Bitmap (BMP) images are not as commonly used as they once were because they are not well-suited for images with blends or gradients. Bitmap is a very old format and was the default file format for Paint in Windows XP. In technical terms, it is lossless, but has very little compression. ..

BMP is a lossy image format that can be compressed, but at the expense of quality. Files in BMP format can be large, and images with few colors can be hundreds of kilobytes in size. JPEG is a more compression-friendly image format that is used more often on the web because it results in smaller files with high quality. ..

JPEG is a lossy format with high compression. This means the file sizes will be much smaller, but there will be a loss of quality each time the file is saved. JPEG format is great for detailed color photographs, but bad for logos and simple line drawings. That’s why most logos are saved in GIF format. ..

BMP and JPEG both support up to 16 million colors, so any image you convert from BMP to JPEG should look almost exactly the same. Anyway, now that you know a little bit about the two image formats, let’s talk about converting BMP to JPEG. ..

Microsoft Paint

If you’re still using Windows XP, you can’t use Paint to open the BMP file and quickly save it as a JPG file.

In Paint, click on File and then Save As. In a newer version of Paint that has the ribbon interface, click on the little menu icon.

In the Save as type dropdown, select JPEG as the file format. That is literally all you have to do to convert the BMP to JPG format.

If you don’t have Paint installed on your computer or device, there are other options available. I mention a few below. ..

Online Image Conversion

If you’re looking for a way to easily convert between different file formats, there are a couple of good options. Zamzar.com and Online-Convert.com both offer great conversion tools that can help you quickly and easily convert between different file formats.

These sites let you convert between hundreds of different formats, but in our case, we only need to convert between two image formats.

I like online-convert.com better because it gives you a lot of options for how to convert your file. You can pick a file from your computer, paste in a URL or even grab an image from Dropbox. You can also choose the quality settings for the JPEG file, change the size, change the color, enhance the image and change the DPI. ..

Zamzar is an online service that makes it easy to convert files between different formats. Just click the Convert file button, and after a few seconds, the file will start downloading automatically. Zamzar is also easy to use, but you have to give them your email address and they will then email you the file. Normally it works just fine, but there are some occasions when you don’t get an email until a couple of hours later or any email at all. ..

Third-Party Freeware

If you’re looking for a program to convert BMP to JPG, you also have several options. Easy2Convert has a small freeware program that was written specifically for this type of conversion.

The freeware version of the software lets you choose one BMP file to convert, the output folder, and adjust the image quality. They also have a PRO version that allows you to batch convert BMP files to JPEGs, but this is $20 and may not be worth it if this is something you do on a regular basis. ..

The freeware program also has built-in command line support, so if you are familiar with using the command line, you can create a batch script to batch convert many files at once.

If you’re looking for a free BMP converter, then check out BMP to JPG Converter. This program has some great features, such as the ability to batch convert for free, and the ability to scan a folder and all of its subfolders for BMP files.

This can be a really useful tool if you have a folder with a bunch of different types of files and you don’t want to move them all to separate directory manually. You can also choose the quality for the JPEG output and then click Start to begin the conversion process.

This is a guide on how to convert BMP to JPG format without spending any money.