BMP Viewer

The BMP viewer analyzes bitmap image files by parsing header information and optional color palettes to expose core properties. It provides a deterministic view of width, height, bit depth, compression, and palette usage, enabling quick validation against project specs. The tool operates without editing the image and focuses on metadata and layout, which is essential for asset pipelines and QA checks.

Conceptually, it reads standard BMP structures (BITMAPFILEHEADER and BITMAPINFOHEADER), determines whether a color table is present, and computes memory layout details such as row stride and palette size. It can export a JSON block for integration into CI pipelines or asset management systems. This capability is valuable when verifying assets from bulk imports, ensuring consistency across platforms, and debugging discrepancies between expected and actual image data.

Unique value lies in strict BMP variant handling, explicit signaling for unsupported formats, and a lightweight metadata export path. Core features include header parsing, property extraction, optional palette enumeration, and data-ready outputs for automation. Typical use cases span automated asset validation in build systems, QA checks for design handoffs, and quick forensics on unexpected image properties.