# Supported File Formats
This document provides a comprehensive listing of all 546 file formats supported by the mimetype-detector library.
All Supported Formats (Alphabetical)
| Format | Name | MIME Type | Extension(s) | Aliases | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Studio Max | 3DS Model | application/x-3ds | .3ds | Autodesk 3DS mesh format | |
| 3DXML | Dassault 3DXML | model/vnd.3dxml | .3dxml | CAD / Visualization | |
| 3GPP | 3GPP Multimedia | video/3gpp | .3gp | video/3gp`, `audio/3gpp | 3GPP Multimedia |
| 3GPP2 | 3GPP2 Multimedia | video/3gpp2 | .3g2 | video/3g2`, `audio/3gpp2 | 3GPP2 Multimedia |
| 3MF | 3D Manufacturing Format | application/vnd.ms-package.3dmanufacturing-3dmodel+xml | .3mf | 3D Manufacturing | |
| 7-Zip | 7-Zip Archive | application/x-7z-compressed | .7z | ||
| 8SVX Audio | Amiga 8SVX Audio | audio/x-8svx | .8svx`, `.8sv | Amiga IFF audio format | |
| AAC | Advanced Audio Coding | audio/aac | .aac | Advanced Audio Coding | |
| AAF | Binary Data | application/octet-stream | .aaf | Advanced Authoring Format | |
| AbiWord | AbiWord Document | application/x-abiword | .abw | Gzip-compressed XML document | |
| AbiWord Template | AbiWord Template | application/x-abiword-template | .awt | AbiWord template format | |
| ACE | ACE Archive | application/x-ace-compressed | .ace | ACE Archive | |
| ActiveMime | Microsoft Office Embedded Object | application/x-mso | .mso | Microsoft Office embedded OLE object | |
| Adobe AIR Application | Adobe AIR Application | application/vnd.adobe.air-application-installer-package+zip | .air | ZIP-based Adobe AIR app | |
| Adobe DNG | Adobe DNG | image/x-adobe-dng | .dng | Digital Negative (TIFF-based) | |
| Adobe Flash | Adobe Flash | application/x-shockwave-flash | .swf | ||
| Adobe FrameMaker | Adobe FrameMaker | application/vnd.framemaker | .fm | Technical documentation and publishing format | |
| Age Encryption | Age Encryption | application/x-age-encryption | .age | Modern file encryption format | |
| AIFF | Audio Interchange File Format | audio/aiff | .aiff`, `.aif | ||
| Alembic | Alembic | application/x-alembic | .abc | Animation geometry cache format | |
| Amiga Disk File | Amiga Disk File | application/x-amiga-disk-format | .adf | Amiga floppy disk image (DOS0-DOS5) | |
| Amiga Hunk Executable | Amiga Hunk Executable | application/x-amiga-executable | .amiga | Amiga legacy executable format | |
| AMF | AMF | application/x-amf | .amf | Additive Manufacturing | |
| AMR | Adaptive Multi-Rate Audio | audio/amr | .amr | audio/amr-nb | Adaptive Multi-Rate |
| Android App Bundle | Android App Bundle | application/vnd.android.aab | .aab | ZIP-based app distribution | |
| Android Binary XML | Android Binary XML | application/vnd.android.axml | .axml | Compiled Android XML | |
| Android Package | Android Package | application/vnd.android.package-archive | .apk | ||
| Android Resource | Android Resources | application/vnd.android.arsc | .arsc | Android resource container | |
| Apache Parquet | Apache Parquet | application/vnd.apache.parquet | .parquet | application/x-parquet | |
| APNG | Animated Portable Network Graphics | image/vnd.mozilla.apng | .apng | Animated PNG | |
| AppImage | AppImage | application/x-appimage | .appimage | Linux application packaging format | |
| Apple Icon | Apple Icon Image | image/x-icns | .icns | ||
| AR | Unix Archive | application/x-archive | .a`, `.deb | application/x-unix-archive | |
| ARJ | ARJ Archive | application/arj | .arj | application/x-arj | Legacy DOS compression |
| ASF/WMV | Microsoft Digital Video Recording | video/x-ms-asf | .asf | video/asf`, `video/x-ms-wmv | Advanced Systems Format |
| ASTC | Adaptive Scalable Texture Compression | image/x-astc | .astc | ARM Texture Compression | |
| ASX | Advanced Stream Redirector | video/x-ms-asx | .asx | Advanced Stream Redirector (ASF playlist) | |
| Atari 7800 ROM | Atari 7800 ROM | application/x-atari-7800-rom | .a78 | Atari 7800 game | |
| Atom | Atom | application/atom+xml | .atom | Atom Feed | |
| Audio Visual Research | Audio Visual Research | audio/x-avr | .avr | Atari ST audio format | |
| Autodesk 123D | Autodesk 123D | model/x-123dx | .123dx | Autodesk 123D 3D modeling (ZIP-based) | |
| Autodesk 3D Studio Max | 3DS Max | application/x-max | .max | Autodesk 3DS Max project file (OLE-based) | |
| Autodesk Alias | Autodesk Alias | model/x-wire | .wire | Autodesk Alias 3D modeling format | |
| Autodesk Inventor Assembly | Inventor Assembly | model/x-iam | .iam | Autodesk Inventor CAD assembly file | |
| Autodesk Inventor Drawing | Inventor Drawing | model/x-idw | .idw | Autodesk Inventor CAD drawing file | |
| Autodesk Inventor Part | Inventor Part | model/x-ipt | .ipt | Autodesk Inventor CAD part file | |
| Autodesk Inventor Presentation | Inventor Presentation | model/x-ipn | .ipn | Autodesk Inventor CAD presentation file | |
| AutoCAD Drawing | AutoCAD Drawing | image/vnd.dwg | .dwg | image/x-dwg`, `application/acad`, `application/x-acad`, `application/autocad_dwg`, `application/dwg`, `application/x-dwg`, `application/x-autocad`, `drawing/dwg | |
| AutoCAD DXF ASCII | Drawing Exchange Format | image/vnd.dxf | .dxf | Drawing Exchange Format (ASCII) | |
| AutoCAD DXF Binary | Drawing Exchange Format Binary | application/x-dxf | .dxf | Drawing Exchange Format (Binary) | |
| AVI | Audio Video Interleave | video/x-msvideo | .avi | video/avi`, `video/msvideo | Audio Video Interleave |
| AVIF | AV1 Image File Format | image/avif | .avif | AV1 Image File Format | |
| AVIF Sequence | AV1 Image File Format Sequence | image/avif-sequence | .avifs | Animated AVIF images | |
| BitTorrent | BitTorrent Metadata | application/x-bittorrent | .torrent | Torrent metadata | |
| Blender | Blender 3D | application/x-blender | .blend | 3D modeling | |
| BMFont Binary | BMFont Binary | application/x-angelcode-bmfont | .fnt | AngelCode bitmap font generator binary format | |
| BMP | Bitmap Image File | image/bmp | .bmp`, `.dib | image/x-bmp`, `image/x-ms-bmp | |
| BPG | Better Portable Graphics | image/bpg | .bpg | Better Portable Graphics | |
| Brotli | Brotli Compressed | application/brotli | .br | Brotli v3 framing format with magic bytes (ce b2 cf 81) | |
| BUFR | BUFR Meteorological Data | application/x-bufr | .bufr | Binary Universal Form for meteorological data (WMO standard) | |
| BroadBand eBook | BroadBand eBook | application/x-lrf | .lrf | Sony Reader format | |
| BZIP | Bzip Archive | application/x-bzip | .bz | Legacy BZIP compression (BZ0) | |
| BZIP2 | Bzip2 Archive | application/x-bzip2 | .bz2 | ||
| BZIP3 | BZIP3 Compressed Archive | application/x-bzip3 | .bz3 | BZIP3 compressed | |
| Cabinet | Microsoft Cabinet Archive | application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed | .cab | Microsoft Cabinet | |
| CBOR | CBOR Data Format | application/cbor | .cbor | Concise Binary Object Representation | |
| CD Audio | CD Audio Track | application/x-cdf | .cda | CD Audio track (RIFF CDDA) | |
| CDDX | Circuit Diagram Document | application/vnd.circuitdiagram.document.main+xml | .cddx | Circuit Diagram Document (electronic circuit diagrams) | |
| Chrome Extension | Chrome Extension | application/x-chrome-extension | .crx | ||
| Cineon | Cineon Digital Cinema | image/cineon | .cin | Digital cinema format | |
| Cinema 4D | Cinema 4D | model/x-c4d | .c4d | Maxon Cinema 4D 3D model format | |
| ClarisWorks | ClarisWorks Document | application/x-clarisworks | .cwk | Apple legacy document format | |
| Clojure | Clojure Source Code | text/x-clojure | .clj | Clojure script with shebang detection | |
| COFF | Common Object File Format | application/x-coff | .o | Common Object File Format (i386) | |
| COLLADA | COLLADA | model/vnd.collada+xml | .dae | 3D Graphics | |
| Commodore 64 Cartridge | Commodore 64 Cartridge | application/x-commodore-64-cartridge | .crt | C64 cartridge | |
| Commodore 64 Program | C64 Program | application/x-commodore-64-program | .prg | C64 executable | |
| CPIO | CPIO Archive | application/x-cpio | .cpio | Unix archive | |
| Creative Voice | Creative Voice Audio | audio/x-voc | .voc | DOS/Sound Blaster audio | |
| CSV | CSV | text/csv | .csv | ||
| CSV (UTF-16) | Comma-Separated Values (UTF-16 BE) | text/csv; charset=utf-16 | .csv | UTF-16 BE/LE variants | |
| PSV | Pipe Separated Values | text/pipe-separated-values | .psv | ||
| PSV (UTF-16) | Pipe-Separated Values (UTF-16 BE) | text/pipe-separated-values; charset=utf-16 | .psv | UTF-16 BE/LE variants | |
| SSV | Semicolon Separated Values | text/semicolon-separated-values | .ssv | ||
| SSV (UTF-16) | Semicolon-Separated Values (UTF-16 BE) | text/semicolon-separated-values; charset=utf-16 | .ssv | UTF-16 BE/LE variants | |
| Dalvik Executable | Dalvik Executable | application/vnd.android.dex | .dex | Android bytecode | |
| dBase | Dbf | application/x-dbf | .dbf | ||
| Debian Package | Debian Package | application/vnd.debian.binary-package | .deb | ||
| DER Certificate | DER Certificate | application/x-x509-ca-cert | .der | DER format certificate | |
| Design Web Format | Design Web Format | model/vnd.dwf | .dwf | Autodesk DWF CAD format | |
| DICOM | DICOM Medical Image | application/dicom | .dcm | Medical imaging | |
| DirectDraw Surface | DirectDraw Surface | image/vnd-ms.dds | .dds | Game textures | |
| DjVu | DjVu Document | image/vnd.djvu | .djvu | Document imaging format | |
| DPX | Digital Picture Exchange | image/x-dpx | .dpx | Digital Picture Exchange (cinema) | |
| draw.io | draw.io | application/vnd.jgraph.mxfile | .drawio | XML-based diagramming format | |
| DSD Interchange | DSD Interchange Audio | audio/x-dff | .dff | Direct Stream Digital | |
| DSD Stream | DSD Stream Audio | audio/x-dsf | .dsf | Direct Stream Digital | |
| DTS | Digital Theater Systems Audio | audio/vnd.dts | .dts | audio/vnd.dts.hd | Digital Theater Systems surround sound |
| DVB | Digital Video Broadcasting | video/vnd.dvb.file | .dvb | Digital Video Broadcasting | |
| DVD Video Object | MPEG Video | video/mpeg | .vob | .m2p | MPEG-2 Program Stream |
| DVR-MS | Microsoft Digital Video Recording | video/x-ms-asf | .dvr-ms | Microsoft Digital Video Recording (ASF-based) | |
| DWFX | Dwfx Xps | model/vnd.dwfx+xps | .dwfx | Design Web Format XPS (Autodesk CAD exchange format) | |
| EBML | EBML | application/x-ebml | .ebml | Extensible Binary Meta Language | |
| ELF | ELF | application/x-elf | .so | Executable and Linkable Format | |
| ELF Core Dump | Core Dump | application/x-coredump | |||
| ELF Executable | ELF Executable | application/x-executable | .elf | ||
| ELF Object | ELF Object | application/x-object | |||
| ELF Shared Library | Shared Library | application/x-sharedlib | .so | ||
| Email Message | Email Message | message/rfc822 | .eml | RFC822 email message | |
| Empty File | Empty File | application/x-empty | .empty | Zero-length file detection | |
| Encapsulated PostScript | Encapsulated PostScript | application/eps | .eps | Binary EPS with TIFF/WMF preview | |
| Enhanced Metafile | Enhanced Metafile | image/emf | .emf | Windows vector format | |
| Enterprise Application Archive | Enterprise Archive | application/x-ear | .ear | Java EE application archive | |
| EOT | Embedded OpenType Font | application/vnd.ms-fontobject | .eot | Embedded OpenType | |
| EPUB | EPUB | application/epub+zip | .epub | Electronic Publication | |
| ESRI Shapefile | Shapefile | application/vnd.shp | .shp | ||
| ESRI Shapefile Index | Shapefile Index | application/vnd.shx | .shx | ||
| Excel 2007+ | Excel 2007+ | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | .xlsx | ||
| Excel 97-2003 | Excel 97-2003 | application/vnd.ms-excel | .xls | Legacy format (OLE-based) | |
| Farbfeld | Farbfeld Image Format | image/x-ff | .ff | Suckless lossless image format | |
| Fasoo | Fasoo DRM Document | application/x-fasoo | Document protection | ||
| FBX (Autodesk Filmbox) | Autodesk Filmbox | application/vnd.autodesk.fbx | .fbx | 3D interchange format | |
| FBZ | FictionBook ZIP | application/x-fbz | .fbz | FictionBook ZIP (compressed e-book, ZIP-based) | |
| FDF | Forms Data Format | application/vnd.fdf | .fdf | Forms Data Format (PDF variant) | |
| FictionBook e-book | Fb2 XML | application/x-fb2+xml | .fb2 | application/x-fictionbook+xml | eBook format |
| Figma | Figma | image/x-figma | .fig | Figma design file (ZIP-based) | |
| FigletFont | FigletFont | application/x-figlet | .flf | application/x-figlet-font | ASCII art fonts |
| FIT | Garmin FIT | application/x-fit | .fit | Flexible and Interoperable Data Transfer (Garmin fitness/GPS) | |
| FITS | Flexible Image Transport System | application/fits | .fits | image/fits | Flexible Image Transport System |
| FLAC | Free Lossless Audio Codec | audio/flac | .flac | audio/x-flac | Free Lossless Audio Codec |
| Flash MP4 Audio | Flash MP4 Audiobook | audio/mp4 | .f4a | ||
| Flash MP4 Audiobook | Flash MP4 Audiobook | audio/mp4 | .f4b | ||
| Flash MP4 Protected Video | Video Mp4 | video/mp4 | .f4p | ||
| Flash MP4 Video | Video Mp4 | video/mp4 | .f4v | ||
| Flash Project | Adobe Flash | application/vnd.adobe.fla | .fla | Adobe Flash Project (ZIP-based, CS5+) | |
| Flash Video | Flash Video | video/x-flv | .flv | ||
| FLIC (FLC) | Autodesk FLIC Animation | video/flc | .flc | Autodesk animation | |
| FLIC (FLI) | Autodesk FLIC Animation | video/fli | .fli | Autodesk animation | |
| FLIF | Free Lossless Image Format | image/flif | .flif | Free Lossless Image Format (deprecated) | |
| Fusion 360 | Autodesk Fusion 360 | model/x-f3d | .f3d | Autodesk Fusion 360 CAD format (ZIP-based) | |
| Fast Search & Transfer | Fast Search & Transfer Video | video/vnd.fvt | .fvt | Surveillance video | |
| Game Boy Advance ROM | Game Boy Advance ROM | application/x-gba-rom | .gba | Nintendo Game Boy Advance | |
| Game Boy Color ROM | Game Boy Color ROM | application/x-gameboy-color-rom | .gbc | Nintendo Game Boy Color | |
| Game Boy ROM | Game Boy ROM | application/x-gameboy-rom | .gb | Nintendo Game Boy | |
| GeoJSON | Geo JSON | application/geo+json | .geojson | Geographic data | |
| Gettext MO | Gettext Translation | application/x-gettext-translation | .mo | Compiled translation file (little-endian) | |
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format | image/gif | .gif | Graphics Interchange Format | |
| GIMP Brush | GIMP Brush | image/x-gimp-gbr | .gbr | ||
| GIMP Pattern | GIMP Pattern | image/x-gimp-pat | .pat | ||
| GIMP XCF | GIMP Image | image/x-xcf | .xcf | GIMP native format | |
| glTF Binary | glTF Binary | model/gltf-binary | .glb | GL Transmission Format | |
| glTF JSON | glTF JSON | model/gltf+json | .gltf | GL Transmission Format | |
| Glyphs | Glyphs Font | font/x-glyphs | .glyphs | Glyphs font editor format | |
| GML | GML | application/gml+xml | .gml | Geography Markup | |
| Google Draco | Google Draco | model/x-draco | .drc | 3D geometry compression | |
| GPX | GPX | application/gpx+xml | .gpx | GPS Exchange | |
| GRIB | GRIB Weather Data | application/x-grib | .grib | Weather data format (meteorology) | |
| GZIP | GNU Zip | application/gzip | .gz`, `.tgz`, `.taz | application/x-gzip`, `application/x-gunzip`, `application/gzipped`, `application/gzip-compressed`, `application/x-gzip-compressed`, `gzip/document | |
| HAR | Application Json | application/json | .har | HTTP Archive | |
| Hasselblad 3FR | Hasselblad 3FR | image/x-hasselblad-3fr | .3fr | Hasselblad RAW format (TIFF-based) | |
| HDF4 | Hierarchical Data Format | application/x-hdf | .hdf`, `.hdf4 | Hierarchical Data Format version 4 | |
| HDF5 | Hierarchical Data Format 5 | application/x-hdf5 | .hdf5`, `.h5 | Hierarchical Data Format version 5 | |
| HEIC | High Efficiency Image Container | image/heic | .heic | High Efficiency Image Container | |
| HEIC Sequence | High Efficiency Image Container Sequence | image/heic-sequence | .heic`, `.heics | ||
| HEIF | High Efficiency Image Format | image/heif | .heif | High Efficiency Image Format | |
| HEIF Sequence | High Efficiency Image Format Sequence | image/heif-sequence | .heif`, `.heifs | ||
| HTML | HyperText Markup Language | text/html; charset=utf-8 | .html`, `.htm | Case-insensitive tag detection | |
| HTML (UTF-16) | HyperText Markup Language (UTF-16 LE) | text/html; charset=utf-16 | .html | UTF-16 BE/LE variants | |
| HTML Help | HTML Help | application/vnd.ms-htmlhelp | .chm | ||
| iCalendar | Calendar | text/calendar | .ics | Calendar format | |
| iCalendar (UTF-16) | iCalendar (UTF-16) | text/calendar; charset=utf-16 | .ics | UTF-16 BE/LE variants | |
| ICC Profile | ICC Color Profile | application/vnd.iccprofile | .icc | Color profile | |
| ID3v2 | ID3v2 Tag | application/x-id3v2 | MP3 metadata | ||
| IGES | Initial Graphics Exchange Specification | model/iges | .iges`, `.igs | Initial Graphics Exchange Specification - CAD data exchange | |
| Illustrator | Adobe Illustrator | application/vnd.adobe.illustrator | .ai | Adobe Illustrator Artwork (PDF-based) | |
| InDesign | Adobe InDesign Document | application/x-indesign | .indd | Adobe InDesign Document | |
| InDesign Markup Language | InDesign Markup Language | application/vnd.adobe.indesign-idml-package | .idml | ZIP-based InDesign format | |
| Initial Graphics Exchange Specification | Initial Graphics Exchange Specification | model/iges | .iges`, `.igs | CAD data exchange format - detects via 72 spaces + 'S' in column 73 | |
| InstallShield Cabinet | InstallShield Cabinet Archive | application/x-installshield | .cab | ||
| Inter-Quake Export | Inter-Quake Export | model/x-iqe | .iqe | Text-based 3D model format for games | |
| InterQuake Model | InterQuake Model | model/x-iqm | .iqm | 3D model format for games | |
| iOS App Store Package | iOS App | application/x-ios-app | .ipa | ZIP-based iOS app | |
| ISO 9660 | ISO 9660 | application/x-iso9660-image | .iso | CD/DVD image format | |
| Java Archive | JAR | application/java-archive | .jar | application/jar`, `application/jar-archive`, `application/x-java-archive | |
| Java Class | Java Class File | application/x-java-applet; charset=binary | .class | application/x-java-applet | |
| Java Keystore | Java Keystore | application/x-java-keystore | .jks | Java keystore | |
| JavaScript | JavaScript | text/javascript | .js | application/javascript | |
| JNG | JPEG Network Graphics | image/x-jng | .jng | JPEG Network Graphics (JPEG with PNG-style chunks) | |
| JPEG | Joint Photographic Experts Group | image/jpeg | .jpg`, `.jpeg`, `.jpe`, `.jif`, `.jfif`, `.jfi | ||
| JPEG 2000 | JPEG 2000 Image | image/jp2 | .jp2 | ||
| JPEG 2000 Codestream | JPEG 2000 Codestream | image/x-jp2-codestream | .j2c`, `.jpc`, `.j2k | Raw codestream without container | |
| JPEG 2000 Extended | JPEG 2000 Extended | image/jpx | .jpx | ||
| JPEG 2000 Multi-part | JPEG 2000 Part 6 | image/jpm | .jpm | video/jpm | |
| JPEG-LS | JPEG-LS Lossless Image | image/jls | .jls | Lossless/near-lossless JPEG (ISO-14495-1) | |
| JPEG XL | JPEG XL | image/jxl | .jxl | ||
| JPEG XR | JPEG XR | image/jxr | .jxr | image/vnd.ms-photo | |
| JPEG XS | JPEG XS | image/jxs | .jxs | ||
| JSON | Application Json | application/json | .json | ||
| JSON (UTF-16) | JavaScript Object Notation (UTF-16 BE) | application/json; charset=utf-16 | .json | UTF-16 BE/LE variants | |
| JSON Feed | JSON Feed | application/feed+json | .json | RSS/Atom alternative in JSON format | |
| Khronos Texture | Khronos Texture | image/ktx | .ktx | OpenGL/Vulkan textures | |
| Khronos Texture 2 | Khronos Texture 2.0 | image/ktx2 | .ktx2 | KTX2 texture format | |
| KML | KML | application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml | .kml | Google Earth | |
| KMZ | KMZ | application/vnd.google-earth.kmz | .kmz | Zipped KML | |
| Kodak DCR | Kodak DCR Raw Image | image/x-kodak-dcr | .dcr | Kodak RAW format | |
| Kodak KDC | Kodak KDC Raw Image | image/x-kodak-kdc | .kdc | Kodak RAW format | |
| LArc/LZS | PMarc Archive | application/x-lzh-compressed | .lzs | Legacy Japanese compression (similar to LZH) | |
| LaTeX | LaTeX Document | text/x-tex | .tex | LaTeX document source | |
| LHA/LZH | PMarc Archive | application/x-lzh-compressed | .lzh | application/x-lha | Japanese compression |
| LLVM Bitcode | LLVM Bitcode | application/x-llvm | .bc | LLVM compiler intermediate representation | |
| Lotus 1-2-3 v1 | Lotus 1-2-3 | application/vnd.lotus-1-2-3 | .wk1 | Legacy spreadsheet (version 1) | |
| Lotus 1-2-3 v2/v9 | Lotus 1-2-3 | application/vnd.lotus-1-2-3 | .123 | Legacy spreadsheet | |
| Lotus 1-2-3 v3 | Lotus 1-2-3 | application/vnd.lotus-1-2-3 | .wk3 | Legacy spreadsheet (version 3) | |
| Lotus 1-2-3 v4/v5 | Lotus 1-2-3 | application/vnd.lotus-1-2-3 | .wk4`, `.wk5 | Legacy spreadsheet (versions 4/5) | |
| Lotus Notes | Lotus Notes Database | application/vnd.lotus-notes | .nsf | Enterprise collaboration database | |
| LRZIP | LRZIP Archive | application/x-lrzip | .lrz | Long-range ZIP compression | |
| Lua | Lua Source Code | text/x-lua | .lua | ||
| Lua Bytecode | Lua Bytecode | application/x-lua-bytecode | .luac | Compiled Lua | |
| LZ4 | LZ4 Compressed Archive | application/x-lz4 | .lz4 | Fast compression | |
| LZFSE | LZFSE Compressed Archive | application/x-lzfse | .lzfse | Apple's Lempel-Ziv Finite State Entropy | |
| LZIP | Lzip Compressed Archive | application/lzip | .lz | application/x-lzip | |
| LZMA | LZMA Compressed Archive | application/x-lzma | .lzma | LZMA compressed | |
| LZOP | LZOP Compressed Archive | application/x-lzop | .lzo | LZOP compressed | |
| M3U | M3U Playlist | audio/x-mpegurl | .m3u`, `.m3u8 | audio/mpegurl | |
| M4A | MPEG-4 Audio | audio/x-m4a | .m4a | ||
| M4V | iTunes Video | video/x-m4v | .m4v | iTunes Video | |
| macOS Alias | macOS Alias File | application/x-apple-alias | macOS Finder alias file | ||
| Mach-O | Mach-O | application/x-mach-binary | .macho | macOS/iOS executable | |
| MagicaVoxel | MagicaVoxel | model/x-vox | .vox | Voxel model format | |
| MARC | MARC | application/marc | .mrc | Library records | |
| MathML | Mathml XML | application/mathml+xml | .mathml | Mathematical Markup Language | |
| Matroska | Matroska | video/x-matroska | .mkv`, `.mk3d`, `.mka`, `.mks | ||
| Maya ASCII | Autodesk Maya ASCII | application/x-maya-ascii | .ma | Autodesk Maya ASCII scene | |
| Maya Binary | Autodesk Maya Binary | application/x-maya-binary | .mb | Autodesk Maya binary scene | |
| Microsoft Installer | Windows Installer | application/x-ms-installer | .msi | ||
| Microsoft Installer Patch | Windows Installer Patch | application/x-ms-patch | .msp | Windows Installer patch file | |
| Microsoft Reader | Microsoft Reader eBook | application/x-ms-reader | .lit | eBook format | |
| MIDI | Musical Instrument Digital Interface | audio/midi | .midi`, `.mid | audio/mid | |
| MIE | Meta Information Encapsulation | application/x-mie | .mie | Meta Information Encapsulation | |
| MIFF | Magick Image File Format | image/x-miff | .miff | ImageMagick native format | |
| Minolta MRW | Minolta Raw Image | image/x-minolta-mrw | .mrw | Minolta RAW format | |
| MLA | Multi Layer Archive | application/x-mla | .mla | Multi Layer Archive | |
| MNG | Multiple-image Network Graphics | image/x-mng | .mng | Multiple-image Network Graphics (animated PNG-like) | |
| Mobipocket eBook | Mobipocket Ebook | application/x-mobipocket-ebook | .mobi | ||
| Model 3D ASCII | Model 3D ASCII | text/x-3d-model | .a3d | Text-based 3D model format | |
| Model 3D Binary | Model 3D Binary | model/x-3d-model | .m3d | Binary 3D model format | |
| Model3D Binary | Model3D Binary | model/x-3d-binary | .3d | Binary 3D model format | |
| Monkey's Audio | Monkey's Audio | audio/ape | .ape | ||
| Motion JPEG 2000 | Motion JPEG 2000 | video/mj2 | .mj2 | ||
| Mozilla Archive | Mozilla Archive | application/x-mozilla-archive | .mar | Firefox/Thunderbird update archive | |
| Mozilla XPInstall | Mozilla XPInstall Extension | application/x-xpinstall | .xpi | Firefox/Thunderbird extension (ZIP-based with install.rdf or manifest.json) | |
| MP2 | MPEG Audio Layer III | audio/mpeg | .mp2 | MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer 2 | |
| MP3 | MPEG Audio Layer III | audio/mpeg | .mp3 | audio/x-mpeg`, `audio/mp3 | MPEG Audio Layer 3 |
| MP4 | Video Mp4 | video/mp4 | .mp4 | MPEG-4 Part 14 | |
| MPD | Dash XML | application/dash+xml | .mpd | MPEG-DASH Media Presentation Description | |
| MPEG | MPEG Video | video/mpeg | .mpeg | Generic MPEG format | |
| MPEG Video | MPEG Video | video/mpeg | .mpg | MPEG-1/2 Video | |
| MPEG-4 Audio | Flash MP4 Audiobook | audio/mp4 | .mp4 | audio/x-m4a`, `audio/x-mp4a | |
| MS Access (ACCDB) | Msaccess | application/x-msaccess | .accdb | ||
| MS Access (MDB) | Msaccess | application/x-msaccess | .mdb | ||
| MS-DOS Batch | Batch Script | text/x-msdos-batch | .bat`, `.cmd | Windows batch scripts | |
| MS Works WPS | Microsoft Works Word Processor | application/vnd.ms-works | .wps | Microsoft Works Word Processor (OLE-based, extension-based detection) | |
| MS Works XLR | Microsoft Works Word Processor | application/vnd.ms-works | .xlr | Microsoft Works 6 Spreadsheet | |
| MTV | MTV Video | video/x-mtv | .mtv | MTV video format (RIFF-based) | |
| Musepack | Musepack Audio | audio/musepack | .mpc | ||
| MusicXML | MusicXML | application/vnd.recordare.musicxml+xml | .musicxml | Music notation format | |
| MXF | Material Exchange Format | application/mxf | .mxf | Material Exchange Format (SMPTE standard) | |
| MXL | MusicXML | application/vnd.recordare.musicxml | .mxl | MusicXML ZIP (compressed music notation, ZIP-based) | |
| NDJSON | Ndjson | application/x-ndjson | .ndjson | Newline Delimited JSON | |
| NetCDF Classic | Network Common Data Form | application/x-netcdf | .nc | Network Common Data Form classic format (scientific data) | |
| NetCDF-4 | Network Common Data Form 4 | application/x-netcdf | .nc4 | NetCDF version 4 (HDF5-based scientific data format) | |
| Nintendo NES ROM | Nintendo NES ROM | application/vnd.nintendo.snes.rom | .nes | ||
| Nintendo Switch ROM | Nintendo Switch ROM | application/x-nintendo-switch-rom | .xci | Nintendo Switch XCI - NX Card Image | |
| ODC | ODF Chart | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart | .odc | application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart | OpenDocument Chart |
| ODB | OpenDocument Database | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.database | .odb | application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.database | OpenDocument Database |
| ODF | OpenDocument Formula | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula | .odf | application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula | OpenDocument Formula |
| ODG | OpenDocument Graphics | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics | .odg | application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics | OpenDocument Graphics |
| ODM | OpenDocument Text Master | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-master | .odm | application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-master | OpenDocument Text Master |
| ODP | OpenDocument Presentation | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation | .odp | application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation | OpenDocument Presentation |
| ODS | OpenDocument Spreadsheet | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet | .ods | application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet | OpenDocument Spreadsheet |
| ODT | OpenDocument Text | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text | .odt | application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.text | OpenDocument Text |
| OGG | Ogg Container Format | application/ogg | .ogg | Container format | |
| OGG Audio | Ogg Audio | audio/ogg | .oga`, `.opus | ||
| OGG Media | Ogg Media | video/ogg | .ogm | Ogg Media (video with subtitles) | |
| OGG Multiplexed | Ogg Container Format | application/ogg | .ogx | Ogg Multiplexed (audio+video+text) | |
| OGG Video | Ogg Media | video/ogg | .ogv | ||
| Ogg Speex | Ogg Audio | audio/ogg | .spx | Voice codec in Ogg container | |
| OLE Storage | OLE Compound Document | application/x-ole-storage | Microsoft OLE (legacy Office) | ||
| OneNote | OneNote | application/onenote | .one | ||
| OpenDocument Text Master Template | OpenDocument Text Master Template | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-master-template | .otm | application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-master-template | Text Master Template |
| OpenEXR | OpenEXR High Dynamic Range Image | image/x-exr | .exr | High dynamic range format | |
| OpenFlight | OpenFlight | model/vnd.openflight | .flt | Real-time visualization | |
| OpenGEX | OpenGEX | model/vnd.opengex | .ogex | Game engine scene transfer format | |
| OpenNURBS | OpenNURBS | model/x-3dm | .3dm | Rhino 3D model format | |
| OpenRaster | OpenRaster | image/openraster | .ora | Layered image format (ZIP-based) | |
| OpenType | OpenType Font | font/otf | .otf | ||
| OpenXPS | XML Paper Specification | application/oxps | .xps | XML Paper Specification (ZIP-based document format) | |
| Optimized Dalvik | Optimized Dalvik Executable | application/vnd.android.dey | .dey | Optimized Android bytecode | |
| OTG | OpenDocument Graphics Template | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics-template | .otg | application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics-template | Graphics Template |
| OTP | OpenDocument Presentation Template | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation-template | .otp | application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation-template | Presentation Template |
| OTS | OpenDocument Spreadsheet Template | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet-template | .ots | application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet-template | Spreadsheet Template |
| OTT | OpenDocument Text Template | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-template | .ott | application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-template | Text Template |
| Outlook Message | Outlook PST | application/vnd.ms-outlook | .msg | ||
| Outlook Personal Storage Table | Outlook PST | application/vnd.ms-outlook | .pst | Personal email archive with B-tree structure | |
| OWL | OWL | application/owl+xml | .owl | OWL Ontology | |
| OS/2 Help | OS/2 Help | application/x-os2-hlp | .hlp | OS/2 binary help file format | |
| OS/2 INF | OS/2 INF | application/x-os2-inf | .inf | OS/2 binary information file format | |
| PAK | PAK Archive | application/x-pak | .pak | PAK Archive (games) | |
| Par2 | Par2 Recovery File | application/x-par2 | .par2 | Parchive 2 recovery file | |
| PCAP | Packet Capture | application/vnd.tcpdump.pcap | .pcap | Packet Capture (libpcap) | |
| PCAPNG | Next Generation Packet Capture | application/x-pcapng | .pcapng | Next Generation PCAP | |
| PCX | PC Paintbrush | image/x-pcx | .pcx | Picture Exchange / PC Paintbrush | |
Portable Document Format | application/pdf | application/x-pdf | Adobe Portable Document Format | ||
| PEM Certificate | PEM Certificate | application/x-pem-file | .pem | PEM format certificate | |
| PEM CSR | PEM Certificate | application/x-pem-file | .csr`, `.pem | Certificate Signing Request | |
| PEM Private Key | PEM Certificate | application/x-pem-file | .pem | PEM format private key | |
| PEM Public Key | PEM Certificate | application/x-pem-file | .pem | PEM format public key | |
| Pentax PEF | Pentax PEF | image/x-pentax-pef | .pef | Pentax RAW format (TIFF-based) | |
| Perl | Perl Source Code | text/x-perl | .pl | ||
| PFM | Portable FloatMap | image/x-pfm | .pfm | Portable FloatMap (HDR Netpbm) | |
| PGP Message | PGP Message | application/pgp | .pgp | PGP encrypted message | |
| PGP NetShare | PGP NetShare | application/x-pgp-net-share | |||
| PGP Private Key | PGP Public Key | application/pgp-keys | .asc | PGP private key block | |
| PGP Public Key | PGP Public Key | application/pgp-keys | .asc | PGP public key block | |
| PGP Signature | PGP Signed Message | application/pgp-signature | .sig | PGP signature | |
| PHP | PHP Source Code | text/x-php | .php | ||
| Photoshop | Adobe Photoshop Document | image/vnd.adobe.photoshop | .psd | image/x-psd`, `application/photoshop | |
| PICtor | PICtor PC Paint | image/x-pictor | .pic | PICtor/PC Paint DOS graphics format | |
| PKCS#7 Signature | PKCS#7 Signature | application/pkcs7-signature | .p7s | ||
| PLS | Shoutcast Playlist | audio/x-scpls | .pls | Shoutcast Playlist | |
| PLY | Polygon File Format | application/ply | .ply | Polygon File Format | |
| PMA | PMarc Archive | application/x-lzh-compressed | .pma | PMarc archive (LZH variant with -pm0-/-pm1-/-pm2- signatures) | |
| PNG | Portable Network Graphics | image/png | .png | Portable Network Graphics | |
| Portable Arbitrary Map | Portable Arbitrary Map | image/x-portable-arbitrarymap | .pam | Netpbm format | |
| Portable Bitmap | Portable Bitmap | image/x-portable-bitmap | .pbm | Netpbm format | |
| Portable Graymap | Portable Graymap | image/x-portable-graymap | .pgm | Netpbm format | |
| Portable Pixmap | Portable Pixmap | image/x-portable-pixmap | .ppm | Netpbm format | |
| PostScript | PostScript | application/postscript | .ps | ||
| PowerPoint 2007+ | PowerPoint 2007+ | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation | .pptx | ||
| PowerPoint 97-2003 | PowerPoint 97-2003 | application/vnd.ms-powerpoint | .ppt | Legacy format (OLE-based) | |
| Project Plan | Microsoft Project | application/vnd.ms-project | .mpp | Microsoft Project file | |
| Publisher | Publisher | application/vnd.ms-publisher | .pub | ||
| Python | Python Source Code | text/x-python | .py | text/x-script.python`, `application/x-python | |
| Python Bytecode | Python Bytecode | application/x-python-bytecode | .pyc | Compiled Python modules | |
| Python Pickle | Python Pickle | application/x-pickle | .pkl`, `.pickle | Serialization format (protocols 2-5) | |
| QCOW | QEMU Copy-on-Write 2 | application/x-qemu-disk | .qcow | QEMU Copy-on-Write v1 disk image | |
| QCOW2 | QEMU Copy-on-Write 2 | application/x-qemu-disk | .qcow2 | QEMU Copy-on-Write v2 disk image | |
| QOI (Quite OK Image) | Quite OK Image Format | image/x-qoi | .qoi | Quite OK Image format | |
| Qualcomm PureVoice | Qualcomm PureVoice Audio | audio/qcelp | .qcp | ||
| Quark Express | Quark Express Document | application/vnd.quark.quarkxpress | .qxd | Professional publishing software | |
| QuickTime | QuickTime MQV Video | video/quicktime | .mov | ||
| QuickTime MQV | QuickTime MQV Video | video/quicktime | .mqv | ||
| Quite OK Audio | Quite OK Audio | audio/x-qoa | .qoa | Modern lossless audio format | |
| Radiance HDR | Radiance HDR Image | image/vnd.radiance | .hdr | High Dynamic Range | |
| RAR | RAR Archive | application/x-rar-compressed | .rar | application/x-rar | |
| RealAudio | RealAudio | audio/x-realaudio | .ra | Legacy streaming audio | |
| RealMedia | RealMedia | application/vnd.rn-realmedia | .rm | Legacy streaming media | |
| RealMedia VBR | RealMedia VBR | application/vnd.rn-realmedia-vbr | .rmvb | Variable bitrate variant | |
| RealVideo | RealVideo | video/x-pn-realvideo | .rv | RealNetworks video format | |
| RPM | Red Hat Package Manager | application/x-rpm | .rpm | Red Hat Package Manager | |
| RSS | RSS | application/rss+xml | .rss | text/rss | RSS Feed |
| RTF | Rich Text Format | text/rtf | .rtf | application/rtf | Rich Text Format |
| RTF (UTF-16) | Rich Text Format (UTF-16 BE) | text/rtf; charset=utf-16 | .rtf | UTF-16 BE/LE variants | |
| Ruby | Ruby Source Code | text/x-ruby | .rb | application/x-ruby | |
| RZIP | RZIP Archive | application/x-rzip | .rz | Long-range compression format | |
| Scream Tracker 3 | Scream Tracker 3 Module | audio/x-s3m | .s3m | audio/s3m | Module format |
| SeqBox | SeqBox Container | application/x-sbx | .sbx | application/x-seqbox | Sequence Box container |
| Shell Script | Shell Script | text/x-shellscript | .sh | text/x-sh`, `application/x-shellscript`, `application/x-sh | |
| Silicon Graphics | Silicon Graphics Image | image/x-sgi | .sgi | Film/VFX format | |
| Silicon Graphics Movie | Silicon Graphics Movie | video/x-sgi-movie | .sgi | SGI movie format from IRIX | |
| Silverlight App | Silverlight App | application/x-silverlight-app | .xap | Microsoft Silverlight Application (ZIP-based with AppManifest.xaml) | |
| Sketch | Sketch Design | image/x-sketch | .sketch | Design tool by Bohemian Coding (ZIP-based) | |
| Sketch 43 | Sketch Design | image/x-sketch | .sketch | Design tool by Bohemian Coding - detects via document.json/meta.json with "_class" identifiers | |
| SketchUp | SketchUp | application/vnd.sketchup.skp | .skp | Trimble SketchUp 3D model format | |
| Snappy Framed | Snappy Framed Compression | application/x-snappy-framed | .sz | Snappy compressed | |
| SOAP | Soap XML | application/soap+xml | .soap | Simple Object Access Protocol | |
| SolidWorks Assembly | SolidWorks Assembly | model/x-sldasm | .sldasm | SolidWorks CAD assembly file | |
| SolidWorks Drawing | SolidWorks Drawing | model/x-slddrw | .slddrw | SolidWorks CAD drawing file | |
| SolidWorks Part | SolidWorks Part | model/x-sldprt | .sldprt | SolidWorks CAD part file | |
| Sony ARW | Sony ARW | image/x-sony-arw | .arw | Sony RAW format (TIFF-based) | |
| Sony SR2 | Sony SR2 | image/x-sony-sr2 | .sr2 | Sony RAW format, older (TIFF-based) | |
| SoundFont 2 | SoundFont 2.0 | audio/x-soundfont | .sf2 | MIDI instrument sample format | |
| SpaceClaim Document | SpaceClaim Document | model/x-scdoc | .scdoc | SpaceClaim CAD document file | |
| SQLite | SQLite Database | application/vnd.sqlite3 | .sqlite | application/x-sqlite3 | |
| Squashfs | Squashfs | application/x-squashfs | .squashfs | Compressed read-only filesystem for embedded systems | |
| StarCalc | StarCalc | application/vnd.stardivision.calc | .sdc | StarOffice/StarDivision Calc (spreadsheet, ZIP-based) | |
| StarChart | StarChart | application/vnd.stardivision.chart | .sds | StarOffice/StarDivision Chart (ZIP-based) | |
| StarDraw | StarDraw | application/vnd.stardivision.draw | .sda | StarOffice/StarDivision Draw (graphics, ZIP-based) | |
| StarImpress | StarImpress | application/vnd.stardivision.impress | .sdd | StarOffice/StarDivision Impress (presentation, ZIP-based) | |
| StarMath | StarMath | application/vnd.stardivision.math | .smf | StarOffice/StarDivision Math (mathematical formulas, ZIP-based) | |
| StarWriter | StarWriter | application/vnd.stardivision.writer | .sdw | StarOffice/StarDivision Writer (word processor, ZIP-based) | |
| STEP | STEP CAD | model/step | .stp | ISO 10303-21 CAD data exchange | |
| STL ASCII | STL ASCII | model/x.stl-ascii | .stl | model/stl | STereoLithography (3D printing) |
| Stuffit | StuffIt Archive | application/x-stuffit | .sit | Mac archive format | |
| Stuffit X | StuffIt X Archive | application/x-stuffitx | .sitx | Mac archive format | |
| SubRip (UTF-16) | SubRip Subtitle (UTF-16 BE) | application/x-subrip; charset=utf-16 | .srt | UTF-16 BE/LE variants | |
| SubRip Subtitles | SubRip | application/x-subrip | .srt | application/x-srt`, `text/x-srt | |
| Sun Raster | Sun Raster Image | image/x-sun-raster | .ras | Legacy Unix format | |
| Sun XML Calc Template | Sun XML Calc Template | application/vnd.sun.xml.calc.template | .stc | Legacy Sun Microsystems spreadsheet template (ZIP-based, detects via mimetype file) | |
| Sun XML Draw | Sun XML Draw | application/vnd.sun.xml.draw | .sxd | Legacy Sun Microsystems graphics format (ZIP-based, detects via mimetype file) | |
| Sun XML Draw Template | Sun XML Draw Template | application/vnd.sun.xml.draw.template | .std | Legacy Sun Microsystems graphics template (ZIP-based, detects via mimetype file) | |
| Sun XML Impress | Sun XML Impress | application/vnd.sun.xml.impress | .sxi | Legacy Sun Microsystems presentation format (ZIP-based, detects via mimetype file) | |
| Sun XML Impress Template | Sun XML Impress Template | application/vnd.sun.xml.impress.template | .sti | Legacy Sun Microsystems presentation template (ZIP-based, detects via mimetype file) | |
| Sun XML Math | Sun XML Math | application/vnd.sun.xml.math | .sxm | Legacy Sun Microsystems mathematical formula format (ZIP-based, detects via mimetype file) | |
| Sun XML Writer | Sun XML Writer | application/vnd.sun.xml.writer | .sxw | Legacy Sun Microsystems word processor format (ZIP-based, detects via mimetype file) | |
| Sun XML Writer Global | Sun XML Writer Global | application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.global | .sgw | Legacy Sun Microsystems master document format (ZIP-based, detects via mimetype file) | |
| Sun XML Writer Template | Sun XML Writer Template | application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.template | .stw | Legacy Sun Microsystems word processor template (ZIP-based, detects via mimetype file) | |
| Sun/NeXT Audio | Sun/NeXT Audio | audio/basic | .au`, `.snd | ||
| SVG | SVG | image/svg+xml | .svg | Scalable Vector Graphics | |
| SVG (UTF-16) | Scalable Vector Graphics (UTF-16 LE) | image/svg+xml; charset=utf-16 | .svg | UTF-16 BE/LE variants | |
| SXC | StarOffice Calc | application/vnd.sun.xml.calc | .sxc | OpenOffice Calc | |
| TAR | Tape Archive | application/x-tar | .tar | Uses checksum validation | |
| TASTY | Binary Data | application/octet-stream | .tasty | TASTY format | |
| Tcl | Tcl Script | text/x-tcl | .tcl | application/x-tcl | |
| TCX | TCX | application/vnd.garmin.tcx+xml | .tcx | Training Center XML | |
| TIFF | Tagged Image File Format | image/tiff | .tiff`, `.tif | ||
| TMX | Tmx XML | application/x-tmx+xml | .tmx | Tiled Map XML (game development) | |
| TOML | TOML Configuration File | application/toml | .toml | Configuration file format | |
| True Audio | True Audio | audio/x-tta | .tta | Lossless codec | |
| Truevision TGA | Truevision Targa | image/x-tga | .tga | Targa format | |
| TrueType | TrueType Font | font/ttf | .ttf | font/sfnt`, `application/x-font-ttf`, `application/font-sfnt | |
| TrueType Collection | TrueType Collection | font/collection | .ttc | ||
| TSV | Tab Separated Values | text/tab-separated-values | .tsv | Tab Separated Values | |
| TSV (UTF-16) | Tab-Separated Values (UTF-16 BE) | text/tab-separated-values; charset=utf-16 | .tsv | UTF-16 BE/LE variants | |
| TSX | Tsx XML | application/x-tsx+xml | .tsx | Tiled Tileset XML (game development) | |
| TTML | Ttml XML | application/ttml+xml | .ttml | Timed Text Markup Language (subtitles) | |
| TZif | Time Zone Information Format | application/tzif | Time Zone Information Format | ||
| Uniform Office Format Presentation | UOF Presentation | application/vnd.uof.presentation | .uop | Chinese office format (ZIP-based, detects via "uof:UOF" namespace and Chinese text) | |
| Uniform Office Format Spreadsheet | UOF Spreadsheet | application/vnd.uof.spreadsheet | .uos | Chinese office format (ZIP-based, detects via "uof:UOF" namespace and Chinese text) | |
| Uniform Office Format Text | UOF Text | application/vnd.uof.text | .uot | Chinese office format (ZIP-based, detects via "uof:UOF" namespace and Chinese text) | |
| Universal 3D | Universal 3D | model/u3d | .u3d | PDF 3D embedding | |
| Universal Scene Description ASCII | Universal Scene Description ASCII | model/x-usd-ascii | .usda | Pixar USD text format | |
| Universal Scene Description Binary | Universal Scene Description Binary | model/x-usd | .usd | Pixar USD format | |
| Universal Scene Description ZIP | Universal Scene Description ZIP | model/vnd.usdz+zip | .usdz | Pixar USD in ZIP container (AR/VR format) | |
| Unix Compress | Unix Compress | application/x-compress | .Z | Unix compress format | |
| USF | Universal Subtitle Format | application/x-usf | .usf | Universal Subtitle Format (XML-based subtitle format) | |
| UTF-16 Big Endian | UTF-16 Big Endian | text/plain; charset=utf-16be | .txt | ||
| UTF-16 Little Endian | UTF-16 Little Endian | text/plain; charset=utf-16le | .txt | ||
| UTF-8 | UTF-8 Unicode Text | text/plain; charset=utf-8 | .txt | text/plain | |
| UTF-8 with BOM | UTF-8 Unicode Text | text/plain; charset=utf-8 | .txt | ||
| vCalendar 1.0 | Calendar | text/calendar | .vcs | Text-based calendar format (predecessor to iCalendar 2.0) | |
| vCard | vCard | text/vcard | .vcf | Contact card format | |
| vCard (UTF-16) | vCard (UTF-16) | text/vcard; charset=utf-16 | .vcf | UTF-16 BE/LE variants | |
| VDI | VirtualBox Virtual Disk Image | application/x-virtualbox-vdi | .vdi | VirtualBox Virtual Disk Image | |
| VHD | Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk | application/x-vhd | .vhd | Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk (legacy) | |
| VHDX | Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk v2 | application/x-vhdx | .vhdx | Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk v2 | |
| Visio 2007+ | Visio 2007+ | application/vnd.ms-visio.drawing.main+xml | .vsdx | ||
| Visual Studio Extension | Visual Studio Extension | application/vsix | .vsix | ZIP-based VS extension | |
| Visual Studio Solution | Visual Studio Solution | application/vnd.ms-developer | .sln | Microsoft Visual Studio solution file | |
| VMDK | VMware Virtual Disk | application/x-vmdk | .vmdk | VMware Virtual Disk (KDMV/COWD/descriptor variants) | |
| VRML | Virtual Reality Modeling Language | model/vrml | .wrl | Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML 1.0 and 2.0) | |
| WARC | Web Archive | application/warc | .warc | Web ARChive format | |
| WAV | Waveform Audio File | audio/wav | .wav | audio/x-wav`, `audio/vnd.wave`, `audio/wave | Waveform Audio File |
| WavPack | WavPack Audio | audio/x-wavpack | .wv | Lossless/lossy compression | |
| Web Application Archive | JAR | application/java-archive | .war | Java web app (ZIP-based) | |
| WebAssembly | WebAssembly Binary | application/wasm | .wasm | ||
| WebAssembly Text | WebAssembly Text | text/wasm | .wat | Human-readable WebAssembly text format | |
| WebM | WebM | video/webm | .webm | audio/webm | |
| WebP | WebP Image | image/webp | .webp | ||
| WebVTT | WebVTT | text/vtt | .vtt | Web Video Text Tracks | |
| WebVTT (UTF-16) | Web Video Text Tracks (UTF-16 BE) | text/vtt; charset=utf-16 | .vtt | UTF-16 BE/LE variants | |
| WIM | Windows Imaging Format | application/x-ms-wim | .wim | Windows Imaging Format | |
| Windows Animated Cursor | Windows Animated Cursor | application/x-navi-animation | .ani | Animated cursor format | |
| Windows App Bundle | Windows App Bundle | application/vnd.ms-appx.bundle | .appxbundle | ZIP-based Windows app bundle | |
| Windows App Package | Windows App Package | application/vnd.ms-appx | .appx | ZIP-based Windows app | |
| Windows Cursor | Windows Cursor | image/x-win-cursor | .cur | Windows static cursor | |
| Windows Event Log | Windows Event Log | application/x-ms-evt | .evt | Windows event log format | |
| Windows Event Log XML | Windows Event Log XML | application/x-ms-evtx | .evtx | XML-based Windows event log | |
| Windows Help | Windows Help | application/winhelp | .hlp | Legacy Windows help format | |
| Windows Icon | Icon File | image/x-icon | .ico | ||
| Windows Media Audio | Windows Media Audio | audio/x-ms-wma | .wma | ASF-based audio format | |
| Windows Media Video | Windows Media Video | video/x-ms-wmv | .wmv | ASF-based video format | |
| Windows Metafile | Windows Metafile | image/wmf | .wmf | Windows vector format | |
| Windows PE | Windows Executable | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable | .exe`, `.dll`, `.sys`, `.scr | Portable Executable | |
| Windows Registry | Windows Registry | text/plain | .reg | ASCII or UTF-16 format | |
| Windows Shortcut | Windows Shortcut | application/x-ms-shortcut | .lnk | ||
| WOFF | Web Open Font Format | font/woff | .woff | Web Open Font Format | |
| WOFF2 | Web Open Font Format 2 | font/woff2 | .woff2 | Web Open Font Format 2 | |
| Word 2007+ | Word 2007+ | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document | .docx | ||
| Word 97-2003 | Word Document | application/msword | .doc | Legacy format (OLE-based) | |
| WordPerfect | WordPerfect Graphics | application/vnd.wordperfect | .wpd | ||
| WordPerfect Graphics | WordPerfect Graphics | application/vnd.wordperfect | .wpg | WordPerfect graphics format (child of WPD, extension-based detection) | |
| WordPerfect Macro | WordPerfect Graphics | application/vnd.wordperfect | .wpm | WordPerfect macro format (child of WPD, extension-based detection) | |
| WordPerfect Presentations | WordPerfect Graphics | application/vnd.wordperfect | .shw | WordPerfect presentation format (child of WPD, extension-based detection) | |
| Works Database | Works Database | application/vnd.ms-works-db | .wdb | Microsoft Works Database (v1-2) | |
| Works Spreadsheet | Microsoft Works Word Processor | application/vnd.ms-works | .wks | Microsoft Works Spreadsheet | |
| WPL | Windows Media Playlist | application/vnd.ms-wpl | .wpl | Windows Media Playlist (XML-based) | |
| Write | Microsoft Write | application/x-mswrite | .wri | Microsoft Write (v3.0 and v3.1) | |
| WTV | Windows Recorded TV Show | video/x-wtv | .wtv | Windows Recorded TV Show (successor to DVR-MS) | |
| X11 Bitmap | X BitMap | image/x-xbitmap | .xbm | Legacy X11 bitmap format | |
| X11 Pixmap | X PixMap | image/x-xpixmap | .xpm | ||
| X3D | X3D XML | model/x3d+xml | .x3d | 3D Graphics | |
| XAR | eXtensible ARchive | application/x-xar | .xar | ||
| Xbox 360 Executable | Xbox 360 Executable | application/x-xbox360-executable | .xex | Xbox 360 executable (XEX1/XEX2) | |
| Xbox Executable | Xbox Executable | application/x-xbox-executable | .xbe | Original Xbox executable | |
| XFDF | XFDF | application/vnd.adobe.xfdf | .xfdf | Adobe XFDF | |
| XHTML | XHTML | application/xhtml+xml | .html | XHTML | |
| XLIFF | XLIFF | application/x-xliff+xml | .xlf | Translation format | |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language | text/xml; charset=utf-8 | .xml`, `.xsd | application/xml | XSD (XML Schema Definition) uses .xsd extension |
| XML (UTF-16) | Extensible Markup Language (UTF-16 LE) | text/xml; charset=utf-16 | .xml | application/xml; charset=utf-16 | UTF-16 BE/LE variants |
| XSLT | Xslt XML | application/xslt+xml | .xsl | Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations | |
| XSPF | Xspf XML | application/xspf+xml | .xspf | XML Shareable Playlist Format | |
| XZ | XZ Compressed Archive | application/x-xz | .xz | ||
| ZIP | ZIP Archive | application/zip | .zip | application/x-zip`, `application/x-zip-compressed | |
| Zoo | Zoo Archive | application/x-zoo | .zoo | Zoo Archive | |
| ZPAQ | ZPAQ Archive | application/x-zpaq | .zpaq | ZPAQ Archive | |
| ALZ Archive | ALZ Archive | application/x-alz-compressed | .alz | ||
| Actions Media Video | Actions Media Video | video/x-amv | .amv | ||
| Android Binary XML | Android Binary XML | application/vnd.android.axml | .xml | ||
| Apache Arrow | Apache Arrow | application/vnd.apache.arrow.file | .arrow | ||
| Apache Avro | Apache Avro | application/vnd.apache.avro | .avro | ||
| Apple Disk Image | Apple Disk Image | application/x-apple-diskimage | .dmg | ||
| Apple iTunes Audiobook | Apple iTunes Audiobook | audio/mp4 | .m4b | ||
| Apple iTunes Protected Audio | Apple iTunes Protected Audio | audio/mp4 | .m4p | ||
| Canon Raw 2 | Canon Raw 2 | image/x-canon-cr2 | .cr2 | ||
| Canon Raw 3 | Canon Raw 3 | image/x-canon-cr3 | .cr3 | ||
| Canon Raw Image | Canon Raw Image | image/x-canon-crw | .crw | ||
| CorelDRAW Image | CorelDRAW Image | application/vnd.corel-draw | .cdr | application/cdr`, `application/x-cdr | |
| Dolby Digital Audio | Dolby Digital Audio | audio/ac3 | .ac3 | ||
| FastTracker 2 Extended Module | FastTracker 2 Extended Module | audio/x-xm | .xm | ||
| Fujifilm RAF Image | Fujifilm RAF Image | image/x-fuji-raf | .raf | ||
| Game Gear ROM | Game Gear ROM | application/x-gamegear-rom | .gg | ||
| Genesis ROM | Genesis ROM | application/x-genesis-rom | .gen | ||
| ID3v2 Tag | ID3v2 Tag | application/x-id3v2 | .id3 | ||
| Impulse Tracker Module | Impulse Tracker Module | audio/x-it | .it | ||
| Interchange File Format | Interchange File Format | image/x-ilbm | .lbm | image/x-iff | |
| MPEG-2 TS | MPEG-2 TS | video/mp2t | .ts | ||
| MS-DOS Executable | MS-DOS Executable | application/x-dosexec | .exe | ||
| Neo Geo Pocket Color ROM | Neo Geo Pocket Color ROM | application/x-neo-geo-pocket-color-rom | .ngc | ||
| Neo Geo Pocket ROM | Neo Geo Pocket ROM | application/x-neo-geo-pocket-rom | .ngp | ||
| Nikon NEF | Nikon NEF | image/x-nikon-nef | .nef | ||
| Nintendo 64 ROM | Nintendo 64 ROM | application/x-n64-rom | .n64 | ||
| Nintendo DS ROM | Nintendo DS ROM | application/x-nintendo-ds-rom | .nds | ||
| Nintendo Switch Package | Nintendo Switch Package | application/x-nintendo-switch-package | .nsp | ||
| Nintendo Switch Relocatable Object | Nintendo Switch Relocatable Object | application/x-nintendo-switch-executable | .nro | ||
| Nintendo Switch Shared Object | Nintendo Switch Shared Object | application/x-nintendo-switch-so | .nso | ||
| Olympus Raw Image | Olympus Raw Image | image/x-olympus-orf | .orf | ||
| Opus Audio | Opus Audio | audio/opus | .opus | ||
| PGP Signed Message | PGP Signed Message | application/pgp-signature | .asc | ||
| Panasonic RW2 Image | Panasonic RW2 Image | image/x-panasonic-rw2 | .rw2 | ||
| ProTracker MOD | ProTracker MOD | audio/x-mod | .mod | ||
| Sega Master System ROM | Sega Master System ROM | application/x-sms-rom | .sms | ||
| TASTY Format | TASTY Format | application/x-tasty | .tasty | ||
| Visio | Visio | application/vnd.visio | .vsd | ||
| ZLIB | ZLIB Compression | application/zlib | ZLIB compressed data (RFC 6713) | ||
| Zstandard | Zstandard Compression | application/zstd | .zst |
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