- Windows file types
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
*AutoCAD File -.dwg
*Bitmap image file -.bmp , .dib, .rle
*Graphic Interchange Format image file -.gif
*Microsoft Office Word document file -.doc
*Microsoft Office Word 2007 document file -.docx
*Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet file -.xls
*Microsoft Office Excel 2007 spreadsheet file -.xlsx
*Microsoft Office Publisher file - .pub
*Microsoft Office PowerPoint Presentation file -.ppt
*Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Presentation file -.pptx
*Executable file (program) -.exe ,.com
*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 ,.mpg ,.mp2 ,.m2ts
*Windows Movie Maker Project file - .mswmm
*Portable Bitmap file -.pbm ,.pgm ,.ppm ,.pnm , .pfn
*PHP dynamic webpage script file -.php
*Pict file - .pict, .pct
*Monster Truck Madness truck or track file -.pod
*Pixar file - .pxr
*Portable Network Graphic image file -.png
*Microsoft PowerPoint slideshow file - .pps
*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
*Windows Media Video files -.wmv
*Windows Media Audio files -.wma
*Blender file - .blend, .blend1
*Dynamic link library file -.dll
*Initialization file - .ini
*binary file- .bin
*Miro Flie-.miro.1External links
* Listings of websites with large lists of file types:
** [http://www.filezed.com/ Filezed.com] The File Extensions Resource
** [http://www.dotwhat.net/ Dot What?] Detailed information on file extensions and the programs that use them.
** [http://www.file-extensions.org File-extensions.org] Large encyclopedia of known file types and unknown/unassigned file extensions.
** [http://www.cryer.co.uk/filetypes List of file types] Information on extensions, and where known associated applications and links for further information.
** [http://extensions.pndesign.cz Data formats database]
** [http://www.filestuff.co.uk FileStuff.co.uk]
** [http://www.formatguide.com/fileformat/fileformat.asp Format Guide]
** [http://www.omiod.com/file-extension Exhaustive list / related applications]
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