Opening a JPEG File
The JPEG file type is primarily associated with Photos.
What is a JPEG file?
How to open a JPEG file
You need a suitable software like Photos to open a JPEG file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your JPEG file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a JPEG file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.
Online JPEG File Viewer
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How to convert a JPEG file to JPG, PNG, SVG, PDF, ...
If you want to convert or edit a JPEG file, you can use our free Online JPEG File Converter (powered by Convert.Guru):- To do this, click the button "Choose your .jpeg file to view this image" on this page.
- Your JPEG file will then be displayed in the browser.
- Now click on "Save as..." at the top of the page.
- Then choose the image format (e.g. JPG, PNG, TIFF, PDF, ...) you want.
- Your file will be converted and downloaded.
Programs that open and convert JPEG files:
- Photos by Microsoft
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. JPEG files are often referred to as Photos raster images because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
- 7-Zip (archive) by Igor Pavlov7-Zip is a lightweight software for creating and unpacking archive files. ZIP archives containing JPEG files and JPEG files stored in ZIP format can be unpacked with 7-Zip. This file format is classified as Data.
- Photoshop (image) by Adobe
- Preview (image) by ApplePreview is used to view, edit, convert, or encrypt a variety or documents and images on Mac operating system. File formats that are compatible with this program include but aren't limited to JPEG, JPG, PNG, and PDF. This file format is classified as Raster Image. Related links: JPEG
JPEG file format details:
Every file has a defined file format, i.e. how the data is arranged in the file. The first characters in a file identify the file format, for example, HTML files start with the bytes <html>. However, different programs can use the same file extension, and file extensions can be assigned incorrectly. So a detailed analysis of a file is vital in order to determine the format and the associated program. Below is our analysis of the JPEG files:
JPEG is one of the most common file extensions and uses a uniform format that many programs support. But the following two file formats are common:
- 85% of all JPEG files are JPEG bitmap files, which are using the popular JPG file format. JPEG is the standard image format for lossy and compressed image data. These files are binary files, so they do not contain text, but only cryptic characters. JPEG files are between 15 KB and 1 MB in size. The file type was developed only in the last few years. Certain words are almost always found in the files, such as JFIF and Exif. These files can be linked to image, received, images, photo, download, screenshot, resized, data and temp.
- 1% of all JPEG files are using the well-known PNG file format to store the data. PNG is short for Portable Network Graphics. It is a high-quality raster image file that supports lossless data compression. These files are binary files, so they do not contain text, but only cryptic characters. The files are on average 160 KB in size and range from 15 KB to 990 KB. The keywords IHDR and IDATx are typical for these files. A common filename is PurpleThing.jpeg.
All other JPEG files (14%) have no consistent format, the following 14 formats can be found: RIFF, GIF, Mac2OSX, ZIP, PDF, TIFF, PSD, HTML, JSON and JFIF. Files like these are sometimes linked to logo, scan, user, scoped, upload or msgr. If you want to find out which format your JPEG file belongs to, just click on the button "Choose your .jpeg file to view this image".
Technical Data for JPEG File Extension
The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.
EXEFile: ACDSee6.exe
EXEFile: cam2pc.exe
EXEFile: coreldrw.exe
EXEFile: EasyShare.exe
EXEFile: FotoCanvas2.exe
EXEFile: IBrowser4.exe
EXEFile: Fireworks.exe
EXEFile: SHIMGVW.DLL
EXEFile: iexplore.exe
EXEFile: PHOTOED.EXE
EXEFile: photostudio.exe
EXEFile: shimgvw.dll
EXEFile: ROXIOP~1.EXE
EXEFile: IBrowser4.exe
EXEFile: NETSCP.EXE
EXEFile: NvDvd.exe
EXEFile: opera.exe
EXEFile: Paint Shop Pro.exe
EXEFile: photoshopelements.exe
EXEFile: Psuite.exe
EXEFile: psp.exe
EXEFile: PictureViewer.exe
EXEFile: Sfxpress.exe
EXEFile: SlowView.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACDSee32\ACDSee32.exe /v
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\6.0\ACDSee6.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\7.0\ACDSee7.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\5.0\ACDSee5.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\ACDSee.exe /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\6.0\ACDSee6.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FastStone Image Viewer\FSViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JASCSO~1\PAINTS~2\pspa.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JASCSO~1\PAINTS~3\pspa.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Advanced Image Viewer and Converter\ImgViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ArcSoft\My Photo Center\PhotoStudio\photostudio.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\PhotoEd\PHOTOED.EXE %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Delade filer\Microsoft Shared\PhotoEd\PHOTOED.EXE %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe -nohome
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Macromedia\Fireworks MX\Fireworks.exe %1
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscree
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1
EXEFile: W:\OfficeXP\FILES\PFILES\COMMON\MSSHARED\PHOTOED\PHOTOED.EXE %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MOZILLA.ORG\MOZILLA\MOZILLA.EXE -url %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MOZILL~1.5\MOZILLA.EXE -url %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NETSCAPE\NETSCAPE\NETSCP.EXE -url %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MI1933~1\OFFICE11\ois.exe /shellOpen %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\ois.exe /shellOpen %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~3\OFFICE11\ois.exe /shellOpen %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 8\Paint Shop Pro.exe /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 9\Paint Shop Pro 9.exe /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Photoshop Elements 2\PhotoshopElements.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 3.0\PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MGI\PhotoSuite 8.1\PSUITE.EXE %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MGI\PhotoSuite SE\PStarter.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MGI\PHOTOS~1.1\PSUITE.EXE %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 7\psp.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 7\psp.exe /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QuickTime\PictureViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QUICKT~1\PictureViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: C:\QUICKT~1\PictureViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\GIMP-2.2\bin\gimp-win-remote.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\XnView\xnview.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\FotoCanvas\2.0\FotoCanvas2.exe /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Fichiers communs\Microsoft Shared\PhotoEd\PHOTOED.EXE %1
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\vuepro32.exe %1
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Archivos comunes\Microsoft Shared\PhotoEd\PHOTOED.EXE %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Firegraphic.com\Firegraphic 6\Firegraphic.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\UP\upaint.exe %1
EXEFile: %1
EXEFile: blank
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\File comuni\Microsoft Shared\PhotoEd\PHOTOED.EXE %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Slawdog\DOJOPL~1\Dojo.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe %1
EXEFile: rundll32.exe D:\WINXP\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PAINTS~1\Psp.exe /dde
EXEFile: D:\Aaron's CD\Photo Editor\PhotoEd.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Roxio\PhotoSuite\RoxioPhotoSuite.EXE %1
EXEFile: rundll32.exe C:\WINXP\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~1\OFFICE11\ois.exe /shellOpen %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACDSYS~1\ACDSEE\ACDSEE.EXE /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\PhotoshopElements.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ScanSoft\OmniPagePro14.0\omnipage.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MGI\MGI PhotoSuite 4\PhotoSuite.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Album Starter Edition\3.0\Apps\ComponentLauncher.exe module
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACDSYS~1\ACDSEE~1\ACDSEE.EXE /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro Studio\Paint Shop Pro Studio.exe /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\8.0\ACDSee8.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\Fælles filer\Microsoft Shared\PhotoEd\PHOTOED.EXE %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero 7\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 2\PhotoshopElements.exe %1
EXEFile: C:\FAILSA~1\PHOENIX\PHOENIX.EXE -url %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JASCSO~1\PAINTS~1\pspa.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Gemeinsame Dateien\Microsoft Shared\PhotoEd\PHOTOED.EXE %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\CORELP~1\PAINTS~1.EXE %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Macromedia\Fireworks 8\Fireworks.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FastStone Image Viewer\FSViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\GIMP-2.0\bin\gimp-win-remote.exe gimp-2.2.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Digital Image 2006\pi.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Visual Photo++\VPhoto.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Broderbund\3.0\Apps\ComponentLauncher.exe module
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro X\Paint Shop Pro X.exe /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JASCSO~1\PAINTS~1\pspa.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\InterVideo\Home Theater\Home Theater.exe -Picture %L
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\CORELP~2\PAINTS~1.EXE %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Fellesfiler\Microsoft Shared\PhotoEd\PHOTOED.EXE
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\MC11.exe /Play
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\LVIEWP~1\LViewPro.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IrfanView\i_view32.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS2\Photoshop.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 6.0\Photoshp.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\8.0.Pro\ACDSee8Pro.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\War3ModelEditor\War3ModelEditor\War3ModelEditor.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ScanSoft\OmniPagePro14.0\omnipage.exe
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%.1\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Roxio\Easy Media Creator 8\PhotoSuite\PhotoSuite8.exe /Edit
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Artizen HDR\Artizen.exe
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe %ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Gallery\PhotoViewer.dll, ImageView_Fullscreen
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI\Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Album Edition Découverte\3.0\Apps\ComponentLauncher.exe module
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ArcSoft\PhotoImpression 6\PhotoViewer.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0\eViewer.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 7.0\eViewer.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\Corel Snapfire\Corel Snapfire.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Photo Pos Pro\Photo Pos Pro.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD\ACDSee\ACDSee.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JASCSO~1\PAINTS~1\pspa.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ESTsoft\ALSee\ALSee.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Kodak\Kodak EasyShare software\bin\EasyShare.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero 7\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FxFoto\FxFoto.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~2\Office12\OIS.EXE /shellOpen
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\9.0\ACDSeeQV.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FreshDevices\FreshView\fview.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Roxio\Easy Media Creator 7\PhotoSuite\PhotoSuite7.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\3.0\Apps\ComponentLauncher.exe module
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0 SE Basic\eViewer.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MGI\PSUITE80\Psuite.exe
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe %ProgramFiles%\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\WLXPhotoViewer.dll,LaunchPhotoViewer /v
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Roxio\PhotoSuite 9\PhotoSuite9.exe /Edit
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero8\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe %ProgramFiles%\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\WLXPhotoViewer.dll,LaunchPhotoViewer /v
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%.0\SysWOW64\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Album Mini\3.0\Apps\ComponentLauncher.exe module
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FastStone MaxView\MaxView.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Album Edition D‚couverte\3.0\Apps\ComponentLauncher.exe module
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero8\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%2\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Yahoo!J\DesktopAlbum\AutoYup.exe /edit
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\My ViewPad\MyViewPad.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite 6\MultimediaPlayer.exe
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe %ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll, ImageView_Fullscreen
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ArcSoft\RAW Thumbnail Viewer\RAW Thumbnail Viewer.exe
a jpeg image is a special file format by Microsoft and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.
How to solve problems with JPEG files
- Associate the JPEG file extension with the correct application.
- Update your software that should actually open images. Because only the current version supports the latest JPEG file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Microsoft manufacturer website after an available Photos update.
- To make sure that your JPEG file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
- Click here to open your .JPEG file online - secure, fast, and no downloads needed.