Supported File Formats
ConverterZone supports free conversion of a very large list of file formats. We keep updating the list to provide you the best support for the latest free file converters as well as for the most popular file formats. If there is a format that you could not find on Convertfiles.com – please contact us and we'll do our best to add it.
[ARCHIVE] [DOCUMENT] [PRESENTATION] [E-BOOK] [DRAWING] [IMAGE] [AUDIO] [VIDEO] [OTHER]
Archive file formats
| File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
| 7z | 7-Zip Compressed File | 7Zip WinRAR WinZip | 7-zip |
| gz | Gnu Zipped Archive File | Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe 2010 Corel WinZip 18.5 7-Zip Xarchive WinRAR 5 | The GNU Project |
| rar | WinRAR Compressed Archive | 7Zip StuffIt WinRAR WinZip | Eugene Roshal |
| tar | Tape Archive File | Apple Archive Utility GNU Tar StuffIt WinZip | The GNU Project |
| tar.gz | Gzip Compressed Archive | STDU Viewer eBook for EPOC | The GNU Project |
| tgz | Gzipped Tar File | Smith Micro Stuffit Deluxe 2010 (Windows, Mac) WinRAR 5 (Windows) Corel WinZip 18.5 (Windows) 7-Zip (Windows) Zipeg (Windows, Mac) Incredible Bee Archiver (Mac) Tar (Linux) Gunzip (Linux) Pkgtool (Linux) | n/a |
| zip | Compressed Archive File | StuffIt WinRAR Winzip | PKWARE |
Document file formats
| File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
| doc | Microsoft Word Document | AbiWord Apple Pages AppleWorks KWord Microsoft Word StarOffice | Microsoft |
| docx | Microsoft Word 2007 Document | Microsoft Word 2007 Microsoft Word 2008 (MAC) OxygenOffice Professional (Linux) Word 2010 | Microsoft |
| ods | OpenDocument spreadsheet | Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2010 OpenOffice Calc | Sun Microsystems |
| odt | OpenDocument text | Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2010 OpenOffice Writer | Sun Microsystems |
| pages | Apple iWork Pages Document | Apple iWork Pages 4.1 Pages 4.2 Pages 4.3 Pages 5.0 Pages 5.1 Pages 5.2 Pages 5.5 | Apple Inc |
| Portable Document Format | Adobe Viewer Ghostscript Ghostview Xpdf gPDF | Adobe Systems | |
| rtf | Rich Text Format | AbiWord Kword Microsoft Word TextEdit WordPad | Microsoft |
| sxw | StarOffice Writer Document | StarOffice Writer OpenOffice Writer LibreOffice | Sun Microsystems |
| txt | Text Document | Notepad TextEdit WordPad | Various |
| xls | Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet | Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel Viewer OpenOffice | Microsoft |
| xlsx | Microsoft Excel 2007 Spreadsheet | Microsoft Excel 2007 OpenOffice OxygenOffice Progessional (Linux) | Microsoft |
| xps | Open XML Paper Specification | Chrome Firefox Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft XPS Viewer Safari | Microsoft |
Presentation file formats
| File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
| odp | OpenDocument presentation | Corel WordPerfect KOffice Lotus Symphony NeoOffice OpenOffice Impress StarOffice | Sun Microsystems and Oasis |
| ppt | Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation | Apple Keynote Microsoft PowerPoint OpenOffice | Microsoft |
| pptx | Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Presentation | Apple Keynote Microsoft PowerPoint OpenOffice | Microsoft |
E-book file formats
| File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
| epub | Open eBook File | Adobe Digital Editions Apple iBooks Mobipocket Reader Desktop Sony Reader | International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) |
| fb2 | FictionBook 2.0 File | Apple iBooks Calibre Cool Viewer | FictionBook |
| lit | Microsoft eBook File | Microsoft Reader | Microsoft |
| mobi | Mobipocket eBook | Amazon Kindle Apple iBooks Mobipocket Reader Desktop | Mobipocket / Amazon |
| prc | Mobipocket eBook File | Amazon Kindle Apple iBooks Mobipocket Reader Desktop | Mobipocket |
| chm | Compiled HTML Help File | Beyond CHM Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Reader Mozilla Firefox xCHM | Microsoft |
Drawing file formats
| File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
| dwg | AutoCAD Drawing Database | Adobe Illustrator AutoCAD Autodesk DWG TrueView CorelCAD | Autodesk |
| dxf | AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format | Adobe Illustratror AutoCAD CorelCAD Open Office PaintShop Pro | Autodesk |
| odg | OpenDocument Drawing | Libre Office OpenOffice Draw | Sun Microsystems |
Image file formats
| File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
| arw | Sony Alpha Raw | Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Elements Corel Draw GIMP Google Picasa XnView | Sony |
| bmp | Windows bitmap | Adobe Photoshop MS Paint Microsoft Photo Editor Paintbrush | Microsoft |
| cr2 | Canon RAW version 2 | Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Paint Shop Pro Picasa digiKam | Canon Inc. |
| crw | Canon RAW CIFF Image File | Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Elements Corel Draw Google Picasa Microsoft Windows Photos | Cannon |
| gif | Compuserve graphics interchange | Adobe Photoshop Apple Preview Corel Paint Shop Pro Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery Viewer | CompuServe |
| jpg | JPEG compliant image | Adobe Photoshop Apple Preview Corel Paint Shop Pro Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery Viewer | The JPEG Committee |
| nef | Nikon Electronic Format | Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Paint Shop Pro Picasa digiKam | Nikon Inc. |
| pef | Pentax RAW file | Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Elements Corel Draw Google Picasa | Pentax |
| png | Portable Network Graphic | Apple Preview Corel Paint Shop Pro GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program (LINUX) Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery Viewer Safari | PNG Development Group |
| raf | Fuji RAW Image File | Adobe Lightroom Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Elements Corel Draw Google Picasa | Fuji |
| sr2 | Sony RAW Image File | Adobe DNG Converter Corel Draw Microsoft Windows Photos XnViewMP | Sony |
| tiff | Tagged image file format | CyberLink PowerDVD InterVideo WinDVD VideoLAN VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | Aldus, Adobe Systems |
Audio file formats
| File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
| aac | Advanced Audio Coding File | KMPlayer RealPlayer VideoLAN VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | A combination of Fraunhofer IIS, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Dolby and Sony Corporation |
| amr | Adaptive Multi-Rate Codec File | Audacity Android Open Source software AMR Player QuickTime Real Player VLS Media Player Apple iPhone | 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) |
| au | Audio File | Nullsoft Winamp Apple QuickTime Player Microsoft Windows Media Player RealNetworks RealPlayer Cloud Adobe Audition CC | Sun Microsystems |
| flac | Free Lossless Audio Codec | Real Player VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | Xiph.Org Foundation |
| m4a | Compressed audio file | Apple QuickTime Player Apple iTunes Microsoft Windows Media Player | Apple |
| m4r | iPhone Ringtone File | Apple iTunes Apple QuickTime Player | Apple |
| mka | Matroska audio file | VideoLAN VLC media player | www.matroska.org |
| mp3 | Free Lossless Audio Codec | Real Player VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | Xiph.Org Foundation |
| ogg | Ogg Vorbis Compressed Audio File | Apple QuickTime Player Real Player Windows Media Player | Xiph.Org Foundation |
| wav | Windows audio file | CyberLink PowerDirector Microsoft Windows Media Player Roxio Creator 2009 | Microsoft & IBM |
| wma | Windows Media (Metafile) | MPlayer Realplayer VLC Media Player Windows Media Player Windows Movie Maker Zune software Open Source | Microsoft |
Video file formats
| File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
| 3gp | 3GPP Multimedia File | QuickTime Player VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) |
| amv | AMV video format file | VLC Media Player | used by MTV |
| asf | Advanced Streaming Format | Real Player VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | Microsoft |
| avi | Windows video file | ALLPlayer Apple QuickTime Player Microsoft Windows Media Player VideoLAN VLC Media Player | Microsoft |
| flv | Flash MP4 video | FFDShow Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery Viewer VideoLAN VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | Apple |
| m2ts | MPEG-2 Transport Stream | Microsoft Windows Media Player VideoLAN VLC media player Adobe Flash Professional CC Sony Picture Motion Browser | Sony |
| m2t | MPEG-2 Transport Stream | Microsoft Windows Media Player VideoLAN VLC media player | |
| m4v | MPEG-4 Video File | Apple QuickTime Player Apple iTunes VLC Media Player | Apple |
| mkv | Matroska Multimedia Container | VLC Media Player | Steve Lhomme |
| mod | Hard disk camera movie | Quicktime Player VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | JVC/Panasonic |
| mov | Apple QuickTime Movie | Apple QuickTime Player CyberLink PowerDirector Roxio Easy Media Creator | Apple |
| mp4 | MPEG-4 Video File | Apple QuickTime Player Apple iTunes Microsoft Windows Media Player VideoLAN VLC Media Player | Moving Picture Experts Group |
| mpg | Moving Picture Experts Group File | VideoLAN VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | ISO, IEC |
| mts | AVCHD Video File | VideoLAN VLC Media Player Windows Media Player | Sony, Panasonic |
| rm | Real Media File | RealNetworks RealPlayer | Real Networks |
| vob | Video Object File | Adobe Flash Player (standalone program) Web browser with the Flash plug-in installed | Apple |
| wmv | Windows Media Video | MPlayer Microsoft Windows Media Player PowerDVD RealPlayer VideoLAN VLC Media Player | Microsoft |
Other file formats
| File format | File format full name | Computer programs that use it | Author |
| eps | Encapsulated PostScript | Adobe Acrobat Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop CorelDRAW Microsoft Digital Image Editor QuarkXPress | Adobe Systems |
| psd | Photoshop Document | Adobe Illustrator CS6 Adobe InDesign CS6 Adobe Photoshop GIMP | Adobe Systems |