File Types

3D graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE files

List of file extensions used for 3d graphics file formats, related to 3D graphics software, CAD/CAM/CAE software and 3D visualization tools

1,275 file extensions

Accounting, financial and tax files

File extension used in various accounting, financial and tax reporting software

411 file extensions

Archive and compressed files

File extensions used for archive formats and compressed file types

1,268 file extensions

Audio and sound files

File extensions used for audio and sound file types

1,332 file extensions

Backup files

File extensions used for backup formats are other file backup security related file types

700 file extensions

Binary files

File extensions used for binary file types or other compiled data formats

84 file extensions

Bitmap image files

File extensions used for bitmap images and raster graphics files

1,085 file extensions

Configuration files

File extensions used for configuration and system settings file types

414 file extensions

Dangerous and malicious files

Group of file extensions, which can be dangerous and harmful for your computer, but it may be also a regular program or data files. You should run a virus scan before opening any unknown file type from this group

133 file extensions

Database files

File extensions related to database management systems and database file types

540 file extensions

Digital camera RAW files

File extensions used for digital camera photos saved in RAW file format

83 file extensions

Digital video and movie files

File extensions used for various multimedia file types - movies, films, videos, animations and other file types related to digital video software, video players and digital video editing

708 file extensions

Disk image (ISO) binary files

File extensions used for various disk image formats and their meta files, as well as backups of physical media (CD/DVD) and burning compilations

211 file extensions

Document files

File extensions used for various document and document template file types

1,767 file extensions

E-book files

File extensions related to e-books, digital publications and comics, ebook file formats

126 file extensions

Email attachment blocked files

Group of file extensions and file types blocked by email clients such as Microsoft Outlook in email message attachments, in attempt to stop viruses and malicious software spreading through internet via email

95 file extensions

Email related data files

List of file extensions used by various email clients to store e-mail messages and other data, file name suffixes related to the internet mail communication

76 file extensions

Emulator files

File types related to emulation software applications

272 file extensions

Encoded and encrypted files

File types used by crypt applications to store data in encoded or encrypted state

484 file extensions

Font and typeface files

File extensions used for font and typeface file formats

204 file extensions

Game files

File extensions related to computer games (saved game files, packages, resources, mods etc.)

2,815 file extensions

GIS, GPS navigation and map files

File extensions used in various GIS and other mapping software

498 file extensions

Graphics files

File extensions related to various graphics design software and DTP applications. Category includes all types of files that can not be directly assigned bitmap, vector or 3d graphic file type categories

1,150 file extensions

Internet related files

File extensions related to applications using internet, used on internet web pages, web content, web development or data exchange

413 file extensions

Microsoft Office files

List of file types used by various applications from Microsoft Office productivity suite and Office 365 apps

98 file extensions

Miscellaneous files

Various file extensions with unassigned file type category

204 file extensions

Mobile phones related files

File extensions related to mobile phones and other electronic devices (firmware, mobile application packages etc.)

116 file extensions

Mobile ringtone files

List of file extensions associated with audio and multimedia file types used as mobile ringtones

51 file extensions

Plugin, addon files

File extensions used to recognize plugins or addons to common software applications

393 file extensions

Program executable files

File extensions used by executable files, object code files, batch files, shared and dynamically-linked libraries

177 file extensions

Ransomware encrypted files

File extensions used by various ransomware that rename the original suffix after the files are encrypted

201 file extensions

Settings, options, themes or skins files

File extensions of file types used to store user settings and customizations of any application, project options, document options, themes, skins etc.

1,997 file extensions

Source code and script files

File extensions used by software developers and programmers as a source code or script file types

1,969 file extensions

Spreadsheet and workbook files

File extensions used for various spreadsheets and workbook formats

173 file extensions

System files

File extensions used for computer operating systems internal use and which are required for proper and healthy functionality of any operating system

481 file extensions

Temporary files

File extensions used by operating systems or software applications to store temporary data

393 file extensions

Text files

File extensions used for various plain text and ASCII file types

547 file extensions

Unknown files

Unknown or not yet specified and assigned file extensions

400 file extensions

Various data files

Group of file extensions used for various data file types

11,715 file extensions

Vector graphic files

File extensions related to vector graphics file formats and vector graphics applications

210 file extensions

Virtual machine, virtualization software related files

File extensions used for virtual machines, virtual machine disk drives and other important configuration and setting files used by virtualization software

71 file extensions