Document file extensions

Document file extension list

File extensions used for document file types.

In computer terminology, document file format could be described as a text or binary data file type used to store formatted documents (texts, pictures, cliparts, tables, charts, multiple pages, multiple documents etc.). There exist a multitude of incompatible document file formats today.

The most known document file extensions are e.g. documents created by Microsoft Office suite like doc, docx (created by Microsoft Word documents), xls, xlsx (Microsoft Excel spreadsheets) and ppt, pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint presentations). Microsoft Office Document format contains collection of records and structures that specify text, tables, fields, pictures, embedded XML markup, and other document content.

Competition for Microsoft Office document formats is OpenDocument Format (odf file extension) used in open source suite called OpenOffice.org and its clones. The OpenDocument Format is an open XML-based document file format for office applications to be used for documents containing text (odt file extension), spreadsheets (ods file extension), presentations (odp file extension), and graphical elements (odg file extension).

Special document formats are also file types using page description languages such as PostScript like Portable document format (pdf file extension) developed by Adobe Systems and you can read it by e.g. Adobe Acrobat Reader. PDF is a standard for documents that user should only be able to create and read, but not edit. PDF format has become as ISO standard in 2001 and is widely used today.

Mostly used open international standard is HTML (HyperText Markup Language) files, which could be also used as document file format.

The most known applications, which could open many of document file formats are office suites like Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, StarOffice (comercial version of OpenOffice.org), Corel WordPerfect and Apple iWork under MAC OS X.

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Extension	File type description
file extension wrd	Psion Series 3 text document
file extension wrf	ThinkFree Write document
file extension wrg	ReGet document file
file extension wri	Windows Write document
file extension wrt	IBM Writing Assistant file
file extension ws	APL worksheet
file extension ws	WordStar document
file extension ws	Hummingbird exceed file
file extension ws	SmartWare worksheet
file extension wsa	Corel Animation Shop workspace file
file extension wsa	WebSite Auditor project settings save file
file extension wsb	Microsoft Works portfolio file
file extension wsm	PagePainter web scheme file
file extension wss	Web Page Maker project file
file extension wss	Microsoft Works for MAC spreadsheet
file extension wst	WordStar document
file extension wts	WebPlus Template file
file extension wws	Microsoft Works wizards file
file extension wws	Writing With Symbols document file
file extension wxp	EXP Windows document
file extension wzs	Microsoft Word wizard file
file extension xar	Excel AutoRecover file
file extension xdoc	QuarkXPress for MAC document
file extension xdp	Acrobat XML data package
file extension xdw	DocuWorks file
file extension xfdf	Adobe Acrobat forms document
file extension xft	Adobe Form Designer form
file extension xhp	OpenOffice.org extension help format
file extension xis	Microsoft Excel file
file extension xl	Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
file extension xla	Microsoft Excel add-in macro sheet
file extension xlb	Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
file extension xlc	Microsoft Excel chart
file extension xld	Microsoft Excel dialogue file
file extension xlr	Microsoft Works spreadsheet or chart file
file extension xls	Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet
file extension xls	Microsoft Works spreadsheet
file extension xls	SolidWorks Excel based BOM template file
file extension xls3	Microsoft Excel for MAC spreadsheet file
file extension xlt	Microsoft Excel template
file extension xlthtml	Microsoft Office Excel HTML template
file extension xlw	Microsoft Excel workspace file
file extension xms	ViewCafT XML markup session file
file extension xpr	PressIt CD label
file extension xps	XML paper specification format
file extension xps	Microsoft XPS Document Writer file
file extension xps	MonkeyJam exposure sheet
file extension xs4	XESS worksheet file
file extension xs5	XESS worksheet file
file extension xsc	Transcribe! Transcription document
file extension xsf	Microsoft Office InfoPath File
file extension xsn	Microsoft Office InfoPath file
file extension xsr	GEOPAK XS-List report
file extension xss	Ability Office spreadsheet file
file extension xtg	QuarkXpress tags file
file extension ybhtm	yBook HTML file
file extension ywp	yWriter Project File
file extension zargo	ArgoUML model
file extension zargo	Poseidon for UML CE/SE diagram
file extension zdp	DesignPro Label design file
file extension zif	Xsys doc file
file extension zl1	AAICWpro/ZoneAlarm Mailsafe renamed .adp file
file extension zla	AAICWpro/ZoneAlarm Mailsafe renamed .hlp file
file extension ~~c	Microsoft Windows applog file
file extension ~~d	Microsoft Windows applog file

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