Supported formats
Images
Section titled “Images”Common formats
Section titled “Common formats”| Format | Input | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPEG | Yes | Yes | Most widely supported photo format |
| PNG | Yes | Yes | Lossless with transparency |
| GIF | Yes | Yes | Animated and static |
| WebP | Yes | Yes | Modern web format |
| HEIC | Yes | Yes | Apple’s default photo format |
| AVIF | Yes | Yes | Next-gen web format |
| BMP | Yes | Yes | Uncompressed bitmap |
| TIFF | Yes | Yes | Print and archival |
| Yes | Yes | Document/image hybrid | |
| SVG | Yes | Yes | Vector graphics |
| ICO | Yes | Yes | Favicons and icons |
Professional formats
Section titled “Professional formats”| Format | Input | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSD | Yes | Yes | Photoshop |
| EXR | Yes | Yes | HDR/VFX |
| JP2 | Yes | Yes | JPEG 2000 |
| JXL | Yes | Yes | JPEG XL |
| DDS | Yes | Yes | Game textures |
Specialist formats
Section titled “Specialist formats”| Format | Input | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TGA | Yes | Yes | Legacy game/video |
| SGI | Yes | Yes | Silicon Graphics |
| QOI | Yes | Yes | Quite OK Image |
| PBM / PGM / PPM / PNM | Yes | Yes | Netpbm family |
| PCX | Yes | Yes | Legacy PC format |
| XBM / XPM | Yes | Yes | X Window bitmaps |
| PICT | Yes | Yes | Legacy Mac format |
| QTIF | Yes | Yes | QuickTime Image |
Input-Only formats
Section titled “Input-Only formats”These formats can be read and converted to other formats, but Picmal cannot write them.
| Format | Notes |
|---|---|
| AI | Adobe Illustrator |
| EPS | Encapsulated PostScript |
| ICNS | Apple icon file |
| ARW | Sony RAW |
| CR2 | Canon RAW |
| DNG | Adobe Digital Negative |
| NEF | Nikon RAW |
| RAF | Fujifilm RAW |
RAW and vector formats are converted using bundled tools, so you don’t need to install anything extra. An ICNS holds several sizes at once, so it comes out as one file per size — see Apple icon files. To go the other way and create an .icns, use App Icons.
| Format | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| MP3 | Yes | Yes |
| AAC / M4A | Yes | Yes |
| M4B (audiobook) | Yes | Yes |
| ALAC | Yes | Yes |
| WAV | Yes | Yes |
| FLAC | Yes | Yes |
| OGG / OGA | Yes | Yes |
| Opus | Yes | Yes |
| AIFF / AIF / AIFC | Yes | Yes |
| M4R | Yes | Yes |
| AC3 | Yes | Yes |
| EAC3 | Yes | Yes |
| MKA | Yes | Yes |
| WMA | Yes | Yes |
| WV | Yes | Yes |
| AU | Yes | Yes |
| CAF | Yes | Yes |
| DTS | Yes | Yes |
| TTA | Yes | Yes |
| MP2 | Yes | Yes |
| VOC | Yes | Yes |
| W64 | Yes | Yes |
| SLN | Yes | Yes |
Plus additional niche formats: IRCAM, SND, HCOM, PAF, WVE, NIST, AVR, PVF.
Read-only (convert from, not to): APE (Monkey’s Audio), MPC (Musepack), TAK, DSF (DSD), SHN (Shorten), AMR, GSM and SPX (Speex). Drop these in and convert them to any output format above.
| Format | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| MP4 | Yes | Yes |
| MOV | Yes | Yes |
| AVI | Yes | Yes |
| MKV | Yes | Yes |
| WebM | Yes | Yes |
| M4V | Yes | Yes |
| MPG / MPEG | Yes | Yes |
| HEVC | Yes | Yes |
| FLV | Yes | Yes |
| WMV | Yes | Yes |
| 3GP | Yes | Yes |
| 3G2 | Yes | Yes |
| M2TS / MTS | Yes | Yes |
| VOB | Yes | Yes |
| ASF | Yes | Yes |
| OGV | Yes | Yes |
| TS | Yes | Yes |
| MJPEG | Yes | Yes |
| M2V | Yes | Yes |
| F4V | Yes | Yes |
| MXF | Yes | Yes |
| WTV | Yes | Yes |
| MOD | Yes | No |
MOD is a camcorder format (JVC, Canon, Panasonic). Picmal reads MOD files and converts them to MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, MPG, or GIF.
Read-only (convert from, not to): RM and RMVB (RealMedia), BIK (Bink), FLI and FLC (FLIC animation), NSV (Nullsoft Streaming Video), DAV (Dahua CCTV) and MOD. Drop these in and convert them to any output format above.