Name
|
Extension(s)
|
MIME Type |
Description
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HyperText Markup Language
|
.html .htm
|
text/html |
The basis for the World Wide Web |
u-law |
.au |
audio/basic |
Sun u-law files in 8 kHz audio format. Low Quality |
Wave files |
.wav |
audio/x-wav |
Microsoft's custom audio format
|
Audio Interchange File Format |
.aiff .aif .aifc |
audio.x-aiff |
Audio formats commonly used on Macintoshes |
Macintosh Sound |
.snd |
audio/basic resource file |
old style Macintosh sound file |
MIDI formats |
.mid .midi |
audio/midi audio/x-midi |
MIDI digital music interface coding |
Real Audio |
.ra .ram |
audio/x-pr-realaudio |
Progressive Networks Real Audio for streaming and pseudo-streaming of high quality sound (now most used format |
Moving Pictures Expert Group Standard (MPEG) |
.mpg .mpeg .mp2 |
audio/x-mpeg |
Digital-quality (possibly) audio playable on all platforms. Can be streamed or downloaded or accompanied by a movie |