Host an SGI file and share it as a link
Put a Silicon Graphics image online at its own address — from the workstations that built early CGI.
Drop your SGI file here
Any other file works too — up to 25.0 MB, or 100.0 MB for a whole site
Free to use. Your SGI file is live at your-name.99helpers.site in about ten seconds.
What is a .sgi file?
SGI is the image format of Silicon Graphics workstations — the machines behind Jurassic Park and early computer graphics generally. It supports high bit depths and RLE compression, and persists in some VFX pipelines and older 3D software.
What people use SGI files for
- Textures in legacy 3D pipelines
- Archived VFX assets
- Images from Silicon Graphics systems
What opens a SGI file
- ImageMagick and GIMP
- Maya and older 3D software
- Nuke, which reads SGI
- No browser displays SGI
How to host a SGI file
- 1
Drop your SGI file in
Drag it onto the box at the top of this page, or click to choose it. Files up to 25 MB are supported, and nothing is uploaded until you publish.
- 2
Pick an address
Type a name and we'll tell you straight away whether it's free. That becomes the link: legacy-texture.99helpers.site
- 3
Publish and share
Create a free account — that step exists so the file is yours to update, replace or delete — and the link is live within seconds.
The same three steps work for any file — see how file hosting works on 99helpers.com.
What happens when someone opens the link
The file downloads — browsers don't support the format.
Why host a SGI file instead of emailing it?
Legacy VFX and 3D assets get passed between artists, and hosting one avoids mounting old shared storage.
Worth knowing before you publish
- Convert to PNG or TIFF for anything modern.
- SGI supports 16-bit channels, so convert to TIFF rather than PNG if the depth matters.
- ImageMagick handles the conversion in one command.
SGI hosting questions
- Why won't my SGI file display in the browser?
- No browser supports it — browsers render PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP, AVIF, SVG and BMP, and nothing else. The file downloads instead and needs an image editor.
- What should I convert SGI to?
- PNG for general use, or TIFF if you need to preserve 16-bit channel depth.
- Why does SGI still appear in VFX?
- Legacy pipelines and older 3D software that predate more modern formats. Newer work uses EXR.
Put your SGI file online now
It takes about ten seconds, and you only make an account once the file is ready to go live.
Hosting guides for related formats
SGI is one of over 211 formats you can host — see free file hosting for any file type for the full list, or read the hosting guides for other file types.