Computer file formats

This is a list of file formats used by computers, organized by type.

MPEG-1 Audio Layer I, commonly abbreviated to MP1, is one of three audio formats included in the MPEG-1 standard.

Dynamic-link library (or DLL) is Microsoft's implementation of the shared library concept in the Microsoft Windows and OS/2 operating systems.

GNU LibreDWG is a software library programmed in C to manage DWG computer files, native proprietary format of computer-aided design software AutoCAD.

The Rich Text Format (often abbreviated RTF) is a proprietary document file format with published specification developed by Microsoft Corporation from 1987 until 2008 for cross-platform document interchange with Microsoft products.

WAP Binary XML (WBXML) is a binary representation of XML.

ID3 is a metadata container most often used in conjunction with the MP3 audio file format.

The .dbf file extension represents the dBASE database file.

A media type (also MIME type and content type) is a two-part identifier for file formats and format contents transmitted on the Internet.

A file format is a standard way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file.

WavPack is a free and open-source lossless audio compression format.

A container or wrapper format is a metafile format whose specification describes how different elements of data and metadata coexist in a computer file.

Data conversion is the conversion of computer data from one format to another.

ShareCAD or ShareCAD.

The Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML; ISO 8879:1986) is a standard for defining generalized markup languages for documents.

VMDK (Virtual Machine Disk) is a file format that describes containers for virtual hard disk drives to be used in virtual machines like VMware Workstation or VirtualBox.

Office Open XML (also informally known as OOXML or OpenXML or earlier as MOX) is a zipped, XML-based file format developed by Microsoft for representing spreadsheets, charts, presentations and word processing documents.

High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), also known as H.

The LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) is a standard plain text data interchange format for representing LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) directory content and update requests.

x265 is a free software library for encoding video into the video compression format High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC/H.265) that was developed and standardized by the ISO/IEC MPEG and ITU-T VCEG.

Mobipocket SA is a French company incorporated in March 2000 that created the .

iTunes LP (referred to in pre-launch press by the code name Cocktail) is a format for interactive album artwork introduced by Apple Inc.

Exchangeable image file format (officially Exif, according to JEIDA/JEITA/CIPA specifications) is a standard that specifies the formats for images, sound, and ancillary tags used by digital cameras (including smartphones), scanners and other systems handling image and sound files recorded by digital cameras.

JPEG (/ˈdʒeɪpɛɡ/ JAY-peg) is a commonly used method of lossy compression for digital images, particularly for those images produced by digital photography.

In the BitTorrent file distribution system, a torrent file is a computer file that contains metadata about files and folders to be distributed, and usually also a list of the network locations of trackers, which are computers that help participants in the system find each other and form efficient distribution groups called swarms.

Java Application Descriptor (JAD) files describe the MIDlets (Java ME applications) that are distributed as JAR files.

An XML 1.0 based markup language for web server log reports, that allows automated data mining and report generation.

XDXF (XML Dictionary eXchange Format) is a project to unite all existing open dictionaries and provide both users and developers with universal XML-based format, convertible from and to other popular formats like Mova, PtkDic, StarDict.

In computing, DOC or doc (an abbreviation of 'document') is a filename extension for word processing documents, most commonly in the proprietary Microsoft Word Binary File Format.

ADX is a lossy proprietary audio storage and compression format developed by CRI Middleware specifically for use in video games; it is derived from ADPCM.

vCard is a file format standard for electronic business cards.

MetaLith is a metadata editor.

A Disk image, in computing, is a computer file containing the contents and structure of a disk volume or of an entire data storage device, such as a hard disk drive, tape drive, floppy disk, optical disc or USB flash drive.

EAS3 (EAS = Ein-Ausgabe-System) is a software toolkit for reading and writing structured binary data with geometry information and for postprocessing of these data.

XDMF (eXtensible Data Model and Format) is a library providing a standard way to access data produced by HPC codes.

UN/CEFACT is the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business.

Formatted text, styled text, or rich text, as opposed to plain text, has styling information beyond the minimum of semantic elements: colours, styles (boldface, italic), sizes, and special features (such as hyperlinks).

The PDF Association promotes the adoption and use of International Standards related to PDF technology by assisting enterprise content management (ECM), document management system (DMS) and advanced PDF users with the implementation of PDF technology on an organizational level.

ODB++ is a proprietary CAD-to-CAM data exchange format used in the design and manufacture of electronic devices.

The XBRL Global Ledger Taxonomy Framework (XBRL GL) is a holistic and generic XML and XBRL-based representation of the detailed data that can be found in accounting and operational systems, and is meant to be the bridge from transactional standards to reporting standards, integrating the Business Reporting Supply Chain.

XMDF (ever-eXtending Mobile Document Format) is a file format for viewing electronic books.

XGMML (the eXtensible Graph Markup and Modeling Language) is an XML application based on GML which is used for graph description.

The Extensible LADAR Format (XLF) file format was developed at the Utah State University (USU) Center for Advanced Imaging LADAR for use with large (multi-gigabyte) LADAR point clouds.

XMDF (eXtensible Model Data Format) is a library providing a standard format for the geometric data storage of river cross-sections, 2D/3D structured and unstructured meshes, geometric paths through space, and associated time data.

A flat file database is a database which is stored on its host computer system as an ordinary unstructured file called a "flat file".

The Microsoft Office XML formats are XML-based document formats (or XML schemas) introduced in versions of Microsoft Office prior to Office 2007.

IPSW is a file format used in iTunes to install iOS firmware.

M2TS is a filename extension used for the Blu-ray Disc Audio-Video (BDAV) MPEG-2 Transport Stream (M2TS) container file format.

Graph Modeling Language (GML) is a hierarchical ASCII-based file format for describing graphs.

Pulse-code modulation (PCM) is a method used to digitally represent sampled analog signals.

(Not to be confused with the Calendar application (previously named iCal).) iCalendar is a computer file format which allows Internet users to send meeting requests and tasks to other Internet users, via email, or sharing files with an extension of .

The Matrix Market exchange formats are a set of human readable, ASCII-based file formats designed to facilitate the exchange of matrix data.

A native format, in the context of software applications, refers to the file format which the application works with during creation, edition or publication of a file.

The Open Packaging Conventions (OPC) is a container-file technology initially created by Microsoft to store a combination of XML and non-XML files that together form a single entity such as an Open XML Paper Specification (OpenXPS) document.

A document file format is a text or binary file format for storing documents on a storage media, especially for use by computers.

RAW Audio format or just RAW Audio is an audio file format for storing uncompressed audio in raw form.

COM Structured Storage (variously also known as COM structured storage or OLE structured storage) is a technology developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows operating system for storing hierarchical data within a single file.

Content sniffing, also known as media type sniffing or MIME sniffing, is the practice of inspecting the content of a byte stream to attempt to deduce the file format of the data within it.