XWD File

Files with the extension XWD belong to the category of graphic files.

What do XWD files contain?

Contents of files with the extension XWD are screenshots created by the X Window System application. This software is used for remote management of computers connected to a network. XWD files store bitmaps that represent the image on the network client's monitor. They support any color palette, but its type always depends on the client machine's settings. XWD files are used for documenting remotely performed work, diagnostics of the supervised operating system's operation, and for other needs.

Can I open XWD files?

Contents of files with the extension XWD are not compressed in any way, which causes these resources to have very large sizes. More importantly, their size and other parameters are closely related to the specification of the user's graphics card, whose image was captured to the XWD file. Therefore, it happens that opening some files with the extension XWD turns out to be impossible even in dedicated applications.