MIME types
MIME is a standard that classifies resources and provides information (to programs) about how to handle them. This allows the correct handling and interpretation of different type files by programs (like browsers). For example, thanks to MIME, browsers can open correctly a ".txt" file as a plain text resource and not as a video stream or other type.When a MIME type is not specified for a resource, the handling program can "guess" it from the resource's extension (e.g., a file with the ".bmp" extension is supposed to contain a bitmap image). But this may not always give good results as a file extension may be asociated to more than one format. On the other hand, MIME types are unique. This is the main reason why MIME types should be defined everywhere possible.
In HTML documents, authors can use MIME types in many instances, usually through the "type" attribute. Some special cases of its use are with the "enctype" attribute in the HTML form element, and when defining the document's "content-type" in the HTML meta tag.
MIME types list
MIME type | Extension |
---|---|
application/acad | .dwg |
application/arj | .arj |
application/base64 | .mm |
application/base64 | .mme |
application/binhex | .hqx |
application/binhex4 | .hqx |
application/book | .boo |
application/book | .book |
application/cdf | .cdf |
application/clariscad | .ccad |
application/commonground | .dp |
application/drafting | .drw |
application/dsptype | .tsp |
application/dxf | .dxf |
application/envoy | .evy |
application/excel | .xl |
application/excel | .xla |
application/excel | .xlb |
application/excel | .xlc |
application/excel | .xld |
application/excel | .xlk |
application/excel | .xll |
application/excel | .xlm |
application/excel | .xls |
application/excel | .xlt |
application/excel | .xlv |
application/excel | .xlw |
application/fractals | .fif |
application/freeloader | .frl |
application/futuresplash | .spl |
application/gnutar | .tgz |
application/groupwise | .vew |
application/hlp | .hlp |
application/hta | .hta |
application/i-deas | .unv |
application/iges | .iges |
application/iges | .igs |
application/inf | .inf |
application/java | .clas |
application/java-byte-code | .clas |
application/lha | .lha |
application/lzx | .lzx |
application/mac-binary | .bin |
application/mac-binhex | .hqx |
application/mac-binhex40 | .hqx |
application/mac-compactpro | .cpt |
application/macbinary | .bin |
application/marc | .mrc |
application/mbedlet | .mbd |
application/mcad | .mcd |
application/mime | .aps |
application/mspowerpoint | .pot |
application/mspowerpoint | .pps |
application/mspowerpoint | .ppt |
application/mspowerpoint | .ppz |
application/msword | .doc |
application/msword | .dot |
application/msword | .w6w |
application/msword | .wiz |
application/msword | .word |
application/mswrite | .wri |
application/netmc | .mcp |
application/octet-stream | .a |
application/octet-stream | .arc |
application/octet-stream | .arj |
application/octet-stream | .bin |
application/octet-stream | .com |
application/octet-stream | .dump |
application/octet-stream | .exe |
application/octet-stream | .lha |
application/octet-stream | .lhx |
application/octet-stream | .lzh |
application/octet-stream | .lzx |
application/octet-stream | .o |
application/octet-stream | .psd |
application/octet-stream | .save |
application/octet-stream | .uu |
application/octet-stream | .zoo |
application/oda | .oda |
application/pdf | |
application/pkcs-12 | .p12 |
application/pkcs-crl | .crl |
application/pkcs10 | .p10 |
application/pkcs7-mime | .p7c |
application/pkcs7-mime | .p7m |
application/pkcs7-signature | .p7s |
application/pkix-cert | .cer |
application/pkix-cert | .crt |
application/pkix-crl | .crl |
application/plain | .text |
application/postscript | .ai |
application/postscript | .eps |
application/postscript | .ps |
application/powerpoint | .ppt |
application/pro_eng | .part |
application/pro_eng | .prt |
application/ringing-tones | .rng |
application/rtf | .rtf |
application/rtf | .rtx |
application/sdp | .sdp |
application/sea | .sea |
application/set | .set |
application/sla | .stl |
application/smil | .smi |
application/smil | .smil |
application/solids | .sol |
application/sounder | .sdr |
application/step | .step |
application/step | .stp |
application/streamingmedia | .ssm |
application/toolbook | .tbk |
application/vda | .vda |
application/vnd.fdf | .fdf |
application/vnd.hp-hpgl | .hgl |
application/vnd.hp-hpgl | .hpg |
application/vnd.hp-hpgl | .hpgl |
application/vnd.hp-pcl | .pcl |
application/vnd.ms-excel | .xlb |
application/vnd.ms-excel | .xlc |
application/vnd.ms-excel | .xll |
application/vnd.ms-excel | .xlm |
application/vnd.ms-excel | .xls |
application/vnd.ms-excel | .xlw |
application/vnd.ms-pki.certstore | .sst |
application/vnd.ms-pki.pko | .pko |
application/vnd.ms-pki.seccat | .cat |
application/vnd.ms-pki.stl | .stl |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint | .pot |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint | .ppa |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint | .pps |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint | .ppt |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint | .pwz |
application/vnd.ms-project | .mpp |
application/vnd.nokia.configuration-message | .ncm |
application/vnd.nokia.ringing-tone | .rng |
application/vnd.rn-realmedia | .rm |
application/vnd.rn-realplayer | .rnx |
application/vnd.wap.wmlc | .wmlc |
application/vnd.wap.wmlscriptc | .wmls |
application/vnd.xara | .web |
application/vocaltec-media-desc | .vmd |
application/vocaltec-media-file | .vmf |
application/wordperfect | .wp |
application/wordperfect | .wp5 |
application/wordperfect | .wp6 |
application/wordperfect | .wpd |
application/wordperfect6.0 | .w60 |
application/wordperfect6.0 | .wp5 |
application/wordperfect6.1 | .w61 |
application/x-123 | .wk1 |
application/x-aim | .aim |
application/x-authorware-bin | .aab |
application/x-authorware-map | .aam |
application/x-authorware-seg | .aas |
application/x-bcpio | .bcpi |
application/x-binary | .bin |
application/x-binhex40 | .hqx |
application/x-bsh | .bsh |
application/x-bsh | .sh |
application/x-bsh | .shar |
application/x-bytecode.elisp | .elc |
application/x-bytecode.python | .pyc |
application/x-bzip | .bz |
application/x-bzip2 | .boz |
application/x-bzip2 | .bz2 |
application/x-cdf | .cdf |
application/x-cdlink | .vcd |
application/x-chat | .cha |
application/x-chat | .chat |
application/x-cmu-raster | .ras |
application/x-cocoa | .cco |
application/x-compactpro | .cpt |
application/x-compress | .z |
application/x-compressed | .gz |
application/x-compressed | .tgz |
application/x-compressed | .z |
application/x-compressed | .zip |
application/x-conference | .nsc |
application/x-cpio | .cpio |
application/x-cpt | .cpt |
application/x-csh | .csh |
application/x-deepv | .deep |
application/x-director | .dcr |
application/x-director | .dir |
application/x-director | .dxr |
application/x-dvi | .dvi |
application/x-elc | .elc |
application/x-envoy | .env |
application/x-envoy | .evy |
application/x-esrehber | .es |
application/x-excel | .xla |
application/x-excel | .xlb |
application/x-excel | .xlc |
application/x-excel | .xld |
application/x-excel | .xlk |
application/x-excel | .xll |
application/x-excel | .xlm |
application/x-excel | .xls |
application/x-excel | .xlt |
application/x-excel | .xlv |
application/x-excel | .xlw |
application/x-frame | .mif |
application/x-freelance | .pre |
application/x-gsp | .gsp |
application/x-gss | .gss |
application/x-gtar | .gtar |
application/x-gzip | .gz |
application/x-gzip | .gzip |
application/x-hdf | .hdf |
application/x-helpfile | .help |
application/x-helpfile | .hlp |
application/x-httpd-imap | .imap |
application/x-ima | .ima |
application/x-internett-signup | .ins |
application/x-inventor | .iv |
application/x-ip2 | .ip |
application/x-java-class | .clas |
application/x-java-commerce | .jcm |
application/x-javascript | .js |
application/x-koan | .skd |
application/x-koan | .skm |
application/x-koan | .skp |
application/x-koan | .skt |
application/x-ksh | .ksh |
application/x-latex | .late |
application/x-latex | .ltx |
application/x-lha | .lha |
application/x-lisp | .lsp |
application/x-livescreen | .ivy |
application/x-lotus | .wq1 |
application/x-lotusscreencam | .scm |
application/x-lzh | .lzh |
application/x-lzx | .lzx |
application/x-mac-binhex40 | .hqx |
application/x-macbinary | .bin |
application/x-magic-cap-package-1.0 | .mc$ |
application/x-mathcad | .mcd |
application/x-meme | .mm |
application/x-midi | .mid |
application/x-midi | .midi |
application/x-mif | .mif |
application/x-mix-transfer | .nix |
application/x-mplayer2 | .asx |
application/x-msexcel | .xla |
application/x-msexcel | .xls |
application/x-msexcel | .xlw |
application/x-mspowerpoint | .ppt |
application/x-navi-animation | .ani |
application/x-navidoc | .nvd |
application/x-navimap | .map |
application/x-navistyle | .stl |
application/x-netcdf | .cdf |
application/x-netcdf | .nc |
application/x-newton-compatible-pkg | .pkg |
application/x-nokia-9000-communicator-add-on-softw | .aos |
application/x-omc | .omc |
application/x-omcdatamaker | .omcd |
application/x-omcregerator | .omcr |
application/x-pagemaker | .pm4 |
application/x-pagemaker | .pm5 |
application/x-pcl | .pcl |
application/x-pixclscript | .plx |
application/x-pkcs10 | .p10 |
application/x-pkcs12 | .p12 |
application/x-pkcs7-certificates | .spc |
application/x-pkcs7-certreqresp | .p7r |
application/x-pkcs7-mime | .p7c |
application/x-pkcs7-mime | .p7m |
application/x-pkcs7-signature | .p7a |
application/x-pointplus | .css |
application/x-portable-anymap | .pnm |
application/x-project | .mpc |
application/x-project | .mpt |
application/x-project | .mpv |
application/x-project | .mpx |
application/x-qpro | .wb1 |
application/x-rtf | .rtf |
application/x-sdp | .sdp |
application/x-sea | .sea |
application/x-seelogo | .sl |
application/x-sh | .sh |
application/x-shar | .sh |
application/x-shar | .shar |
application/x-shockwave-flash | .swf |
application/x-sit | .sit |
application/x-sprite | .spr |
application/x-sprite | .spri |
application/x-stuffit | .sit |
application/x-sv4cpio | .sv4c |
application/x-sv4crc | .sv4c |
application/x-tar | .tar |
application/x-tbook | .sbk |
application/x-tbook | .tbk |
application/x-tcl | .tcl |
application/x-tex | .tex |
application/x-texinfo | .texi |
application/x-troff | .roff |
application/x-troff | .t |
application/x-troff | .tr |
application/x-troff-man | .man |
application/x-troff-me | .me |
application/x-troff-ms | .ms |
application/x-troff-msvideo | .avi |
application/x-ustar | .usta |
application/x-visio | .vsd |
application/x-visio | .vst |
application/x-visio | .vsw |
application/x-vnd.audioexplosion.mzz | .mzz |
application/x-vnd.ls-xpix | .xpix |
application/x-vrml | .vrml |
application/x-wais-source | .src |
application/x-wais-source | .wsrc |
application/x-winhelp | .hlp |
application/x-wintalk | .wtk |
application/x-world | .svr |
application/x-world | .wrl |
application/x-wpwin | .wpd |
application/x-wri | .wri |
application/x-x509-ca-cert | .cer |
application/x-x509-ca-cert | .crt |
application/x-x509-ca-cert | .der |
application/x-x509-user-cert | .crt |
application/x-zip-compressed | .zip |
application/xml | .xml |
application/zip | .zip |
audio/aiff | .aif |
audio/aiff | .aifc |
audio/aiff | .aiff |
audio/basic | .au |
audio/basic | .snd |
audio/it | .it |
audio/make | .funk |
audio/make | .my |
audio/make | .pfun |
audio/make.my.funk | .pfun |
audio/mid | .rmi |
audio/midi | .kar |
audio/midi | .mid |
audio/midi | .midi |
audio/mod | .mod |
audio/mpeg | .m2a |
audio/mpeg | .mp2 |
audio/mpeg | .mpa |
audio/mpeg | .mpg |
audio/mpeg | .mpga |
audio/mpeg3 | .mp3 |
audio/nspaudio | .la |
audio/nspaudio | .lma |
audio/s3m | .s3m |
audio/tsp-audio | .tsi |
audio/tsplayer | .tsp |
audio/vnd.qcelp | .qcp |
audio/voc | .voc |
audio/voxware | .vox |
audio/wav | .wav |
audio/x-adpcm | .snd |
audio/x-aiff | .aif |
audio/x-aiff | .aifc |
audio/x-aiff | .aiff |
audio/x-au | .au |
audio/x-gsm | .gsd |
audio/x-gsm | .gsm |
audio/x-jam | .jam |
audio/x-liveaudio | .lam |
audio/x-mid | .mid |
audio/x-mid | .midi |
audio/x-midi | .mid |
audio/x-midi | .midi |
audio/x-mod | .mod |
audio/x-mpeg | .mp2 |
audio/x-mpeg-3 | .mp3 |
audio/x-mpequrl | .m3u |
audio/x-nspaudio | .la |
audio/x-nspaudio | .lma |
audio/x-pn-realaudio | .ra |
audio/x-pn-realaudio | .ram |
audio/x-pn-realaudio | .rm |
audio/x-pn-realaudio | .rmm |
audio/x-pn-realaudio | .rmp |
audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin | .ra |
audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin | .rmp |
audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin | .rpm |
audio/x-psid | .sid |
audio/x-realaudio | .ra |
audio/x-twinvq | .vqf |
audio/x-twinvq-plugin | .vqe |
audio/x-twinvq-plugin | .vql |
audio/x-vnd.audioexplosion.mjuicemediafile | .mjf |
audio/x-voc | .voc |
audio/x-wav | .wav |
audio/xm | .xm |
chemical/x-pdb | .pdb |
chemical/x-pdb | .xyz |
drawing/x-dwf | .dwf |
i-world/i-vrml | .ivr |
image/bmp | .bm |
image/bmp | .bmp |
image/cmu-raster | .ras |
image/cmu-raster | .rast |
image/fif | .fif |
image/florian | .flo |
image/florian | .turb |
image/g3fax | .g3 |
image/gif | .gif |
image/ief | .ief |
image/ief | .iefs |
image/jpeg | .jfif |
image/jpeg | .jpe |
image/jpeg | .jpeg |
image/jpeg | .jpg |
image/jutvision | .jut |
image/naplps | .nap |
image/naplps | .napl |
image/pict | .pic |
image/pict | .pict |
image/pjpeg | .jfif |
image/pjpeg | .jpe |
image/pjpeg | .jpeg |
image/pjpeg | .jpg |
image/png | .png |
image/png | .x-pn |
image/tiff | .tif |
image/tiff | .tiff |
image/vasa | .mcf |
image/vnd.dwg | .dwg |
image/vnd.dwg | .dxf |
image/vnd.dwg | .svf |
image/vnd.fpx | .fpx |
image/vnd.net-fpx | .fpx |
image/vnd.rn-realflash | .rf |
image/vnd.rn-realpix | .rp |
image/vnd.wap.wbmp | .wbmp |
image/vnd.xiff | .xif |
image/x-cmu-raster | .ras |
image/x-dwg | .dwg |
image/x-dwg | .dxf |
image/x-dwg | .svf |
image/x-icon | .ico |
image/x-jg | .art |
image/x-jps | .jps |
image/x-niff | .nif |
image/x-niff | .niff |
image/x-pcx | .pcx |
image/x-pict | .pct |
image/x-portable-anymap | .pnm |
image/x-portable-bitmap | .pbm |
image/x-portable-graymap | .pgm |
image/x-portable-greymap | .pgm |
image/x-portable-pixmap | .ppm |
image/x-quicktime | .qif |
image/x-quicktime | .qti |
image/x-quicktime | .qtif |
image/x-rgb | .rgb |
image/x-tiff | .tif |
image/x-tiff | .tiff |
image/x-windows-bmp | .bmp |
image/x-xbitmap | .xbm |
image/x-xbm | .xbm |
image/x-xpixmap | .pm |
image/x-xpixmap | .xpm |
image/x-xwd | .xwd |
image/x-xwindowdump | .xwd |
image/xbm | .xbm |
image/xpm | .xpm |
message/rfc822 | .mht |
message/rfc822 | .mhtm |
message/rfc822 | .mime |
model/iges | .iges |
model/iges | .igs |
model/vnd.dwf | .dwf |
model/vrml | .vrml |
model/vrml | .wrl |
model/vrml | .wrz |
model/x-pov | .pov |
multipart/x-gzip | .gzip |
multipart/x-ustar | .usta |
multipart/x-zip | .zip |
music/crescendo | .mid |
music/crescendo | .midi |
music/x-karaoke | .kar |
paleovu/x-pv | .pvu |
text/asp | .asp |
text/css | .css |
text/html | .acgi |
text/html | .htm |
text/html | .html |
text/html | .htx |
text/html | .shtm |
text/mcf | .mcf |
text/pascal | .pas |
text/plain | .c |
text/plain | .c++ |
text/plain | .cc |
text/plain | .com |
text/plain | .conf |
text/plain | .cxx |
text/plain | .def |
text/plain | .f |
text/plain | .f90 |
text/plain | .for |
text/plain | .g |
text/plain | .h |
text/plain | .hh |
text/plain | .idc |
text/plain | .jav |
text/plain | .java |
text/plain | .list |
text/plain | .log |
text/plain | .lst |
text/plain | .m |
text/plain | .mar |
text/plain | .pl |
text/plain | .sdml |
text/plain | .text |
text/plain | .txt |
text/richtext | .rt |
text/richtext | .rtf |
text/richtext | .rtx |
text/scriplet | .wsc |
text/sgml | .sgm |
text/sgml | .sgml |
text/tab-separated-values | .tsv |
text/uri-list | .uni |
text/uri-list | .unis |
text/uri-list | .uri |
text/uri-list | .uris |
text/vnd.abc | .abc |
text/vnd.fmi.flexstor | .flx |
text/vnd.rn-realtext | .rt |
text/vnd.wap.wml | .wml |
text/vnd.wap.wmlscript | .wmls |
text/webviewhtml | .htt |
text/x-asm | .asm |
text/x-asm | .s |
text/x-audiosoft-intra | .aip |
text/x-c | .c |
text/x-c | .cc |
text/x-c | .cpp |
text/x-component | .htc |
text/x-fortran | .f |
text/x-fortran | .f77 |
text/x-fortran | .f90 |
text/x-fortran | .for |
text/x-h | .h |
text/x-h | .hh |
text/x-java-source | .jav |
text/x-java-source | .java |
text/x-la-asf | .lsx |
text/x-m | .m |
text/x-pascal | .p |
text/x-script | .hlb |
text/x-script.csh | .csh |
text/x-script.elisp | .el |
text/x-script.guile | .scm |
text/x-script.ksh | .ksh |
text/x-script.lisp | .lsp |
text/x-script.perl | .pl |
text/x-script.perl-module | .pm |
text/x-script.phyton | .py |
text/x-script.rexx | .rexx |
text/x-script.scheme | .scm |
text/x-script.sh | .sh |
text/x-script.tcl | .tcl |
text/x-script.tcsh | .tcsh |
text/x-script.zsh | .zsh |
text/x-server-parsed-html | .shtm |
text/x-server-parsed-html | .ssi |
text/x-setext | .etx |
text/x-sgml | .sgm |
text/x-sgml | .sgml |
text/x-speech | .spc |
text/x-speech | .talk |
text/x-uil | .uil |
text/x-uuencode | .uu |
text/x-uuencode | .uue |
text/x-vcalendar | .vcs |
text/xml | .xml |
video/animaflex | .afl |
video/avi | .avi |
video/avs-video | .avs |
video/dl | .dl |
video/fli | .fli |
video/gl | .gl |
video/mpeg | .m1v |
video/mpeg | .m2v |
video/mpeg | .mp2 |
video/mpeg | .mp3 |
video/mpeg | .mpa |
video/mpeg | .mpe |
video/mpeg | .mpeg |
video/mpeg | .mpg |
video/msvideo | .avi |
video/quicktime | .moov |
video/quicktime | .mov |
video/quicktime | .qt |
video/vdo | .vdo |
video/vivo | .viv |
video/vivo | .vivo |
video/vnd.rn-realvideo | .rv |
video/vnd.vivo | .viv |
video/vnd.vivo | .vivo |
video/vosaic | .vos |
video/x-amt-demorun | .xdr |
video/x-amt-showrun | .xsr |
video/x-atomic3d-feature | .fmf |
video/x-dl | .dl |
video/x-dv | .dif |
video/x-dv | .dv |
video/x-fli | .fli |
video/x-gl | .gl |
video/x-isvideo | .isu |
video/x-motion-jpeg | .mjpg |
video/x-mpeg | .mp2 |
video/x-mpeg | .mp3 |
video/x-mpeq2a | .mp2 |
video/x-ms-asf | .asf |
video/x-ms-asf | .asx |
video/x-ms-asf-plugin | .asx |
video/x-msvideo | .avi |
video/x-qtc | .qtc |
video/x-scm | .scm |
video/x-sgi-movie | .movi |
video/x-sgi-movie | .mv |
windows/metafile | .wmf |
www/mime | .mime |
x-conference/x-cooltalk | .ice |
x-music/x-midi | .mid |
x-music/x-midi | .midi |
x-world/x-3dmf | .3dm |
x-world/x-3dmf | .3dmf |
x-world/x-3dmf | .qd3 |
x-world/x-3dmf | .qd3d |
x-world/x-svr | .svr |
x-world/x-vrml | .vrml |
x-world/x-vrml | .wrl |
x-world/x-vrml | .wrz |
x-world/x-vrt | .vrt |
xgl/drawing | .xgz |
xgl/movie | .xmz |
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