File Extension/TGA
alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .TGA

File description

Files with the TGA file format are basically the raster graphic files. The TGA extension is used by high-end paint program applications and is generally utilized for the video game graphics. 

As a matter of fact, the TGA format does not tend to me as popular as the .PCX and .TIFF formats are, it has been one of the initial formats that were being able to handle the images that comprised of 16 million unique colors. The TGA files are versatile and free from any patent limitations. Truevision, Inc initially developed the TGA format, and later Avid Technology acquired it.

Description of the problem
If you have on your computer a .TGA 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 .TGA extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .TGA 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 .TGA 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
Raster Image Files
Developer
Avid Technology
Popularity
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File name: Targa Graphic
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
Ability Photopaint Ability Photopaint
ACDSee ACDSee
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro
Artweaver Artweaver
Canvas Canvas
FastPictureViewer Professional FastPictureViewer Professional
FastStone Image Viewer FastStone Image Viewer
FormatFactory FormatFactory
GIMP GIMP
Nero Multimedia Suite Nero Multimedia Suite
Paint.NET Paint.NET
PaintShop Pro PaintShop Pro
QuickTime Player QuickTime Player
XnView XnView
Mac OS
Mac OS
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop
Apple Preview Apple Preview
GIMP GIMP
Preview Preview
QuickTime Player QuickTime Player
Linux
Linux
GIMP GIMP
Remember!
The .TGA file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .TGA 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 .TGA file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .TGA 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 .TGA file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .TGA file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .TGA 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 .TGA 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.