.PBM File Format
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| File Description | PBM is the basic raster image format. It's 1-bit black and white image in which each pixel contains a byte of 1 or 0: 1 displays black and 0 displays white pixels. PBM is designed for easy transfer of bitmaps between different computer systems. It's thus stored in text format. PBM is one of graphics formats used and defined by the Netpbm project. Other popular Netpbm file formats include the portable pixmap format (.PPM), and the portable graymap format (.PGM). Sometimes, they are also called the portable anymap format (.PNM). |
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| How to Open .PBM Files |
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| PBM Topics | File Extensions PBM Frequently Asked Questions None. |
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| Source |  - Official File Extension Library | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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When you double click PBM files on computer, the associated program will be launched to open the selected PBM file. But you can change it to any program at your pleasure. a) Select a program to open PBM files on WindowsRight-click on the PBM file and go through 'Open with' > 'Choose default program'. In the pop-up windows, choose a program as the PBM file opener. If you decide to always open PBM files with the program, only check the option 'Always use the selected program to open this kind of file'.
b) Select another application to open PBM files on MacFirst Get Info about any one of PBM files by right-clicking or Command-I, and click 'Open with' arrow to choose a program to start your PBM file. Click 'Change All' button to set the selected application as the default PBM file opener app.
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How to select a program to open PBM files?
