Opening a TGA File
The TGA file type is primarily associated with Preview.
What is a TGA file?
How to open a TGA file
You need a suitable software like Preview to open a TGA 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 TGA file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a TGA file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.
Online TGA File Viewer
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How to convert a TGA file to JPG, PNG, SVG, PDF, ...
If you want to convert or edit a TGA file, you can use our free Online TGA File Converter (powered by Convert.Guru):- To do this, click the button "Choose your .tga file to view this image" on this page.
- Your TGA 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 TGA files:
- Preview by Apple
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. TGA files are often referred to as Preview raster images because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
- Photoshop (image) by Adobe
- RealFlight (texture) by Knife EdgeRealFlight is an RC flight simulation software mainly used by new RC pilots. Textures used by the graphical objects within RealFlight are stored in TGA file format. This file format is classified as Raster Image.
- XnView (image) by XnSoftXnView is a cross-platform image manipulation software with tools for viewing, editing, and converting images saved in TGA and other formats. This file format is classified as Raster Image.
TGA 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 TGA files:
TGA is one of the most common file extensions and is primarily used by a single program. But the following two file formats are common:
- 85% of all TGA files belong to Truevision TGA/TARGA bitmap. These files are binary files, so they do not contain text, but only cryptic characters. TGA files are between 16 KB and 7 MB in size. The file type was created 20 years ago but is still used today. These files can be linked to shot, wowscrn, body, snapshot, logo, icon, nfsmw, base, info and menu.
- 2% of all TGA files use the same file format, which can be identified by the letters "0E 00 02 00 00 00 00 00" at the beginning. They consist of illegible, cryptic characters. A typical file size is 8 MB.
The remaining 13% of all TGA files are different files with different signatures, often, for example, PNG, DDS and Saved. These files are often connected to screen, loading, fascism, tintmap, lights, communism, catwoman, button, caust, blue, eyes or head. You can get all the details of your TGA file by dragging it onto this page or by clicking the button "Choose your .tga file to view this image" above.
Technical Data for TGA 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: pple.exe
EXEFile: coreldrw.exe
EXEFile: Pip.exe
EXEFile: FotoCanvas2.exe
EXEFile: GraphicsConverter.exe
EXEFile: ICPlus.exe
EXEFile: IBrowser4.exe
EXEFile: acehtml.exe
EXEFile: pip.exe
EXEFile: Paint Shop Pro.exe
EXEFile: PEX.EXE
EXEFile: PBE.exe
EXEFile: Photoshop.exe
EXEFile: Photoshp.exe
EXEFile: photoshopelements.exe
EXEFile: Psuite.exe
EXEFile: Psuite.exe
EXEFile: psp.exe
EXEFile: PictureViewer.exe
EXEFile: SlowView.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACDSee32\ACDSee32.exe /v
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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%\ACDSYS~1\ACDSEE\ACDSEE.EXE /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! 2002\Pip.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! 2002\Pip.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FastStone Image Viewer\FSViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! 7\pip.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! 9\pi.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe %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%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 7.0\Pex.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PhotoDeluxe BE 1.0\PBE.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Softkey\PHOTOF~1\PFINISH.EXE %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 5.5\Photoshp.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 6.0.1 CE\Photoshp.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 6.0\Photoshp.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\PhotoshopElements.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements
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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%\Ulead Systems\Ulead PhotoImpact 5\Iedit.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It!\PICTURE.EXE /nostartup /nointro
EXEFile: D:\MS Picture It\PICTURE.EXE /nostartup /nointro
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PICTUR~1\Photo\cdphoto.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PAINTS~1\psp.exe /dde
EXEFile: F:\PAINT~14\Psp.exe /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 7\psp.exe /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Paint Shop Pro 7\psp.exe /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 7.0\eViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QuickTime\PictureViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QUICKT~1\PictureViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: C:\QUICKT~1\PictureViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Advanced Image Viewer and Converter\ImgViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\GIMP-2.2\bin\gimp-win-remote.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\XnView\xnview.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\6.0\ACDSee6.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\FotoCanvas\2.0\FotoCanvas2.exe /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead PhotoImpact 6\iedit.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead PhotoImpact 10 ESD\Iedit.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\PhotoEd\PhotoEd.exe %1
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PhotoDeluxe BE 1.1\PBE.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\adobe\photoshop cs\photoshop.exe %1 does not exist.
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! PhotoPub\Pip.exe %1
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\vuepro32.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Micrografx\Photo Magic\Magic40.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\UP\upaint.exe %1
EXEFile: %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Picture It! Premium 10\pi.exe %1
EXEFile: D:\Aaron's CD\Photo Editor\PhotoEd.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MIA08B~1\imgcomp.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! Express\PICTURE.EXE /nostartup /nointro
EXEFile: C:\GIMP-1.3\bin\gimp-1.3.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BestOn\EZPhoto Tools 2.1\EZPhotoTools2.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MICROG~1\PICTUR~2\Pp70.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~2\Office\PHOTODRW.EXE /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MGI\MGI PhotoSuite 4\PhotoSuite.exe %1
EXEFile: d:\setup\PSViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead PhotoImpact 5 Bundled Edition\Iedit.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACDSYS~1\ACDSEE~1\ACDSEE.EXE /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\8.0\ACDSee8.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\Microsoft Picture It! 9\pi.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero 7\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.5 SE\eViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead PhotoImpact 7\Iedit.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Archivos comunes\Microsoft Shared\PhotoEd\PhotoEd.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IMAGEB~1\IMAGEB5.EXE %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\TechSmith\SnagIt 7\SnagIt32.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Digital Image 2006\pi.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\UPI10\Ulead Systems\Ulead PhotoImpact 10 SE\iedit.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MGI\MGI PhotoSuite III SE\PhotoSuite.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MGI\PSUITE80\PSUITE.EXE %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.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%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0 SE Basic\eViewer.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It!\PICTURE.EXE /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\LVIEWP~1\LVIEWPRO.EXE %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Visual Photo++\VPhoto.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead PhotoImpact 8\Iedit.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nova Development\Photo Explosion Deluxe\Ipe.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Hewlett-Packard\PhotoSmart\ACD\ACDSee\ACDSee(HP).exe /dde
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead3\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro X\Paint Shop Pro X.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\LVIEWP~1\LViewPro.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IrfanView\i_view32.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PAINTS~1\Psp.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\8.0.Pro\ACDSee8Pro.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\WoW Extracted Models\War3ModelEditor\War3ModelEditor\War3ModelEditor.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MICROG~1\PICTUR~1\Pp70.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 4.0\PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MICROG~1\PICTUR~1\pp80.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PHOTOB~1\Pp10.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Artizen HDR\Artizen.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.5 SE Basic\PEX.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FastStone MaxView\MaxView.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PAINTS~1\Psp.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI\Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\Corel Snapfire Plus\Corel Snapfire.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Serif\PhotoP70\Program\PHOTOP~1.EXE
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead PhotoImpact XL\Iedit.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Canon Creative\pdeluxe\PBE.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0\eViewer.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Digital Image 10\pi.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Photo Pos Pro\Photo Pos Pro.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD\ACDSee\ACDSee.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ScanSoft\Pagis\XIFVIEW.EXE
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ESTsoft\ALSee\ALSee.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero 7\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\XNVIEW~1\xnview.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Photoshop.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero8\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero8\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe
EXEFile: NOTEPAD.EXE
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\My ViewPad\MyViewPad.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FastStone\FSIV\FSViewer.exe
a tga image is a special file format by Apple and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.
How to solve problems with TGA files
- Associate the TGA file extension with the correct application.
- Update your software that should actually open images. Because only the current version supports the latest TGA file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Apple manufacturer website after an available Preview update.
- To make sure that your TGA file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
- Click here to open your .TGA file online - secure, fast, and no downloads needed.