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What is a .dpa file?

A .dpa file is a Serif DrawPlus Drawing (version 6). This is an image format — a picture, drawing or graphic. Confusingly, this extension has been used by 10 different formats over the years — they're all listed below.

This extension has been used by more than one format

10 different formats have claimed .dpa over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.

How to open a .dpa file

  • GIMP (free) and IrfanView open a very wide range of image formats, including obsolete ones.
  • XnView MP is the best bet for unusual or legacy image types.
  • Your operating system's built-in viewer may work for mainstream formats.

The registry records this extension against Serif DrawPlus Drawing, Serif DrawPlus Drawing, Serif DrawPlus Drawing and others, so software from that family is the most likely match.

How to convert a .dpa file

  • Open it in GIMP or XnView and export as .png (lossless) or .jpg (smaller).

The technical record

For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .dpa.

Format nameVersionMIME typePUID
Serif DrawPlus Drawing6—fmt/1519
Serif DrawPlus Drawing7—fmt/1520
Serif DrawPlus Drawing8—fmt/1521
Serif DrawPlus DrawingX2—fmt/1522
Serif DrawPlus DrawingX3—fmt/1523
Serif DrawPlus DrawingX4—fmt/1524
Serif DrawPlus DrawingX5—fmt/1525
Serif DrawPlus DrawingX6—fmt/1526
Serif DrawPlus DrawingX8—fmt/1527
Serif DrawPlus DrawingGeneric—fmt/1528

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