Category Overview

Data File Extensions

Data file extensions are used by databases, applications, scientific tools, configuration systems, and structured datasets. Browse the formats below to identify a data file and find software that may read, import, edit, or export it.

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Data Extensions
Category Guide

How to identify and use data file formats

Data files can be plain text, structured records, binary databases, caches, or application-specific resources. Avoid editing an unknown data file directly, keep a backup, and use the application that originally created it whenever possible.

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441 Data Extensions Available
.GEOJSON

GeoJSON

GeoJSON is a widely used open standard geospatial data interchange format that represents geographic features with their non-spatial at...

Data
.CRDOWNLOAD

Chrome Partial Download File

A .crdownload file is a temporary file extension used by the Google Chrome web browser (and Chromium-based browsers like Microsoft Edge...

Data
.JT

Jupiter Tessellation

JT (Jupiter Tessellation) is an ISO standard (ISO 14306:2017) file format for lightweight 3D data visualization and product lifecycle m...

Data
.VDX

Visio Drawing XML File

The VDX file format is an XML-based drawing file format used by older versions of Microsoft Visio (specifically Visio 2002, 2003, and 2...

Data
.XYZ

Extensible Markup Language

XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a markup language designed for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machi...

Data
.3DS

3D Studio Scene

The .3ds file extension is a file format associated with the original Autodesk 3D Studio DOS program (later replaced by 3D Studio Max)...

Data
.TMP

Temporary File

A .tmp file is a generic temporary file created by various programs and operating systems. These files are used to hold data temporaril...

Data
.TTF

TrueType Font

The .ttf file extension represents a TrueType Font file. TrueType is a font standard developed by Apple and Microsoft in the late 1980s...

Data
.BIL

Band Interleaved by Line

The .bil file extension represents a Band Interleaved by Line raster image file. This format is commonly used in remote sensing and geo...

Data
.PLT

HPGL Plotter File

A PLT file is a vector graphics file format primarily associated with Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL). HPGL is a printer contr...

Data
.PARQUET

Apache Parquet

Apache Parquet is a columnar storage format optimized for use with big data processing frameworks. Unlike row-oriented formats, Parquet...

Data
.SQLITE3

SQLite3 Database

The .sqlite3 file extension is commonly used for SQLite database files. SQLite is a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, tra...

Data
.BREP

Boundary Representation

A BREP file, short for Boundary Representation file, is a 3D CAD (Computer-Aided Design) file format that stores the geometric and topo...

Data
.VHDX

Virtual Hard Disk v2

The VHDX file extension represents a Virtual Hard Disk v2 file format. This format is used by Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization platfo...

Data
.PARASOLID (.X_T, .X_B)

Parasolid Model Part

Parasolid files (.x_t for text format and .x_b for binary format) are CAD (Computer-Aided Design) files used for storing 3D solid model...

Data
.BIN/CUE

BIN/CUE Image

The BIN/CUE file format is a disc image format commonly used for creating exact copies of CDs and DVDs. The BIN file contains the raw b...

Data
.SYS

System File

A .SYS file is a system file used by Microsoft Windows and other operating systems. These files typically contain device drivers, hardw...

Data
.NX PART (.PRT)

NX Part File (.prt)

A .prt file is a part file created by Siemens NX (formerly Unigraphics NX), a professional CAD/CAM/CAE software suite. It contains 3D m...

Data
.TOML

Tom's Obvious, Minimal Language

TOML is a configuration file format that is easy to read due to its simple syntax. It is designed to be easily parsed into data structu...

Data
.VDI

Virtual Disk Image

A VDI file is a Virtual Disk Image file format used by Oracle's VirtualBox virtualization software. It contains the entire contents of...

Data
.RST

reStructuredText Document

reStructuredText (RST, ReST, or reST) is a plain text markup syntax similar to Markdown. It is primarily used for technical documentati...

Data
.3DM

Rhino 3D Model

The 3DM file format is a file extension used by Rhinoceros 3D, a popular NURBS (Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines) modeling software. It i...

Data
.ACIS (.SAT, .SAB)

ACIS Solid Model

The ACIS (.sat, .sab) file format is a geometric modeling kernel developed by Spatial Corporation (now part of Dassault Systèmes). It'...

Data
.PROPERTIES

Java Properties File

A .properties file is a plain text file used to store configuration information for Java applications. It typically contains key-value...

Data
.GEOJSON

GeoJSON

GeoJSON is a widely used open standard geospatial data interchange format that represents geographic features with their non-spatial attributes. It's...

.CRDOWNLOAD

Chrome Partial Download File

A .crdownload file is a temporary file extension used by the Google Chrome web browser (and Chromium-based browsers like Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Op...

.JT

Jupiter Tessellation

JT (Jupiter Tessellation) is an ISO standard (ISO 14306:2017) file format for lightweight 3D data visualization and product lifecycle management (PLM)...

.VDX

Visio Drawing XML File

The VDX file format is an XML-based drawing file format used by older versions of Microsoft Visio (specifically Visio 2002, 2003, and 2007). It stores...

.XYZ

Extensible Markup Language

XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a markup language designed for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. It...

.3DS

3D Studio Scene

The .3ds file extension is a file format associated with the original Autodesk 3D Studio DOS program (later replaced by 3D Studio Max). It's a binary...

.TMP

Temporary File

A .tmp file is a generic temporary file created by various programs and operating systems. These files are used to hold data temporarily while a file...

.TTF

TrueType Font

The .ttf file extension represents a TrueType Font file. TrueType is a font standard developed by Apple and Microsoft in the late 1980s as a competito...

.BIL

Band Interleaved by Line

The .bil file extension represents a Band Interleaved by Line raster image file. This format is commonly used in remote sensing and geographic informa...

.PLT

HPGL Plotter File

A PLT file is a vector graphics file format primarily associated with Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL). HPGL is a printer control language use...

.PARQUET

Apache Parquet

Apache Parquet is a columnar storage format optimized for use with big data processing frameworks. Unlike row-oriented formats, Parquet stores data by...

.SQLITE3

SQLite3 Database

The .sqlite3 file extension is commonly used for SQLite database files. SQLite is a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL...

.BREP

Boundary Representation

A BREP file, short for Boundary Representation file, is a 3D CAD (Computer-Aided Design) file format that stores the geometric and topological informa...

.VHDX

Virtual Hard Disk v2

The VHDX file extension represents a Virtual Hard Disk v2 file format. This format is used by Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization platform to store the...

.PARASOLID (.X_T, .X_B)

Parasolid Model Part

Parasolid files (.x_t for text format and .x_b for binary format) are CAD (Computer-Aided Design) files used for storing 3D solid models. They are the...

.BIN/CUE

BIN/CUE Image

The BIN/CUE file format is a disc image format commonly used for creating exact copies of CDs and DVDs. The BIN file contains the raw binary data of t...

.SYS

System File

A .SYS file is a system file used by Microsoft Windows and other operating systems. These files typically contain device drivers, hardware configurati...

.NX PART (.PRT)

NX Part File (.prt)

A .prt file is a part file created by Siemens NX (formerly Unigraphics NX), a professional CAD/CAM/CAE software suite. It contains 3D model data repre...

.TOML

Tom's Obvious, Minimal Language

TOML is a configuration file format that is easy to read due to its simple syntax. It is designed to be easily parsed into data structures. TOML aims...

.VDI

Virtual Disk Image

A VDI file is a Virtual Disk Image file format used by Oracle's VirtualBox virtualization software. It contains the entire contents of a virtual hard...

.RST

reStructuredText Document

reStructuredText (RST, ReST, or reST) is a plain text markup syntax similar to Markdown. It is primarily used for technical documentation, software do...

.3DM

Rhino 3D Model

The 3DM file format is a file extension used by Rhinoceros 3D, a popular NURBS (Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines) modeling software. It is the native fi...

.ACIS (.SAT, .SAB)

ACIS Solid Model

The ACIS (.sat, .sab) file format is a geometric modeling kernel developed by Spatial Corporation (now part of Dassault Systèmes). It's a widely used...

.PROPERTIES

Java Properties File

A .properties file is a plain text file used to store configuration information for Java applications. It typically contains key-value pairs, where th...