotoPrint EX
PaintShop Pro PaintShop Pro
XnView XnView
Mac OS
Mac OS
Adobe Fireworks Adobe Fireworks
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop
Apple Preview Apple Preview
GraphicConverter GraphicConverter
Mac OS X Mac OS X
NeoOffice NeoOffice
Preview Preview
Remember!
The .PICT file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .PICT extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .PICT file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .PICT file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .PICT file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .PICT file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .PICT file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

  • Right-click the .PICT file
  • Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
  • Locate the appropriate application
  • Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.