Preview

- Developer Apple
- Platforms Desktop
- Operating Systems Mac OS
- Supported formats 31
- Rating
Preview can handle 31 different file extensions, allowing you to open, edit, and convert them to various formats. The table lists the program’s functions and supported file extensions.
With support for different file extensions, Preview is great for handling diverse files daily. Open and view files in JPG, JPEG, GIF and additional formats effortlessly.
Convert files easily with Preview from one format to another for seamless sharing across platforms.
Access the official Apple website to download the newest Preview version.
Files that Preview can open
- File Extension 00_PNG_SRZ
- File Extension AI
- File Extension BMP
- File Extension DAE
- File Extension EPS
- File Extension EXR
- File Extension FPX
- File Extension GIF
- File Extension GIF~C200
- File Extension HEIC
- File Extension ICNS
- File Extension ICO
- File Extension IGO
- File Extension JP2
- File Extension JPEG
- File Extension JPG
- File Extension JPG-LARGE
- File Extension JPGE
- File Extension JPX
- File Extension PDF
- File Extension PICT
- File Extension PNG
- File Extension PNG-LARGE
- File Extension PS
- File Extension PSD
- File Extension QTIF
- File Extension RTFD
- File Extension SGI
- File Extension TGA
- File Extension TIFF
- File Extension XBM
Convert files using Preview
- TGA to BMP
- ICO to PNG
- JPG to JP2
- BMP to ICO
- JP2 to PDF
- PNG to TIFF
- GIF to PDF
- TIFF to PDF
- JPEG to ICO
- ICNS to EXR
- PDF to GIF
- PDF to TIFF
- ICO to BMP
- JPG to TGA
- JP2 to JPG
- TGA to GIF
- ICNS to PNG
- JPG to PS
- BMP to TGA
- JPG to BMP
- JPEG to BMP
- JPG to TIFF
- DAE to JPG
- DAE to JPEG
- BMP to ICNS
- JPEG to DAE
- PNG to PS
- JPG to PNG
- ICNS to JP2
- JP2 to TIFF
- PDF to PNG
- BMP to JPEG
- JPX to JPG
- JPG to GIF
- EXR to JPG
- TIFF to GIF
- JPG-LARGE to JPEG
- SGI to JPG
- PNG to GIF
- EXR to PNG
- JPEG to PNG
- ICNS to TIFF
- TGA to PNG
- DAE to TGA
- DAE to PDF
- GIF to TGA
- PNG to JPG
- ICNS to JPG
- JPG to ICNS
- BMP to JP2
- PNG to JPEG
- TIFF to BMP
- PS to PDF
- JPG to ICO
- PDF to JPEG
- ICNS to PDF
- GIF to JPEG
- GIF to JPG
- JPEG to PDF
- JPEG to ICNS
- JPG-LARGE to PDF
- PDF to ICO
- JPX to JPEG
- JP2 to JPEG
- PDF to BMP
- JPG-LARGE to GIF
- BMP to PNG
- PICT to PDF
- PNG to JP2
- JPG to PDF
- BMP to PDF
- JP2 to PNG
- EXR to JPEG
- BMP to GIF
- ICO to JPG
- GIF to BMP
- PNG to PDF
- GIF to PNG
- PDF to JPG
- TGA to JPG
- TIFF to JPG
- PDF to ICNS
- XBM to JPEG
- JPEG to JPG
- JPEG to JP2
- PNG to BMP
- GIF to TIFF
- BMP to JPG
- PNG to ICO
- JPG-LARGE to BMP
- ICNS to ICO
- JP2 to ICO
- XBM to JPG
- TIFF to JPEG
- BMP to TIFF
- TIFF to ICO
- JPG to DAE
- PNG to ICNS
- PDF to PS
- JPG-LARGE to PNG
- JP2 to BMP
- TIFF to PNG
Easy Preview troubleshooting
What can lead to sudden Preview crashes?
Insufficient software updates are a likely cause of Preview crashes. Be sure to install the latest updates for developer products.
A computer restart is often the key to solving numerous common problems. That’s why, it is recommended to restart the computer before making any changes to the software settings.
What are the steps to set Preview as the default program to open files?
Changing the default program in Windows
- Right-click on your file and choose the "Open With" option. Then click "Choose another app" to continue the process;
- Inside the popup window, scroll through the list of applications and specifically choose Preview as the application to associate with your file;
- Check the "Always use this application" checkbox, and then click "OK" to apply the selected application as the default for opening files.
Choose an app to open a file on Mac
- Right-click or use Control + Left-click on the desired file to open a menu where you can choose from multiple actions;
- Select "Open in application" and click "Other";
- Scroll down to the bottom of the window, where you will find the "Enable" menu. Default, "Recommended Programs" will be selected;
- In this menu, choose "All Programs" and navigate to Preview. Check the box next to "Always open in app" to make it the default program.
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