Open APNG files with File Viewer Plus
Do you need to open an APNG file?
File Viewer Plus can open APNG (Animated PNG) files and provides several editing effects and tools to modify the brightness, color, and contrast of the images. You can also convert APNG images to more common formats, such as PNG and JPG.
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What is an .APNG file?
APNG files are images saved in the Animated Portable Network Graphics (APNG) format, an extension of the standard PNG format that supports animation. Introduced in 2004, APNG allows for multiple frames to be stored in a single file, creating short animations while retaining standard PNG images' lossless quality, transparency, and color depth. Unlike GIFs, APNG supports 24-bit color and 8-bit transparency, producing higher-quality animations with more accurate colors and smoother transitions.
You may come across APNG files when downloading animated web graphics, stickers, or icons, or when receiving content shared through apps and platforms that support the format. File Viewer Plus can open APNG files, play the animations, and convert them to widely used image formats such as PNG, JPG, TIFF, or BMP, though the animation may be lost when exporting to static formats.
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