List of File Extensions


File Extension Type of File Binary or ASCII File Recommended Software to Use
.arj Compressed File Binary ARJ Decompressor
.au Sound File Binary Playany or GoldWave
.avi Movie File Binary Avi Pro
.bas Basic Programming Language File Binary Run program in QBasic for DOS
.bmp Picture Binary Paintbrush for Windows or Paint Shop Pro
.clp Picture from the Clipboard in Windows Binary Use the Clipbard in Windows or Paint Shop Pro
.des Text File ASCII Use a wordprocessor
.doc Text File ASCII use a wordprocessor
.dvi Text File Binary ????
.exe Self Extracting File Or An Executable File Binary To run, type the filename
.gif Picture Binary Paint Shop Pro
.gz Compressed File Binary To use the file, it needs to be decompressed
.html or .htm Code commonly used for WWW Pages ACSII or BINARY Netscape or another Web Browser
.jpg Picture Binary Paint Shop Pro
.mid Sound File Binary Midi Player or Windows Media Player
.mov Movie known as QuickTime Binary Use a Quicktime Player like QuickTime for Windows
.mpg Movie known as MPEG Binary Use a MPEG player like Windows MPEG PLayer or MPEG Viewer For DOS or Windows
.pcx Picture Binary Paintbrush or Paint Shop Pro
.ps Text File known as Postscript ASCII Send to a printer that can print Postscript
.snd Sound File Binary GoldWave
.tar UNIX compressed file Binary DeTar V1.1 or PdTar
.tga Picture Binary Paint Shop Pro
.tif Picture Binary Paint Shop Pro
.txt Text File Binary Use a wordprocessor
.voc Sound File Binary GoldWave
.wav Sound File Binary Windows Sound Recorder or GoldWave
.wpg Word Perfect Graphic Binary Paint Shop Pro
.Z Compressed File Binary To use, file must be decompressed
.zip Compressed File Binary File must be decompressed. Pkunzip


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