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Computer files are encoded in many different file types. Here is a list of file extensions that are associated with various commonly used file types.

AAC audio file - .aac
AutoIt Version 3 file - .au3
Microsoft Audio Video Interweave (AVI) file - .avi
Adobe Photoshop Eps file - .eps
Bitmap image file - .bmp, .dib, .rle
Graphic Interchange Format image file -.gif
Microsoft Office Word Document file - .doc
Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet file - .xls
Microsoft Office Publisher file - .pub
Microsoft Office PowerPoint Presentation file - .ppt
Executable file (program) - .exe
Macromedia Flash Project file - .fla
Hyper Text Markup Language file - .html, .htm
JPEG image file - .jpg, .jpe, .jpeg, .jfif
MPEG Layer 3 audio file - .mp3
MPEG Layer 4 audio file - .mp4
MPEG movie file - .mpeg
Windows Movie Maker Project file - .mswmm
Portable Bitmap file - .pbm, .pgm, .ppm, .pnm, .pfn
PHP dynamic webpage script file - .php
Pict file - .pict, .pct
Pixar file - .pxr
Portable Network Graphic image file - .png
Microsoft PowerPoint slideshow file - .ppt
Photoshop's Large Document File - .psb
Adobe Photoshop File - .psd, .pdd
Raw (unprocessed) image file - .raw
Sim City 4 Save File - .sc4
Scitex CT (Continuous Tone) Bitmap Image File - .sct
Macromedia Shockwave Flash Movie file - .swf
Targa image file - .tga, .icd, .vst, .vda
Temporary file - .tmp
Tiff image file - .tif, .tiff
Basic text file - .txt
Wave audio file - .wav
Xml Structured Data/Database file - .xml
Portable Document Format file - .pdf
Ogg Audio Container File - .ogg
Xvid video file - .xvid
Microsoft Visio diagram file - .vsd
ZIP compression file-.zip
Diablo II character file-.d2s
WinRAR archive file-.rar
Backup copy of files-.bak
Windows Media Video files - .wmv
Windows Media Audio files - .wma

External links

Listings of websites with large lists of file types:
- Dot What? Detailed information on file extensions and the programs that use them.
- File-extensions.org Large encyclopedia of known file types and unknown/unassigned file extensions.
- Data formats database
- FileInfo.net
- Format Guide
- Exhaustive list / related applications

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 *'''AAC audio file''' - .aac
 *'''AutoIt Version 3 file''' - .au3
-*'''Microsoft Audio Video Interweave (AVI) file''' - .avi
+*'''Microsoft Audio Video Interweave (AVI) file''' - [[.avi]]
-*'''Adobe Photoshop Eps file''' - .eps
+*'''Adobe Photoshop Eps file''' - [[.eps]]
 *'''Bitmap image file''' - [[.bmp]], .dib, .rle
 *'''Graphic Interchange Format image file''' -[[.gif]]
-*'''Microsoft Word Document file''' - [[.doc]]
+*'''Microsoft Office Word Document file''' - [[.doc]]
-*'''Microsoft Excel spreadsheet file''' - [[.xls]]
+*'''Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet file''' - [[.xls]]
+*'''Microsoft Office Publisher file''' - .pub
+*'''Microsoft Office PowerPoint Presentation file''' - [[.ppt]]
 *'''Executable file (program)''' - [[.exe]]
 *'''Macromedia Flash Project file''' - .fla
-*'''Hyper Text Markup Language file''' - .html, .htm
+*'''Hyper Text Markup Language file''' - [[.html]], [[.htm]]
-*'''JPEG image file''' - .jpg, .jpe, .jpeg, .jfif
+*'''JPEG image file''' - [[.jpg]], .jpe, .jpeg, .jfif
-*'''MPEG Layer 3 audio file''' - .mp3
+*'''MPEG Layer 3 audio file''' - [[.mp3]]
 *'''MPEG Layer 4 audio file''' - .mp4
 *'''MPEG movie file''' - .mpeg
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 *'''Pict file''' - .pict, .pct
 *'''Pixar file''' - .pxr
-*'''Portable Network Graphic image file''' - .png
+*'''Portable Network Graphic image file''' - [[.png]]
 *'''Microsoft PowerPoint slideshow file''' - .ppt
 *'''Photoshop's Large Document File''' - .psb
-*'''Adobe Photoshop File''' - .psd, .pdd
+*'''Adobe Photoshop File''' - [[.psd]], .pdd
 *'''Raw (unprocessed) image file''' - .raw
 *'''Sim City 4 Save File''' - .sc4
 *'''Scitex CT (Continuous Tone) Bitmap Image File''' - .sct
-*'''Macromedia Shockwave Flash Movie file''' - .swf
+*'''Macromedia Shockwave Flash Movie file''' - [[.swf]]
 *'''Targa image file''' - .tga, .icd, .vst, .vda
 *'''Temporary file''' - .tmp
-*'''Tiff image file''' - .tif, .tiff
+*'''Tiff image file''' - [[.tif]], [[.tiff]]
-*'''Basic text file''' - .txt
+*'''Basic text file''' - [[.txt]]
-*'''Wave audio file''' - .wav
+*'''Wave audio file''' - [[.wav]]
-*'''Xml Structured Data/Database file''' - .xml
+*'''Xml Structured Data/Database file''' - [[.xml]]
 *'''Portable Document Format file''' - [[.pdf]]
 *'''Ogg Audio Container File''' - [[.ogg]]
 *'''Xvid video file''' - [[.xvid]]
 *'''Microsoft Visio diagram file''' - .vsd
-*'''ZIP compression file'''-.zip
+*'''ZIP compression file'''-[[.zip]]
 *'''Diablo II character file'''-.d2s
-*'''WinRAR archive file'''-.rar
+*'''WinRAR archive file'''-[[.rar]]
 *'''Backup copy of files'''-.bak
-*'''Windows Media Video files''' - .wmv
+*'''Windows Media Video files''' - [[.wmv]]
-*'''Windows Media Audio files''' - .wma
+*'''Windows Media Audio files''' - [[.wma]]
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Revision as of 05:49, 14 March 2007

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