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XV File Format

XV Thumbnail category

XV is the thumbnail format of John Bradley's classic XV image viewer on UNIX — a compact 33-byte header plus raw thumb data.

Typical use: Convert to XV thumbnails for legacy UNIX galleries.

About the XV format

The XV Thumbnail coder of the ImageMagick set — the unix-gallery format is written natively by the magick.wasm engine, entirely in your browser.

Obscure coder formats like this are exactly what template-driven converters list and never actually convert — here it really works.

Strengths

  • ✓ Written natively by ImageMagick
  • ✓ Runs entirely in your browser
  • ✓ Free, private, no watermarks

Limitations

  • ✗ Niche format — few modern readers
  • ✗ Feature subset varies by coder
  • ✗ Keep the original for re-editing
Structure
XV Thumbnail coder
Compatibility
ImageMagick, specialty tools
Best for
Legacy and specialty pipelines

Convert XV to…

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

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

Cross-engine workflows

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

Convert other files to XV…

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a XV file?

XV is the thumbnail format of John Bradley's classic XV image viewer on UNIX — a compact 33-byte header plus raw thumb data.

How do I convert XV files online?

Pick a target format from the "Convert XV 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 XV 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 XV convert to?

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