SGI Converter

Convert Silicon Graphics images (SGI) online for free


Drop or upload your .SGI file
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How to convert your SGI file

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

Convert SGI to another file type

The converter easily converts your SGI images to various formats - free and online. No Adobe Photoshop or or other Raster Image software needed.

  • SGI to JPG
  • SGI to PDF
  • SGI to PNG
  • SGI to GIF
  • SGI to BMP
  • SGI to TIFF
  • SGI to TIF
  • SGI to WEBP
  • SGI to ICO
  • SGI to PSD
  • SGI to PSB
  • SGI to PDB

Convert a file to SGI

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Legacy Raster Image" formats to SGI without using software like Adobe Photoshop or a similar tool.

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

About SGI files

The .SGI file is a legacy raster image format created by Silicon Graphics, Inc. for their IRIX operating system workstations. Historically used in high-end 3D animation and film production, the format supports 8 to 32-bit color depth and run-length encoding (RLE). Secondary uses include cache files for the Opera browser and data files for the Microsoft Solitaire Collection. You can open .SGI images using heavy, expensive software like Adobe Photoshop or versatile viewers like XnView. However, the format is obsolete. The main disadvantage is a complete lack of native support in modern web browsers, mobile devices, and standard operating system image viewers. It is not suitable for sharing or web publishing. To make these images usable today, you must convert them. For web use, convert to WEBP for the smallest file size. For lossless archiving or if the file contains an alpha channel (transparency), convert to PNG. If you just need a quick preview, JPG is best. Drag and drop your file to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your SGI file.

Users also converted SIG, PDF, JPEG, SOLITAIRESAVE-MS, SPIDERSOLITAIRESAVE-MS and MDMP files.


FAQ

If you want to convert SGI file to CUR, you can use Adobe Photoshop or similar software from the "Raster Image Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to SGI, try Adobe Photoshop or another comparable tool in the "Raster Image Storage" category.



The SGI 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 SGI converter.