All Supported File Formats at a Glance
File extensions are witnesses to computer history. They are clearly unclear - some operating systems ignore them, others cannot function without them. Often enough, the right file has the wrong extension.
This list contains all file formats currently supported by File-Converter-Online.com, from 3GPP to OGG to ZIP. Why are new formats constantly being added? Why does Windows keep asking "Open with"? With every new converter, we dive deep into the formats and document our research and experiences in the individual articles.
| File-Extension | MIME-Type | → | ← |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3GPP Video/audio format for mobile devices | video/3gpp, audio/3gpp | 9 | 1 |
| 7z highly compressed archive format (LZMA) | application/x-7z-compressed | 0 | 1 |
| AAC a modern audio format, in some cases more efficient than MP3 | audio/aac | 7 | 16 |
| ABW AbiWord text document | application/x-abiword | 6 | 0 |
| AI Adobe Illustrator Vector Graphics | application/vnd.adobe.illustrator | 3 | 0 |
| AIFF uncompressed Apple audio format, high quality | audio/x-aiff | 8 | 0 |
| AMR compact voice format for mobile communications | audio/amr | 8 | 0 |
| ARW Sony RAW camera data, maximum quality | image/x-sony-arw | 3 | 0 |
| ASF Microsoft streaming container for audio/video | video/x-ms-asf | 7 | 0 |
| AVI Classic Microsoft video container | video/x-msvideo, video/avi, video/msvideo | 9 | 16 |
| AVIF modern image format based on the AV1 codec | image/avif | 2 | 0 |
| AZW3 Amazon's e-book format for Kindle | application/vnd.amazon.mobi8-ebook | 4 | 3 |
| BMP uncompressed Windows bitmap | image/bmp | 6 | 1 |
| CAF Apple's flexible audio container with no size limit | audio/x-caf | 1 | 0 |
| CBR Comic Archive (RAR-compressed) | application/vnd.comicbook-rar | ||
| CBZ Comic Archive (ZIP-compressed) | application/vnd.comicbook-zip | 1 | 0 |
| CDR CorelDRAW Vector Graphics | application/cdr | 3 | 0 |
| CR2 Canon RAW camera data (older) | image/x-canon-cr2 | 3 | 0 |
| CR3 Canon RAW camera data (current) | image/x-canon-cr3 | 1 | 0 |
| CRW Canon RAW camera data (old) | image/x-canon-crw | 3 | 0 |
| CSV comma-separated text file for table data | text/csv | 6 | 6 |
| DDS Microsoft's texture format for games and 3D applications | image/vnd-ms.dds | 1 | 0 |
| DGEF proprietary format for BaföG applications | |||
| DivX MPEG-4-based video codec | video/divx | 3 | 0 |
| DjVu compressed format for scanned documents | image/vnd.djvu | 4 | 3 |
| DNG Adobe's open RAW universal format | image/x-adobe-dng | 3 | 0 |
| DOC older Microsoft Word format | application/msword | 3 | 19 |
| DOCM Word document with macros | application/vnd.ms-word.document.macroenabled.12 | 6 | 0 |
| DOCX current Microsoft Word format (XML-based) | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document | 8 | 13 |
| DOTX Word document template | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.template | 4 | 1 |
| EPS Encapsulated PostScript vector graphics | application/postscript | 3 | 1 |
| EPUB open e-book standard format | application/epub+zip | 4 | 4 |
| EXR professional HDR image format used in the film industry | image/x-exr | 2 | 0 |
| FLAC lossless open-source audio format | audio/flac | 7 | 16 |
| FLV Flash video format (obsolete) | video/x-flv | 10 | 26 |
| FODG alternative format from LibreOffice Draw in a single XML file | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics-flat-xml | 1 | 0 |
| FODP alternative format for LibreOffice Draw as a single XML file | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation-flat-xml | 1 | 0 |
| FODS LibreOffice spreadsheets as a single, uncompressed XML file | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet-flat-xml | 1 | 0 |
| FODT LibreOffice's open text format in a flat XML structure | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-flat-xml | 1 | 0 |
| GIF | image/gif | 8 | 44 |
| H264 Video data in the H.264 codec without a container | video/h264 | 3 | 0 |
| HEIC An efficient Apple image format with high compression | image/heic | 3 | 0 |
| HEIF High Efficiency Image Format (based on HEIC) | image/heif | ||
| HTML Markup language for websites | application/xhtml+xml | 1 | 8 |
| ISO An exact copy of a CD or DVD | application/x-cd-image | 2 | 0 |
| JFIF JPEG variant with metadata header | image/jpeg | 6 | 0 |
| JP2 JPEG 2000, wavelet-based compression | image/jp2 | 6 | 0 |
| JPG lossy image format for photos | image/jpeg | 5 | 69 |
| JXL the planned successor to JPEG, which won't be easily beaten | image/jxl | 3 | 0 |
| JXR | image/jxr | 6 | 0 |
| LRF Video preview files from DJI drones and cameras | video/mp4 | 1 | 0 |
| M2TS Blu-ray MPEG-2 Transport Stream | video/mp2t | 1 | 0 |
| M4A | audio/mp4 | 7 | 34 |
| MD Markdown text format with simple markup | text/markdown | 1 | 0 |
| MID MIDI note data, control data for musical instruments | audio/midi | 8 | 0 |
| MKV flexible open-source video container | video/x-matroska | 11 | 0 |
| MOBI Amazon Kindle e-book format (older version) | application/x-mobipocket-ebook | 4 | 3 |
| MOD JVC/Canon Camcorder Video Format | video/mpeg | 3 | 0 |
| MOV Apple QuickTime video container | video/quicktime | 9 | 18 |
| MP2 MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2, widely used in broadcasting | audio/mpeg | 8 | 0 |
| MP3 universal, lossy audio format | audio/mpeg, audio/mp3 | 7 | 48 |
| MP4 universal MPEG-4 video container | video/mp4, audio/mp4 | 11 | 50 |
| MPEG classic MPEG-1/2 video standard | video/mpeg | 7 | 11 |
| MPG MPEG video (alternative file extension for MPEG) | video/mpeg | 7 | 10 |
| MTS AVCHD Camcorder Transport Stream | video/mp2t | 3 | 0 |
| MXF professional broadcast container format | application/mxf | 6 | 0 |
| NEF Nikon RAW camera data, maximum quality | image/x-nikon-nef | 3 | 0 |
| NUMBERS Apple Numbers spreadsheet format, ZIP-based | application/x-iwork-numbers-sffnumbers | 3 | 0 |
| ODF OpenDocument formula format (often misspelled as ODG) | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula | 6 | 0 |
| ODG OpenDocument Drawing | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics | 2 | 3 |
| ODP OpenDocument presentation | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation | 5 | 4 |
| ODS OpenDocument spreadsheet | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet | 5 | 13 |
| ODT OpenDocument text document | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text | 6 | 13 |
| OGG open multimedia container (Vorbis/Theora) | audio/ogg, video/ogg, application/ogg | 7 | 12 |
| OGM Extended OGG video container (unofficial) | video/x-ogm | 7 | 0 |
| OGX OGG for mixed content, usually just OGG | application/ogg | 7 | 0 |
| OPUS open audio format, efficient at low bit rates | audio/opus | 8 | 0 |
| ORF Olympus RAW camera data, maximum quality | image/x-olympus-orf | 3 | 0 |
| OTG OpenDocument Drawing Template | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics-template | 5 | 0 |
| OTP OpenDocument presentation template | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation-template | 4 | 0 |
| OTS OpenDocument spreadsheet template | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet-template | 3 | 0 |
| OTT OpenDocument text template | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-template | 4 | 0 |
| OXPS Open XML Paper Specification | application/oxps | 1 | 0 |
| pages Apple Pages text document | application/vnd.apple.pages | 3 | 0 |
| PBM a simple format for black-and-white images | image/x-portable-bitmap | 6 | 0 |
| PDF platform-independent document format | application/pdf | 12 | 92 |
| PGM simple format for grayscale images | image/x-portable-graymap, image/x-pgm | ||
| PNG lossless image format with transparency | image/png | 5 | 66 |
| PPSX PowerPoint presentation | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.slideshow | 6 | 0 |
| PPT older PowerPoint format | application/vnd.ms-powerpoint | 1 | 3 |
| PPTX current PowerPoint format (XML-based) | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation | 6 | 5 |
| PRN print output file | application/octet-stream | 1 | 0 |
| PS PostScript page description language | application/postscript | 1 | 0 |
| PSB Photoshop Large Document (over 2 GB) | application/x-photoshop | 3 | 0 |
| PSD Adobe Photoshop project file with layers | image/vnd.adobe.photoshop | 3 | 0 |
| PUB Microsoft Publisher document | application/x-mspublisher | 2 | 1 |
| QT QuickTime video (alias for MOV) | video/quicktime | 8 | 0 |
| QTA QuickTime Audio (iPhone Voice Memos) | video/quicktime | 1 | 0 |
| RAR compressed archive format (proprietary) | application/x-rar-compressed | 1 | 0 |
| RAW unprocessed camera data, a general term for RAW formats | image/x-panasonic-raw | 3 | 0 |
| RM RealMedia Streaming Video (obsolete) | video/vnd.rn-realvideo | 4 | 0 |
| RMVB RealMedia Variable Bitrate (obsolete) | application/vnd.rn-realmedia-vbr | 4 | 0 |
| RTF cross-platform text format with formatting | application/rtf | 7 | 0 |
| RW2 Panasonic RAW format (current) | image/x-panasonic-raw | 3 | 0 |
| SDW StarWriter text document | application/vnd.stardivision.writer | 6 | 0 |
| SRF Sony RAW format (older) | image/x-sony-srf | 1 | 0 |
| SVG vector-based image format, scalable without loss of quality | image/svg+xml | 7 | 0 |
| SVGZ Compressed SVG (gzip) | image/svg+xml | 6 | 0 |
| SXW OpenOffice.org Writer document | application/vnd.sun.xml.writer | 8 | 0 |
| TEX LaTeX source document for academic typesetting | application/x-tex | 1 | 0 |
| TGA Targa bitmap, commonly used in gaming and 3D graphics | image/x-targa, image/x-tga | 2 | 0 |
| TIF versatile bitmap for printing and archiving | image/tiff | 3 | 0 |
| TOD JVC's proprietary HD video format for camcorders | video/mp2t | 1 | 0 |
| TS MPEG Transport Stream (TV/Streaming) | video/mp2t | 8 | 0 |
| TXT plain, unformatted text | text/plain | 7 | 0 |
| VID generic video file extension without a fixed standard | video/mp4* | 1 | 0 |
| VOB DVD video container | video/dvd | 7 | 1 |
| VRO DVD-VR video format (DVD recorder) | video/mpeg* | 3 | 0 |
| VSD Microsoft Visio drawing (older version) | application/vnd.visio | 3 | 0 |
| VSDX Microsoft Visio drawing (current) | application/vnd.ms-visio.drawing | 2 | 0 |
| WAV uncompressed audio format, high quality | audio/wav, audio/x-wav, audio/wave, audio/x-pn-wav | 7 | 16 |
| WDP Windows Media Photo (HD Photo) | image/vnd.ms-photo | 6 | 0 |
| webm Open video container for the web (VP8/VP9) | video/webm | 11 | 4 |
| WEBP a modern web image format with good compression | image/webp | 5 | 22 |
| WIZ Microsoft Word Wizard Template | application/msword | 6 | 0 |
| WMA Windows Media Audio (Microsoft) | Audio/x-ms-wma | 7 | 16 |
| WMV Windows Media Video (Microsoft) | video/x-ms-wmv | 8 | 0 |
| WPS Microsoft Works text document | application/vnd.ms-works | 7 | 0 |
| WRI Windows Write Document | application/x-mswrite | 4 | 0 |
| XCF GIMP project file with layers | image/xcf | 3 | 0 |
| XLR Microsoft Works spreadsheet format, closely related to XLS | application/vnd.ms-works | 8 | 0 |
| XLS older Microsoft Excel format | application/msexcel | 8 | 8 |
| XLSM Excel spreadsheet with macros | application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.macroEnabled.12 | 8 | 0 |
| XLSX current Microsoft Excel format (XML-based) | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | 8 | 9 |
| XPS XML Paper Specification (Microsoft) | application/vnd.ms-xpsdocument | 1 | 0 |
| ZIP universal compressed archive format | application/zip | 2 | 25 |
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