TOPIC : FILE EXTENSIONS

❖ Image file extensions:

JPEG JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERTS GROUP

JPG JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC GROUP

PNG PORTABLE NETWORK GRAPHICS

GIF GRAPHICS INTERCHANGE FORMAT

TIFF TAGGED IMAGE FILE

PSD PHOTOSHOP DOCUMENT

PDF PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT

EPS ENCAPSULATED POSTSCRIPT

AI ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR DOCUMENT

INDD ADOBE INDESIGN DOCUMENT

RAW RAW IMAGE FORMATS

SVG SCALABLE VECTOR GRAPHICS

BMP BITMAP IMAGE

WEBP CREATED BY GOOGLE WITH SAME QUALITY OF JPER/PNG/GIF

HEIF HIGH EFFICIENCY IMAGE FILE

❖ Audio file extensions:
MP3(OR MPEG-3) MOVING PICTURE EXPERT GROUP

MID (OR MIDI) MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INTERFACE

WAV WAVEFORM AUDIO FILE FORMAT
WMA WINDOWS MEDIA AUDIO FILE
AIFF AUDIO INTERCHANGE FILE FORMAT
AAC ADVANCED AUDIO CODING
OGG VOBRIS FILE
FLAC FREE LOSSLESS AUDIO CODEC
ALAC APPLE LOSSLESS AUDIO CODEC
CDA CD AUDIO TRACK FILE
MPA MPEG-2(MOVING PICTURE EXPERT GROUP)
WPL WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER PLAYLIST

❖ Video file extensions:

MP4(OR MPEG 4) MOVING PICTURE EXPERT GROUP – 4

MOV QUICK TIME FILM(APPLE)

WMV WINDOWS MEDIA VIEWER
AVI AUDIO VIDEO INTERLEAVE FILE
AVCHD ADVANCED VIDEO CODING HIGH DEFINITION
FLV/F4V/SWF SHOCKWAVE FLASH
MKV MATROSKA MULTIMEDIA VIDEO CONTAINER
WEBM CREATED BY GOOGLE FOR VIDEO
MPEG-2 MOVING PICTURE EXPERT GROUP – 2
RM REAL MEDIA FILE
 M4V APPLE MP4 VIDEO FILE
FLV FLASH VIDEO FILE
3GP THIRD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT

❖ DATA and Database file extensions:

CSV COMMON SEPARATED VALUE FILE
DAT DATA FILE (OR VIDEO STREAM DATA FILE)
DB OR DBF DATABASE FILE
LOG LOG FILE
MDB MICROSOFT ACCESS DATABASE FILE (TILL MS-OFFICE 2003)

AC MICROSOFT ACCESS DATABASE FILE (FROM MS-OFFICE 2007)

SAV SAVE FILE

SQL SQL DATABASE FILE
TAR LINUX/UNIX TRABALL FILE
XML XML FILE

❖ Word Processor file extensions:

DOC MICROSOFT WORD FILE (TILL MS-OFFICE 2003)
DOCX MICROSOFT WORD FILE (FROM MS-WORD 2007)
ODT OPEN OFFICE WRITER DOCUMENT FILE
RTF RICH TEXT FORMAT
TEX A LATEX DOCUMENT FILE
WPD WORD PERFECT DOCUMENT
❖ Spreadsheet file extensions:
ODS OPEN OFFICE CALC SPREADSHEET FILE
XLS MICROSOFT EXCEL FILE (TILL MS-OFFICE 2003)
XLSX MICROSOFT EXCEL OPEN XML SPREADSHHET FILE (FROM MS-OFFICE 2007)

XLSM MICROSOFT EXCEL FILE WITH MACROS

❖ Presentation file extensions:

PPT POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FILE
PPTX POWERPOINT OPEN XML PRESENTATION FILE
PPS POWERPOINT SLIDE SHOW
ODP OPEN OFFICE IMPRESS PRESENTATION FILE
KEY KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

❖ System Related file extensions:

BAK BACKUP FILE
CAB WINDOWS CABINET FILE
CFG CONFIGURATION FILE
CPL WINDOWS CONTROL PANEL FILE
CUR WINDOWS CURSOR FILE
DLL DATA LINK LIBRARY
DMP DUMP FILE
DRV DEVICE DRIVER FILE
ICNS MAC OS X ICON RESOURCE FILE
ICO ICON FILE
INI INITIALIZATION FILE
 INK WINDOWS SHORTCUT FILE
MSI WINDOWS INSTALLER PACKAGE
SYS WINDOWS SYSTEM FILE
TMP TEMPORARY FILE

❖ Font file extensions:

FNT WINDOWS FONT FILE
FON GENERIC FONT FILE
OTF OPEN TYPE FONT FILE
TTF TRUETPYE FONT FILE

❖ Internet Related file extensions:

ASPX ACTIVE SERVER PAGE FILE
CER INTERNET SECURITY CERTIFICATE
CFM COLDFUSION MARKUP FILE
PL PERL SCRIPT FILE
CSS CASCADING STYLE SHEET
HTML or HTM HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE FILE
JS JAVA SCRIPT FILE
JSP JAVA SERVER PAGE FILE
PART PARTIALLY DOWNLOADED FILE
PHP HYPERTEXT PRE-PROCESSOR or PERSONAL HOME PAGE

PY PYTHON FILE
❖ Disc and Media file extensions:
BIN BINARY DISC IMAGE
DMG MAC OS X DISK IMAGE
ISO ISO DISC IMAGE
TOAST TOAST DISC IMAGE
VCD VIRTUAL CD

❖ Email file extensions:

EMAIL OUTLOOK EXPRESS EMAIL MESSAGE FILE
EML EMAIL MESSAGE FILE FROM MULYIPLE EMAIL CLIENTS, INCLUDING GAMIL

EMLX APPLE MAIL EMAIL FILE

MSG MICROSOFT OUTLOOK EMAIL MESSAGE FILE
OFT MICROSOFT OUTLOOK EMAIL TEMPLATE FILE
OST MICROSPFT OUTLOOK OFFLINE EMAIL STORAGE FILE
PST MICROSOFT OUTLOOK EMAIL STOARGE FILE
VCF EMAIL CONTACT FILE

❖ Executable file extensions:

APK ANDROID PACKAGE FILE
BAT BATCH FILE
BIN BINARY FILE
COM MS-DOS COMMAND FILE
EXE EXECUTABLE FILE
GADGET WINDOWS GADGET FILE
JAR JAVA ARCHIEVE FILE
 WSF WINDOWS SCRIPT FILE

❖ Programming file extensions:

C C AND C++ SOURCE CODE FILE
PL PERL SCRIPT FILE
CLASS JAVA CLASS FILE
CS VISUAL C++ SOURCE CODE FILE
H C, C++, and OBJECTIVE-C HEADER FILE
JAVA JAVA SOURCE CODE FILE
SH BASH SHELL FILE
SWIFT SWIFT SOURCE CODE FILE
VB VISUAL BASIC FILE