File extension PAINT
| File type | Apple Macintosh MacPaint Bitmap |
| Developer | N/A |
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What is a PAINT file?
PAINT is a file extension associated with MacPaint drawing application included with Apple System version 1 through 7. MacPaint was used for creating and editing bitmap images. The tool was available on Macintosh computer produced by Apple.
PAINT files store raster image data generated by MacPaint. The format is no longer in use as more modern and powerful tools are available.
Program(s) that can open the .PAINT file
How to open PAINT files
If you cannot open the PAINT file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports PAINT among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the PAINT file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the PAINT format files
The inability to open and operate the PAINT file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Apple Macintosh MacPaint Bitmap file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a PAINT file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the PAINT file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the PAINT from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the PAINT format
- The PAINT file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the PAINT file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a PAINT file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the PAINT file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the PAINT file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the PAINT file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.PAINT) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected PAINT file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the PAINT file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. PAINT) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.