File Formats: BMP Formats

LEADTOOLS reads and writes the following BMP formats:

Windows Bitmap (BMP). This is a file format created by Microsoft. Some BMP images are compressed with RLE-type compression.

OS/2 Bitmap (OS/2 BMP). These are files created on an OS/2 operating system. LEADTOOLS supports both 1.x and 2.x formats.

File constants associated with these file formats are:

Constant	Read Support	Write Support	Description
Bmp	1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32 BPP	1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32 BPP	Windows BMP, with no compression.
			Platforms: .NET 4, .NET 6+, Android, iOS/macOS
BmpRle	4, 8 BPP	4, 8 BPP	Windows BMP, with RLE compression.
			Platforms: .NET 4, .NET Standard
Os2	1, 4, 8, 16, 24 BPP	1, 4, 8, 16, 24 BPP	OS/2 BMP version 1.x.
			Platforms: .NET 4, .NET Standard
Os22	1, 4, 8, 16, 24 BPP	1, 4, 8, 16, 24 BPP	OS/2 BMP version 2.x.
			Platforms: .NET 4, .NET Standard

For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application and Leadtools.Codecs.

Platform Support

Extension	Module	Value	Win32	Win64	Net32	Net64	Linux	Android	Apple	UWP	MimeType	Friendly Name
Bmp	BMP	6	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	image/bmp	BMP - Windows Bitmap
BmpRle	BMP	84	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	image/bmp	Windows Bitmap - BMP with RLE Compression
Os2	BMP	14	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	image/bmp	OS/2 Bitmap OS/2 - BMP
Os22	BMP	74	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	image/bmp	OS/2 Bitmap - OS/2 BMP