Mountable disk image created in Mac OS X; commonly used for Mac OS software installers downloaded from the Internet; opening the image file will mount a virtual disk on the desktop.
The DMG format replaces the .IMG file format used in Mac OS Classic and is not compatible with Mac OS 9 and earlier; DMG disk images can be opened on Macintosh computers using Apple Disk Utility, which is bundled with Mac OS X.
DMG files are Mac-specific and are not meant to be opened on Windows; however, Daemon Tools may be able to mount some DMG images files as virtual drives; other utilities may be able to convert DMG files to a more standard format that can be recognized by Windows.
File Format:
Proprietary file format used by Apple software.
File Usage:
Open file directly.
Open With:
Windows:
Acute Systems TransMac DMG2IMG DMG2ISO
Macintosh:
Apple Disk Utility Dare to be Creative iArchiver
Roxio Toast
Acute Systems TransMac
.dmf
