Common File Formats
This category only includes the file format you may see everyday. Find more similar file formats in various categories, including graphics, audio, video, document and compressed file formats.
| Ext. | Full Name | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| .7z | 7-Zip | Open source file format used by 7-Zip software. |
| .avi | Audio Video Interleave | A popular file container to store almost any codec format. |
| .bmp | Bitmap Image | Bitmap image format used by most image applications. |
| .cr2 | Canon Raw Image | Canon RAW 2 image format. |
| .docx | MS Word Open XML Document | Office Open XML document format used by Word 2007 and later. |
| .html | Hypertext Markup Language | HyperText Markup Language for developing web pages. |
| .jpg | JPEG Image | Image format supported by most web browsers and applications. |
| .m4a | MPEG-4 Audio | A proprietary version of AAC by Apple for use in iTunes Music Store. |
| .mp3 | MPEG Layer III Audio | The most common audio file format. . |
| .mp4 | MPEG-4 Video | Developed by MPEG group based on QuickTime file format. |
| .mpg | MPEG Video | A file extensions for MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 audio and video. |
| Portable Document Format | Developed by Adobe now is an open standard. | |
| .png | Portable Network Graphic | W3C endorsed replacement for GIF. |
| .rar | Roshal ARchive | A proprietary archive format, the second popular compressed format. |
| .raw | Raw Image Data | The RAW Image file format generated by digital cameras. |
| .tiff | Tagged Image File Format | A high-quality graphics format owned by Adobe Systems. |
| .txt | Plain Text Format | ASCII or Unicode plaintext format mainly for Windows. |
| .wma | Windows Media Audio | The popular Windows Media Audio format. |
| .wmv | Windows Media Video | The popular Windows Media Video format based on ASF framework. |
| .xlsx | Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet | Office Open XML Spreadsheet format used by Excel 2007 and later. |
| .zip | Zipped File Format | The most widely used compression format on Windows, Mac and Unix. |
