HDR viewer
To open an HDR file, drop it in the box below. It opens straight away, even with no extension or the wrong one. Your browser opens it on your device: nothing is uploaded.
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Opened on this device, never uploadedDrop or paste another file at any time
What you see
| HDR in the viewer | |
|---|---|
| Read | RGBE, flat and run-length |
| Shown | Tone-mapped for the screen |
| Next | Convert to PNG or JPG |
| Extensions | .hdr, .rgbe, .pic |
| Upload | None: opened on your device |
What is an HDR file?
In short
HDR (Radiance RGBE) holds high dynamic range pictures: light levels far beyond a screen’s, used for 3D lighting and photography.
The picture, tone-mapped so the bright and dark parts both show, with zoom.
How to open an HDR file
- Add your HDR. Drop the file in the box, choose it or paste it.
- Look at it. The picture, tone-mapped so the bright and dark parts both show, with zoom.
- Take it further. Open in hands it, in a new tab, to File converter or Batch.
Questions
Drop it here: it is tone-mapped on your device so it looks right on a normal screen.
No. The viewer runs in your browser and opens the file on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.