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TGA File Format

Truevision Targa category

TGA (Targa) is the texture format of classic 3D and game pipelines — simple raster data, often with an alpha channel.

Typical use: Converting TGA to PNG or WebP brings old game textures into modern web and design tools.

About the TGA format

TGA (Truevision Targa, 1984) was the file format of early video digitizer boards and became the texture standard of classic game and 3D pipelines. It is raster data with almost no ceremony: a small header, optional RLE compression, 8/24/32-bit pixels, alpha optional. Half the 3D engines of the 90s read nothing else.

Modern design and web tools have quietly dropped it, but art asset dumps, texture mods and game extracts still arrive as TGA. Converting to PNG (lossless, with alpha intact) or JPG brings these assets into anything current.

Strengths

  • ✓ Trivially simple, lossless raster storage
  • ✓ Alpha channel support
  • ✓ The texture format of classic game pipelines

Limitations

  • ✗ Dropped by modern design and web tools
  • ✗ No metadata ecosystem
  • ✗ Files can be large when uncompressed
Compression
None or RLE
Transparency
Supported (32-bit)
Animation
Not supported
Metadata
Minimal
Best for
Game textures, 3D pipelines

Convert TGA to…

48 direct directions plus 12 workflows, sorted A–Z; 🔥 marks popular targets.

TGA to AVIF Hot TGA to BMP Hot TGA to CIN TGA to CUR TGA to DCX TGA to DDS TGA to FARBFELD TGA to FITS TGA to GIF Hot TGA to GRAY TGA to GRAYA TGA to HDR TGA to ICO Hot TGA to J2C TGA to J2K TGA to JFIF TGA to JP2 TGA to JPE TGA to JPEG Hot TGA to JPG Hot TGA to JPT TGA to JXL TGA to OTB TGA to PALM TGA to PBM TGA to PCL TGA to PCX TGA to PDF Hot TGA to PFM TGA to PGM TGA to PNG Hot TGA to PNG24 TGA to PNG8 TGA to PNM TGA to PPM TGA to QOI TGA to RAS TGA to SIXEL TGA to SVG Hot TGA to SVGZ TGA to TIF TGA to TIFF Hot TGA to UYVY TGA to VICAR TGA to WebP Hot TGA to XBM TGA to XPM TGA to XV

Cross-engine workflows

TGA to 7Z TGA to APK TGA to JAR TGA to TAR TGA to TAR.BZ2 TGA to TAR.GZ TGA to TAR.XZ TGA to TBZ2 TGA to TGZ TGA to TXZ TGA to WIM TGA to ZIP

Convert other files to TGA…

AVIF to TGA Hot BMP to TGA Hot CIN to TGA CUR to TGA DCX to TGA DDS to TGA FARBFELD to TGA FITS to TGA GeoTIFF to TGA GIF to TGA Hot GRAY to TGA GRAYA to TGA HDR to TGA HEIC to TGA Hot HEIF to TGA ICO to TGA Hot J2C to TGA J2K to TGA JFIF to TGA JP2 to TGA JPE to TGA JPEG to TGA Hot JPG to TGA Hot JPT to TGA JXL to TGA OTB to TGA PALM to TGA PBM to TGA PCL to TGA PCX to TGA PFM to TGA PGM to TGA PNG to TGA Hot PNG24 to TGA PNG8 to TGA PNM to TGA PPM to TGA PSB to TGA PSD to TGA Hot QOI to TGA RAS to TGA RAW to TGA Hot SIXEL to TGA SVG to TGA Hot SVGZ to TGA TIF to TGA TIFF to TGA Hot UYVY to TGA VICAR to TGA WebP to TGA Hot XBM to TGA XPM to TGA XV to TGA

Frequently asked questions

What is a TGA file?

TGA (Targa) is the texture format of classic 3D and game pipelines — simple raster data, often with an alpha channel.

How do I convert TGA files online?

Pick a target format from the "Convert TGA to…" list below, drop your file and hit convert. Everything runs in your browser — no install, no upload, no watermark, no limits.

Is it safe to convert TGA files here?

Yes. Every conversion is performed by your own device inside the browser — files never leave for a server, and the page keeps working even offline.

Which formats can TGA convert to?

This page lists all 60 directions across documents, images, audio, video, spreadsheets and archives — each one is its own free converter page.