.. index:: Windows Bitmap
.. index:: .bmp

Windows Bitmap
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Extensions: .bmp

Developer: Microsoft and IBM


**Support**


BSD-licensed: |yes|

Export: |no|

Officially Supported Versions: 

Reader: BMPReader (:bsd-reader:`Source Code <BMPReader.java>`, :doc:`Supported Metadata Fields </metadata/BMPReader>`)


Freely Available Software:

- `BMP Writer plugin for ImageJ <https://imagej.nih.gov/ij/plugins/bmp-writer.html>`_


We currently have:

* many BMP datasets



**Ratings**


Pixels: |Very good|

Metadata: |Fair|

Openness: |Fair|

Presence: |Outstanding|

Utility: |Poor|

**Additional Information**


Compressed BMP files are currently not supported. 

.. seealso:: 
  `Technical Overview <http://www.faqs.org/faqs/graphics/fileformats-faq/part3/section-18.html>`_