Tool to extract and understand the PNG format chunks. The PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image format consists of multiple pieces of data (header, image, meta information, or hidden content).
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PNG Chunks
PNG Chunk Extraction
Answers to Questions (FAQ)
What is a PNG chunk? (Definition)
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image files are composed of several parts, the chunks. Generally a file has a header, a content (iDAT) and an end. The PNG format also has its specification the ability to integrate a comment area chunk, compressed or not, which is usually unreadable without a dedicated software.
How to read a tEXt chunk?
The tEXt chunk is readable directly in the file (in a text editor or an hexadecimal editor), it starts with tEXt (74455874 in hexadecimal ascii), followed by a title, and a free comment area.
Example: TEXt => My Title This is a PNG comment
How to read a zTXt chunk?
The zTXt chunk is similar to tEXt except that its content is compressed with DEFLATE. Find in the file zTXt (7a545874 in hexadecimal ascii), followed by a title, and a binary area not readable directly (because compressed), that zone must be decompressed before being able to read the message.
Source code
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