Every media type, straight from the registry.
Drop a file to identify it by its bytes — or browse 2,512 registered types with their defining specs.
The registry, by category
Relic of the day
The VHS tape1976–2008
Be kind, rewind — the last video format where seeking was your job, not the player's.
The ones you're probably after
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- application/atom+xmlAtom
- application/cborCBOR
- application/dash+xmlMPEG-DASH manifest
- application/epub+zipEPUB
- application/geo+jsonGeoJSON
- application/gzipGZIP
- application/java-archiveJAR
- application/javascriptJavaScript (deprecated alias)
- application/jose+jsonJOSE JSON
- application/jsonJSON
- application/json-patch+jsonJSON Patch
- application/jwtJWT
- application/ld+jsonJSON-LD
- application/manifest+jsonWeb app manifest
- application/merge-patch+jsonJSON Merge Patch
- application/mp4MP4 (generic)
- application/mswordWord (.doc)
- application/octet-streamBinary data
- application/pdfPDF
- application/pgp-encryptedPGP encrypted
- application/pkcs8PKCS #8 private key
- application/pkix-certPKIX certificate
- application/postscriptPostScript
- application/problem+jsonProblem Details
- application/rss+xmlRSS
- application/rtfRTF
- application/sqlSQL
- application/tomlTOML
- application/vnd.android.package-archiveAPK
- application/vnd.api+jsonJSON:API
- application/vnd.apple.mpegurlHLS playlist
- application/vnd.apple.pkpassApple Wallet pass
- application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xmlKML
- application/vnd.ms-excelExcel (.xls)
- application/vnd.ms-fontobjectEOT
- application/vnd.ms-powerpointPowerPoint (.ppt)
- application/vnd.msgpackMessagePack
- application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheetODS
- application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.textODT
- application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentationPPTX
- application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheetXLSX
- application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documentDOCX
- application/vnd.rarRAR
- application/vnd.sqlite3SQLite database
- application/wasmWebAssembly
- application/x-7z-compressed7z
- application/x-apple-diskimageApple disk image
- application/x-bzip2bzip2
- application/x-httpd-phpPHP source
- application/x-msdownloadWindows executable
- application/x-pkcs12PKCS #12
- application/x-shShell script
- application/x-tarTAR
- application/x-www-form-urlencodedForm URL-encoded
- application/x-x509-ca-certX.509 CA certificate
- application/xhtml+xmlXHTML
- application/xmlXML
- application/yamlYAML
- application/zipZIP
- application/zstdZstandard
- audio/3gpp3GP audio
- audio/aacAAC
- audio/ac3AC-3 (Dolby Digital)
- audio/amrAMR
- audio/basicBasic audio (µ-law)
- audio/flacFLAC
- audio/midiMIDI
- audio/mp4MP4 audio
- audio/mpegMP3
- audio/oggOgg audio
- audio/opusOpus
- audio/wavWAV
- audio/webmWebM audio
- audio/x-aiffAIFF
- font/collectionFont collection
- font/otfOpenType font
- font/ttfTrueType font
- font/woffWOFF
- font/woff2WOFF2
- image/apngAPNG
- image/avifAVIF
- image/bmpBMP
- image/gifGIF
- image/heicHEIC
- image/heifHEIF
- image/jp2JPEG 2000
- image/jpegJPEG
- image/jxlJPEG XL
- image/pngPNG
- image/svg+xmlSVG
- image/tiffTIFF
- image/vnd.adobe.photoshopPhotoshop document
- image/vnd.djvuDjVu
- image/vnd.dwgDWG
- image/vnd.microsoft.iconICO
- image/webpWebP
- image/x-iconICO (x-icon)
- image/x-portable-pixmapPPM
- image/x-tgaTGA
- message/delivery-statusDelivery status notification
- message/httpHTTP message
- message/partialPartial message
- message/rfc822Email message
- model/gltf-binaryglTF binary (GLB)
- model/gltf+jsonglTF
- model/objWavefront OBJ
- model/stlSTL
- model/vnd.usdz+zipUSDZ
- model/vrmlVRML
- multipart/byterangesMultipart byte ranges
- multipart/form-dataMultipart form data
- multipart/mixedMultipart mixed
- multipart/relatedMultipart related
- text/cache-manifestAppCache manifest
- text/calendariCalendar
- text/cssCSS
- text/csvCSV
- text/htmlHTML
- text/javascriptJavaScript
- text/markdownMarkdown
- text/plainPlain text
- text/tab-separated-valuesTSV
- text/turtleTurtle
- text/vcardvCard
- text/vttWebVTT
- text/xmlXML (text)
- text/yamlYAML (legacy label)
- video/3gpp3GP
- video/av1AV1
- video/mp2tMPEG transport stream
- video/mp4MP4
- video/mpegMPEG video
- video/oggOgg video
- video/quicktimeQuickTime
- video/webmWebM
- video/x-flvFlash Video
- video/x-matroskaMatroska
- video/x-ms-wmvWMV
- video/x-msvideoAVI