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Raster graphics editor
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<p>A raster graphics editor (also called bitmap graphics editor) is a <a href="/facts/Computer_program/e38jH9N9">computer program</a> that allows users to <a href="/facts/Computer_graphics/lapBE8wv">create</a> and <a href="/facts/Image_editing/l5LvzVBa">edit</a> images interactively on the computer screen and save them in one of many <a href="/facts/Raster_graphics/HkXNc8oI">raster graphics</a> <a href="/facts/Image_file_formats/tLGQogv3">file formats</a> (also known as <a href="/facts/Bitmap/Fr80ySnT">bitmap</a> images) such as <a href="/facts/JPEG/HQ8QS3uB">JPEG</a>, <a href="/facts/Portable_Network_Graphics/mwgK6xw5">PNG</a>, and <a href="/facts/GIF/HfIBWrIC">GIF</a>. </p>