File Format Extensions
Extension Description File How to use
type the file
.aif sound (Apple, SGI) B sound player
.arc compressed B decompress
.arj compressed B decompress
.au music B ULAW player
.avi vedio (MS Windows) B avi viewer
.bas Basic file B run in QBasic
.BIG Chinese (old version)B Chinese viewer
.BIG5 Chinese (old version)B Chinese viewer
.bmp picture (Bitmap) B picture viewer
.CGM image B CGM viewer
.clp picture B picture viewer
.cmf music B music player
.cpt Macintosh Compressed B decompress
.des text A word processor
.dig text A word processor
.doc text A word processor
.dwc archive B uncompress
.dxf ASCII Drawing A
Interchange
.euc Japanese (Kanji) B Japanese reader
.exe self-extracting file B type "filename" to run
.F Freeze for UNIX B unfreeze
.fac picture B picture viewer
.fit(s) image B image viewer
.flc animated picture B picture viewer
.fli animated picture B picture viewer
.fssd sound B sound player
.gb Chinese B Chinese viewer
.gif picture B picture viewer
.gmf graphic B picture viewer
.gl animated picture B picture viewer
.gry picture B picture viewer
.gz compressed B decompress
.gzip compressed B decompress
.h text A word processor
.ha compressed B decompress
.hqx Macintash compressed B decompress
.hz Chinese B Chinese viewer
.ibm picture B picture viewer
.ice archive B decompress
.iff many types of binary B image viewer
data
.IMG picture B picture viewer
.JBIG image B image viewer
.jis Japanese B Japanese reader
.jpc picture B picture viewer
.jpg picture B picture viewer
.lbr library compressed B decompress
.lha compressed B decompress
.lm8 picture B picture viewer
.LZH compressed B decompress
.MAC picture B Macintosh picture viewer
.mag picture B picture viewer
.man text manual A word processor
.md compressed B decompress
.mid music B midi player
.mki picture B picture viewer
.mod music B mod player
.mp2 audio B audio player
.mpa audio B audio player
.mpg multimedia B mpeg player
.mps multimedi B mpeg player
.mtv picture B picture viewer
.nst sound B sound player
.pak compressed B decompress
.pbm picture B picture viewer
.pcd picture B picture viewer
.pct picture B picture viewer
.pcx picture(Paintbrush) B picture viewer
.pdf image B image viewer
.pds picture B picture viewer
.pgm picture B picture viewer
.pic picture B picture viewer
.pict picture (Macintosh) B picture viewer
.pit Macintosh compressed B decompress
.pm picture B picture viewer
.pol music B music player
.pp Amiga compressed B decompress
.ppm vedio B picture viewer
.ps Postscript file A send to a Postscript printer
.ras picture B picture viewer
.RAW animated picture B picture viewer
.rgb picture B picture viewer
.rmi sound B sound player
.rle picture B picture viewer
.ROL sound B sound player
.sdn shell archive B decompress
.sea self-extracting (Mac)B type "filename" to run
.sf sound B sound player
.sgi picture B picture viewer
.shar shell archive A unshell
.SHK compressed (Mac) B decompress
.sit compressed (Mac) B decompress
.snd music B music player
.sqz squeeze for MSDOS B decompress
.stm sound B sound player
.tar tape archive B untar
.tar.gz compressed tar B decompress and untar
.tar.Z compressed tar B decompress and untar
.tdo compressed B decompress
.TGA picture B picture viewer
.tif(f) image B image viewer
.txt text A word processor
.uc2 compressed B decompress
.ul sound B sound player
.uue uuencoded A decode
.uud uudecoded B
.vic picture B picture viewer
.vik picture B picture viewer
.vis picture B picture viewer
.voc sound B sound player
.WAV sound B sound player
.XBM picture (X Windows) B picture viewer
.xpm picture B picture viewer
.Y compressed B decompress
.yuv picture B picture viewer
.Z compressed B decompress
.zip compressed B decompress
.zoo compressed B decompress
.zw Chinese B Chinese viewer