alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .DNG

File description

A file that has a DNG extension is basically a negative raw image file written by Adobe for the purpose of digital photography. The extension was launched back on 27th September, year 2004. The launch comprised of the very first version of the DNG extension, along with several other products including a utility to convert the DNG files free of charge. All the Adobe photo manipulation applications such as Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop support the DNG file extension.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .DNG file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .DNG extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .DNG file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .DNG file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Category

Camera Raw Files

Developer

Adobe Systems

Popularity

File name: Digital Negative Image File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

ACDSee

ACDSee Photo Manager

Adobe DNG Converter

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw

Canvas

Corel PaintShop Pro

Corel PHOTO-PAINT

FastPictureViewer Professional

FastStone Image Viewer

IrfanView

PhotoDirecto

PhotoImpact X3

PhotoOnWeb

PhotoPlus

Picasa

XnView

Zoner Photo Studio

Mac OS

Adobe Photoshop

Aperture

Apple Aperture

Apple Preview

ColorStrokes

iPhoto

Picasa

Linux

darktable

Remember!

The .DNG file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .DNG extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .DNG file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .DNG file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .DNG file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .DNG file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .DNG file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .DNG file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.