File Format Knowledge Center

A ubiquitous archive format that bundles and compresses files.

Proprietary archive format with strong compression.

Open archive format with superior compression ratios.

Unix archive format that bundles files without compression.

Lossy audio format with broad compatibility.

Uncompressed audio format used in production.

Lossy audio format with better quality than MP3 at the same bitrate.

Lossless audio compression format favored by audiophiles.

Open container for the Vorbis audio codec.

JavaScript Object Notation — a lightweight text format for structured data.

Comma-Separated Values — a plain-text tabular data format.

Extensible Markup Language used for documents and structured data.

A human-readable data serialization format common in DevOps configuration.

Portable Document Format — preserves layout, fonts, and graphics across devices.

A constrained PDF subset designed specifically for graphic-arts exchange and reliable print output.

Open ebook format supporting reflowable text.

Legacy ebook format used by older Kindle devices.

Microsoft Word's modern document format.

Microsoft Excel's modern spreadsheet format.

Microsoft PowerPoint's modern presentation format.

Apple Keynote's native presentation format.

Apple Numbers' native spreadsheet format.

Apple Pages' native word-processing format.

Markdown — a lightweight markup language for structured text.

TrueType — a widely supported scalable font format.

OpenType — TrueType's successor supporting advanced typographic features.

Web Open Font Format — compressed font wrapper optimized for the web.

WOFF's successor with improved compression.

Embedded OpenType — Microsoft's legacy webfont format.

Adobe Photoshop's native layered raster format.

Adobe InDesign's native layout format for multi-page documents.

GIMP's native layered raster format.

Native file format for the Sketch design app, vector-based.

Figma's native cloud file format.

Adobe XD's native UI design file.

Lossless raster format with transparency support, ideal for UI graphics and screenshots.

Lossy raster format optimized for photographs and gradients, with adjustable compression.

Legacy bitmap format supporting simple animations with a 256-color palette.

Modern Google format with both lossy and lossless compression, smaller files than JPG or PNG.

Next-generation image format based on AV1, delivering exceptional compression and HDR support.

Uncompressed or losslessly compressed raster format used in print and archival workflows.

Microsoft's uncompressed bitmap format, large files but universally supported on Windows.

Apple's high-efficiency image format, smaller than JPG at equal quality.

Unprocessed sensor data from a digital camera, retaining maximum editing flexibility.

Windows icon format containing multiple sizes in one file.

XML-based vector format scalable to any size without quality loss.

Adobe Illustrator's native editable vector format.

Encapsulated PostScript — a legacy vector format still used in some print workflows.

Ubiquitous video container with H.264 video and AAC audio.

Apple's QuickTime container, common in production workflows.

Open video container favored by web standards bodies.

Legacy Microsoft video container.

Open container supporting many codecs and subtitle tracks.

After Effects native project file for motion design.

Premiere Pro project file.

HyperText Markup Language — the structure layer of web pages.

Cascading Style Sheets — the styling layer of web pages.

JavaScript — the behavior layer of the web.

TypeScript — JavaScript with static types.