Convert.Guru

PPM Converter

Convert PPM files online for free


Drop or upload your .PPM file

How to convert your PPM file

  1. Click Select File above, and choose your PPM file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.


Convert PPM to another file type

The converter easily converts your PPM file to various formats—free and online. No Photoshop or extra software needed.

  • PPM to PPB
  • PPM to JPG
  • PPM to PPT
  • PPM to PDF
  • PPM to PNG
  • PPM to GIF
  • PPM to BMP
  • PPM to TIFF
  • PPM to TIF
  • PPM to WEBP
  • PPM to ICO
  • PPM to CUR

Convert a file to PPM

The converter also works in reverse, allowing you to convert your file into the PPM file type—in the best quality.

  • RAW to PPM
  • PNG to PPM
  • AI to PPM
  • NEF to PPM
  • PSB to PPM
  • DNG to PPM
  • SVG to PPM
  • GIF to PPM
  • EPS to PPM
  • JPG to PPM
  • ARW to PPM
  • PDF to PPM

About PPM files

PPM (Portable Pixmap) is a file format used for storing digital images. It is one of the oldest and most widely used image file formats, and is often used for storing bitmap images. PPM files are supported by a variety of software, including Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, and Microsoft Paint. However, due to its age and lack of support for newer image formats, PPM files are not as widely used as other image formats such as JPG, PNG, and GIF.

In order to convert a PPM file to a more modern image format, there are a few options available. GIMP is a free and open-source image manipulation program that can be used to convert PPM files to other formats such as JPG, PNG, and GIF. Additionally, ImageMagick is a command-line tool that can be used to convert PPM files to other image formats.

When converting PPM files to other formats, it is important to consider the quality of the resulting image. As PPM files are bitmap images, they are not as easily compressed as other image formats, and so the resulting image may be of lower quality than the original. Additionally, due to the age of the PPM format, some of the newer image formats may not be supported, and so the conversion may not be successful.

Overall, while PPM files are still supported by some software, they are not as widely used as other image formats. Therefore, it is recommended to use a free and easy online website such as Convert.Guru to convert PPM files to other formats. This will ensure that the resulting image is of the highest quality and that the conversion is successful.


The PPM Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began more than 25 years ago in California, when Tom Simondi published the most comprehensive database of file formats on his website. Before that, Tom had worked on Space Shuttle development at the Air Force Systems Command’s Space Division in Los Angeles. He is known as one of the top programmers of the late 1980s.

When Microsoft integrated Tom’s Filext database into Windows XP, it became the leading platform for analyzing and processing file types and formats.

Today, we use the latest technologies to analyze, process, and convert one of the world's largest collections of file formats. We are committed to developing the best PPM converter by continuously improving quality, usability, and reliability.

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