File Formats
File formats often called as extensions (suffix). File format decides the type of file. An operating system has some predefined file formats which only can be executable through It. These extensions are platform dependent. However, thousands of platform-independent file formats are available. Here is the categorized list of file formats with the explanation.| Executable Files | |
|---|---|
| .exe | Executable File Format of Windows |
| .msi | An Installer Package used by Windows |
| .app | Mac OS X Application |
| .apk | Android Installer Package File |
| .com | Dos Command File (Stand-alone application) |
| .gadget | Windows Gadget File Format |
| .sisx | Installer Package File for Symbian OS (Mobile Based Nokia owned OS) |
| Document Formats | |
|---|---|
| .txt | Plain Text File Without Well Formatting |
| .rtf | Rich text File Format |
| .log | Text Log File |
| Portable Document Format | |
| .doc | Microsoft Word Document |
| .docx | Microsoft Word Open XML Document |
| .odt | Open Document Text (Similar to .doc/.docx file handled by open office) |
| .ppt | PowerPoint Presentation |
| .pptx | PowerPoint Open XML Presentation (Modern XML version of ppt file format) |
| .ods | Open Document Spredsheet |
| .xlr | Works Spredsheet |
| .xls | Microsoft Excel Spredsheet |
| .xlsx | Microsoft Exel Open XML Spredsheet |
| .xml | An Open Data Format |
| Image Format | |
|---|---|
| .png | Portable network graphics | .jpg | Joint Photographic Expert Group (widely used) |
| .bmp | Bitmap Image File |
| .pbm | Portable Bit Map |
| .gif | Graphical Interchange Format File |
| .ico | Icon File |
| .thm | Thumbnail Image File |
| .tga | Targa Graphic |
| .psd | Potoshop Document (Adobe Photoshop Image Format) |
| .ai | Adobe illustrative File Format |
| .tif | Tagged Image File (Handled by CorelDRAW) |
| .tiff | Tagged Image File Format (Handled by CorelDRAW) |
| .dcm | Digital Imaging & Communications in Medical (Used to Stored Medical Informative Image like x-ray, MRI, CT Scan, Ultrasound) |
| Compressed File | |
|---|---|
| .zip | Zipped File |
| .7Z | 7-Zipped File |
| .rar | WinRar Compressed Archiev |
| .tar.gz | Tarball Compressed File |
| .rpm | Red Hat Package Manager File |
| .z | Z-Compressed File (Commonly used in Unix Based Machine ) |
| .ipa | iPhone Application File |
| .deb | Debian Software Package |
| .pkg | Mac OX X Installer Package |
| .sitx | Stuffit X Archiev (offers more compress than .sit) |
| .arj | ARJ Compressed File |
| Audio Formats | |
|---|---|
| .aif | Audio Interchange File Format |
| .mp3 | MP3 Audio File |
| .aac | Advanced Audio Coding |
| .m4a | MPEG-4 Audio File |
| .ogg | Ogg Verbis Audio File |
| .wav | Wave Audio File |
| .wma | Windows Media Audio File |
| .midi | Musical Instrument Digital Interchange File |
| .mpa | MPEG-2 Audio File |
| .aiff | Audio Interchange File Format (Devloped by Apple Inc) |
| Video File Formats | |
|---|---|
| .3gp | 3GGP Multimedia File |
| .3gp2 | 3GGP2 Multimedia File |
| .avi | Audio Video Interleave File |
| .asf | Advanced Systems Format File |
| .flv | Flash Video File |
| .wmv | Windows Media Video |
| .mp4 | Moving Picture Expert Group-4 |
| .mov | Apple-Quick Time Movie |
| .m4p | iTune Video File |
| .vob | DVD Video Object File |
| .swf | Shockwave Flash File |
| .mkv | Motroska Multimedia Container |
| .srt | SubRip Subtitle File |
| .rm | Real Media File |
| .avchd | Advanced Video Coding High Definition |
| Disk Image File | |
|---|---|
| .dmg | Mac OS X Disk Image |
| .bin | Binary Disk Image |
| .iso | Disk Image File |
| .mdf | Media Disk Image |
| .vcd | Virtual CD |
| .nrg | Nero CD/DVD Image File |
| .xvd | Xbox Virtual Disk |
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