ABK | Corel Draw AutoBackup |
ACL | Corel Draw 6 keyboard accelerator |
ACM | Used by Windows in the system directory |
ACP | Microsoft Office Assistant Preview file |
ACT | Microsoft Office Assistant Actor file |
ACV | OS/2 drivers that compress and decompress audio data |
AD | After Dark screensaver |
ADB | Appointment database used by HP 100LX organizer |
ADD | OS/2 adapter drivers used in the boot process |
ADM | After Dark MultiModule screensaver |
ADP | Used by FaxWorks to do setup for fax modem interaction |
ADR | After Dark Randomizer screensaver |
AFM | Adobe font metrics |
AF2 | ABC Flowchart file |
AF3 | ABC Flowchart file |
AI | Adobe Illustrator drawing |
AIF | Apple Mac AIFF sound |
ALB | JASC Image Commander album |
ALL | Arts & Letters Library |
AMS | Velvert Studio music module (MOD) file |
ANC | Canon Computer Pattern Maker file that is a selectable list of pattern colors |
ANI | Animated Cursor |
ANS | ANSI text |
API | Application Program Interface file; used by Adobe Acrobat |
APR | Lotus Approach 97 file |
APS | Microsoft Visual C++ file |
ARC | LH ARC (old version) compressed archive |
ARJ | Robert Jung ARJ compressed archive |
ART | Xara Studio drawing |
ART | Canon Crayola art file |
ASA | Microsoft Visual InterDev file |
ASC | ASCII text |
ASD | WinWord AutoSave |
ASM | Assembler language source file |
ASP | Active Server Page (an HTML file containing a Microsoft server-processed script) |
ASP | Procomm Plus setup and connection script |
AST | Claris Works "assistant" file |
ATT | AT&T Group 4 bitmap |
AVI | Microsoft Video for Windows movie |
AWD | FaxView document |
BAK | Backup file |
BAS | BASIC code |
BAT | Batch file |
BFC | Windows 95 Briefcase document |
BG | Backgammon for Windows game |
BI | Binary file |
BIF | GroupWise initialization file |
BIN | Binary file |
BK | Sometimes used to denote backup versions |
BK$ | Also sometimes used to denote backup versions |
BKS | An IBM BookManager Read bookshelf |
BMK | An A bookmark file |
BMP | Windows or OS/2 bitmap |
BM1 | Apogee BioMenace data file |
BRX | A file for browsing an index of multimedia options |
BSP | Quake map |
BS1 | Apogee Blake Stone data file |
BTM | Batch file used by Norton Utilities |
B4 | Helix Nuts and Bolts file |
C | C code |
CAB | Microsoft cabinet file (program files compressed for software distribution) |
CAL | CALS Compressed Bitmap |
CAL | Calendar schedule data |
CAS | Comma-delimited ASCII file |
CAT | IntelliCharge categorization file used by Quicken |
CB | Microsoft clean boot file |
CCB | Visual Basic Animated Button configuration |
CCF | Multimedia Viewer configuration file used in OS/2 |
CCH | Corel Chart |
CCM | Lotus CC:Mail "box" (for example, INBOX.CCM) |
CDA | CD Audio Track |
CDF | Microsoft Channel Definition Format file |
CDI | Phillips Compact Disk Interactive format |
CDR | Core Draw drawing |
CDT | Corel Draw template |
CDX | Corel Draw compressed drawing |
CEL | CIMFast Event Language file |
CFB | Comptons Multimedia file |
CFG | Configuration file |
CGI | Common Gateway Interface script file |
CGM | Computer Graphics Metafile |
CH | OS/2 configuration file |
CHK | File fragments saved by Windows Disk Defragmenter or ScanDisk |
CHP | Ventura Publisher chapter |
CIL | Clip Gallery download package |
CIM | Sim City 200 file |
CIN | OS/2 change control file that tracks changes to an INI file |
CK1 | iD/Apogee Commander Keen 1 data file |
CK2 | iD/Apogee Commander Keen 2 data file |
CK3 | iD/Apogee Commander Keen 3 data file |
CK4 | iD/Apogee Commander Keen 4 data file |
CK5 | iD/Apogee Commander Keen 5 data file |
CK6 | iD/Apogee Commander Keen 6 data file |
CLASS | Java class |
CLP | Windows Clipboard file |
CLS | Visual Basic Class Module |
CMD | Command file for Windows NT (similar to a DOS .BAT file) |
CMD | DOS CP/M command file |
CMD | dBase-II program file |
CMF | Corel Metafile |
CMP | JPEG Bitmap |
CMP | Address document |
CMV | Corel Move animation |
CMX | Corel Presentation Exchange image |
CNF | Configuration file used by Telnet, Windows, and other applications |
CNM | Windows application menu options and setup file |
CNQ | Compuworks Design Shop file |
CNT | Windows (or other) system content files for the help index and other purposes |
COB | trueSpace2 object |
COD | Microsoft C compiler output as displayable assembler with original C as comments |
COM | Command file (program) |
CPD | Fax Cover document |
CPE | Fax Cover document |
CPI | Microsoft MS-DOS code page information file |
CPL | Control Panel extension |
CPL | Corel colour palette |
CPP | C++ code |
CPR | Corel Presents Presentation |
CPT | Corel Photo-Paint image |
CPX | Corel Presentation Exchange Compressed drawing |
CRD | Cardfile file |
CRP | Corel Presents Run-Time Presentation |
CRT | Certificate file |
CSC | Corel Script |
CSP | PC Emcee On-Screen image |
CSV | Comma-separated values file |
CT | Scitex CT Bitmap |
CTL | Used in general to mean a file containing control information. |
CUE | Microsoft Cue Cards data |
CUR | Windows Cursor |
CUT | Dr Halo bitmap |
CV | Corel Versions archive |
CV | Microsoft CodeView information screen |
CWK | Claris Works data file |
CWS | Claris Works template |
CXX | C++ source code file |
DAT | Data file |
DAT | WordPerfect Merge Data |
DBF | Aston-Tate dBASE database |
DBX | DataBeam image |
DCR | Shockwave file |
DCS | Desktop Color Separation file |
DCX | Fax image (based on PCX) |
DDF | BTRIEVE database |
DEF | SmartWare II data file |
DEF | C++ Definition |
DER | Certificate file |
DIB | Device-Independent Bitmap |
DIC | Dictionary |
DIF | Data Interchange Format spreadsheet |
DIR | Macromedia Director file |
DIZ | Description file |
DLG | C++ Dialogue Script |
DLL | Dynamic-Link Library |
DMF | X-Trakker music module (MOD) file |
DOC | FrameMaker or FrameBuilder document |
DOC | WordStar document |
DOC | WordPerfect document |
DOC | Microsoft Word document |
DOT | Microsoft Word document Template |
DPR | Borland Delphi project header file |
DRV | Driver |
DRW | Micrografx Designer/Draw |
DSG | DooM saved game |
DSM | Dynamic Studio music module (MOD) file |
DSP | Microsoft Developer Studio project |
DSQ | Corel QUERY file |
DSW | Microsoft Developer Studio workspace |
DWG | AutoCAD drawing eXchange format |
DXF | AutoDesk Drawing Interchange format |
EMF | Enhanced Windows Metafile |
ENC | Encore file |
EPS | Encapsulated PostScript image |
ER1 | ERWin file |
ERX | ERWin file |
EVY | Envoy document |
EWL | Microsoft Encarta document |
EXE | Executable file (program) |
F | FORTRAN file |
F77 | FORTRAN file |
F90 | FORTRAN file |
FAR | Farandole Composer music module (MOD) file |
FAV | Microsoft Outlook navigation bar |
FAX | FAX Type image |
FH3 | Aldus Freehand 3 drawing |
FIF | Fractal image file |
FITS | CCD camera image |
FLC | AutoDesk FLIC animation |
FLI | AutoDesk FLIC animation |
FLT | Corel filter |
FLT | StarTrekker music module (MOD) file |
FMB | Oracle binary source code for form, version 4.0 and later |
FMT | Oracle text format of form, version 4.0 and later |
FMT | Microsoft Schedule+ print file |
FMX | Oracle executable form, version 4.0 and later |
FOG | Fontographer font |
FON | System font |
FOR | FORTRAN file |
FOT | Font-related file |
FP | FileMaker Pro file |
FP1 | Flying Pigs for Windows data file |
FP3 | FileMaker Pro file |
FPX | FlashPix bitmap |
FRM | Form |
FRM | FrameMaker or FrameBuilder document |
FRM | Oracle executable form version 3.0 and earlier |
FRM | Visual Basic form |
FRM | WordPerfect Merge form |
FRX | Visual Basic form stash file |
GAL | Corel Multimedia Manager album |
GCP | Ground Control Point file used in image processing of remote sensing data . |
GED | Graphic Environment Document (drawing) |
GEM | GEM metafile |
GEN | Ventura-Generated text file |
GFC | Patton&Patton Flowcharting 4 flowchart file |
GFI | Genigraphics Graphics Link presentation |
GFX | Genigraphics Graphics Link presentation |
GID | Windows 95 global index file (containing help status) |
GIF | CompuServe bitmap |
GIM | Genigraphics Graphics Link presentation |
GIX | Genigraphics Graphics Link presentation |
GNA | Genigraphics Graphics Link presentation |
GNX | Genigraphics Graphics Link presentation |
GRA | Microsoft Graph |
GRD | Grid file, used in image processing of remote sensing data often to form map projections. |
GRP | Program Manager Group |
GTK | Graoumftracker (old) music module (MOD) file |
GT2 | Graoumftracker (new) music module (MOD) file |
GWX | Genigraphics Graphics Link presentation |
GWZ | Genigraphics Graphics Link presentation |
GZ | Unix Gzip compressed file |
H | C program header |
HED | HighEdit document |
HEL | Microsoft Hellbender saved game |
HEX | Macintosh BinHex 2.0 file |
HGL | HP Graphics Language drawing |
HLP | Help file |
HOG | Lucas Arts Dark Forces WAD file |
HPJ | Visual Basic Help Project |
HPP | C++ program header |
HQX | Macintosh BinHex 4.0 file |
HST | History file |
HT | HyperTerminal |
HTM | Hypertext document |
HTML | Hypertext document |
HTX | Extended HTML template |
ICA | Citrix file |
ICB | Targa bitmap |
ICM | Image Color Matching profile file |
ICO | Windows Icon |
IDD | MIDI Instrument Definition |
IDQ | Internet Data Query file |
IFF | Amiga ILBM |
IGF | Inset Systems metafile |
IIF | QuickBooks for Windows interchange file |
IMA | WinImage file |
IMG | GEM image |
INC | Assembler language or Active Server include file |
INF | Information file |
INI | Initialization file |
INP | Oracle source code for form, version 3.0 and earlier |
INS | InstallShield install script |
INS | X-Internet sign-up file |
ISO | Lists the files on a CD-ROM; based on the ISO 9660 CD-ROM file system standard |
ISP | X-Internet sign-up file |
ISU | InstallShield uninstall script |
IT | Impulse Tracker music module (MOD) file |
IW | Idlewild screensaver |
JAR | Java ARchive file (a compressed file for applets and related files) |
JAVA | Java source code |
JBF | Paint Shop Pro image browser file |
JFF | JPEG bitmap |
JIF | JPEG bitmap |
JMP | SAS JMPDiscovery chart-to-statistics file |
JN1 | Epic MegaGames Jill of the Jungle data file |
JPEG | JPEG bitmap |
JPG | JPEG bitmap |
JS | JavaScript source code |
JTF | JPEG bitmap |
KDC | Kodak Photo-Enhancer |
KFX | KoFax Group 4 image |
KYE | Kye game data |
LBM | Deluxe Paint bitmap |
LDB | Microsoft Access lock file |
LEG | Legacy document |
LHA | Alternate file suffix for LZH |
LIB | Library |
LIS | Output file produced by a Structured Query Reporting (SQR) program |
LOG | 1. Log file |
LOG | 2. Log file used by pokerstars for errors in their poker software |
LPD | Helix Nuts and Bolts file |
LRC | Intel Video Phone file |
LST | List file |
LWO | Lightwave Object file |
LWP | Lotus Wordpro 96/97 file |
LZH | LH ARC compressed archive |
LZS | Skyroads data file |
M3D | Corel Motion 3D animation |
MAC | MacPaint image |
MAD | Microsoft Access module |
MAF | Microsoft Access Form |
MAK | Visual Basic or MS Visual C++ Project |
MAM | Microsoft Access Macro |
MAP | Map file |
MAP | Duke Nukem 3D WAD game file |
MAQ | Microsoft Access Query |
MAR | Microsoft Access Report |
MAS | Lotus Freelance Graphics Smartmaster file |
MAT | Microsoft Access Table |
MAX | Paperport file |
MAZ | Hover maze data |
MB1 | Apogee Monster Bash data file |
MCC | Dialer10 calling card |
MCS | MathCAD image |
MCW | Microsoft Word for Macintosh document |
MDA | Microsoft Access add-in |
MDB | Microsoft Access database |
MDE | Microsoft Access MDE file |
MDL | Digital Tracker music module (MOD) file |
MDL | Quake model file |
MDN | Microsoft Access blank database template |
MDW | Microsoft Access Workgroup |
MDZ | Microsoft Access wizard template |
MED | Music Editor, OctaMED music module (MOD) file |
MER | Format for interchanging spreadsheet/database data; recognized by Filemaker, Excel, and others |
MET | Presentation Manager metafile |
MI | Miscellaneous |
MIC | Microsoft Image Composer file |
MID | MIDI music |
MMF | Microsoft Mail File |
MMM | Microsoft Multimedia Movie |
MOD | FastTracker, StarTrekker, Noise Tracker (etc.) music module file |
MOD | Microsoft Multiplan spreadsheet |
MOV | QuickTime for Windows movie |
MPE | MPEG animation |
MPEG | MPEG animation |
MPG | MPEG animation |
MPP | Microsoft Project file |
MPP | CAD drawing file format |
MP3 | MPEG Audio Layer 3 (AC3) file |
MSG | Microsoft Mail message |
MSN | Microsoft Network document |
MSP | Microsoft Paint bitmap |
MTM | MultiTracker music module (MOD) file |
MUS | Music |
MVB | Microsoft Multimedia Viewer file |
MWP | Lotus Wordpro 97 Smartmaster file |
NAP | NAP Metafile |
NCB | Microsoft Developer Studio file |
NSF | Lotus Notes database |
NST | Noise Tracker music module (MOD) file |
NTF | Lotus Notes database template |
OBD | Microsoft Office binder template |
OBD | Microsoft Office Binder |
OBJ | Object file |
OBZ | Microsoft Office Binder Wizard |
OCX | Microsoft Object Linking and Embedding custom control |
OFN | Microsoft Office FileNew file |
OFT | Microsoft Outlook template |
OKT | Oktalyzer music module (MOD) file |
OLB | OLE Object Library |
OLE | OLE object |
OPT | Microsoft Developer Studio file |
ORG | Lotus Organiser file |
OR2 | Lotus Organiser 2 file |
OR3 | Lotus Organiser 97 file |
P10 | Tektronix Plot 10 drawing |
PAB | Microsoft Personal Address Book |
PAK | Quake WAD file |
PAL | Windows colour palette |
PAT | Corel Draw pattern |
PBK | Microsoft Phonebook |
PBM | Portable Bitmap |
PCD | Kodak Photo-CD image |
PCL | HP Laserjet bitmap |
PCS | PICS animation |
PCT | Macintosh PICT drawing |
PCX | ZSoft PC Paintbrush bitmap |
PDF | Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format or Netware Printer Definition File |
PDF | Package Definition File from Microsoft Systems Management Server |
PDQ | Patton&Patton Flowcharting PDQ Lite file |
PFA | Type 1 font (ASCII) |
PFB | Type 1 font (binary) |
PFC | PF Component |
PFM | Printer Font Metrics |
PGL | HP Plotter drawing |
PGM | Portable Graymap (bitmap) |
PIC | PC Paint bitmap |
PIC | Lotus picture |
PIC | Macintosh PICT drawing |
PIF | Program Information File |
PIF | IBM PIF drawing |
PIG | Lucas Arts Dark Forces WAD file |
PIN | Epic Pinball data file |
PIN | Epic Pinball data file |
PIX | Inset Systems bitmap |
PJ | MKS Source Integrity file |
PKG | Microsoft Developer Studio application extension (similar to a DLL file) |
PL | Perl program |
PLT | HPGL Plotter drawing |
PLT | AutoCAD Plot drawing |
PM5 | Pagemaker 5.0 file |
PM6 | Pagemaker 6.0 file |
P65 | Pagemaker 6.5 file |
PNG | Portable Network Graphics bitmap |
PNG | Paint Shop Pro Browser catalogue |
PNT | MacPaint graphic file |
POT | Microsoft PowerPoint Template |
PP4 | Picture Publisher 4 bitmap |
PPA | Microsoft PowerPoint Add-in |
PPM | Portable Pixelmap bitmap |
PPS | Microsoft PowerPoint slide show |
PPT | Microsoft PowerPoint presentation |
PRE | Lotus Freelance presentation |
PRF | Windows system file |
PRN | Print Table (space delimited text) |
PRS | Harvard Graphics for Windows presentation |
PRZ | Lotus Freelance Graphics 97 file |
PS | Postscript Interpreted drawing |
PSD | Adobe Photoshop bitmap |
PST | Microsoft Outlook Personal Folder File |
PTM | Polytracker music module (MOD) file |
PUB | Ventura Publisher publication |
PUB | Microsoft Publisher document |
PWD | Microsoft Pocket Word document |
PWZ | Microsoft PowerPoint Wizard |
PXL | Microsoft Pocket Excel spreadsheet |
QAD | PF QuickArt Document |
QBW | QuickBooks for Windows file |
QDT | Quick Books data file from the Quicken UK Accountancy/Tax/Invoice program |
QLB | Quick Library |
QRY | Microsoft Query |
QT | QuickTime Movie |
QTM | QuickTime Movie |
QXD | Quark XPress file |
R | Pegasus Mail resource file |
RA | Real Audio sound |
RAM | Real Audio sound |
RAS | Sun Raster Images bitmap |
RAW | Raw File Format (bitmap) |
RC | Microsoft Visual C++ Resource Script |
REC | Recorder macro |
REG | Registration file |
RES | Microsoft Visual C++ Resource |
RFT | RFT-DCA |
RLE | Run-Length Encoded bitmap |
RM | Real Audio video file |
RMI | MIDI music |
ROV | Rescue Rover data file |
RPT | Microsoft Visual Basic Crystal Reports file |
RTF | Rich Text Format document |
RTM | Real Tracker music module (MOD) file |
SAM | Ami Professional document |
SAV | Saved game file |
SCC | Microsoft Source Safe file |
SCD | Matrix/Imapro SCODL slide image |
SCD | Microsoft Schedule+ 7 |
SCH | Microsoft Schedule+ 1 |
SCN | trueSpace2 scene |
SCP | Dial-Up Networking Script |
SCR | Windows screensaver |
SCR | Fax image |
SCT | Scitex CT bitmap |
SC2 | Microsoft Schedule+ 7 |
SDL | SmartDraw library |
SDR | SmartDraw drawing |
SDT | SmartDraw template |
SEA | Self-expanding archive (used by Stuffit for Mac files and possibly by others) |
SEP | Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) bitmap |
SHB | Corel Show presentation |
SHB | Document shortcut file |
SHG | Hotspot bitmap |
SHS | Shell scrap file |
SHW | Corel Show presentation |
SIT | Stuffit archive of Mac files |
SLK | Symbolic Link (SYLK) spreadsheet |
SND | NeXT sound |
SND | Mac Sound Resource |
SQC | Structured Query Language (SQR) common code file |
SQR | Structured Query Language (SQR) program file |
STM | Scream Tracker music module (MOD) file |
STY | Ventura Publisher style sheet |
SVX | Amiga 8SVX sound |
SYS | System file |
S3M | Scream Tracker 3 music module (MOD) file |
TAR | Tape Archive |
TAZ | Unix Gzip/Tape Archive |
TEX | Texture file |
TGA | Targa bitmap |
TGZ | Unix Gzip/Tape Archive |
THEME | Windows 95 Desktop Theme |
THN | Graphics Workshop for Windows thumbnail |
TIF | Tag Image File Format (TIFF) bitmap |
TIFF | Tag Image File Format (TIFF) bitmap |
TIG | Tiger file, used by US government to distribute maps |
TLB | OLE Type Library |
TMP | Windows temporary file |
TRM | Terminal file |
TRN | MKS Source Integrity project usage log |
TTF | TrueType font |
TWF | TabWorks file |
TWW | Tagwrite Template |
TX8 | MS-DOS Text |
TXT | Text |
T2T | Sonata CAD modelling software file |
UDF | Windows NT Uniqueness Database File |
ULT | Ultratracker music module (MOD) file |
URL | Internet shortcut |
USE | MKS Source Integrity file |
VBP | Visual Basic Project |
VBW | Microsoft Visual Basic workspace |
VBX | Visual Basic custom control |
VCF | Vevi Configuration File; defines objects for use with Sense8's WorldToolKit |
VDA | Targa bitmap |
VI | Virtual Instrument file from National Instruments LABView product |
VLB | Corel Ventura Library |
VOC | Creative Labs Sound Blaster sound |
VP | Ventura Publisher publication |
VSD | Visio drawing (flow chart or schematic) |
VST | Targa bitmap |
VSW | Visio Workspace file |
VXD | Microsoft Windows virtual device driver |
WAD | Large file for Doom game containing video, player level, and other information |
WAV | Windows Waveform sound |
WB1 | QuattroPro for Windows spreadsheet |
WB2 | QuattroPro for Windows spreadsheet |
WBK | Microsoft Word Backup |
WBL | Argo WebLoad II upload file |
WCM | WordPerfect Macro |
WDB | Microsoft Works database |
WEB | CorelXara Web document |
WGP | Wild Board Games data file |
WID | Ventura width table |
WIL | WinImage file |
WIZ | Microsoft Word Wizard |
WK1 | Lotus 123 versions 1 & 2 spreadsheet |
WK3 | Lotus 123 version 3 spreadsheet |
WK4 | Lotus 123 version 4 spreadsheet |
WKS | Lotus 123 Worksheet spreadsheet |
WKS | Microsoft Works document |
WLF | Argo WebLoad I upload file |
WLL | Microsoft Word Add-In |
WMF | Windows Metafile |
WOW | Grave Composer music module (MOD) file |
WP | WordPerfect document |
WPW | Novel PerfectWorks document |
WP4 | WordPerfect 4 document |
WP5 | WordPerfect 5 document |
WP6 | WordPerfect 6 document |
WPD | WordPerfect Demo |
WPD | WordPerfect Document |
WPG | WordPerfect Graphic |
WPS | Microsoft Works document |
WPT | WordPerfect Template |
WQ1 | QuattroPro/DOS spreadsheet |
WQ2 | QuattroPro/DOS version 5 spreadsheet |
WRI | Write document |
WRL | Virtual Reality model |
WS1 | WordStar for Windows 1 document |
WS2 | WordStar for Windows 2 document |
WS3 | WordStar for Windows 3 document |
WS4 | WordStar for Windows 4 document |
WS5 | WordStar for Windows 5 document |
WS6 | WordStar for Windows 6 document |
WS7 | WordStar for Windows 7 document |
WSD | WordStar 2000 document |
WVL | Wavelet Compressed Bitmap |
XAR | Corel Xara drawing |
XLA | Microsoft Excel add-in |
XLB | Microsoft Excel toolbar |
XLC | Microsoft Excel chart |
XLD | Microsoft Excel dialogue |
XLK | Microsoft Excel backup |
XLM | Microsoft Excel macro |
XLS | Microsoft Excel worksheet |
XLT | Microsoft Excel template |
XLV | Microsoft Excel VBA module |
XLW | Microsoft Excel workbook / workspace |
XM | FastTracker 2, Digital Tracker music module (MOD) file |
XR1 | Epic MegaGames Xargon data file |
XTP | XTree data file |
XY3 | XYWrite III document |
XY4 | XYWrite IV document |
XYP | XYWrite III Plus document |
XYW | XYWrite for Windows 4.0 document |
YAL | Arts & Letters clipart library |
YBK | Microsoft Encarta Yearbook |
Z | Unix Gzip |
ZIP | Zip file |
ZOO | An early compressed file format |
000-999 | Used to number old versions of files and number related data files |
12M | Lotus 123 97 Smartmaster file |
123 | Lotus 123 97 file |
2GR and 3GR | VGA Graphics driver/configuration files under Windows |
386 | A file for use in an 80386 or higher microprocessor |
669 | Composer 669, Unis Composer music mod file |
#01 and higher | A method of numbering picture files for a roll of film that has been scanned |
$$$ | Used by OS/2 to keep track of archived files |
@@@ | Screen files used in the installation and instruction on use of applications |
Have I missed any other formats..