Supported Formats

JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) is the most widely used image format for photographs and complex images. It uses lossy compression to achieve small file sizes while maintaining acceptable visual quality.

PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a lossless image format that supports transparency. It excels at graphics, logos, screenshots, and images with sharp edges or text.

WebP is a modern image format developed by Google that provides superior compression. It supports both lossy and lossless compression, transparency, and animation.

AVIF (AV1 Image File Format) is a next-generation image format offering exceptional compression — up to 50% smaller than JPEG at equivalent quality. Supports HDR, wide color gamut, and transparency.

GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) supports animation and is limited to 256 colors per frame. Popular for short animations, memes, and simple graphics.

BMP (Bitmap) is an uncompressed raster image format native to Windows. Files are large because they store every pixel without compression.

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is a flexible, high-quality image format widely used in professional photography, publishing, and printing.

HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is Apple's default photo format on iOS devices, providing roughly half the file size of JPEG at equivalent quality.

HEIF (High Efficiency Image File Format) is a modern image container format that offers superior compression to JPEG while supporting multiple images, depth maps, and HDR.

ICO is the standard format for icons on Windows and website favicons. A single ICO file can contain multiple image sizes and color depths.

CUR is the Windows cursor file format, similar to ICO but includes a hotspot coordinate that defines the cursor's click point.

JPEG XL is a next-generation image format designed to replace JPEG with better compression, lossless and lossy modes, progressive decoding, and HDR support.

APNG (Animated Portable Network Graphics) extends PNG with animation support while maintaining backward compatibility. Offers better quality than GIF with full alpha transparency.

PCX (PiCture eXchange) is a legacy image format originally used by ZSoft's PC Paintbrush. It uses simple run-length encoding compression.

TGA (Truevision TGA) is a raster graphics format commonly used in video game development and animation. It supports alpha channels and various color depths.

PPM (Portable Pixmap) is a simple uncompressed image format that stores full-color RGB data. Part of the Netpbm family of formats.

PGM (Portable Graymap) is a simple grayscale image format. Part of the Netpbm family, it stores images without compression.

PBM (Portable Bitmap) is the simplest Netpbm format, storing black-and-white images with one bit per pixel.

PNM (Portable Anymap) is a generic term for the Netpbm family of image formats (PBM, PGM, PPM). Used in image processing pipelines.

PAM (Portable Arbitrary Map) is the most flexible Netpbm format, supporting arbitrary image types including color, grayscale, and transparency.

XBM (X Bitmap) is a monochrome image format used in the X Window System. It stores images as C source code arrays.

XPM (X PixMap) is a color image format for the X Window System. Like XBM, it stores images as C source code for easy embedding in programs.

XWD (X Window Dump) is a screenshot format for the X Window System. Used for capturing window contents on Unix/Linux systems.

DPX (Digital Picture Exchange) is a format used in the film and television industry for transferring images between digital and analog systems.

OpenEXR is a high-dynamic-range image format developed by Industrial Light & Magic. Used extensively in film VFX for its support of 16-bit and 32-bit floating-point pixels.

HDR (Radiance HDR) is a high-dynamic-range image format used in 3D rendering, photography, and lighting design. Stores floating-point color values.

FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) is the standard format in astronomy for storing scientific images, tables, and metadata.

SGI (Silicon Graphics Image) is an image format developed by Silicon Graphics. Used primarily in professional 3D graphics and visualization.

Cineon is a digital film format developed by Kodak for scanning and recording motion picture film. Predecessor to DPX.

PSD (Photoshop Document) is Adobe Photoshop's native format. It preserves layers, masks, channels, and all editing information.

PSB (Photoshop Big) is Adobe's large document format supporting files over 30,000 x 30,000 pixels, up to 300,000 x 300,000 pixels.

XCF is GIMP's native image format. It preserves layers, channels, paths, and all editing information for non-destructive workflow.

PICT is a legacy Apple Macintosh image format. It supports both raster and vector data and was widely used in early Mac applications.

DDS (DirectDraw Surface) is a container format for storing textures used in video games and 3D applications. Supports GPU-optimized compression.

JPEG 2000 is an image compression standard using wavelet-based coding. It offers better compression than JPEG and supports lossless compression, but has limited browser support.

JP2 is the standard JPEG 2000 file format with full support for metadata, color spaces, and both lossy and lossless compression.

WBMP (Wireless Bitmap) is a monochrome image format designed for mobile devices with limited bandwidth and display capabilities.

FLIF (Free Lossless Image Format) offers the best lossless compression ratio of any image format, outperforming PNG, WebP lossless, and JPEG 2000 lossless.

QOI (Quite OK Image) is a fast lossless image format that achieves compression similar to PNG but encodes 20-50x faster and decodes 3-4x faster.

RAW is a generic term for unprocessed image data captured by digital cameras. RAW files preserve maximum image quality and editing flexibility.

CR2 (Canon Raw Version 2) is Canon's raw image format containing unprocessed sensor data. Used by Canon DSLR and mirrorless cameras.

NEF (Nikon Electronic Format) is Nikon's raw image format. Contains unprocessed sensor data with full dynamic range for post-processing.

ARW (Alpha Raw) is Sony's raw image format used by Sony Alpha cameras. Preserves maximum image data for professional editing.

DNG (Digital Negative) is Adobe's open raw image format designed as a universal standard for camera raw files. Supported by many cameras and all major photo editors.

ORF (Olympus Raw Format) is the raw image format used by Olympus cameras. Contains full sensor data for maximum editing flexibility.

RAF (RAw Format) is Fujifilm's raw image format. Contains unprocessed sensor data optimized for Fuji's unique X-Trans color filter array.

RW2 is Panasonic's raw image format used by Lumix cameras. Stores unprocessed sensor data with full dynamic range.

PEF (Pentax Electronic File) is Pentax's raw image format. Contains uncompressed or losslessly compressed sensor data.

SR2 (Sony Raw Format 2) is an older Sony raw image format, predecessor to ARW. Used by earlier Sony Alpha cameras.

3FR is Hasselblad's raw image format. Used by Hasselblad medium format cameras, capturing extremely high-resolution sensor data.

MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14) is the most widely used video container format. It supports H.264/H.265 video, AAC audio, subtitles, and metadata.

WebM is an open-source video format developed by Google for the web. It uses VP8/VP9 video codecs and Vorbis/Opus audio.

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) is a legacy video container format developed by Microsoft. Widely compatible but has poor compression.

MOV (QuickTime Movie) is Apple's video container format. Supports high-quality video and is the preferred format for Apple video editing.

MKV (Matroska Video) is an open-source container that can hold unlimited video, audio, subtitle, and metadata tracks in a single file.

FLV (Flash Video) was the dominant web video format during the Flash era. Flash is now discontinued and FLV files need conversion for playback.

WMV (Windows Media Video) is Microsoft's proprietary video format. Offers decent compression but limited cross-platform support.

MPEG is the original digital video standard. MPEG-1 is used for VCDs while MPEG-2 is used for DVDs and digital television.

M4V is Apple's video container format, similar to MP4 but may include Apple's FairPlay DRM. Used by iTunes and Apple TV.

3GP is a multimedia container format designed for 3G mobile phones. Optimized for low bandwidth with reduced file sizes.

3G2 (3GPP2) is a multimedia container format for CDMA-based 3G mobile networks. Similar to 3GP with slightly different codec support.

OGV (Ogg Video) is the video variant of the Ogg container format. Uses Theora video codec and is completely open-source and royalty-free.

TS (Transport Stream) is a container format for broadcasting digital video and audio. Used in DVB, ATSC, and IPTV systems.

M2TS (MPEG-2 Transport Stream) is used for Blu-ray Disc video and AVCHD camcorder recordings. Supports H.264 and H.265 video.

MTS is the file extension used by AVCHD camcorders for high-definition video recordings. Uses MPEG-2 Transport Stream container.

VOB (Video Object) is the container format used on DVD-Video discs. Contains video, audio, subtitles, and navigation data.

F4V is Adobe's Flash video format based on the MP4 container. Used for streaming with Adobe Flash Media Server.

ASF (Advanced Systems Format) is Microsoft's streaming media container format. It can contain WMV video and WMA audio.

DV (Digital Video) is a format used by digital camcorders. It offers high quality with relatively low compression, preferred for video editing.

SWF (Shockwave Flash) is Adobe's multimedia format for interactive content and animations. Flash is discontinued but SWF files remain in archives.

MXF (Material eXchange Format) is a professional video container format used in broadcast, post-production, and digital cinema workflows.

RealMedia is a proprietary multimedia container format developed by RealNetworks. Was popular for early internet video streaming.

Y4M (YUV4MPEG2) is a simple uncompressed video format used as an interchange format between video processing tools.

AMV is a proprietary video format used by some Chinese portable media players. It uses a simplified variant of MPEG-4.

RoQ is a video format originally developed by Graeme Devine for the game The 11th Hour. Used in id Software's Quake III Arena.

IVF (Indeo Video Format) is a simple container for VP8/VP9 video. Commonly used in testing and development of WebM codecs.

GXF (General eXchange Format) is a broadcast video container format used for transferring media between broadcast equipment.

NUT is a free multimedia container format designed for flexibility and fault tolerance. Supports any codec and an unlimited number of streams.

MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3) is the most universally supported audio format. Uses lossy compression to dramatically reduce file sizes while maintaining good quality.

WAV (Waveform Audio File Format) is an uncompressed audio format that preserves perfect audio quality. The standard for professional audio editing.

FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) compresses audio without any quality loss. Reduces file sizes by 30-60% compared to WAV while preserving bit-perfect quality.

OGG Vorbis is an open-source, royalty-free lossy audio format. Generally provides better quality than MP3 at equivalent bitrates.

AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) is the successor to MP3, offering better quality at lower bitrates. Default audio format for Apple devices and YouTube.

M4A is Apple's audio-only MPEG-4 container, typically containing AAC audio. Default format for iTunes and Apple Music.

WMA (Windows Media Audio) is Microsoft's proprietary audio format. Decent quality but limited cross-platform support.

Opus is an open, versatile audio codec excelling at both voice and music. Used by WebRTC, Discord, and many VoIP applications.

AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format) is Apple's uncompressed audio format, equivalent to WAV. Used in professional Mac audio workflows.

AC3 (Dolby Digital) is a multi-channel audio format used in DVDs, Blu-ray, and digital television. Supports up to 5.1 surround sound.

DTS (Digital Theater Systems) is a high-quality multi-channel audio format used in cinema, Blu-ray, and home theater systems.

AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate) is a compressed audio format optimized for speech. Widely used in mobile telephony and voice recording.

AU (Audio) is a simple audio format developed by Sun Microsystems. Used primarily in Unix/Linux systems and Java applications.

CAF (Core Audio Format) is Apple's audio container format with no file size limitations. Supports any audio codec and metadata.

Speex is an open-source audio codec designed specifically for speech. Offers good quality at very low bitrates.

RealAudio is a proprietary audio format developed by RealNetworks for audio streaming over the internet.

OGA is the audio-only variant of the Ogg container format. Can contain Vorbis, FLAC, Opus, or Speex encoded audio.

WavPack is a free, open-source audio compression format supporting lossless, lossy, and hybrid compression modes.

TTA (True Audio) is a lossless audio codec with fast compression and decompression. Offers real-time encoding performance.

GSM is an audio format based on the GSM mobile phone standard. Designed for voice encoding at very low bitrates.

SMAF (Synthetic Music Mobile Application Format) is a multimedia format for mobile devices, supporting ringtones and simple audio.

M4B is Apple's audiobook format based on AAC encoding. Supports chapter markers and bookmarking for audiobook playback.

E-AC3 (Enhanced AC-3 / Dolby Digital Plus) is an advanced multi-channel audio format used in streaming services and Blu-ray.

W64 (Wave64) is a 64-bit extension of the WAV format, removing the 4GB file size limitation. Used for long recordings.

MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing) is a lossless audio codec used by Dolby TrueHD on Blu-ray Discs.

VOC is the Creative Voice audio format used by Sound Blaster sound cards. A legacy format from the DOS era.

SBC (Sub-Band Codec) is the default audio codec for Bluetooth A2DP. Used for wireless audio streaming between devices.

MP2 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2) is an audio codec still used in broadcasting and digital television. Predecessor to MP3.

SoX (Sound eXchange) native format used by the SoX audio processing tool. Supports various audio transformations.

DFPWM (Dynamic Filter Pulse Width Modulation) is a 1-bit audio codec used in the ComputerCraft Minecraft mod.

PCM (Pulse-Code Modulation) is raw uncompressed digital audio. The fundamental representation of digital audio used in CDs and professional recording.

PDF (Portable Document Format) is the universal standard for sharing documents with preserved formatting. PDFs look identical on every device and platform.

DOCX is Microsoft Word's modern document format. Supports rich formatting, images, tables, headers, footers, and styles.

DOC is Microsoft Word's legacy binary document format. While superseded by DOCX, DOC files remain common in older documents.

ODT (OpenDocument Text) is an open standard document format used by LibreOffice and other open-source office suites.

Plain text (TXT) files contain unformatted text with no styling, images, or metadata. Universally readable and lightweight.

RTF (Rich Text Format) is a cross-platform document format supporting basic formatting like fonts, colors, and styles.

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard language for web pages. Makes documents viewable in any web browser.

XHTML is a stricter, XML-based version of HTML. Combines the flexibility of HTML with the well-formed rules of XML.

Markdown is a lightweight markup language using plain text formatting syntax. Standard for README files, documentation, and technical writing.

PPTX is Microsoft PowerPoint's modern presentation format. Supports slides with text, images, charts, animations, and speaker notes.

XLSX is Microsoft Excel's modern spreadsheet format. Supports formulas, charts, pivot tables, and conditional formatting.

CSV (Comma-Separated Values) is the simplest format for tabular data. Universally supported for data import and export.

TSV (Tab-Separated Values) is similar to CSV but uses tabs instead of commas. Preferred when data values contain commas.

LaTeX is a document preparation system for high-quality typesetting. The standard for academic papers, theses, and scientific publications.

TeX is a typesetting system created by Donald Knuth. LaTeX is the most popular macro package built on TeX.

DOCM is a macro-enabled Microsoft Word document format. Identical to DOCX but allows VBA macros.

DOT is a Microsoft Word template format. Contains default formatting, styles, and content for creating new documents.

DOTX is Microsoft Word's modern template format. Contains styles, formatting, and boilerplate content for document creation.

DOTM is a macro-enabled Microsoft Word template format. Combines template functionality with VBA macro support.

FODT (Flat OpenDocument Text) is a single-file XML version of ODT. Useful for version control and text processing.

OTT is an OpenDocument Text template format used by LibreOffice and other ODF-compatible applications.

WPS is the document format for Microsoft Works and WPS Office. A lighter alternative to the full Microsoft Office formats.

WPD is the document format for Corel WordPerfect. Still used in legal and government documents.

Pages is Apple's word processing format. Part of the iWork suite, it creates polished documents with advanced layout capabilities.

HWP (Hangul Word Processor) is the standard document format in South Korea. Used extensively in Korean government and business.

ABW is the native document format for AbiWord, a free and open-source word processor.

reStructuredText (RST) is a markup language used primarily in Python documentation. It's the format behind Sphinx documentation.

Org Mode is an Emacs markup format for note-taking, planning, and authoring. Supports rich structure with TODO items, tables, and code blocks.

Textile is a lightweight markup language that generates HTML. Known for its readable syntax and used in some CMS platforms.

MediaWiki markup is the formatting language used by Wikipedia and other MediaWiki-based wikis.

DokuWiki is a simple markup language used by the DokuWiki wiki software. Emphasizes readability and ease of use.

AsciiDoc is a text document format for writing technical content. Supports complex documentation structures similar to DocBook.

Man (manual) pages are the standard documentation format for Unix/Linux commands. Written in troff/groff markup.

Jupyter Notebook files contain code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text. Standard for data science and research.

DjVu is a document format optimized for scanned documents and high-resolution images. Offers much better compression than PDF for scanned pages.

ODG (OpenDocument Graphics) is the drawing format used by LibreOffice Draw. An open standard for vector illustrations.

EPUB (Electronic Publication) is the open standard for ebooks. Supports reflowable text that adapts to any screen size.

MOBI is the legacy ebook format for Amazon Kindle devices. Being phased out in favor of AZW3/KF8.

AZW3 (Kindle Format 8) is Amazon's modern ebook format. Supports advanced formatting, fonts, and layouts on Kindle.

FB2 (FictionBook) is a popular ebook format in Russia and Eastern Europe. Uses XML to describe the book structure.

LIT (Microsoft Reader) is a discontinued ebook format. Some legacy ebooks still exist in this format.

LRF (Sony BBeB) is Sony's legacy ebook format used by older Sony Reader devices. Superseded by EPUB.

PDB (Palm Database) is a document format for Palm OS devices. Used for ebooks on Palm and compatible readers.

CBZ (Comic Book ZIP) is a comic book archive format. Contains sequentially named image files in a ZIP container.

CBR (Comic Book RAR) is a comic book archive format. Contains sequentially named image files in a RAR container.

CB7 (Comic Book 7z) is a comic book archive using 7-Zip compression. Offers better compression than CBZ.

CHM (Compiled HTML Help) is Microsoft's help file format. Contains HTML pages, index, and search in a compressed archive.

HTMLZ is a zipped HTML ebook format. Contains HTML content with associated CSS and images in a ZIP container.

PML (Palm Markup Language) is a simple markup format for creating ebooks on Palm devices.

RB (Rocket eBook) is a legacy ebook format for the Rocket eBook and REB 1100 e-readers.

SNB (Shanda Bambook) is an ebook format used by the Shanda Bambook e-reader, popular in China.

TCR is a compressed text format used by the Psion Series 3 PDA. A simple ebook format with basic compression.

AZW4 is Amazon's textbook format based on PDF. Used for Kindle textbooks with fixed layout and print replica features.

Calibre Recipe is a Python script that defines how to download and convert web content into an ebook using the Calibre tool.

CBT (Comic Book TAR) is a comic book archive using TAR format. Contains sequential image files in an uncompressed archive.

CBA (Comic Book ACE) is a comic book archive using the ACE compression format.

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is the web standard for vector images. Resolution-independent and styleable with CSS.

SVGZ is a gzip-compressed SVG file. Identical to SVG in capability but with significantly smaller file size.

EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) is a legacy vector graphics format used in professional publishing and printing.

PostScript is a page description language used for desktop publishing and professional printing.

AI (Adobe Illustrator) is Adobe's proprietary vector graphics format. The industry standard for vector illustration and design.

EMF (Enhanced Metafile) is a Windows vector graphics format. Used for clipboard operations and document embedding.

WMF (Windows Metafile) is an older Windows vector graphics format. Predecessor to EMF with more limited capabilities.

DXF (Drawing Exchange Format) is an Autodesk format for CAD data exchange. Widely supported by CAD and illustration software.

HPGL (Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language) is a plotter control language used for large-format printing and CNC machines.

OBJ (Wavefront Object) is one of the most widely supported 3D model formats. Stores geometry, materials, and texture coordinates.

STL (Stereolithography) is the standard file format for 3D printing. Describes surface geometry using triangular facets.

FBX (Filmbox) is Autodesk's 3D format supporting geometry, materials, textures, animations, and skeletal rigs.

glTF (GL Transmission Format) is the 'JPEG of 3D' — the standard for 3D content on the web and in AR/VR.

GLB is the binary version of glTF that packs all data (mesh, textures, animations) into a single file.

COLLADA (COLLAborative Design Activity) is an XML-based 3D interchange format supported by many DCC tools.

3DS is the legacy 3D Studio format. While old, it remains widely supported for simple 3D model exchange.

PLY (Polygon File Format) stores 3D data from 3D scanners. Supports per-vertex colors and is popular in research.

3MF (3D Manufacturing Format) is a modern 3D printing format by the 3MF Consortium. Supports colors, materials, and textures.

AMF (Additive Manufacturing File Format) is an XML-based format for 3D printing that supports colors, materials, and curved triangles.

BLEND is Blender's native project format. Contains the complete 3D scene including models, materials, animations, and settings.

USD (Universal Scene Description) is Pixar's format for 3D scene data. Used in film VFX and Apple's AR ecosystem.

USDA is the ASCII text representation of USD (Universal Scene Description). Human-readable for debugging and editing.

USDC is the binary (crate) representation of USD. More compact and faster to load than the text USDA format.

USDZ is Apple's AR format, a ZIP archive containing a USD scene with textures. Used for AR Quick Look on iOS/macOS.

X3D is the ISO standard for 3D content on the web, successor to VRML. Supports interactive 3D scenes in XML format.

IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) is the open standard for BIM (Building Information Modeling) data exchange in architecture and construction.

STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product model data) is an ISO standard for CAD data exchange between different software systems.

STP is an alternate extension for STEP files. Used interchangeably with .step for CAD model exchange.

OFF (Object File Format) is a simple 3D model format that stores polygonal geometry. Used in computational geometry research.

M3D (Model 3D) is a universal, language-independent 3D model format. Designed as a lightweight alternative to glTF.

LWO (LightWave Object) is the 3D model format for NewTek's LightWave 3D software. Used in broadcast and film production.

MD2 is the 3D model format from Quake II. A simple animated model format still used in indie game development.

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is the universal format for structured data exchange. Human-readable, lightweight, and supported by every programming language.

YAML (YAML Ain't Markup Language) is a human-friendly data format popular for configuration files. Used in CI/CD, Kubernetes, and DevOps.

TOML (Tom's Obvious Minimal Language) is a configuration file format that's easy to read. Standard for Rust (Cargo.toml) and Python (pyproject.toml).

XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a flexible data format used in enterprise systems, SOAP APIs, RSS feeds, and document formats.