Windows file types
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Computer files are encoded in many different file types. Here is a list of file extensions that are associated with various commonly used file types.
- AAC audio file - .aac
- AutoIt Version 3 file - .au3
- Microsoft Audio Video Interweave (AVI) file - .avi
- Adobe Photoshop Eps file - .eps
- Bitmap image file - .bmp, .dib, .rle
- Graphic Interchange Format image file -.gif
- Microsoft Word Document file - .doc
- Microsoft Excel spreadsheet file - .xls
- Executable file (program) - .exe
- Macromedia Flash Project file - .fla
- Hyper Text Markup Language file - .html, .htm
- JPEG image file - .jpg, .jpe, .jpeg, .jfif
- MPEG Layer 3 audio file - .mp3
- MPEG Layer 4 audio file - .mp4
- MPEG movie file - .mpeg
- Windows Movie Maker Project file - .mswmm
- Portable Bitmap file - .pbm, .pgm, .ppm, .pnm, .pfn
- PHP dynamic webpage script file - .php
- Pict file - .pict, .pct
- Pixar file - .pxr
- Portable Network Graphic image file - .png
- Microsoft PowerPoint slideshow file - .ppt
- Photoshop's Large Document File - .psb
- Adobe Photoshop File - .psd, .pdd
- Raw (unprocessed) image file - .raw
- Sim City 4 Save File - .sc4
- Scitex CT (Continuous Tone) Bitmap Image File - .sct
- Macromedia Shockwave Flash Movie file - .swf
- Targa image file - .tga, .icd, .vst, .vda
- Temporary file - .tmp
- Tiff image file - .tif, .tiff
- Basic text file - .txt
- Wave audio file - .wav
- Xml Structured Data/Database file - .xml
- Portable Document Format file - .pdf
- Ogg Audio Container File - .ogg
- Xvid video file - .xvid
- Microsoft Visio diagram file - .vsd
- ZIP compression file-.zip
- Diablo II character file-.d2s
- WinRAR archive file-.rar
- Backup copy of files-.bak
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Listings of websites with large lists of file types:
- File-extensions.org Large encyclopedia of known file types and unknown/unassigned file extensions.
- Data formats database
- FileInfo.net
- Format Guide
- dotwhat
- Exhaustive list / related applications
