What Is the File Extension .TIM?

Video game image

File extension .TIM can refer to four types of files. Most commonly, it is a Sony PlayStation Game Texture Image. It can also be an RPC III file, a level file for The Incredible Machine or a Tiff image file.

PlayStation Image

The Sony PlayStation Game Texture Image (Sony Corporation of America) file is the standard file format for images on the Sony PlayStation. This type of image file can be opened by the free viewers XnView or ImageMagick (see Resources section).

RPC III

TIM can be a file extension for a type of testing file, RPC III, used by MTS Systems Corporation, as part of its systems testing software.

The Incredible Machine

Sierra's The Incredible Machine is a computer game series. The proprietary .TIM file contains a "level" of the game, and is opened and read by that game.

Tagged Image

Tagged Image File Format generally has the file extension .TIFF or .TIF. However, occasionally a TIFF Revision 6 image file may use the extension .TIM.

If in Doubt

In general, the concerned file contains graphics information and can be treated as an image file.

References

• File-Extensions.org
• Computer File Extensions

Resources

• Download XnView
• Download ImageMagick