NetLingo List of File Extensions
3DS 3D Studio
906 Calcomp plotter
AAC Advanced Audio Coding (Mac)
ABC A Program's Master Index
ABK CorelDRAW auto backup
ACL CorelDRAW keyboard accelerator
AD After Dark image
ADM After Dark MultiModule
ADR After Dark Randomizer
AFM Adobe font metrics (Type 1)
AG4 Access G4 document imaging
AI Adobe Illustrator graphics,
AI Encapsulated PostScript header
AIF Digital audio (Mac)
AIFC Digital audio (Mac)
AJAX Asynchronous JavaScript And XML
ALB JASC Image Commander
ANI Animated cursor
ANN Windows help annotations
ANS ANSI text
ARC ARC, ARC+ compressed archive
ARJ Compressed archive (Jung)
ART Xara Studio drawing
ASA ASP info
ASAX ASP.NET file
ASC ASCII file
ASCX ASP.NET file
ASD Word temporary document
ASF Advanced Streaming Format
ASM Assembly source code
ASMX ASP.NET file
ASP Active Server Page
ASPX ASP.NET file
ASX NetShow file
ATT AT&T Group IV fax
AU Digital audio (Sun)
AVI Microsoft movie format
AXD Actrix drawing
BAK Backup
BAS BASIC source code
BAT DOS, OS/2 batch file
BFC Windows briefcase document
BIN Driver, overlay
BM1 Apogee BioMenace file
BML Bookmark library (SyncURL)
BMP Windows & OS/2 bitmap
BMK Windows help bookmarks
BMS BlackMagic script
BRK Brooktrout fax
BS1 Apogee Blake Stone file
C C source code
CAB Microsoft compressed format for distribution
CAL Windows calendar,
CAL SuperCalc spreadsheet,
CAL CALS raster and vector formats
CAP Ventura Pub. captions
CAL CALS raster and vector formats
CCB Visual Basic animated button
CCH Corel Chart
CDA CD audio track
CDR CorelDRAW vector graphics
CDT CorelDRAW template
CDX CorelDRAW compressed drawing
CDX FoxPro and Clipper index
CFG Configuration
CGM CGM vector graphics
CH3 Harvard Graphics chart
CHP Ventura Pub. chapter
CHK DOS/Windows corrupted file (Chkdsk)
CIF Ventura Pub. chapter info.
CIT Intergraph scanned image
CK? iD/Apogee Commander Keen ?
COB COBOL source code,
COB Truespace 3-D file
CLP Windows clipboard
CLS Visual Basic class module
CMF Corel metafile
CMP JPEG bitmap, LEAD bitmap
CMP RichLink composed format
CMX Corel clip art
CMV Corel Presentation Exchange
CNT Windows help contents
COM Executable program
CPD Fax cover document
CPE Fax cover document
CPI DOS code page
CPL Windows control panel applets
CPL Corel color palette
CPP C++ source code
CPR Knowledge Access bitmap
CPR Corel Presents presentation
CPT Corel Photopaint image
CPX Corel Presentation Exchange
CRD Cardfile file
CRP Corel Presents runtime presentation
CSC Corel script
CSS Cascading Style Sheet
CSV Comma delimited
CT Scitex CT bitmap
CUR Cursor
CUT Dr. Halo bitmap
CV5 Canvas 5 vector/bitmap
DAT Data
DAT WordPerfect merge data
DB Paradox table
DBF dBASE database
DBT dBASE text
DBX DATABEAM bitmap
DCA IBM text
DCM DICOM medical image
DCS Color separated EPS format
DCX Intel fax image
DCT Dictionary
DEF Definition
DG Autotrol vector graphics
DGN Intergraph vector graphics
DIB Windows DIB bitmap
DIC Dictionary
DIF Spreadsheet
DISCO Publishing and Discovering Web Services
DLG Dialogue script
DLL Dynamic link library
DOC Document (MS Word 2003-2007)
DOCX Document (MS Word 2008)
DOT Word template
DOX MultiMate V4.0 document
DPI Pointline bitmap
DRV Driver
DRW Designer vector graphics (Version 2.x, 3.x)
DS4 Designer vector graphics (Version 4.x)
DSF Designer vector graphics (Version 6.x)
DSML Directory Services Markup Language
DWG AutoCAD vector format
DX Autotrol document imaging
DXF AutoCAD vector format
ED5 EDMICS bitmap (DOD)
EMF Enhanced Windows metafile
EPS Encapsulated PostScript
ESI Esri plot file (vector)
EVY Envoy document
EXE Executable program
FAX Various fax formats
FDX Force index
FH3 Freehand 3
FLC Autodesk animation
FLD Hijaak thumbnail folder
FLI Autodesk animation
FLT Graphics conversion filter
FMT dBASE Screen format
FMV FrameMaker raster & vector graphics
FNT Windows font
FOG Fontographer font
FON Windows bitmapped font,
FON Telephone file
FOR FORTRAN source code
FOT Windows TrueType font info.
FOX FoxBase compiled program
FM3 Format info for 1-2-3 Version 3
FP1 Flying Pigs for Windows data
FPX FlashPix bitmap
FRM dBASE report layout
FTG Windows help file links
FTS Windows help text search index
G4 GTX RasterCAD (raster into vector)
GAL Corel Multimedia Manager album
GCA IBM MO:DCA - GOCA vector graphics
GDF GDDM format
GED Arts & Letters graphics
GEM GEM vector graphics
GFI Genigraphics presentation link
GFX Genigraphics presentation link
GID Windows help global index
GIF CompuServe bitmap
GIM Genigraphics presentation link
GIX Genigraphics presentation link
GNA Genigraphics presentation link
GNX Genigraphics presentation link
GP4 CALS Group IV - ITU Group IV
GRA Microsoft graph
GRF Micrografx Charisma vector graphics
GRP Windows ProgMan Group
GWX Genigraphics presentation link
GWZ Genigraphics presentation link
GX1 Show Partner bitmap
GX2 Show Partner bitmap
GZ UNIX Gzip
H C header
HED HighEdit document
HGL HP Graphics language
HLP Help text
HPJ Visual Basic help project
HPP C++ program header
HPL HP Graphics language
HQX BinHex format
HT HyperTerminal
HTM HTML document (Web page)
HTML HTML document (Web page)
HTX HTML extension file
HYC WordPerfect hypen list
ICA IBM MO:DCA - IOCA bitmap
ICB Targa bitmap
ICO Windows icon
IDC Internet Database Connector
IDD MIDI instrument definition
IDE Development environment configuration
IDX FoxBase index
IFF Amiga bitmap
IGF Inset Systems (Hijaak) raster & vector graphics
IL Icon library (hDC Computer)
IMG ISO 9660 CD-ROM image
IMG Macintosh image file
IMG GEM Paint bitmap
INF Setup information
INI Initialization
JFF JPEG bitmap
JIF JPEG bitmap
JPG JPEG bitmap
JS JavaScript file
JT JT Fax
JTF JPEG bitmap
KDC Kodak Photo bitmap
KFX Kofax Group IV fax
KYE Kye game program data
LBL dBASE label
LBM Deluxe Paint graphics
LEG Legacy text
LIB Function library
LIT Microsoft Reader file
LOG Log file
LNK Windows 9x/NT shortcut
LQT Liquid Audio
LSN Topic list (CDE)
LST List
LV LaserView Group IV
LZH LHARC compressed
LZS Skyroads program data
M1V MPEG file
M3U MPEG file
MAC MacPaint bitmap
MAK Visual Basic/MS C++ project
MAP Link editor map
MB1 Apogee Moster Bash file
MBX Mailbox (e-mail)
MCS MathCAD format
MCW Word for Macintosh document
MDB Access database
MEL Maya script
MET OS/2 Metafile
MEU Menu items
MDX dBASE IV multi-index
MID MIDI sound file
MID Eudora script file
MIL Same as GP4
MIX PhotoDraw file
MME MIME-encoded file
MMF Microsoft mail file
MMM Macromind animation format
MOD Eudora script file
MOV QuickTime movie
MPA MPEG file
MP2 MPEG file
MP2V MPEG file
MP3 MPEG-1 Layer 3 audio
MPE MPEG file
MPEG MPEG file
MPG MPEG file
MPP Microsoft Project
MRK Informative Graphics markup file
MSG Message file
MSP Microsoft Paint bitmap
MUS Music
MVB Microsoft Multimedia Viewer
M1V MPEG file
M3D Corel Motion 3-D
NAP NAPLPS format
NAV Eudora script file
NDX dBASE index
NDX CDE index
NG Norton Guides text
NLM NetWare NLM program
NTZ InVircible antivirus blueprint
O UNIX machine language
OAZ OAZ Fax
OBD Microsoft Office binder
OBJ Machine language,
OBJ Wavefront 3-D file
OBZ Microsoft Office wizard
OEB Open eBook publication OFX Open Financial Exchange
OLB OLE object library
OLE OLE object
OPF Open package file
ORG Organizer file
OTF OpenType font
OVL Overlay module
OVR Overlay module
OZM Sharp Organizer memo bank
OZP Sharp Organizer telephone bank
OUT Encyclopedia definitions
P10 Tektronic Plot 10
PAL Windows palette
PAS Pascal source code
PAT CorelDRAW pattern
PBD PowerBuilder dynamic library
PBK Microsoft Phonebook
PBM Portable Bitmap
PCL HP LaserJet series
PCD Photo CD bitmap
PCM LaserJet cartridge info.
PCS PICS animation
PCT PC Paint bitmap,
PCT Macintosh PICT bitmap & vector graphics
PCW PC Write document
PCX PC Paintbrush bitmap
PDF Portable Document Format (Acrobat),
PDF Printer driver,
PDF Printer description (QuarkXpress)
PDV PC Paintbrush printer driver
PDW HiJaak vector graphics
PFA Type 1 font (ASCII)
PFB Type 1 font (encrypted)
PFM Windows Type 1 font metrics
PGL HPGL 7475A plotter (vector graphics)
PIC Various vector formats:
PIC Lotus 1-2-3,
PIC Micrografx Draw,
PIC Mac PICT format,
PIC IBM Storyboard bitmap
PIF Windows info. for DOS programs,
PIF IBM Picture Interchange
PIN Epic Pinball data
PIX Inset Systems raster & vector graphics
PL Perl script
PLT AutoCAD plotter file
PLT HPGL plotter file
PM PageMaker graphics/text
PMx PageMaker document (x=ver.)
PML PageMaker library
PNG PNG bitmap
POV POV-Ray ray tracing
PP4 Picture Publisher 4
PPD PostScript printer description
PPM Portable Pixelmap
PPS PowerPoint Slideshow
PPT PowerPoint
PRC Resource (text or program) file (3com PalmPilot)
PRD Microsoft Word printer driver
PRE Lotus Freelance
PRG dBASE source code
PRN XyWrite printer driver,
PRN Temporary print file
PRS WordPerfect printer driver,
PRS Harvard Graphics
PRT Formatted text
PS PostScript page description
PSD Photoshop native format
PSR Powersoft report
PTx PageMaker template (x=ver.)
PUB Microsoft Publisher publication,
PUB Ventura Publisher publication
PUZ Across puzzle
PVK Private Key
PWL Windows password list
P10 Tektronix Plot10 plotter (vector graphics) QBO QuickBooks Online
QBW QuickBooks QFX Quicken Financial Exchange QIF Quick Interchange Format
QLB Quick programming library
QLC ATM font info
QT QuickTime movie
QTM QuickTime movie
RA Real Audio file
RAM Real Audio file
RAS Sun bitmap
RAW 3-D file (open standard)
RC Resource script
REC Recorder file
REG Registration file
RES Programming resource
RFT DCA/RFT document
RGB SGI bitmap
RIA Alpharel Group IV bitmap
RIB Renderman graphics
RIC Roch FaxNet
RIX RIX virtual screen
RLC CAD Overlay ESP (Image Systems)
RLE Compressed (run length encoded)
RLF RichLink compiled format
RM Real Media file
RMI MIDI music
RMM Real Media file
RND AutoShade rendering format
RNL GTX Runlength bitmap
RTF Microsoft text/graphics
R8P LaserJet portrait font
R8L LaserJet landscape font
RV Real Video file
SAM Ami Pro document
SAT ACIS 3-D model
SAV Saved file
SBP IBM Storyboard graphics/Superbase text
SC Paradox source code
SC? ColoRIX raster (?=res.)
SC2 Microsoft Schedule+ 7
SCD Microsoft Schedule+ 7
SCH Microsoft Schedule+ 1
SCM ScreenCam movie
SCP Dial-up Networking script
SCR Windows screen saver
SCR Generic script,
SCR Fax image
SCR dBASE screen layout,
SCT Lotus Manuscript screen capture text,
SCT Scitex bitmap
SDL SmartDraw library
SDR SmartDraw vector graphics
SDT SmartDraw template
SET Setup parameters
SFP LaserJet portrait font
SFL LaserJet landscape font
SFS PCL 5 scalable font
SGI SGI bitmap
SHB Corel Show
SHG Segmented HyperGraphic (imagemap Windows help)
SHS OLE2 package (can contain executables)
SHW Corel Show
SLD AutoCAD slide
SLK SYLK format (spreadsheets)
SMI SMIL multimedia
SND Digital audio
SPD Speedo scalable font
SPML Service Provisioning Markup Language
STY Ventura Pub. style sheet
SUN Sun bitmap
SVX Amiga sound file
SWF Shockwave file
SY3 Harvard Graphics symbol
SYL SYLK format (spreadsheets)
SYS DOS, OS/2 driver
TAL Adobe Type Align shaped text
TAR Tape archive
TAZ UNIX Gzip archive
TDF Speedo typeface definition
TFM Intellifont font metrics
TGA TARGA bitmap
TGZ UNIX Gzip archive
TIF TIFF bitmap
TLB OLE type library
TMP Temporary
TOC Table of contents
TORRENT BitTorrent, P2P technology
TRM Terminal file
TTC TrueType font compressed
TTF TrueType font
TXT ASCII text
USP LaserJet portrait font
USL LaserJet landscape font
VBP Visual Basic project
VBX Visual Basic custom control
VBS Visual Basic script
VCF vCard file
VDA Targa bitmap
VGR Ventura Pub. chapter info.
VOC Sound Blaster sound
VOX Voxware compressed audio
VP Ventural Publisher publication
VSD Visio drawing
VST Targa bitmap
VUE dBASE relational view
WAV Digital Audio (Windows)
WAX WMA metafile (location of WMA file)
WB? Quattro Pro spreadsheet (?=version)
WBK Microsoft Word backup
WBT WinBatch file
WCM WordPerfect macro
WDB Microsoft works data file
WGP Wild Board games data
WID Font width table
WIF Wavelet image
WIZ Microsoft Word wizard
WKQ Quattro spreadsheet
WK1 Lotus ver. 2.x
WK3 Lotus ver. 3.x & Windows
WK4 Lotus ver. 4.x
WKS Lotus 1-2-3 ver. 1a spreadsheet
WMA Windows Media Audio (ASF file)
WMF Windows Metafile
WMV Windows Media video (ASF file)
WPD Corel WordPerfect,
WPD Windows printer description
WP? WordPerfect document (?=version)
WPG WordPerfect raster & vector graphics
WPM WordPerfect macro
WPT WordPerfect template
WQ? Quattro Pro for DOS (?=version)
WPS Microsoft Works document
WRI Windows Write document
WRK Sympohony spreadsheet
WRL VRML page
WS? WordStar for Windows (?=version)
WSD WordStar 2000 document
WSH Windows Scrip Host properties
WVL Wavelet compressed file
WVX WMV metafile (location of WMV file)
XAR Corel Xara drawing
XBM X Window bitmap
XFX JetFax
XLA Excel add-in
XLB Excel toolbar
XLC Excel chart
XLD Excel dialogue
XLK Excel backup
XLM Excel macro
XLS Excel spreadsheet
XLT Excel template
XLW Excel project
XML eXtensible Markup Language
XPM X Window pixelmap
XSD XML schema
XWD X Window dump
XY? XyWrite document (?=version)
XYW XyWrite for Windows document
Z UNIX Gzip archive
ZIP PKZIP compressed
ZOO Zoo compressed
$$$ Temporary
- DotWhat!? - The Leading File Extension Resource
- File-Extensions.org - The Best Resource for File Format Information and File Associations
- FileInfo.com - The Central File Extensions Registry