MIME Type Lookup — File Extension to MIME Type
Search 128+ MIME types by file extension (.pdf, .jpg, .mp4) or by MIME string (application/pdf, image/png). Each entry shows the full name, magic bytes, category, and a link to download a sample file from TrueFileSize.
128 of 128 MIME types
| Extension | MIME Type | Name | Magic Bytes | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
application/pdf | PDF Document | %PDF- | Download | |
| .doc | application/msword | Microsoft Word (Legacy) | D0 CF 11 E0 | — |
| .docx | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document | Microsoft Word | 50 4B 03 04 | Download |
| .xls | application/vnd.ms-excel | Microsoft Excel (Legacy) | D0 CF 11 E0 | — |
| .xlsx | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | Microsoft Excel | 50 4B 03 04 | Download |
| .ppt | application/vnd.ms-powerpoint | PowerPoint (Legacy) | D0 CF 11 E0 | — |
| .pptx | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation | Microsoft PowerPoint | 50 4B 03 04 | Download |
| .odt | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text | OpenDocument Text | 50 4B 03 04 | — |
| .ods | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet | OpenDocument Spreadsheet | 50 4B 03 04 | — |
| .odp | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation | OpenDocument Presentation | 50 4B 03 04 | — |
| .rtf | application/rtf | Rich Text Format | {\rtf | — |
| .epub | application/epub+zip | EPUB Ebook | 50 4B 03 04 | Download |
| .tex | application/x-tex | LaTeX Document | — | — |
| .pages | application/vnd.apple.pages | Apple Pages | — | — |
| .numbers | application/vnd.apple.numbers | Apple Numbers | — | — |
| .keynote | application/vnd.apple.keynote | Apple Keynote | — | — |
| .txt | text/plain | Plain Text | — | Download |
| .csv | text/csv | CSV (Comma-Separated) | — | Download |
| .tsv | text/tab-separated-values | TSV (Tab-Separated) | — | — |
| .md | text/markdown | Markdown | — | Download |
| .json | application/json | JSON | — | Download |
| .jsonl | application/x-ndjson | JSON Lines (NDJSON) | — | — |
| .geojson | application/geo+json | GeoJSON | — | — |
| .xml | application/xml | XML | <?xml | Download |
| .yaml | text/yaml | YAML | — | Download |
| .yml | text/yaml | YAML (short ext) | — | Download |
| .toml | application/toml | TOML | — | Download |
| .ini | text/plain | INI Config | — | — |
| .env | text/plain | Environment Variables | — | — |
| .log | text/plain | Log File | — | Download |
| .sql | application/sql | SQL Script | — | Download |
| .sqlite | application/x-sqlite3 | SQLite Database | SQLite format 3 | Download |
| .db | application/x-sqlite3 | SQLite Database (.db) | — | Download |
| .parquet | application/vnd.apache.parquet | Apache Parquet | PAR1 | Download |
| .jpg | image/jpeg | JPEG Image | FF D8 FF | Download |
| .jpeg | image/jpeg | JPEG Image | FF D8 FF | Download |
| .png | image/png | PNG Image | 89 50 4E 47 | Download |
| .gif | image/gif | GIF Image | 47 49 46 38 | Download |
| .webp | image/webp | WebP Image | 52 49 46 46 | Download |
| .avif | image/avif | AVIF Image | — | Download |
| .heic | image/heic | HEIC Image (iPhone) | — | Download |
| .heif | image/heif | HEIF Image | — | Download |
| .svg | image/svg+xml | SVG Vector | <svg | Download |
| .ico | image/x-icon | ICO Icon | 00 00 01 00 | Download |
| .bmp | image/bmp | BMP Bitmap | 42 4D | Download |
| .tiff | image/tiff | TIFF Image | 49 49 2A 00 | Download |
| .tif | image/tiff | TIFF Image | 49 49 2A 00 | Download |
| .apng | image/apng | Animated PNG | 89 50 4E 47 | — |
| .psd | image/vnd.adobe.photoshop | Photoshop Document | 38 42 50 53 | — |
| .ai | application/postscript | Adobe Illustrator | — | — |
| .eps | application/postscript | Encapsulated PostScript | — | — |
| .raw | image/x-raw | Camera RAW | — | — |
| .cr2 | image/x-canon-cr2 | Canon RAW | — | — |
| .nef | image/x-nikon-nef | Nikon RAW | — | — |
| .jxl | image/jxl | JPEG XL | — | — |
| .mp4 | video/mp4 | MP4 Video | 66 74 79 70 | Download |
| .mkv | video/x-matroska | MKV (Matroska) | 1A 45 DF A3 | Download |
| .webm | video/webm | WebM Video | 1A 45 DF A3 | Download |
| .mov | video/quicktime | QuickTime MOV | 66 74 79 70 | Download |
| .avi | video/x-msvideo | AVI Video | 52 49 46 46 | Download |
| .wmv | video/x-ms-wmv | Windows Media Video | 30 26 B2 75 | — |
| .flv | video/x-flv | Flash Video | 46 4C 56 | — |
| .m4v | video/mp4 | M4V (iTunes Video) | — | — |
| .3gp | video/3gpp | 3GP Mobile Video | — | — |
| .ts | video/mp2t | MPEG Transport Stream | — | — |
| .m3u8 | application/vnd.apple.mpegurl | HLS Playlist | — | — |
| .mpd | application/dash+xml | DASH Manifest | — | — |
| .mp3 | audio/mpeg | MP3 Audio | FF FB / 49 44 33 | Download |
| .wav | audio/wav | WAV Audio | 52 49 46 46 | Download |
| .flac | audio/flac | FLAC Lossless Audio | 66 4C 61 43 | Download |
| .aac | audio/aac | AAC Audio | FF F1 | Download |
| .ogg | audio/ogg | OGG Vorbis Audio | 4F 67 67 53 | Download |
| .opus | audio/opus | Opus Audio | — | — |
| .m4a | audio/mp4 | M4A (AAC in MP4) | — | — |
| .wma | audio/x-ms-wma | Windows Media Audio | — | — |
| .aiff | audio/aiff | AIFF Audio (Apple) | 46 4F 52 4D | — |
| .mid | audio/midi | MIDI Audio | 4D 54 68 64 | — |
| .midi | audio/midi | MIDI Audio | 4D 54 68 64 | — |
| .zip | application/zip | ZIP Archive | 50 4B 03 04 | Download |
| .tar | application/x-tar | TAR Archive | 75 73 74 61 72 | — |
| .gz | application/gzip | Gzip Compressed | 1F 8B | — |
| .tar.gz | application/gzip | Gzip Tarball | 1F 8B | Download |
| .tgz | application/gzip | Gzip Tarball (.tgz) | 1F 8B | Download |
| .bz2 | application/x-bzip2 | Bzip2 Compressed | 42 5A 68 | — |
| .tar.bz2 | application/x-bzip2 | Bzip2 Tarball | 42 5A 68 | Download |
| .xz | application/x-xz | XZ Compressed | FD 37 7A 58 5A | — |
| .7z | application/x-7z-compressed | 7-Zip Archive | 37 7A BC AF 27 1C | Download |
| .rar | application/vnd.rar | RAR Archive | 52 61 72 21 | Download |
| .zst | application/zstd | Zstandard Compressed | 28 B5 2F FD | — |
| .lz4 | application/x-lz4 | LZ4 Compressed | — | — |
| .br | application/x-brotli | Brotli Compressed | — | — |
| .iso | application/x-iso9660-image | ISO Disk Image | — | — |
| .dmg | application/x-apple-diskimage | macOS Disk Image | — | — |
| .deb | application/vnd.debian.binary-package | Debian Package | — | — |
| .rpm | application/x-rpm | RPM Package | — | — |
| .ttf | font/ttf | TrueType Font | 00 01 00 00 | Download |
| .otf | font/otf | OpenType Font | 4F 54 54 4F | Download |
| .woff | font/woff | WOFF Web Font | 77 4F 46 46 | — |
| .woff2 | font/woff2 | WOFF2 Web Font | 77 4F 46 32 | Download |
| .eot | application/vnd.ms-fontobject | EOT Font (Legacy IE) | — | — |
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Setting Content-Type headers
# Nginx
location ~* \.pdf$ {
add_header Content-Type application/pdf;
}
# Express.js
res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/pdf');
res.sendFile('document.pdf');
# Python (Flask)
return send_file('doc.pdf', mimetype='application/pdf')
# .htaccess (Apache)
AddType application/pdf .pdf
AddType image/avif .avif
AddType font/woff2 .woff2Frequently Asked Questions
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