Binary file extensions

Binary file extension list

File extensions used for binary file types.

A binary file is a computer file which may contain any type of data, encoded in binary form for computer storage and processing purposes. Binary file formats are usually designed to be both compact and efficient to parse, that's their main advantage over text-based formats. Binary file is a file which uses ascii codes that don't show as letters, numbers, or punctuation.

Any executable file is a binary file. So are complex word processing codes which often contain control codes to indicate underlining and other special formats to the program. Sound files, videos, formatted text documents (older document formats of Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org) or e.g. graphics files are other types of binary files.

Due to general meaning of "binary file", this category contains only some file extensions generally classifiable to binary file types or other files which does not fit into more specific file type category.

Extension	File type description
file extension .0	Inno Setup binary file
file extension 0	Inno Setup binary file
file extension 1	Inno Setup binary file
file extension 264	Alcatel Speed Touch DSL modem firmware update
file extension aab	Adobe Authorware binary file
file extension ab1	ABIF file format
file extension acu	NuFX Applelink archive
file extension akm	Aksharamala keymap binary file
file extension akm	MOM management pack
file extension aks	Aksharamala keymap binary file
file extension ami	AMI BIOS firmware file
file extension aot	Application binary object template file - ZenWorks snAppShot
file extension axf	AXF file format
file extension bc	Bittorrent unfinished download file
file extension bc!	Bittorrent unfinished download file
file extension bdf	Bdiff Bupdate binary update file
file extension bgf	ZEMAX binary glass catalog file
file extension bi	Binary file
file extension bi?	LoseThos binary executable file
file extension bif	Binary information file (ASCII file describing image)
file extension bif	WordPerfect binary information file
file extension bim	ZEMAX binary image file
file extension bin	Thomson Speedtouch series WLAN router firmware
file extension bin	AIM AOL Instant Messenger file
file extension bin	Opera encoder file
file extension bin	Opera Mobile file
file extension blg	Microsoft Windows binary performance log
file extension bny	Binary ll format
file extension boo	Bootstrap (Kermit protocol binary file)
file extension bpl	Delphi packed library
file extension bqy	NuFX with BLU header
file extension bxy	NuFX archive within a Binary II envelope
file extension com	Binary file
file extension ctx	Visual Basic user control binary file
file extension daa	PowerISO Direct-Access-Archive file
file extension dcp	Delphi component package file
file extension dcpil	Delphi compiler symbolic information file
file extension dcu	Delphi compiled unit file
file extension dcuil	Delphi compiled unit file
file extension dmg	Oracle binary format dump file
file extension dmt	Delphi Runimage Delphi bin file
file extension dpl	Delphi packed library
file extension dsm	Delphi symbol file
file extension ems	Intergraph Engineering Modelling System file
file extension ess	Ekahau Site Survey binary container
file extension exe	PDP-10 Page-Mapped Executable Binary File
file extension exp	ASCET binary model description
file extension fcm	Binary file patch file
file extension flx	DataFlex compiled binary
file extension gpl	GenePix Lab Book format
file extension grb	Gridded binary image file
file extension hdr	ArcInfo binary file
file extension log	LabVIEW binary datalog
file extension lw	LightWave Binary
file extension m	Maple common binary file
file extension mat	MATlab variables binary file
file extension mdf	Vector measurement data format
file extension mo	Message catalog binary file
file extension neta	Netica Bayesian network binary file
file extension nvram	VMware virtual machine's BIOS state file
file extension oct	RADIANCE Octree Format file
file extension odb	Abaqus/CAE binary output file
file extension p	MATLAB binary-runtime P-file
file extension part	Partial download file
file extension pbi	Microsoft Source Profiler profiler binary input
file extension pbo	Microsoft Source Profiler profiler binary output file
file extension pbt	Microsoft Source Profiler binary table file
file extension pl	Linux Shell executable binary
file extension pld	Oracle Binary Module text form file
file extension ppo	Free Pascal compiled unit
file extension qq	BLU archive
file extension rbf	Quartus II RAW binary file
file extension res	Delphi resource file
file extension rock	Rockbox instalation file
file extension sbn	ArcView spatial index for read-write shapefiles
file extension schdoc	Altium Designer schematic capture binary file
file extension sea	Self-extracting archive
file extension shk	ShrinkIt compressed Apple II file archive
file extension tct	Bc31 bin file
file extension tpa	GROMACS portable binary run input file
file extension tpb	GROMACS Portable binary run input file
file extension vdb	Norton AntiVirus update file
file extension vmem	VMware virtual machine's paging file
file extension vmsn	VMware snapshot state file
file extension vmss	VMware suspended state file
file extension wps	Rockbox Theme
file extension xpp	xCOMPOSER.pro Multimedia data file
file extension zbf	Z-Buffer radiance format