Supported formats
Full list of image, audio, and video formats Picmal can read and write on macOS — including HEIC, JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, MP3, MP4 and more.
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 |
| 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.
| Format | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| MP3 | Yes | Yes |
| AAC / M4A | 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.