File formats information
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File types (you may click each file format to get directly to the list of file types it contains):
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File types (you may click each file format to get directly to the list of file types it contains):
[ARCHIVE] [DOCUMENT] [PRESENTATION] [E-BOOK] [DRAWING] [IMAGE] [AUDIO] [VIDEO] [OTHER]
Archive file formats
File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
7z | 7-Zip Compressed File | 7Zip WinRAR WinZip | 7-zip |
gz | Gnu Zipped Archive File | Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe 2010 Corel WinZip 18.5 7-Zip Xarchive WinRAR 5 | The GNU Project |
rar | WinRAR Compressed Archive | 7Zip StuffIt WinRAR WinZip | Eugene Roshal |
tar | Tape Archive File | Apple Archive Utility GNU Tar StuffIt WinZip | The GNU Project |
tar.gz | Gzip Compressed Archive | STDU Viewer eBook for EPOC | The GNU Project |
tgz | Gzipped Tar File | Smith Micro Stuffit Deluxe 2010 (Windows, Mac) WinRAR 5 (Windows) Corel WinZip 18.5 (Windows) 7-Zip (Windows) Zipeg (Windows, Mac) Incredible Bee Archiver (Mac) Tar (Linux) Gunzip (Linux) Pkgtool (Linux) | n/a |
zip | Compressed Archive File | StuffIt WinRAR Winzip | PKWARE |
Document file formats
File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
doc | Microsoft Word Document | AbiWord Apple Pages AppleWorks KWord Microsoft Word StarOffice | Microsoft |
docx | Microsoft Word 2007 Document | Microsoft Word 2007 Microsoft Word 2008 (MAC) OxygenOffice Professional (Linux) Word 2010 | Microsoft |
ods | OpenDocument spreadsheet | Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2010 OpenOffice Calc | Sun Microsystems |
odt | OpenDocument text | Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2010 OpenOffice Writer | Sun Microsystems |
pages | Apple iWork Pages Document | Apple iWork Pages 4.1 Pages 4.2 Pages 4.3 Pages 5.0 Pages 5.1 Pages 5.2 Pages 5.5 | Apple Inc |
Portable Document Format | Adobe Viewer Ghostscript Ghostview Xpdf gPDF | Adobe Systems | |
rtf | Rich Text Format | AbiWord Kword Microsoft Word TextEdit WordPad | Microsoft |
sxw | StarOffice Writer Document | StarOffice Writer
OpenOffice Writer LibreOffice | Sun Microsystems |
txt | Text Document | Notepad TextEdit WordPad | Various |
xls | Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet | Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel Viewer OpenOffice | Microsoft |
xlsx | Microsoft Excel 2007 Spreadsheet | Microsoft Excel 2007 OpenOffice OxygenOffice Progessional (Linux) | Microsoft |
xps | Open XML Paper Specification | Chrome Firefox Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft XPS Viewer Safari | Microsoft |
Presentation file formats
File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
odp | OpenDocument presentation | Corel WordPerfect KOffice Lotus Symphony NeoOffice OpenOffice Impress StarOffice | Sun Microsystems and Oasis |
ppt | Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation | Apple Keynote Microsoft PowerPoint OpenOffice | Microsoft |
pptx | Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Presentation | Apple Keynote Microsoft PowerPoint OpenOffice | Microsoft |
E-book file formats
File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
epub | Open eBook File | Adobe Digital Editions Apple iBooks Mobipocket Reader Desktop Sony Reader | International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) |
fb2 | FictionBook 2.0 File | Apple iBooks Calibre Cool Viewer | FictionBook |
lit | Microsoft eBook File | Microsoft Reader | Microsoft |
mobi | Mobipocket eBook | Amazon Kindle Apple iBooks Mobipocket Reader Desktop | Mobipocket / Amazon |
prc | Mobipocket eBook File | Amazon Kindle Apple iBooks Mobipocket Reader Desktop | Mobipocket |
chm | Compiled HTML Help File | Beyond CHM
Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Reader Mozilla Firefox xCHM | Microsoft |
Drawing file formats
File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
dwg | AutoCAD Drawing Database | Adobe Illustrator AutoCAD Autodesk DWG TrueView CorelCAD | Autodesk |
dxf | AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format | Adobe Illustratror AutoCAD CorelCAD Open Office PaintShop Pro | Autodesk |
odg | OpenDocument Drawing | Libre Office OpenOffice Draw | Sun Microsystems |
Image file formats
File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
arw | Sony Alpha Raw | Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Elements Corel Draw GIMP Google Picasa XnView | Sony |
bmp | Windows bitmap | Adobe Photoshop MS Paint Microsoft Photo Editor Paintbrush | Microsoft |
cr2 | Canon RAW version 2 | Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Paint Shop Pro Picasa digiKam | Canon Inc. |
crw | Canon RAW CIFF Image File | Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Elements Corel Draw Google Picasa Microsoft Windows Photos | Cannon |
gif | Compuserve graphics interchange | Adobe Photoshop Apple Preview Corel Paint Shop Pro Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery Viewer | CompuServe |
jpg | JPEG compliant image | Adobe Photoshop Apple Preview Corel Paint Shop Pro Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery Viewer | The JPEG Committee |
nef | Nikon Electronic Format | Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Paint Shop Pro Picasa digiKam | Nikon Inc. |
pef | Pentax RAW file | Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Elements Corel Draw Google Picasa | Pentax |
png | Portable Network Graphic | Apple Preview Corel Paint Shop Pro GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program (LINUX) Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery Viewer Safari | PNG Development Group |
raf | Fuji RAW Image File | Adobe Lightroom Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Elements Corel Draw Google Picasa | Fuji |
sr2 | Sony RAW Image File | Adobe DNG Converter Corel Draw Microsoft Windows Photos XnViewMP | Sony |
tiff | Tagged image file format | CyberLink PowerDVD InterVideo WinDVD VideoLAN VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | Aldus, Adobe Systems |
Audio file formats
File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
aac | Advanced Audio Coding File | KMPlayer RealPlayer VideoLAN VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | A combination of Fraunhofer IIS, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Dolby and Sony Corporation |
amr | Adaptive Multi-Rate Codec File | Audacity Android Open Source software AMR Player QuickTime Real Player VLS Media Player Apple iPhone | 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) |
au | Audio File | Nullsoft Winamp Apple QuickTime Player Microsoft Windows Media Player RealNetworks RealPlayer Cloud Adobe Audition CC | Sun Microsystems |
flac | Free Lossless Audio Codec | Real Player VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | Xiph.Org Foundation |
m4a | Compressed audio file | Apple QuickTime Player Apple iTunes Microsoft Windows Media Player | Apple |
m4r | iPhone Ringtone File | Apple iTunes Apple QuickTime Player | Apple |
mka | Matroska audio file | VideoLAN VLC media player | www.matroska.org |
mp3 | Free Lossless Audio Codec | Real Player VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | Xiph.Org Foundation |
ogg | Ogg Vorbis Compressed Audio File | Apple QuickTime Player Real Player Windows Media Player | Xiph.Org Foundation |
wav | Windows audio file | CyberLink PowerDirector Microsoft Windows Media Player Roxio Creator 2009 | Microsoft & IBM |
wma | Windows Media (Metafile) | MPlayer Realplayer VLC Media Player Windows Media Player Windows Movie Maker Zune software Open Source | Microsoft |
Video file formats
File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
3gp | 3GPP Multimedia File | QuickTime Player VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) |
amv | AMV video format file | VLC Media Player | used by MTV |
asf | Advanced Streaming Format | Real Player VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | Microsoft |
avi | Windows video file | ALLPlayer Apple QuickTime Player Microsoft Windows Media Player VideoLAN VLC Media Player | Microsoft |
flv | Flash MP4 video | FFDShow Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery Viewer VideoLAN VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | Apple |
m2ts | MPEG-2 Transport Stream | Microsoft Windows Media Player VideoLAN VLC media player Adobe Flash Professional CC Sony Picture Motion Browser | Sony |
m2t | MPEG-2 Transport Stream | Microsoft Windows Media Player VideoLAN VLC media player | |
m4v | MPEG-4 Video File | Apple QuickTime Player Apple iTunes VLC Media Player | Apple |
mkv | Matroska Multimedia Container | VLC Media Player | Steve Lhomme |
mod | Hard disk camera movie | Quicktime Player VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | JVC/Panasonic |
mov | Apple QuickTime Movie | Apple QuickTime Player CyberLink PowerDirector Roxio Easy Media Creator | Apple |
mp4 | MPEG-4 Video File | Apple QuickTime Player Apple iTunes Microsoft Windows Media Player VideoLAN VLC Media Player | Moving Picture Experts Group |
mpg | Moving Picture Experts Group File | VideoLAN VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | ISO, IEC |
mts | AVCHD Video File | VideoLAN VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | Sony, Panasonic |
rm | Real Media File | RealNetworks RealPlayer | Real Networks |
vob | Video Object File | Adobe Flash Player (standalone program) Web browser with the Flash plug-in installed | Apple |
wmv | Windows Media Video | MPlayer Microsoft Windows Media Player PowerDVD RealPlayer VideoLAN VLC Media Player | Microsoft |
Other file formats
File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
eps | Encapsulated PostScript | Adobe Acrobat Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop CorelDRAW Microsoft Digital Image Editor QuarkXPress | Adobe Systems |
psd | Photoshop Document | Adobe Illustrator CS6 Adobe InDesign CS6 Adobe Photoshop GIMP | Adobe Systems |