In general, there are two types of files which are
This is a list of file formats used by computers, organized by type. Filename extension it is usually noted in parentheses if they differ from the file format name or abbreviation. Many operating systems do not limit filenames to one extension shorter than 4 characters, as was common with some operating systems that supported the File Allocation Table (FAT) file system. Examples of operating systems that do not impose this limit include Unix-like systems, and Microsoft Windows NT, 95-98, and ME which have no three character limit on extensions for 32-bit or 64-bit applications on file systems other than pre-Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.5 versions of the FAT file system. Some filenames are given extensions longer than three characters. While MS-DOS and NT always treat the suffix after the last period in a file's name as its extension, in UNIX-like systems, the final period does not necessarily mean that the text after the last period is the file's extension.[1] Show
Some file formats, such as .txt or .text, may be listed multiple times. Archive and compressed[edit]
Physical recordable media archiving[edit]
Other Extensions[edit]
Computer-aided design[edit]Computer-aided is a prefix for several categories of tools (e.g., design, manufacture, engineering) which assist professionals in their respective fields (e.g., machining, architecture, schematics). Computer-aided design (CAD)[edit]Computer-aided design (CAD) software assists engineers, architects and other design professionals in project design.
Electronic design automation (EDA)[edit]Electronic design automation (EDA), or electronic computer-aided design (ECAD), is specific to the field of electrical engineering.
Test technology[edit]Files output from Automatic Test Equipment or post-processed from such.
Database[edit]
Big Data (Distributed)[edit]
Desktop publishing[edit]
Document[edit]These files store formatted text and plain text.
Financial records[edit]
Financial data transfer formats[edit]
Font file[edit]
Geographic information system[edit]
Graphical information organizers[edit]
Graphics[edit]Color palettes[edit]
Color management[edit]
Raster graphics[edit]Raster or bitmap files store images as a group of pixels.
Vector graphics[edit]Vector graphics use geometric primitives such as points, lines, curves, and polygons to represent images.
3D graphics[edit]3D graphics are 3D models that allow building models in real-time or non-real-time 3D rendering.
Links and shortcuts[edit]
Mathematical[edit]
Object code, executable files, shared and dynamically linked libraries[edit]
Object extensions:
Page description language[edit]
Personal information manager[edit]
Presentation[edit]
Project management software[edit]
Reference management software[edit]Formats of files used for bibliographic information (citation) management.
Scientific data (data exchange)[edit]
Multi-domain[edit]
Meteorology[edit]
Chemistry[edit]
Mathematics[edit]
Biology[edit]Molecular biology and bioinformatics:
Biomedical imaging[edit]
Biomedical signals (time series)[edit]
Other biomedical formats[edit]
Biometric formats[edit]
Programming languages and scripts[edit]
Security[edit]Authentication and general encryption formats are listed here.
Certificates and keys[edit]
X.509[edit]
Encrypted files[edit]This section shows file formats for encrypted general data, rather than a specific program's data.
Password files[edit]Password files (sometimes called keychain files) contain lists of other passwords, usually encrypted.
Signal data (non-audio)[edit]
Sound and music[edit]Lossless audio[edit]Uncompressed[edit]
Compressed[edit]
Lossy audio[edit]
Tracker modules and related[edit]
Sheet music files[edit]
Other file formats pertaining to audio[edit]
Playlist formats[edit]
Audio editing and music production[edit]
Recorded television formats[edit]
Source code for computer programs[edit]
Spreadsheet[edit]
Tabulated data[edit]
Video[edit]
Video editing, production[edit]
Video game data[edit]List of common file formats of data for video games on systems that support filesystems, most commonly PC games. Minecraft — files used by Mojang to develop Minecraft
Video game storage media[edit]List of the most common filename extensions used when a game's ROM image or storage medium is copied from an original read-only memory (ROM) device to an external memory such as hard disk for back up purposes or for making the game playable with an emulator. In the case of cartridge-based software, if the platform specific extension is not used then filename extensions ".rom" or ".bin" are usually used to clarify that the file contains a copy of a content of a ROM. ROM, disk or tape images usually do not consist of one file or ROM, rather an entire file or ROM structure contained within one file on the backup medium.[31]
Virtual machines[edit]Microsoft Virtual PC, Virtual Server[edit]
EMC VMware ESX, GSX, Workstation, Player[edit]
VirtualBox[edit]
Parallels Workstation[edit]
QEMU[edit]
Web page[edit]Static
Dynamically generated
Markup languages and other web standards-based formats[edit]
Other[edit]
Cursors[edit]
Generalized files[edit]General data formats[edit]These file formats are fairly well defined by long-term use or a general standard, but the content of each file is often highly specific to particular software or has been extended by further standards for specific uses. Text-based[edit]
Generic file extensions[edit]These are filename extensions and broad types reused frequently with differing formats or no specific format by different programs. Binary files[edit]
Text files[edit]
Partial files[edit]Differences and patches[edit]
Incomplete transfers[edit]
Temporary files[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
What are the types of files?6 Different Types of Files and How to Use Them. JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) ... . PNG (Portable Network Graphics) ... . GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) ... . PDF (Portable Document Format) ... . SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) ... . MP4 (Moving Picture Experts Group). What are the three general types of files?Stores data (text, binary, and executable).
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