What is a IMAGE file and how to convert it to other formats?

What is an IMAGE file?
An image file is a digital file that stores visual information — photos, illustrations, diagrams, or graphics. Common image formats include JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, and BMP, each with different characteristics regarding quality, compression, and transparency support.

How to open an image file
Image files can be opened with any image viewer, web browser, or photo editing application. On Windows, Photos or Paint work out of the box; on macOS, Preview handles all common formats. Applications like GIMP, Adobe Photoshop, or Affinity Photo offer more advanced editing capabilities.

Why image files are used
Image files are used everywhere — from website graphics and digital photography to scanned documents and icon sets. Choosing the right format depends on the use case: JPEG is best for photographs, PNG for graphics with transparency, and WebP for web-optimized images with smaller file sizes.

IMAGE files include these extensions:

Extension	MIME type	Notes
.jpg	image/jpeg	primary
.jpeg	image/jpeg
.png	image/png
.webp	image/webp

With Toma2Tomato:
- You can convert your IMAGE file to these formats: PDF