EddyHawk's Info List --- File Extension --- Source: SiSoft/Sandra/99.3.5.0/Help --- .!JG Thumbnails for Photofinish change JPG to !JG, PCS to !PC, etc. .2GR 286 Grabber File .386 Windows Virtual Device Driver .3GR 386 Grabber File .ABM Image PALS album file .ABR Adobe Brush file for PhotoShop .ACF Adobe Custom Filter for PhotoShop .ACM Audio Compression Module add-on to MSACM.DRV Windows driver .ACO Adobe Color Palette .AD After Dark Module (DLL) .ADL MicroChannel Adapter Description Library File .ADM After Dark support file .ADR After Dark support file .AI Adobe Illustrator EPS file .AIF Audio compressed files .AIFC .AIF files .AIFF .AIF files .ALO Almanac support file .AMS Adobe Monitor Set-up calibration file for PhotoShop .API Adobe Printer Ink file for PhotoShop .APL Support module used by Manugraphics APL products .AQL America On-line for Windows DLL .ARC Archive file for ARC, compressed files .ARJ Compressed file for ARJ compression utility .ARK Managing your Money Archive File .ASM Assembly Language source code .AST Adobe Colour Separation table for PhotoShop .AU NeXT/Sun digital audio format .AVI Audio Visual Interleaved multimedia format .AWD Microsoft Fax document .AWX Custom Application Wizard file .B64 Base 64 encoded files .BAK Backup File, made by notepad or other programs .BAS BASIC source code .BAT batch file .BFC Windows Briefcase files .BGI Borland Graphics Interface; drivers for Pascal and some other Borland languages .BI BASIC include file (Visual Basic for DOS) .BIN Binary file, used by many programs with program dependent format .BMP BitMaP; Windows graphics format .BMT Ami Pro Button .BNK AdLib Instrument ID file .BST BiblioTex file (BiblioTex bibliography file for TeX) .BTN Makeover Button file .C C source code .CAB Windows Cabinet File .CAL Windows Calendar File .CAP ProComm Capture file .CAT CP's Backup Catalogue .CBS Master Word button bar configuration file .CDA CD-Audio File .CDR Corel Draw file .CFG Configuration file -- used by many programs for configuration data with program dependent format .CGM Computer Graphics Metafile; object graphics format .CH3 Harvard Graphics file format .CHP Ventura Publisher Chapter Files .CHR Borland language stroke font file .CLP Clipboard viewer data file .CMB Xtree for Windows Button Bar file .CMF Sound Blaster synthesised sound file .CMP Photofinish Calibration Map .CNF Configuration file -- used by many programs for configuration data with program dependent format .CNV Word import converter .CNT Windows Help file contents .COM Executable Program in small format .CPD Microsoft Fax cover document .CPE .CPD file .CPL Control Panel Apple file .CPP C++ source file .CRD Windows card-file data file .CSV Comma Separated Variables (crude data interchange format) .CUR Windows Cursor File .CUT Dr. halo bitmap graphics .DAT Data file - used by many applications .DB Paradox 4.0 database; extension also used by Managing your money .DBF Basic dBASE database .DBS Data file used by Managing Your Money .DCT Dictionary: used by many programs with program dependent format .DEF Definition file -- used by many programs with program dependent format .DFX Micrografx Effects DLL used in their bitmap editors .DIB Device Independent Bitmap; rarely used Windows 3.0 bitmap format .DIF Data Interchange Format (used by Visicalc) .DIR CPS Backup Directory File .DIZ Special file placed in zips to describe shareware that some BBS can read automatically .DLG Windows SDK dialogue editor data file .DLL Windows Dynamic Link Library .DOC Word native file; also used by some other programs and as ASCII file in many shareware programs .DOT Word template file .DRV Windows driver .DRW Designer vector graphics file .DS TWAIN (Scanner spec) data source DLL .DSP Norton viewer DLL .DVI Device Independent file made by TeX .DXF AutoCAD vector graphics format .ENV Envelope or Environments; used by may programs with program dependent format .EPS Encapsulated PostScript File .EXE Executable program .FAS Macsyma compiled program .FAX Fax bitmaps in CCITT format .FF Intelligont FIAS format .FI Fortran Source Code .FIL Mirror.fil is the name given to the saved FAT by the mirror program included in some versions of DOS and in PCTools .FIO Image PALS viewer DLL .FLT Filter; DLL used by Alsud and Word for import; used in other contexts by many other programs with program dependent format .FNT Font file; used by many programs for proprietary format files .FON Windows bitmap font file .FOR FORTRAN Source Code .FOT TrueType font resource file .FRM Visual Basic Form .FRX Visual Basic binary program file .GBL Global module in Basic programs .GEM Gem Vector graphics format .GFX Instant Artist graphics Files .GIF CompuServe' Graphics Interchange Format (bitmap graphics) .GLB Global module in Basic programs .GLO Global module in Basic programs .GLY Word Glossary .GRF Stanford Graphics files; also used by Charisma .GRP Windows Program group file .GV GrandView outline file .H C header file .HBK MathCAD handbook .HLP Windows Help file .HST History file; used by various programs, especially games, with program dependent format .HTM HyperText Mark-up Language Format (Internet) file .HTML HyperText Mark-up Language Format (Internet) file .ICO Icon file .ICM Interface Colour Matching file .IFF Amiga bitmap format .IL hDC Designer Icon Library (in DLL format) .IMG GEM bitmap graphics file .INF Information file; used by various programs, including Windows with program dependent formats .INI Initialisation file for a Windows program .JPG JPEG compressed bitmap graphics format .KEX Kedit Macro File .KML Kedit Macro Library .LEX short for lexigographic; dictionaries and other files; used by several programs with program dependent format .LGO Windows Logo file shown during start-up .LHA File made by compression LHA .LIB Library file .LIC license file used by some programs to put their license on disk .LZH File made by the compression program LHARC .M Source file for MatLab and Mathematica .MA Used by Mathematica for its notebooks and by hDC products for MicroApp executable files .MAC MacPaint bitmap; also used for many programs for macro files with program dependent format .MAK Make file -- list of source files for a project in some languages together with compiler directives .MAP File with debug information produced by some languages .MCD MathCAD file .MDB (Microsoft Access database .MID MIDI music file .MMM Multi-Media Movie file .MNU Microsoft Mouse menu (for DOS apps) .MOD Module -- used by Windows for DLL which implement DOS support .MPG Video compressed files (VideoCD) .MSG Message - used by several different CompuServe access programs to store messages with program dependent format .MSP Microsoft Paint format (from Windows 2.x) .MU Quattro pro for DOS Menu definition file .MXL PackRat 5.0 support DLLs .NCD Norton's hard drive trees .NDX dBase index file .NFO Filioview database .NL Norton Desktop Icon Library .NSS Norton Screen Saver module .OBJ Compiled machine language code .OPT Options; name used by many programs for configuration information .OVL Overlay -- used by DOS executables for storing code on disk to swap in as needed .PAK PAK compressed format .PAL Palette file; used by many programs, each with their own format .PCD Kodak PhotoCD file .PCX PC paintbrush bitmap format .PDB Packrat 5.0 data file .PDF Adobe's Portable Document Format .PDG Print Shop Deluxe data file .PFA PostScript Font File .PFB PostScript Font File .PFM PostScript Font Metric File .PGL HP Plotter vector graphics format .PIC 123 Vector Graphics format .PIF Windows Program Information File .PM3 PageMaker 3.0 data file .PR1 Packrat 4.0 data file .PR2 Packrat 4.x data file .PRN Spreadsheet output (printer file( .PRO Profile; used by many programs to store configuration data .PRS Norton Viewer DLL file .PS Postscript output file .PSD Photoshop bitmap file .PX Paradox 3.0 .QAG Norton Desktop Group file .R2D Reflex 2 data file .RAS Sun Raster format .RC Resource script used by Windows programs .REC Windows Recorder Macro File .REG File used by programs to add material to the Windows registration database using RegEdit .REP Report file used by many applications .RES Compiled resource file .REX Rexx language source file .RIF Fractal painter bitmap file .RLE Run Length Encoded compressed BMP file .RMI Windows alternate synthesised sound format .ROL Adlib format synthesised music file .RPB data report file used by CP Backup .RPT Report file used by many applications .RSL Resource Library used by PC Tools for Windows .RTF Rich Text Format file .RTS Realizer executable file .RUN PC Tools for Windows batch file .RXD Reflex 1 data file .SAM Ami Pro data file .SCD SCODOL film recorder .SCR Windows Screen Saver module, also used by WinCIM .SDW Ami Draw Symbol File .SET Extension used by Norton Backup and CPS Backup for set-up information .SFB HP Soft font (obsolete under Windows) .SFO Bitstream font file - fontware format .SKY SYLK Spreadsheet file (used by Multiplan) .SMM Ami Pro Macro File .SND Mac/Amiga digitised sound file .SPD Bitstream font file - speedo format .STY Ami Pro Template (Style); used by other programs for `styles` .SY3 Harvard Graphics format .SYD Sysedit backup file .SYS System file, used for config.sys and device drivers .TBL Short for Table; used by many programs .TDF Speedo font file .TEX TeX source file .TFM TeX font file .TGA Targa True Colour bitmap format .THM Picture Publisher or PhotoMagic Thumbnail .TIF TIFF (tagged image format file) bitmap file .TMP Temporary File .TPU Turbo Pascal Unit (pre-compiled Turbo Pascal module) .TRM Windows Terminal data file .TRU True Basic source file .TTF True Type Font file .TXT Common name for ASCII text file .VBR Visual Basic Custom Control file .VBX Visual Basic Custom Control file .VOC Sound Blaster digitised sound file .VSD Visio Drawing .VSS Visio Template .VST Visio Template .VXD Windows Virtual Device Driver .WAS ProComm Script File (source code) .WAV Windows digital sound file .WAX ProComm compiled script .WB1 Quattro Pro for Windows Spreadsheet Notebook .WBT Wilsonware Batch file used by Winbatch and Norton Desktop .WCM WordPerfect Macro File .WD InfoSelect Data file .WK3 Lotus 123 3x spreadsheet .WK4 Lotus 123 4x spreadsheet .WKI Lotus 123 2x spreadsheet .WKQ Quattro spreadsheet .WKS Lotus 124 1.x spreadsheet .WMF Windows Metafile vector graphics format .WMP Windows Magic Icon Palette .WNF Corel Draw Font File .WP Word Perfect Format .WPG WordPerfect Graphic (vector graphics) .WQ1 Quattro Pro for DOS spreadsheet .WR1 Windows Write file .WRK Lotus symphony Spreadsheet .WS APL Worksheet .XCL Xtree for Windows Script file .XLA Excel Addin .XLB Excel Toolbar .XLC Excel Chart .XLL Excel Addin .XLM Excel Macro File .XLS Excel spreadsheet file .XLT Excel Template .XLW Excel Workbook .ZIP PKZIP compressed file format .ZOO ZOO compressed file format