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.1

External 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]