Collection:File format

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Common file formats

Type Free format[1] Replacement for
Portable documents for final presentation Portable Document Format (with neither digital handcuffs, non-free text fonts nor forms)
Documents for office use OpenDocument Text and related (.odt, .ott, .fodt) Microsoft Office (.doc, .dot, .docx, .docm) -
  1. This is a selection of the more common file formats that work with free software by default, most of them are internationally standardized. However, this is nothing like a comprehensive list.
      • .odp
      • .fodp
      • .ods
      • .fods
      • .odg
      • .fodg
  • Raster images
    • Extensions
      • .bmp
      • .jpeg/.jpg
      • .png
      • .apng
      • .gif
  • Scalable Vector Graphics
    • Extensions
      • .svg
      • .svgz
  • Ogg
    • Extensions
      • .ogg
      • .ogv
      • .oga
  • Opus
    • Extensions
      • .opus
  • WebM
    • Extensions
      • .webm
  • Comma-separated values
    • Extensions
      • .csv


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