This is a list of file formats that are common encountered on the internet but are not automatically handled by your browser. This list is an updated version of Eric Perlman and Ian Kallen's original.
| File Extension |
Description | How-to |
|---|---|---|
| .au | Audio | |
| .aiff | Audio | |
| .bin | Apple Mac | |
| .doc | Microsoft Word | |
| .exe | Microsoft Windows application | |
| .gz | Compressed file | |
| .hqx | Apple Mac | |
| .image, .img, .dmg | Apple Mac disk image | |
| .iso | CD/DVD disk image | |
| .mp4, .mpeg, .mpg | Video | |
| .mov, .qt | Apple QuickTime video | |
| Adobe Acrobat document | ||
| .ps | Adobe PostScript | |
| .sea | Apple Mac application | |
| .tar | Unix/Linux archive | |
| .tif, .tiff | Image | |
| .uu, .uue | UU-encoding file | |
| .wav | Audio | |
| .Z | Compressed file | |
| .zip | Compressed file |