The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Uncompressed Image File" formats to BMP without using software like Microsoft Paint or a similar tool.
A .BMP file is a Windows Bitmap image, originally developed by Microsoft for early Windows operating systems to store raster graphics independent of display devices. You can open these files natively using Microsoft Paint or standard professional editors like Adobe Photoshop. For more technical history, you can review the BMP file format on Wikipedia. The primary disadvantage of a .BMP file is its massive and inefficient file size. Because the format relies on uncompressed data arrays, storing exact color data for every single pixel on the canvas, a standard high-definition image can easily consume dozens of megabytes. This makes them entirely unsuitable for modern web design, mobile applications, or email attachments. They waste server bandwidth, critically slow down page load speeds, and lack reliable cross-platform support for alpha-channel transparency. To make these files usable in the real world, you must convert them. For web use, convert .BMP to WEBP or JPG to drastically reduce the file size. For lossless archiving with reliable transparency, convert to PNG. For professional print workflows, convert to TIFF. Drop your file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser - free, online, and without installing software on convert.guru.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your BMP file.
If you want to convert BMP file to DXF or CUR, you can use Microsoft Paint or similar software from the "Uncompressed Raster Image Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to BMP, try Microsoft Paint or another comparable tool in the "Uncompressed Raster Image Storage" category.
The BMP Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our BMP converter.