.pat file: how to open it on Windows

8 Windows apps register the .pat extension. Install one of them to open the file with a double-click.

About the format

Format

GIMP pattern

MIME type

image/x-gimp-pat

PRONOM identifier

x-fmt/76, x-fmt/347, fmt/1103

Format data: freedesktop.org shared-mime-info and PRONOM (The National Archives, UK).

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  XnView MP

  Professional Image Viewer & Photo Management

  Proprietary 1.12.2.0 436.9K ↓
• G
  GIMP

  GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.

  Open source 2.10.38
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  SageThumbs

  A powerful shell extension allowing to preview enormous amount of image formats directly in Windows Explorer.

  Open source 2.0.0.23 14.6K ↓
• X
  XnView

  Best Photo Viewer, Image Resizer & Batch Converter for Windows.

  Proprietary 2.52.7
• Z
  ZWCAD MFG 2026

  Advanced 2D CAD for Manufacturing

  Proprietary 26.13.128.1
• Z
  ZWCAD MFG 2025

  Advanced 2D CAD for Manufacturing

  Proprietary 25.21.128.1
• Z
  ZWCAD Personal

  A professional CAD software for normal users

  Proprietary 3.0.0.19841
• Z
  ZWCAD Viewer

  Efficient, accurate and professional CAD viewer

  Proprietary 2.2.1

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