File types iceberg

File types iceberg is an iceberg chart topic. A text version, "File Types" by sctvfanindonesia, is hosted on IcebergThreads, where it had 1,068 views as of 29 October 2026.

The IcebergThreads author describes it as: "sorted by typical frequency of occurrence when you are proposing an entry, please add a description ***NOTE***: THIS IS NOT MY ORIGINAL ICEBERG, AS THIS ICEBERG WAS ORIGINALLY MADE BY USER "MRX" & "CODA", FROM ICEBERGCHARTS.COM. I WILL ALSO PROBABLY ADD A FEW ENTRIES THAT WOULD FIT IN MY OPINION, THAT HASN'T BEEN ON THE ORIGINAL LIST. IF ANY ENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CREATOR OF THIS ICEBERG…"

Entries reflect the chart authors' choices and are not verified fact.

Tiers

Tiers and entries from the IcebergThreads version. Notes after a dash are shortened from the author's explanations.

Tier 1

• png – Portable Network Graphics - includes lossless compression
• jpg – other name for jpeg
• jpeg – Joint Photographic Experts Group - includes lossy compression
• gif – animated image format
• mp3 – most popular format for audio
• exe – Microsoft Windows standard executable format

Tier 2

• mp4 – most common video format
• webm – upcoming video format, not supported by all browsers yet
• zip – most common file/directory compression format
• html – HyperText Markup Language, the format all websites use, and all browsers understand
• txt – file containing just text, but the text may still use different encodings
• xls
• xlsx
• docx – A Microsoft Word file
• pdf – Portable Document Format - used for all kinds of documents, including scientific publications

Tier 3

• webp
• xcf – Gimp image editor project file format
• svg – Vector Graphics file format
• bmp
• ico – Primarily used for browser tab icons, like the one you see above
• wav
• aac
• m4a
• mov
• js
• jar
• ELF
• dmg
• rar
• odt
• doc
• csv – Comma separated values, often used to export and import data between programs
• css – Cascading Style Sheets, the language all websites are styled with, even this one
• xml
• mpeg – Moving Picture Experts Group
• pptx – A PowerPoint file
• avi – A video file
• ppt – A PowerPoint file
• doc – A Microsoft Word file
• apk
• mpg
• kine
• fbx – Used for 3d Models
• lss – file type for this speedrunning tool called LiveSplit. LiveSplit uses this filetype for splits. livesplit is the most popular tool of its category
• 7z – zip but with a 7 infront of it
• gdoc – a gdoc file is a type of file used for google documents saved in chrome os
• ipsw – iOS Software File
• ai – one of the file types used in exporting from adobe illustrator
• wmv – Windows Media Video, a video file type

Tier 4

• ogg
• flac
• mid
• mkv
• amv
• py – Python script
• cpp – C++ (plus plus) source file
• c – C programming language source file
• h – C programming language header files
• o – object format, result of compiling c source code
• bat – windows batch file for executing several commands sequentially as a script
• gz – GnuZip file+directory compression format
• tar
• ic – 7zip compression format
• md – Markdown, most often used for code project documentation
• rtf
• json – JavaScript object notation, very common data storage and transfer format
• ini
• obj – format for 3d model, supported by most 3d software
• ttf – TrueType Font format
• ico – the little icon you see on each browser tab was often supplied in this .ico image format
• sh – Linux shell script
• sf2 – (Sound font 2) A soundfont file type commonly used in old video games
• msi
• wma
• m4v
• psd – photoshop file
• db – A database file, could be something like a database of images
• mcpack – resource pack file for Minecraft bedrock (this is technically a zip file)
• HEIC – image and video encoding format
• mp2
• flp – FL Studio Track and an Floppy Disk Image flie
• midi – same as .mid
• Gerber – PCB design file
• PCB – A general pcb design file
• vdi – a vdi file is an file used as a virtual hard disk for virtualbox VM's
• gitignore
• java – For Java source files.
• osz – Osu! file format
• sb2 – Scratch 2.0
• pyc – Python bytecode

Tier 5

• TIFF
• RAW
• dll
• php
• iso
• ps
• eps
• yaml
• blend – For the free Blender 3D animation program
• cfg
• woff
• otf
• ogv
• cxx – A C++ file type that is used less
• xz
• Makefile
• deb
• app
• dat
• sql
• cgi
• pl
• flv
• ini
• cab
• cs
• cer
• htm
• toml – Like yaml.
• dds – Direct Draw Software
• INDD – Adobe InDesign file
• pkl – A PKL file is a file created by pickle, a Python module that enabless objects to be serialized to files on disk and deserialized back into the program at runtime.
• package
• crdownload – used for ongoing and not completed downloads from chrome
• nes – File used for storing most NES roms
• ashx/aspx – An ASHX/ASPX file is a webpage that is part of an ASP.NET web server application
• torrent
• JPG-LARGE – a JPEG image created by Google Chrome when a user downloads a large-sized image from Twitter
• apng – animated png, similar to gif, but with 8-bit transparency and 24-bit image support
• TFIF
• xci – contains the contents of a Nintendo Switch game card in the NX Card Image format. It stores an encrypted backup of a Nintendo Switch game, which includes the Switch game ROM, icons, and metadata. XCI…
• als – file format for storing info for Ableton Live
• vtf – texture format used by valve games

Tier 6

• asm – Assembler language sourcefile
• cmake
• war
• bin
• pem
• fit(s) – standard format for astronomical imaging and other data
• DICOM
• gdf
• md5
• hex
• pub
• crt
• ani
• PAPA – Save files for Papa Louie games, unavailable due to the Flash purge of 2021.
• emf
• mscz – MuseScore file
• mcmeta – Minecraft resource pack config file
• sb2/sb3
• sprite2/sprite3
• nsv – Nestopia Movie Files
• bz2
• rbxl
• img
• vob
• swf
• h264
• tmp
• lnk
• sys
• old
• bak
• vb
• class
• download
• part
• rss
• xhtml
• fon
• fnt
• ps1
• cmd
• vbs
• wsf
• eml
• email
• sav
• toast
• rpm
• conf
• aiff
• so – Linux equivalent of a DLL
• toml
• ceol – File used for saving music in program "BoscaCeoil"
• ass – An ASS file is a subtitles file created with Aegisub, a cross-platform application that allows users to create their own subtitles. It contains subtitles for use with movies, anime, or karaoke tracks.
• rbxm – Roblox model file
• psb – Photoshop big for short, basically PSD but for bigger files
• mmp/mmpz – LMMS
• iss – An ISS file is a script used by Inno Setup, a free program used to create Windows program installers. It contains a series of plain text commands that specify where and how a Windows program is…
• pmx, pmd – File format used for mmd models.
• cia – Installable Nintendo 3DS software
• pdn – paint.net file type
• nsp – Also used for Nintendo Switch ROMs
• 3dsx
• sun – A sun file is a proprietary format made by Sun microsystems for sunOS
• hta – File used for HTML Application
• aup – Aviutl
• dnf – For Duke Nukem Forever 2001
• fla – a file that adobe animate uses
• pup – PlayStation 3 Firmware File
• vsqx – Vocaloid project files
• ust – UTAU Project file
• ac3
• diep-pack – for diep.io
• oaf – file type of archives of the Obsidian Entertainment's Onyx Engine, which was used in only 2 games

Tier 7

• v
• 4
• wad and or pk3 – File formats for DOOM levels
• chr – A file type used exclusively in the game "Doki Doki Literature Club." The game requires the player to delete a character's .chr file to progress.
• tivf – An image format that i made
• lib
• odt
• wpd
• tex – source file for the LaTeX document preparation language, which is usually converted into pdf later for publishing
• rm
• 3g2
• 3gp
• desktop
• drv
• dmp
• cpl
• cur
• swift
• gadget
• z
• ebuild – Gentoo Linux package data
• a – Linux static (link-time) library
• ko – Linux kernel module. It's like a static library for Linux (.a) but rarer.
• ab – Android ADB backup
• pxr – Uncompressed raster image format used by Pixar workstations
• HDF5 – A file format designed to store and organize large amounts of data.
• pxz – Pixlr document file
• mrc – used for density files, opened with programs such as chimera
• cif – used to represent crystallographic information i.e. protein structures from X-ray crystallography and micro electron diffraction.
• pdb – protein data bank format. For 3D representations of protein/DNA structures.
• rift – File type for installing Mods in a Fortnite Private Server called "Rift"
• jxl – JPEG XL file format
• jfif – Stands for JPEG File Interchange Format.
• lvl and lvlx – File formats for Super Mario Bros X 2 levels
• bcstm/brstm – Audio files used by Nintendo games
• moflex – A video file used by Nintendo 3DS games and software
• world
• ras
• fdmdownload – File of when the program "Free Download Manager" is downloading something
• 🗿 – for thirtydollar.website
• rgb
• Mp1
• smk
• tickflow – File format for a custom Rhythm Heaven Megamix bytecode
• bfy – Used for animations created in the 3DS application Butterfly: Inchworm Animation II
• def, sff – Commom in MUGEN characters
• tbm – Toribash
• MOGG – Files that are used for the multitracks in the Rock Band series
• vital – file for vital presets
• svp – Synthesizer V Project file

See also

• Iceberg chart
• Programming languages iceberg

Sources

• IcebergThreads version: sctvfanindonesia. File Types. IcebergThreads. 17 September 2026. Retrieved 29 October 2026.