XWD Converter

Convert XWD files online for free


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

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

Convert XWD to another file type

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

  • XWD to PNG
  • XWD to JPG
  • XWD to PDF
  • XWD to GIF
  • XWD to BMP
  • XWD to TIFF
  • XWD to TIF
  • XWD to WEBP
  • XWD to ICO
  • XWD to CUR
  • XWD to PSD
  • XWD to PSB

Convert a file to XWD

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other Raster Image formats to XWD with high quality output.

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

About XWD files

The .xwd file is a raw X Window Dump image, a legacy raster format generated by the X Window System (X11) on Unix and Linux servers. Created using the command-line utility xwd, these files capture a pixel-perfect snapshot (dump) of a window or the entire screen buffer.

Because .xwd files are designed for internal system use, they store uncompressed pixel data that matches the specific color depth and architecture of the source display (often resulting in large file sizes and compatibility issues on other hardware). They are not supported by standard web browsers, mobile phones, or most default Windows/macOS image viewers like Microsoft Photos or Preview. To use these screenshots in documentation, websites, or emails, users must convert them to standard formats like PNG (for lossless quality), JPG (for compression), or PDF (for archiving).

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

Users also converted XVFB_SCREEN0, XDW, XCF, APM, PNM, PNG and JPG files.



The XWD 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 XWD converter.