Common file extensions and descriptions

Common file extensions and descriptions
A
ACE: Ace compressed file format
Act: Microsoft Office Assistant File
AIF, AIFF: Audio Interchange File, audio format of the silicon graphic and Macintosh Application
Ani: animated cursor in Windows
Arc: LH arc compressed file
ARJ: Robert Jung ARJ compressed package file
ASD: automatically saves Microsoft Word files; Microsoft Advanced Streaming
Format, ASF). You can use nsrex to open the velvet studio example file.
ASF: Microsoft Advanced Streaming Media files
ASM: assembly language source file, Pro/E Assembly File
ASP: Dynamic Web file; procomm plus installation and connection script file; astound introduction File
AST: astound multimedia file; clarisworks "assistant" File
Axx: the subcontract number file of the ARJ compressed file, which is used to compress a large file into several small packages (XX uses numbers from 01-99)
A3L: Authorware 3. x Library File
A4l: Authorware 4. x Library File
A5L: Authorware 5.x Library File
A3m, a4m: Authorware unpackaged files for Macintosh
A3w, a4w, and a5w: Unpackaged Authorware Windows files
B
Bak: Backup File
BAS: basic source file
BAT: Batch File
Bin: Binary File
Binhex: An apple encoding format
BMP: Windows or OS/2 bitmap file
Book: Adobe framemaker Book File
Box: Lotus Notes mailbox File
BPL: borlard Delph 4 Package Library
BSP: Quake Graphic File
Bun: cakewalk sound bundle file (a MIDI Program)
C
C0l: typhoon waveform file
Cab: Microsoft compressed file
Cad: The drafix CAD file of softdek
CAM: Casio camera format
Cap: Compressed music file format
CAS: asc ii files separated by commas
CCB: Visual Basic Dynamic Button configuration file
CCH: Corel chart File
CCO: cyberchat Data File
CCT: Macromedia Director Shockwave projection
CDA: CD audio track
CDF: Microsoft Channel Definition Format File
CDI: Philip's high-key disk interaction format
CDM: Visual DBASE custom data module File
CDR: CorelDraw drawing file; original audio CD Data File
CDT: CorelDraw Template
CDX: CorelDraw compressed drawing file; Microsoft Visual FoxPro index file
CFG: Configuration File
CGI: Public Gateway Interface script file
CGM: Computer Graphics Metafile
Ch: OS/2 configuration file
Chk: file fragments saved by the Windows disk fragment organizer or disk Scan
CHM: Compiled HTML file
CHP: Ventura publisher chapter File
CHR: character set (font file)
CHT: chartviem file; Harvard graphics Vector file
CIF: adaptec CD creator CD image file
Pencil: Clip Gallery download package
CIM: simcity 2000 File
Cin: OS/2 Change control file used to track changes in the INI File
Class: Java class file
CLP: Windows clipboard File
CLL: Crick software clicker File
CLS: Visual Basic files
CMD: Windows NT, OS/2 command file; dos CD/M command file; DBASE ⅱ program file
CPI: Microsoft MS-DOS code page information file
CPL: Control Panel extension, Corel color palette
CPP: C ++ code file
CPR: Corel provides manual documents
CPT: Corel photo-painting Image
CST: Macromedia Director cast File
Cur: Windows cursor file
D
DBF: DBASE file, a format created by Ashton-tate, which can be act! , Lipper, Foxpro, Arago, wordtech, xbase, and similar databases or products related to databases are identified; available data files (can be Excel
97 open); Oracle 8.1.x table space File
Dbx: databearn image; Microsoft Visual FoxPro table File
DCT: Microsoft Visual FoxPro database container
DCU: Delphi compilation unit file
Dcx: Microsoft Visual FoxPro database container; PCX-based Fax Image; macro
Dir: macromediadirector File
DLL: Dynamic Link Library
DOC: framemaker or framebuilder document; Word Star document, word
Perfect documents, Microsoft: Word documents; displaywrite documents
Dot: Microsoft Word Document Template
DPL: Borland Delph 3 compression library
DRV: Driver
Drw: micrografx designer/draw; PRO/E painting File
DSF: micrografx designer vfx File
DSG: The file saved by doom
DSM: Dynamic studio music module (MOD) File
DSP: Microsoft developer studio project file
DSQ: Corel query (query) File
DST: Embroidery Machine Graphics File
DSW: Microsoft developer studio workspace File
DTA: Stars data file of World Bank
DTD: SGML document type definition (DTD) File
Dted: digital data (Graphic Data Format) file on the ground height
DTF: database data file related to Symantec Q &
DTM: digitrakker module File
Dun: Microsoft File Export
DV: digital video file (MIME)
DWG: AutoCAD engineering drawing file; drawing format of older versions of AutoCAD or generic CADD
DxR: Macromedia Director protected (not editable) movie files
E
Eda: ensoniq ASR disk image
Edd: Element Definition document (framemaker + SGML document)
Ede: ensoniq EPS disk image
EDK: ensoniq KT disk image
Edq: ensoniq Sq1/sq2/ks32 disk image
EDS: ensoniq sq80 disk image
EDV: ensoniq VFX-SD disk image
EFA: ensoniq ASR File
Efe: ensoniq EPS file
Efk: ensoniq KT File
Efq: ensoniq Sq1/sq2/ks32 File
EFS: ensoniq sq80 File
EFV: ensoniq VFX-SD File
EMD: ABT extension module
EMF: Windows Enhanced Meta File
Eml: Microsoft Outlook Express mail message (MIME rtc822) File
EXE: executable file (Program)
F
Fav: Microsoft Outlook navigation bar
Fax: Fax Image
FCD: Virtual CD-ROM
FDF: Adobe Acrobat form document file
FLA: Macromedia Flash movies
FND: Find Applet)
Fon: System font
FRT: Microsoft FoxPro report file
Frx: Visual Basic Form text; Microsoft FoxPro report file
Fxp: source file compiled by Microsoft FoxPro
G
RTL: ringtone, whistle, and sound board module format
Getright: Unfinished download file of getright
Gho: Norton clone disk image
GID: Windows 95 global index file (including help status)
GIF: CompuServe bitmap file
GL: animation format
GRP: Program Management Group
H
HEX: Macintosh binhex2.0 File
HLP: Help file; Date CAD Windows Help File
HPP: C ++ program header file
Hqx: Macintosh binhex 4.0 File
Ht: HyperTerminal (Super Terminal)
Htm, HTML: hypertext document
Htt: Microsoft hypertext Template
Htx: Extended HTML Template
I
ICO: Windows icon
Idx: Microsoft FoxPro-related database index files; Symantec Q & A-related database index files; Microsoft Outlook
Express files
IMG: Gem Image
INF: Information File
INI: initialization file; mwave DSP Synth's "nwsynth. ini" GMS installation; cravis ultrasound bank installation
P: source code of the Form in Oracle 3.0 or earlier versions
Inrs: inrs voice frequency for Remote Communication
INS: InstallShield installation script; X-Internet signature file; ensoniq EPS cluster device; cell/ⅱ MAC/PC Sampling Device
INT: intermediate code. An executable code is generated after a source program has passed the syntax check.
IOF: FINDit documentation
Iqy: Microsoft Internet Query file
ISO: List documents on the CD-ROM according to ISD 9660 related CD-ROM file system standards
ISP: X-Internet signature file
IST: Digital tracking device file
ISU: InstallShield uninstall script
IT: Pulse Tracking System music module (MOD) File
ITI: Pulse Tracking System Device
Its: Pulse Tracking System sampling, Internet document location
IV: file format used in Open Inventor
IVD: More than 20/20 micro-data dimensions or variable level files
IVP: More than 20/20 of user subset configuration files
IVT: Over 20/20 tables or collection data files
Ivx: More than 20/20 micro-data directory files
IW: Idlewild Screen Saver
IWC: Install watch documentation
J
J62: Ricoh camera format
Jar: Java file (a compressed file used for Applet and related files)
Java: Java source file
Jar: Java file (a compressed file used for Applet and related files)
Java: Java source file
Jff, jfif, Jif: JPEG file
Jpe, JPEG, JPG: JPEG Image File
JS: JavaScript source file
JSP: HTML webpage, which contains a reference for a Java Servlet
K
Kar: karaoke MIDI file (Text + MIDI)
L
Lab: Visual DBASE label File
LBT, lbx: Microsoft FoxPro Tag file
LDB: Microsoft Access lock file
Lha: Change the file suffix with lzh
Log: Log File
Lzh: LH arc compressed file
M
M1v: MPEG-related files (MIME "MPEG" type)
M3D: Corel motion 3D animation File
M3U: mpeg url (MIME sound file)
Mam: Microsoft Access macro
Maq: Microsoft Access
Mar: Microsoft Access Report File
Mbx: Microsoft Outlook saves the email format; Eudora mailbox
MCW: Microsoft Word Macintosh document
MDB: Microsoft Access database
MDN: Microsoft Access empty database template
MDW: Microsoft Access workgroup file
Mid: MIDI music
Mmm: Microsoft Multimedia movies
MoV: QuickTime for Windows Movies
MP2: second-level MPEG audio file
MP3: Layer 3 MPEG audio file
MPA: MPEG-related files, mime "MPEG type"
MPE, MPEG, mpg: MPEG animation File
MPP: Microsoft engineering file; CAD drawing file format
Flat: Microsoft FoxPro menu (Compiled)
Msi: Windows installer package
MSN: Microsoft Network Document; descent mission file
O
OBD: Microsoft Office Binder
OBJ: Object File
Obz: Microsoft Office binder wizard
OCX: Microsoft Object links and embedded Custom Controls
ODS: Microsoft Outlook Express mailbox File
Oft: Microsoft Outlook Template
Opx: OPL extension DLL (Dynamic Link Library)
OSS: Microsoft Office file search
OST: Microsoft Exchange/Outlook offline files
P
Pal: compressed file
Part: Go! Zilla partial File Download
PAS: Pascal source code
PCS: pics animation files
PDF: Adobe Acrobat
File formats can be exported (displayed in a web browser); Microsoft System Management Server package definition file; Netware printer definition file
PHP and php3: HTML webpage with PHP scripts
Phtml: HTML Web page containing PHP scripts; html analyzed and interpreted by Perl
Pm5: PageMaker 5.0 File
Pm6: PageMaker 6.0 File
PPS: Microsoft PowerPoint slides
PPT: Microsoft PowerPoint presentation
PRF: Windows System File, set file by Macromedia Director
PSD: Adobe Photoshop bitmap file
PSM: model format of protracker studio; source data file of epic games
Pst: Microsoft Outlook personal folder File
PWL: Windows 95 password list file
Q
QIF: quick time-related image (MIME); quicken import File
Qt, qtm: QuickTime movie
Qti, QTIF: quick time-related Image
Qtp: QuickTime priority File
QTS: Mac PICT image file; QuickTime-Related Images
Qtx: Quick Time Related Images
R
RA: RealAudio sound file
Ram: RealAudio Metafile
RAR: RAR compressed file (Eugene roshall format)
REC: Recorder macro; rapidcomm sound file
Reg: Registry File
REP: Visual DBASE report file
Res: Microsoft Visual C ++ resource file
RM: RealAudio video file
RMF: Rich map format (used by the 3D Game editor to save images)
ROM: a tape-based home game simulator file (from Atari
2600. The ROM in the ColecoVision, Sega, Nintendo and other cartridges is completely copied and cannot be modified between two simulators)
Rxx: RAR compressed files on multi-volume files (xx = 1 ~ A number between 99)
S
Sav: Saving game files
SB: original signed byte (8 bits) data
Sbk: soundfont 1.0 Bank file of creative labs; (soundb Laster)/EMU sonndfont v1.x
Bank file
SBL: Shockwave Flash Object File
SCF: Windows Explorer command file
Sch: Microsoft schedule + 1
SCP: Dialing Network script file
SCR: Windows Screen Protection, fax images, script files
SFX: RAR self-extracting files
Shtml: HTML files containing server-side (SSI)
SPL: Shockwave Flash Object; digitrakker sampling
SQL: Informix SQL query; file extensions used by database products for SQL query (script, text, binary)
STM: Short Suffix of. shtml, which contains an HTML file containing server (SSI) and scream tracker V2 music module (MOD) File
STR: screen saver file
SWA: Shockwave sound file SYS: system file in the Macromedia Director file (MP3 file)
T
T64: Commodore 64 simulator Tape Image File
Theme: Windows 95 desktop theme File
TIF, TIFF: Label Image File Format (TIFF) bitmap
TMP: Windows temporary file
TRM: terminal File
TXT: audio data in asc ii Text Format
TZ: Old compressed files
V
VBA: vbase File
VBP: Microsoft Visual Basic Project File
Vbw: Microsoft Visual Basic workspace File
Vbx: Custom Microsoft Visual Basic controls
Vqe, vql: YAMAHA sound-VQ positioner File
Vqf: YAMAHA sound-VQ file (standard may appear)
VRF: oracle 7 configuration file
VSL: getright)
W
WAB: Microsoft Outlook File
WAD: A large doom game file containing video, player level, and other information
Wal: Quake 2 Text File
Wav: Windows waveform sound
Wbk: Microsoft Word backup file
WFM: Visual DBASE windows form
Wfn: the symbol used in CorelDraw
WIZ: Microsoft Word Wizard
WRL: Virtual Reality Model
WWL: Microsoft Word interpolation File
X
Xlk: Microsoft Excel backup
Xll: Microsoft Excel interpolation File
XLM: Microsoft Excel macro
XLS: Microsoft Excel work order
Xlt: Microsoft Excel template
Xlv: Microsoft Excel VBA Module
Xlw: Microsoft Excel Workbook/workspace
Z
Zap: Windows software installation configuration file
ZIP: zip file
000-999: Used for the old version (or backup) file number (for example, config changed by the installer. sys File). It can also be used as the data file number of multiple users in a small range of PC applications.
12 m: Lotus 1-2-3 97 smartmaster File
123: Lotus 1-2-3 97 file
2d: versacad 2D painting File
2gr, 3gr: VGA graphics driver/configuration file under Windows
386: files used on 386 or more advanced Processors
3D: versacad 3D Painting File
3DM: 3D OpenGL modeler, rhino
3DS: 3D Studio (under DOS) Format File
386: files used on 386 or more advanced Processors
4ge: Informix 4gl compiled code
4gl: Informix 4gl source code
669: Composer 669; UNIX composer music model file; 669 channels Module
#01 and higher: Number of image files scanned for a series of movies for computer demonstration
$: OS/2 used to track File