.AVATAR File Extension

Google Talk Avatar File

Developer	Google
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What is an AVATAR file?

Profile picture used by Google Talk, an online chatting application; stores a bitmap image in a .JPG or .PNG image format; used for displaying an image alongside each name in a user's friends list, as well as during chatting sessions.

More Information

In Windows Vista and Windows 7, AVATAR files are stored in the [user]\AppData\Local\Google\Google Talk\avatars\ directory.

You can typically rename AVATAR files with the ".jpg" or ".png" extension and then view them with a standard image viewer.

NOTE: Google Talk was discontinued in 2015.

Programs that open or reference AVATAR files

Windows

Google Talk