Data File Extensions

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.messagepack

MessagePack

MessagePack is a binary serialization format. It is used for efficient data interchange between different programming la...

.ttf

TrueType Font

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

.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 ...

.crt

X.509 Certificate File

The .crt file extension is most commonly associated with X.509 digital certificates. These files are used extensively in...

.localsettings

Local Settings File

The 'localsettings' file is not a formal, registered file extension but rather a widely adopted filename convention for ...

.cfg

Configuration File

A CFG file is a configuration file used by various software programs to store settings and parameters. These files are t...

.properties

Java Properties File

A .properties file is a plain text file used to store configuration information for Java applications. It typically cont...

.xsd

XML Schema Definition

An XSD (XML Schema Definition) file is a document that formally describes the structure, content, and semantics of an XM...

.vhd

Virtual Hard Disk

A VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) file is a disk image format that represents a virtual hard drive. It essentially acts as a con...

.qcow2

QEMU Copy On Write version 2

QCOW2 (QEMU Copy On Write version 2) is a disk image format used by QEMU, a popular open-source virtualization solution....

.otf

OpenType Font

The OTF (OpenType Font) file format is a widely used standard for digital fonts, developed jointly by Microsoft and Adob...

.dbf

Database File

A DBF file is a database file format commonly associated with dBase, FoxPro, Clipper, and similar database management sy...

.ifc

Industry Foundation Classes

The IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) file format is an open, international standard for Building Information Modeling (...

.ods

OpenDocument Spreadsheet

The ODS file extension represents a spreadsheet document format used by OpenOffice and LibreOffice, both open-source off...

.stl (.stl)

Stereolithography

STL (Stereolithography) is a file format native to the stereolithography CAD software created by 3D Systems. STL files d...

.vrml

Virtual Reality Modeling Language

VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) is a standard file format for representing 3D interactive vector graphics, desi...

.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 in...

.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. I...

.vdi

Virtual Disk Image

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

.sys

System File

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

.netcdf

Network Common Data Form

NetCDF (Network Common Data Form) is a set of software libraries and self-describing, machine-independent data formats t...

.gml

Geography Markup Language

Geography Markup Language (GML) is an XML grammar defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) used to express geogra...

.skp

SketchUp Model

The SKP file extension is used for 3D models created with SketchUp, a popular 3D modeling software developed by Trimble ...

.drawio

draw.io Diagram File

The .drawio file format is used by draw.io (now diagrams.net), a free, open-source diagramming application. It stores di...

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