Common File Extensions
| File Extension |
Type of File |
Program to Use |
| .aiff |
sound |
QuickTime |
| .au |
sound |
QuickTime |
| .bin |
encoded file |
StuffIt Expander |
| .doc |
Windows document file |
Microsoft Word |
| .exe |
Windows executable file |
Virtual PC or other PC compatibility application |
| .gif |
graphic |
QuickTime |
| .gz |
UNIX compressed file |
StuffIt Expander |
| .hqx |
encoded file |
StuffIt Expander |
| .img |
Macintosh Disk Image file |
Disk Copy |
| .jpg, .jpeg |
graphic |
QuickTime |
| .mpeg, .mpg |
movie file |
QuickTime |
| .mp3 |
sound file |
QuickTime |
| .pdf |
Adobe Portable Document |
Adobe Acrobat Reader |
| .pkzip |
Windows compressed file |
StuffIt Expander |
| .ra, .ram, .rm |
RealNetworks file |
RealPlayer |
| .ps |
PostScript file |
LaserWriter Font Utility |
| .sea |
compressed file |
self-extracting |
| .sit |
compressed file |
StuffIt Expander |
| .tar |
UNIX compressed file |
StuffIt Expander |
| .tif, .tiff |
graphic |
QuickTime |
| .txt |
text file |
SimpleText |
| .uu, .uue |
encoded file |
StuffIt Deluxe |
| .wav |
sound file |
QuickTime |
| .zip |
Windows compressed file |
StuffIt Expander |
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Last Update: 30 September 2004
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