.JIF

Not to be confused with .gif or .jif or .GIF

.JIF is an uncommon file format. It is part of the JPEG family of image formats. Below are some definitions for the extension.

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Operating system: Any (MS-DOS, DR-DOS, Windows, Windows 9x, Windows NT, Linux, GNU/Linux, Classic MacOS, MacOS, MacOS X, OS X, iOS, Android, ChromiumOS, ChromeOS, OS/2, Solaris, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonflyBSD, etc.)

To view this file, you will need an image viewer that recognizes the JIF file extension

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Definition 1: JIF image file

A JIF file is a JPEG image file. It is commonly confused with the GIF file, due to a debate regarding the pronunciation of GIF with a G or a J.

Definition 2: Pseudo-extension

A pseudo-extension is a file format that is applied to a file, despite not having a purpose, other than to change the file name (such as PEANUT_BUTTER.JIF) however this file extension is rarely used as a pseudo-extension

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Opens with: Gedit, Notepad++ (GNU/Linux) Notepad, Notepad++ (Windows) ???, Notepad++ (MacOS) ???, Notepad++ (BSD) HTML Viewer (Android) ??? (iOS/iPadOS/iPhoneOS) ??? (OS/2) ??? (MS-DOS) ??? (DR-DOS) ??? (Solaris) etc.

Shebang? Typically none, none required

Encoding: Any (commonly ASCII)

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