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 airmail envelope1918–today
MIME was born in 1992 so email could carry more than plain text — this registry is its attic.
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