You can convert HEIC files to PNG by using a few methods, depending on your device. On a Mac, you can convert HEIC images by exporting photos from the Preview app. On Windows, you'll need to use third ...

In this post, we will show you how to change the file type extension on Windows 11/10. Every file on our PC has a file type. For audio files, it might be MP3; for documents, it might be Docx or pdf; ...

The newly approved Python Enhancement Proposal 751 gives Python a standard lock file format for specifying the dependencies of projects. Here’s the what, why, and when. Python Enhancement Proposal ...

Xvid is rarely used these days, but that means it can be hard to know what to do with it if you come across it while digging through your old files. It’s essentially a method for compressing video, ...

This post explains how to convert files to RAR format in Windows 11/10. Microsoft has recently announced that users of Windows 11 will soon get native support for RAR files and several other archive ...

AVIF (AV1 Image File, derived from the AV1 video codec) files are relatively new compared to more well-known types such as GIFs, JPEGs, or PNGs, but support for them has been steadily growing. Many of ...

To convert HEIC files to JPG on your iPhone, change their format to "Most Compatible" in Settings. You can convert HEIC photos to JPG on Mac while in Preview. On Windows, you can convert HEIC images ...

The Files app has grown a lot since its introduction in iOS 11. While it's not quite Finder on Mac, it's more than enough to get work done. When the Files app first debuted with iOS 11 in 2017, it was ...

Zip files are incredibly useful for sharing data over email, cloud storage and on a USB stick. They let you group files together, be they documents, images or audio files. And as zip files typically ...

Following on from the great "Worst app ever" thread, here are my opinions on file formats. I used to run Amigas (hell, I still do) and file formats really got on my nerves since I had the capability ...