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List of Basic File extensions in windows
December 13, 2018
Premkumar
4 min read
A file extension or file name extension is the ending of a file that helps identify the type of file in operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows. In Microsoft Windows, the file name extension is a period that is often followed by three characters but may also be one, two, or four characters long. Here we listed out some of the basic File extensions.
| Data Files |
| .CSV |
Comma Separated Values File |
| .DAT |
Data File |
| .GED |
GEDCOM Genealogy Data File |
| .KEY |
Keynote Presentation |
| .KEYCHAIN |
Mac OS X Keychain File |
| .PPS |
PowerPoint Slide Show |
| .PPT |
PowerPoint Presentation |
| .PPTX |
PowerPoint Open XML Presentation |
| .SDF |
Standard Data File |
| .TAR |
Consolidated Unix File Archive |
| .TAX2016 |
TurboTax 2016 Tax Return |
| .TAX2017 |
TurboTax 2017 Tax Return |
| .VCF |
vCard File |
| .XML |
XML File |
| Text Files |
| .DOC |
Microsoft Word Document |
| .DOCX |
Microsoft Word Open XML Document |
| .LOG |
Log File |
| .MSG |
Outlook Mail Message |
| .ODT |
OpenDocument Text Document |
| .PAGES |
Pages Document |
| .RTF |
Rich Text Format File |
| .TEX |
LaTeX Source Document |
| .TXT |
Plain Text File |
| .WPD |
WordPerfect Document |
| .WPS |
Microsoft Works Word Processor Document |
| Audio Files |
| .AIF |
Audio Interchange File Format |
| .IFF |
Interchange File Format |
| .M3U |
Media Playlist File |
| .M4A |
MPEG-4 Audio File |
| .MID |
MIDI File |
| .MP3 |
MP3 Audio File |
| .MPA |
MPEG-2 Audio File |
| .WAV |
WAVE Audio File |
| .WMA |
Windows Media Audio File |
| Video Files |
| .3G2 |
3GPP2 Multimedia File |
| .3GP |
3GPP Multimedia File |
| .ASF |
Advanced Systems Format File |
| .AVI |
Audio Video Interleave File |
| .FLV |
Animate Video File |
| .M4V |
iTunes Video File |
| .MOV |
Apple QuickTime Movie |
| .MP4 |
MPEG-4 Video File |
| .MPG |
MPEG Video File |
| .RM |
RealMedia File |
| .SRT |
SubRip Subtitle File |
| .SWF |
Shockwave Flash Movie |
| .VOB |
DVD Video Object File |
| .WMV |
Windows Media Video File |
| 3D Image Files |
| .3DM |
Rhino 3D Model |
| .3DS |
3D Studio Scene |
| .MAX |
3ds Max Scene File |
| .OBJ |
Wavefront 3D Object File |
| Raster Image Files |
| .BMP |
Bitmap Image File |
| .DDS |
DirectDraw Surface |
| .GIF |
Graphical Interchange Format File |
| .JPG |
JPEG Image |
| .PNG |
Portable Network Graphic |
| .PSD |
Adobe Photoshop Document |
| .PSPIMAGE |
PaintShop Pro Image |
| .TGA |
Targa Graphic |
| .THM |
Thumbnail Image File |
| .TIF |
Tagged Image File |
| .TIFF |
Tagged Image File Format |
| .YUV |
YUV Encoded Image File |
| Vector Image Files |
| .AI |
Adobe Illustrator File |
| .EPS |
Encapsulated PostScript File |
| .PS |
PostScript File |
| .SVG |
Scalable Vector Graphics File |
| Page Layout Files |
| .INDD |
Adobe InDesign Document |
| .PCT |
Picture File |
| .PDF |
Portable Document Format File |
| Spreadsheet Files |
| .XLR |
Works Spreadsheet |
| .XLS |
Excel Spreadsheet |
| .XLSX |
Microsoft Excel Open XML Spreadsheet |
| Database Files |
| .ACCDB |
Access 2007 Database File |
| .DB |
Database File |
| .DBF |
Database File |
| .MDB |
Microsoft Access Database |
| .PDB |
Program Database |
| .SQL |
Structured Query Language Data File |
| Executable Files |
| .APK |
Android Package File |
| .APP |
Mac OS X Application |
| .BAT |
DOS Batch File |
| .CGI |
Common Gateway Interface Script |
| .COM |
DOS Command File |
| .EXE |
Windows Executable File |
| .GADGET |
Windows Gadget |
| .JAR |
Java Archive File |
| .WSF |
Windows Script File |
| Game Files |
| .B |
Grand Theft Auto 3 Saved Game File |
| .DEM |
Video Game Demo File |
| .GAM |
Saved Game File |
| .NES |
Nintendo (NES) ROM File |
| .ROM |
N64 Game ROM File |
| .SAV |
Saved Game |
| CAD Files |
| .DWG |
AutoCAD Drawing Database File |
| .DXF |
Drawing Exchange Format File |
| GIS Files |
| .GPX |
GPS Exchange File |
| .KML |
Keyhole Markup Language File |
| .KMZ |
Google Earth Placemark File |
| Web Files |
| .ASP |
Active Server Page |
| .ASPX |
Active Server Page Extended File |
| .CER |
Internet Security Certificate |
| .CFM |
ColdFusion Markup File |
| .CSR |
Certificate Signing Request File |
| .CSS |
Cascading Style Sheet |
| .DCR |
Shockwave Media File |
| .HTM |
Hypertext Markup Language File |
| .HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language File |
| .JS |
JavaScript File |
| .JSP |
Java Server Page |
| .PHP |
PHP Source Code File |
| .RSS |
Rich Site Summary |
| .XHTML |
Extensible Hypertext Markup Language File |
| Plugin Files |
| .CRX |
Chrome Extension |
| .PLUGIN |
Mac OS X Plugin |
| Font Files |
| .FNT |
Windows Font File |
| .FON |
Generic Font File |
| .OTF |
OpenType Font |
| .TTF |
TrueType Font |
| System Files |
| .CAB |
Windows Cabinet File |
| .CPL |
Windows Control Panel Item |
| .CUR |
Windows Cursor |
| .DESKTHEMEPACK |
Windows 8 Desktop Theme Pack File |
| .DLL |
Dynamic Link Library |
| .DMP |
Windows Memory Dump |
| .DRV |
Device Driver |
| .ICNS |
Mac OS X Icon Resource File |
| .ICO |
Icon File |
| .LNK |
Windows File Shortcut |
| .SYS |
Windows System File |
| Settings Files |
| .CFG |
Configuration File |
| .INI |
Windows Initialization File |
| .PRF |
Outlook Profile File |
| Encoded Files |
| .HQX |
BinHex 4.0 Encoded File |
| .MIM |
Multi-Purpose Internet Mail Message File |
| .UUE |
Uuencoded File |
| Compressed Files |
| .7Z |
7-Zip Compressed File |
| .CBR |
Comic Book RAR Archive |
| .DEB |
Debian Software Package |
| .GZ |
Gnu Zipped Archive |
| .PKG |
Mac OS X Installer Package |
| .RAR |
WinRAR Compressed Archive |
| .RPM |
Red Hat Package Manager File |
| .SITX |
StuffIt X Archive |
| .TAR.GZ |
Compressed Tarball File |
| .ZIP |
Zipped File |
| .ZIPX |
Extended Zip File |
| Disk Image Files |
| .BIN |
Binary Disc Image |
| .CUE |
Cue Sheet File |
| .DMG |
Mac OS X Disk Image |
| .ISO |
Disc Image File |
| .MDF |
Media Disc Image File |
| .TOAST |
Toast Disc Image |
| .VCD |
Virtual CD |
| Developer Files |
| .C |
C/C++ Source Code File |
| .CLASS |
Java Class File |
| .CPP |
C++ Source Code File |
| .CS |
C# Source Code File |
| .DTD |
Document Type Definition File |
| .FLA |
Adobe Animate Animation |
| .H |
C/C++/Objective-C Header File |
| .JAVA |
Java Source Code File |
| .LUA |
Lua Source File |
| .M |
Objective-C Implementation File |
| .PL |
Perl Script |
| .PY |
Python Script |
| .SH |
Bash Shell Script |
| .SLN |
Visual Studio Solution File |
| .SWIFT |
Swift Source Code File |
| .VB |
Visual Basic Project Item File |
| .VCXPROJ |
Visual C++ Project |
| .XCODEPROJ |
Xcode Project |
| Backup Files |
| .BAK |
Backup File |
| .TMP |
Temporary File |
| Misc Files |
| .CRDOWNLOAD |
Chrome Partially Downloaded File |
| .ICS |
Calendar File |
| .MSI |
Windows Installer Package |
| .PART |
Partially Downloaded File |
| .TORRENT |
BitTorrent File |
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