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| Extension | Type | bin or ascii |
Windows Software |
|---|---|---|---|
| 386 | Windows 386 Enhanced Mode Driver | bin | Windows |
| ad | Afterdark Screen Saver File | bin | After Dark |
| aif, aiff | Audio Interchange File Format | bin | Beatnik |
| ans | MS-DOS ANSI File | bin | |
| arc | Pkarc Compressed File | bin | |
| arj | ARJ compression | bin | |
| asc | ASCII text file | ascii | Any editor/word processor |
| au | Audio file | bin | Netscape mplayer.exe |
| awd | Fax file | bin | faxview.exe (in Win 95) |
| bak | Backup File | either | Many possibilities |
| b64 | Base64 MIME encoded file | ascii | |
| bat | Batch File | ascii | msdos, Windows |
| bin | Mac executable et al | bin | Mac |
| bmp | Windows Bitmap Graphic File | bin | Windows |
| btm | Norton NDOS Batch to Memory File | ? | NDOS |
| cdr | Corel Draw Graphic File | bin | Corel Draw |
| cfg | Configuration file | bin | Many possibilities |
| cgm | Computer Graphics Metafile | bin | |
| clp | Windows - Clipboard | bin | Windows |
| com | Executable Program File | bin | msdos, Windows |
| cur | Windows Cursor File | bin | |
| cut | Dr. Halo Graphic File | bin | |
| dbf | Dbase Database File | usually ascii |
Dbase, other db programs |
| dde | Dynamic Data Exchange | bin | |
| dib | Windows Graphic File | bin | |
| dll | Windows Dynamic Library Link | bin | Windows |
| doc | Word processing Document File | usually bin |
Word, many others |
| drv | Windows Device Driver | bin | Windows |
| drw | Micrografix Designer Graphic File | bin | |
| eps | Encapsulated Postscript Graphic File | bin | Corel et al |
| exe | Executable Program File | bin | msdos or windows. |
| fli | Autodesk Animation File | bin | |
| fon | Font File | bin | Windows |
| fot | Windows True Type Font ( Styles File ) | bin | Windows |
| gif | Compuserve Graphic File | bin | |
| grp | Windows Group File | bin | Windows |
| gz | Gnu unix compression | bin | WinZip |
| hlp | Program on-line Help File | bin? | Windows |
| htm, html | Hyper Text Markup Language file | ascii | A graphical web browser |
| hqx | Binhex (Mac ascii encoded file) |
ascii | binhex.exe xbin23.zip |
| icn | Windows Icon File | bin | Windows |
| ico | Windows Icon File | bin | Windows |
| iff | Amiga Graphic File | bin | |
| img | GEM Paint Graphic File | bin | |
| inf | Windows Hardware Info File | bin? | |
| ini | Program Information File | ascii | |
| jas | JAS Compressed Graphic File | bin | |
| jpg, jpeg | JPEG Compressed Graphic File | bin | |
| latex | ascii | ||
| lbm | Deluxe Paint Graphic File | bin | |
| lzh | LHarc | bin | |
| mac | Mac Paint Graphic File | bin | |
| mid | MIDI Sound File | bin | Netscape mplayer.exe, Crescendo |
| mod | Modulated Sound File | bin | |
| mov | Quick-Time Movie | bin | qtw11.zip |
| moz | Netscape temp save | either | Netscape |
| mp2, mp3 | Mpeg Audio | bin | CineWeb |
| mpg, mpeg | Mpeg video file | bin | Mpeg |
| msp | Microsoft Paint Graphic File | bin | |
| ndx | Dbase Index File | ascii? | |
| ovl | Program Overlay | bin | |
| pal | Graphic Palette File | bin | |
| pcd | Kodak Photo CD | bin | |
| pcx | Zsoft Paintbrush Graphic File | bin | |
| pic | PC Paintbrush Graphic File | bin | |
| pif | Windows Program Information File | bin? | Windows |
| pl | Perl script | ascii | |
| pm5 | Pagemaker 5 Publication File | bin | Pagemaker |
| ps | Postscript file | ascii | Postscript printer or Ghostscript |
| pub | Desktop Publishing Graphic File | bin | |
| ra | RealAudio file | bin | RealAudio |
| ras | Sun Raster Images Graphic File | bin | |
| rd3 | Ray Dream Designer 3 graphics | bin | Ray Dream Designer 3 or Corel 6 |
| reg | Windows Registration File ( OLE ) | bin? | |
| rle | Compuserve & Windows Graphic File | ascii | |
| sav | Backup File | either | |
| sea | Self-Extracting Archive for Mac | bin | a Macintosh computer |
| sh | ? | ||
| shar | Shell Archive | bin? | |
| snd | Generic Sound File | bin | |
| sys | Device Driver System File | bin | |
| tar | unix archive | bin | tar.exe or WinZip |
| taZ | tar.Z file--both archived and compressed in unix | bin | tarz.exe or WinZip |
| tex | Mathematical word processing format (ascii) | ascii | |
| tga | Truevision Targa Graphic File | bin | |
| tif | Tagged Image File (Graphic) | bin | |
| tmp | Temporary File | either | |
| ttf | Windows True Type Font ( Font File ) | bin | |
| txt | MS-DOS ASCII Text File | ascii | Almost anything |
| uue | Uuencoded file (encoded ascii) | ascii | |
| voc | bin | ||
| vox | Vox audio | bin | ToolVox |
| wav | Windows Sound File | bin | Windows |
| wfn | Windows 3.0 Font File | bin | |
| wk1, etc. | Lotus Worksheet File - WK1 thru WK9 | bin | |
| wks | Lotus Worksheet File | bin | |
| wmf | Windows Meta File | bin | |
| wpg | Wordperfect Graphic File | bin | WordPerfect DrawPerfect Perfect Presentations |
| wq1 | Quattro Pro Spreadsheet File | bin | Quattro Pro |
| xls | Microsoft Excel Worksheet File | bin | Excel Other spreadsheets |
| xxe | Xxencoded file (encoded ascii) | ascii | |
| Z | Unix compression | bin | WinZip |
| z | pack, sometimes gnu zip | bin | Try WinZip |
| zip | Pkzip Compressed File | bin | pkzip.exe (v. 2.04),
WinZip |
| zoo | zoo compression | bin |
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aif(c) sound (Apple, SGI) B
sound player
.aif(f) sound (Apple, SGI) B sound player
.arc DOS compression B decompress
.arj compressed B decompress
.art First Publisher Clip Art file
.ASC image B image viewer
.au music B ULAW player
.avi video (MS Windows) B avi viewer
.avr sound B sound player
.avs animation B image viewer
.bac binary backup B
.bas Basic file B run in QBasic
.BBM image B image viewer
.bck VMS backup depends
.BIG Chinese (old version) B Chinese viewer
.BIG5 Chinese (old version) B Chinese viewer
.BMF image B image viewer
.bmp picture (Bitmap) B picture viewer
.BOO image B image viewer
.byu movie byu file B
.CGM Computer Graphics Metafile B CGM viewer
.clp picture B picture viewer
.cmf music B music player
.com compressed B decompress
.com executable file B type the file name to run
.com VMS command file B
.cpt Macintosh Compressed B decompress
.CUR image B image viewer
.CUT image B image viewer
.dat VMS data file
.des text A word processor
.DCS image B image viewer
.DIB picture (Bitmap) B picture viewer
.dig text A word processor
.dl animated picture B dl viewer
.dlg image B image viewer
.DMS compressed B decompress
.doc text A word processor
.dvi special TeX text A
.dwc archive B decompress
.DWG image B image viewer
.dxf ASCII Drawing A Interchange
.eps Encapsulated Post- B PostScrip viewer Script image
.euc Japanese (Kanji) B Japanese reader
.exe self-extracting file B type "filename" to run
.exe executable 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
.flx image B image viewer
.fssd sound B sound player
.gds image B image viewer
.gb Chinese B Chinese viewer
.gif picture 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
.ham image B image viewer
.hlb VMS help libraries A
.hlp VMS help files A
.HPK compressed B decompress
.hqx Macintosh compressed B decompress
.HRZ image B image viewer
.HYP compressed B decompress
.hz Chinese B Chinese viewer
.ibm picture B picture viewer
.ice archive B decompress
.ico image B image viewer
.ief image B image viewer
.iff many types of binary B image viewer data
.IMG picture B picture viewer
.ish compressed B decompress
.jas image B image viewer (Paint Shop Pro>
.JBIG image B image viewer
.JFI image B image viewer
.jis Japanese B Japanese reader
.jpc picture B picture viewer
.jpg picture B picture viewer
.LBM image B image viewer
.lbr archive B decompress
.lha compressed B decompress
.lis program listing A DOS editor
.lm8 picture B picture viewer
.LZH compressed B decompress
.LZS compressed B decompress
.LZX compressed B decompresse
.lzw LHWarp archive B decompress
.MAC picture B picture viewer
.mag picture B picture viewer
.man text manual A word processor
.map image B image viewer
.MAT sound B sound player
.md compressed B decompress
.mgf image B image viewer
.mhg multimedia B multimedia player
.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
.mrb image B image viewer
.MSP mage B image viewer
.MTM sound B sound player
.mtv picture B picture viewer
.nff image B image viewer
.nst sound B sound player
.off image B image viewer
.omf image B image viewer
.pak compressed B decompress
.pbm picture B picture viewer
.pcd Kodak photo CD B picture viewer
.pcc image B image viewer
.pcm sound B sound player
.pct picture B picture viewer
.pcx picture(Paintbrush) B picture viewer
.pdf image B Acrobat Reader
.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
.png image B image viewer
.pnt MacPaint B image viewer
.pol music B music player
.pp Amiga compressed B decompress
.ppm video B picture viewer
.ps/.psid picture/text B picture viewer
.ps laser printer file A word processor
.ras picture B picture viewer
.RAX image B image 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
.s3m sound B sound player
.scx image B image viewer
.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
.shg image B image viewer
.SHK compressed (Mac) B decompress
.sit compressed (Mac) B decompress
.snd music B music player
.sqz squeeze for MSDOS B decompress
.*q* squeeze 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
.UTL 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
.WMF image B image viewer
.XBM picture (X Windows) B picture viewer
.xm sound B sound player
.xpm picture B picture viewer
.XWD image B image viewer
.Y compressed B decompress
.yuv image B image viewer
.Z compressed B decompress
.zip compressed B decompress
.zoo compressed B decompress
.zw Chinese B Chinese viewer