FIG to RAS Converter

Free FIG to RAS — pixel-perfect rendering

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Diagram Preserved

Your FIG diagrams carry over to RAS without distortion. Convertio respects the original structure and layout.

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Once conversion finishes, grab your file instantly. Download to your device or export to Google Drive or Dropbox.

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The FIG to RAS conversion runs entirely on remote servers — no local processing power needed, no software to install.

How to convert FIG to RAS

Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

Choose ras or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

Let the file convert and you can download your ras file right afterwards

About formats

FIG is the native file format of Xfig, a free vector graphics editor for the X Window System, originally written by Supoj Sutanthavibul at the University of Texas at Austin in 1985. The format uses a plain-text structure where each graphic object is described on one or more lines with numeric parameters specifying object type, coordinates, line properties, fill attributes, and depth ordering. FIG supports compound objects (groups), polylines, polygons, splines, arcs, ellipses, text strings, and imported bitmaps, each with configurable colors, line styles, arrow heads, and area fills. Files begin with a header line declaring the format version (currently 3.2), followed by a resolution specification and the object definitions. One advantage is exceptional simplicity — the entirely text-based format is trivially parsed, generated, and manipulated by scripts, making FIG popular as an intermediate format in automated diagram generation pipelines. The rich ecosystem of conversion tools is another strength: fig2dev exports FIG files to dozens of output formats including EPS, PDF, SVG, LaTeX picture environments, PSTricks, and TikZ. This made Xfig and FIG especially popular in academic and scientific communities, where authors generate publication-quality figures that integrate seamlessly with LaTeX documents. While graphical tools have evolved since the 1980s, FIG remains in use among researchers who value its scriptability, LaTeX integration, and well-documented format stability.

Developer: Supoj Sutanthavibul

Initial release: 1985

RAS (Sun Raster) is a raster image format developed by Sun Microsystems for their SunOS and Solaris Unix workstations, dating to approximately 1982. Sun Raster files store 2D bitmap images with support for 1-bit monochrome, 8-bit indexed color (with a color map), 24-bit true color (BGR byte order), and 32-bit XBGR (with an unused alpha byte). The format uses a 32-byte header containing a magic number (0x59a66a95), width, height, bit depth, data length, raster type (indicating compression), color map type, and color map length, followed by the optional color map data and the pixel data. RAS supports three encoding modes: standard (uncompressed, with each scanline padded to a 16-bit boundary), byte-encoded (run-length encoded using a simple escape-code scheme), and RGB (uncompressed with RGB rather than BGR byte order). Sun Raster was the native image format for Sun's window system and later the OpenWindows desktop environment, serving as the standard format for screenshots, icons, backgrounds, and application graphics on Sun workstations throughout the 1980s and 1990s. One advantage is the format's representation of Unix workstation computing heritage: Sun Raster files from the SunOS/Solaris era document the visual culture of an important computing platform that drove advances in networking, multiprocessing, and graphics workstation design. The format's straightforward structure is another practical strength — the 32-byte header and simple encoding make RAS files easy to parse and convert, even with custom code. RAS files are supported by ImageMagick, GIMP, XnView, and other image processing tools.

Developer: Sun Microsystems

Initial release: 1982

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert FIG to RAS?

Nobody outside the Xfig world can view FIG files easily. RAS gives you an image version that works across all platforms.

What programs open RAS files?

You can open RAS files with GIMP, XnView, IrfanView, and Unix/Solaris imaging tools.

How quickly does FIG to RAS conversion finish?

Most conversions complete within seconds. Larger files may take slightly longer, but cloud processing keeps it fast regardless of your device.

Is my FIG file safe during conversion?

Uploaded FIG files are deleted immediately after conversion. RAS output files are removed from servers within 24 hours for your privacy.

Do I need to register to convert FIG to RAS?

No account is required. You can convert FIG to RAS directly without signing up — just upload, convert, and download.

Can I convert multiple FIG files to RAS at once?

Batch conversion is supported. Upload several FIG files simultaneously and each one converts to RAS independently in a single session.

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JPG to RAS

PDF to RAS

PNG to RAS

JPEG to RAS

TXT to RAS

BMP to RAS

BIN to RAS

WEBP to RAS

DOCX to RAS

JFIF to RAS

TIFF to RAS

ARW to RAS

SVG to RAS

XLS to RAS

HTML to RAS

GIF to RAS

DXF to RAS

CUR to RAS

TGA to RAS

CSV to RAS

CR2 to RAS

CDR to RAS

RAF to RAS

PSD to RAS

PPTX to RAS

PPT to RAS

DOC to RAS

DST to RAS

PCX to RAS

NEF to RAS