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RLE File - What is an .rle file and how do I open it?
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What is an RLE file? File created by Golly, a life-simulation game based off of Conway's Game of Life concept; saves the state of a simulation, which is stored as a two-dimensional grid; can also be saved as a compressed RLE file that uses the .RLE.GZ extension.
More Information The RLE image format is the native format used by the Utah Raster Toolkit, a collection of programs and C routines for managing raster images .
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.RLE File Extension
2 file types use the .rle file extension.
Golly Simulation Pattern File
| Developer | Golly |
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3.2 | 10 Votes |
What is an RLE file?
File created by Golly, a life-simulation game based off of Conway's Game of Life concept; saves the state of a simulation, which is stored as a two-dimensional grid; can also be saved as a compressed RLE file that uses the .RLE.GZ extension.
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Golly
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Category: Game Files
Updated: March 16, 2012
Run Length Encoded Bitmap
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4 or 8-bit RLE-encoded bitmap image; basically a .DIB file that uses RLE (Run-length encoding) compression; common image format used in early versions of Windows and CompuServe software.
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The RLE image format is the native format used by the Utah Raster Toolkit, a collection of programs and C routines for managing raster images .
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Adobe Photoshop 2025
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Adobe Photoshop Elements
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Adobe Illustrator 2025
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Newera Graphics Converter Pro
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Corel PaintShop Pro 2023
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Canvas GFX Canvas X Pro
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Hamrick VuePrint
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XnViewMP
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BRL-CAD
Free
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Adobe Photoshop 2025
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Adobe Photoshop Elements
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Adobe Illustrator 2025
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XnViewMP
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BRL-CAD
Free
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BRL-CAD
Free
Category: Raster Image Files
Updated: March 11, 2010