Click on the PICT file icon (1) and then press 'Choose Open With'. In the pop-up window, choose a program as the PICT file opener. If you [SOLVED] How To Open PICT Files?— ImageViewer Photo Image Viewer. Using your PC's browser, click on your PICT file and choose 'Open with'. A menu will appear. Choose a Photo application. For example, if your PICT file is in 'JPEG format', then choose 'ImageViewer' for PICT and 'JPEG viewer' for image viewing. Tip: Save the PICT file locally on your phone by tapping on it. [SOLVED] PICT Format File Handling — Lipreader It is possible to handle PICT files on a PC without using the built-in Windows file utility (such as Image Viewer) (1). You will need to enable the Windows File Utility by right-clicking on the image file and choosing Windows File Utility 'Manage' to see the list of File and folders you can open. Then you can select the name of the image file and click Open .PICT File Why do I notice the file does NOT seem to open by default Most PICT files use an unusual file type (.PICT), meaning all file format information is stored with a binary file in the .PICT file extension. This can cause problems opening PICT files when saving the file. The reason for this is the PICT format uses a special file format called the Picture Information Block (PIB) file to store the information about the PICT image. It's actually a very simple file format that contains a file name and description of the image, plus a lot more information. [1] When saving an image file to your PC, you will see an error: Error: PICT format image file opened but no 'picture information block' file (or similar format) That tells you need to find the file you saved the image file to, instead of trying to open it. This problem happens as part of the normal processing of the PICT file and cannot be avoided. PICT format file The PICT format uses a special file format called the Picture Information Block (PIB) file to store the information about the PICT image.