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Extension Key
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Software Index

Audio

Extension Description Read Write
.aac MPEG-2 Advanced Audio Coding File iTunes
QuickTime
ffmpegX
Audio Hijack Pro
BIAS Peak
ffmpegX
Max
.ac3 AC3 Audio File A52Codec
ffmpegX
mAC3dec SoundConverter
ffmpegX
Max
SoundConverter
.aif, .aiff Audio Interchange File Audacity
iTunes
ffmpegX
Max
QuickTime
SoX Wrap
Audacity
ffmpegX
Max
QuickTime Pro
SoX Wrap
.ape Monkey's Audio File Cog
Max
xACT
Max
xACT
.au AU Audio File/uLaw QuickTime
ffmpegX
SoX Wrap
SystemSound
ffmpegX
QuickTime Pro
SoundConverter
SoX Wrap
.fla, .flac Free Lossless Audio Codec Cog
Max
SoundConverter
xAct
Max
SoundConverter
xAct
.kar Karaoke MIDI File QMidi
QuickTime
.m4a MPEG-4 Audio Layer iTunes
Amadeus II
Amadeus II
.mid, .midi Musical Instrument Digital Interface QMidi
QuickTime
Cubase
Digital Peformer
Logic
MidiGrasshopper
ProTools
etc.
.mp2 MPEG Audio Stream, Layer II ffmpegX
SoundConverter
ffmpegX
SoundConverter
.mp3 MPEG Audio Stream, Layer III Audacity
Audion
BIAS Peak
iTunes
Max
Audacity
Audion

iTunes
Max
.mpc, .mpp Musepack Audio File Cog
mpc2aiff
.ogg Ogg Vorbis File Amadeus II
Audacity
Max
SoundConverter
SoX Wrap
XiphQT
Amadeus II
Audacity
Max
SoundConverter
SoX Wrap
.qcp Qualcomm PureVoice File QuickTime QuickTime Pro
.ra, .ram, .rm RealMedia File RealPlayer
ffmpegX (some)
VisualHub (some)
.snd Macintosh Sound Resource
i.e. Classic Mac OS System Sound
SoX Wrap
SystemSound
SoundConverter
SoX Wrap
SoundConverter
.vox VoxWare MetaVoice Encoded Audio SoundConverter SoundConverter
.wav Waveform Audio Audacity
QuickTime
SoundConverter
SoX Wrap
SystemSound
Audacity
QuickTime Pro
SoX Wrap
SystemSound
.wma Windows Media Audio File Audion
EasyWMA
QuickTime
SoundConverter
SystemSound
Windows Media Player
Flip4Mac WMV

Video

Extension Description Read Write
.3gp 3GPP Multimedia File QuickTime
ffmpegX
iSquint
VisualHub
Episode
QuickTime Pro
.asf Advanced Streaming Format Windows Media Player
Flip4Mac WMV
MPlayer
VLC
Flip4Mac WMV
.avi Audio Video Interleave File
(very often DivX)
DivX
ffmpegX
MPlayer
Perian
VLC
Indeo Video Codecs
DivX
ffmpegX
.div, .divx DivX Movie DivX
ffmpegX
MPlayer
Perian
VLC
Indeo Video Codecs
DivX
ffmpegX
.flv Flash Video File Flash Player
FLV Launcher
iSquint
Perian
VisualHub
VLC
Flash
.mov QuickTime Video QuickTime
ffmpegX
MPlayer
VLC
QuickTime Pro
ffmpegX
.m2a, .m2v, .m2s MPEG-2 Video MPEG-2 Playback
MPlayer
VLC
MPEG-2 Playback
.mp4, .m4v MPEG 4 Video File QuickTime
MPEG Streamclip
MPlayer
Perian
VLC
QuickTime Pro
ffmpegX
MPEG Streamclip
.mpg, .mpeg MPEG Video QuickTime
MPEG Streamclip
MPlayer
VLC
QuickTime Pro
ffmpegX
MPEG Streamclip
.ra, .ram, .rm RealMedia RealPlayer
ffmpegX (some)
VisualHub (some)
.swf Macromedia Flash Format File Flash Player
iSwiff
Flash
.vob DVD Video Movie File Apple DVD Player
TransLucy
MPEG-2 Playback
MPlayer
VLC
DVD Studio Pro
iDVD
MPEG-2 Playback
MPEG2 Works
.wmv Windows Media File Windows Media Player
Flip4Mac WMV
MPlayer (some)
VLC (some)
Flip4Mac WMV

Graphics

Extension Description Read Write
.bmp Bitmap Graphic GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
Preview
etc.
GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
.eps Encapsulated PostScript GraphicConverter
Illustrator
PhotoShop
Preview
etc.
GraphicConverter
Illustrator
PhotoShop
.gif Graphic Interchange Format GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
Preview
etc.
GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
.ico Windows Icon GraphicConverter
Preview
etc.
GraphicConverter
.jpg, .jpeg JPEG/JIFF Image GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
Preview
etc.
GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
.pcx PC Paintbrush Graphic GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
GraphicConverter PhotoShop
.pdf Portable Document Format GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
Preview
etc.
GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
.pic, .pict Macintosh Quickdraw/PICT Drawing GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
Preview
etc.
GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
.png Portable Network Graphic GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
Preview
etc.
GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
.psd PhotoShop File GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
Preview
etc.
GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
.raw RAW RGB 24-bit Graphic GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
.tga Truevision Targa Graphic GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
Preview
etc.
GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
.tif, .tiff Tagged Image Format File GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
Preview
etc.
GraphicConverter
PhotoShop
.xpm X Pixmap Graphic GraphicConverter GraphicConverter

Text

Extension Description Read Write
.chm Microsoft Compressed HTML Help File Chamonix
Chmox
xCHM
.cwk AppleWorks File AppleWorks AppleWorks
.doc Microsoft Word Document AbiWord
NeoOffice
OpenOffice
Pages
Word
AbiWord
NeoOffice
OpenOffice
Pages
Word
.html Hypertext Markup Language BBEdit
Smultron
TextMate
TextWrangler
etc.
BBEdit
Smultron
TextMate
TextWrangler
etc.
.pages Apple Pages Document Pages Pages
.pdf Portable Document Format Adobe Reader
Pages
Preview
etc.
Acrobat
Pages
.ps PostScript MacGhostView
PStill
.rtf Rich Text Format AbiWord
NeoOffice
OpenOffice
Pages
Word
etc.
AbiWord
NeoOffice
OpenOffice
Pages
Word
etc.
.tex, .latex LaTeX/TeX LaTeXiT
LyX
TexMaker
TeXShop
LaTeXiT
LyX
TexMaker
TeXShop
.txt Text File BBEdit
Smultron
TextMate
TextWrangler
etc.
BBEdit
Smultron
TextMate
TextWrangler
etc.
.wpd Word Perfect Document AbiWord
.xml Extensible Markup Language BBEdit
Smultron
TextMate
TextWrangler
etc.
BBEdit
Smultron
TextMate
TextWrangler
etc.

Compression & Disk Images

Extension Description Read Write
.7z 7-Zip Compressed File EZ 7z
7zX
The Unarchiver
UnTar
EZ 7z
7zX
.ace WinAce Compressed File MacUnace
unaceX
The Unarchiver
.arc Archive OpenUp
StuffIt Expander
.arj Compressed Archive OpenUp
.bin MacBinary File OpenUp
StuffIt Expander
The Unarchiver
BinJugglerCM
StuffIt Standard
StuffIt Deluxe
.bz, .bz2 Bzip UNIX Compressed File BOMArchiveHelper
OpenUp
StuffIt Expander
The Unarchiver
UnTar
StuffIt Standard
StuffIt Deluxe
.cab Install Shield Compressed File StuffIt Expander
The Unarchiver
.cpt Compact Pro Archive OpenUp
StuffIt Expander
.dmg Disk Copy Disk Image Apple Disk Utility
Damage Isolation
Pacifist
Apple Disk Utility
DiscBlaze
DropDMG
EasyDMG
FreeDMG
.gz, .gzip Gzip Compressed Archive BOMArchiveHelper
OpenUp
StuffIt Expander
The Unarchiver
UnTar
StuffIt Standard
StuffIt Deluxe
.hqx Macintosh BinHex 4 File OpenUp
StuffIt Expander
The Unarchiver
StuffIt Standard
StuffIt Deluxe
.img Disk Copy Image
(Classic Mac OS)
Apple Disk Utility
.iso ISO-9660 CD Disc Image Apple Disk Utility
DiscBlaze
Toast
YuBurner
Apple Disk Utility
Burn Again
DiscBlaze
Toast
YuBurner
.lzh, lha Compressed Archive File OpenUp
StuffIt Expander
The Unarchiver
.mme, .mime Multi-Purpose Internet Mail Extensions OpenUp
StuffIt Expander
.par SmartPar MacPAR deLuxe MacPAR deLuxe
.pax Macintosh Archive BOMArchiveHelper
.pkg Macintosh Installer Mac OS X
Pacifist
unpkg
Apple PackageMaker
Iceberg
.rar WinRAR Compressed Archive MacPAR deLuxe
RAR
RAR Expander
SimplyRAR
StuffIt Expander
The Unarchiver
RAR
SimplyRAR
.sea StuffIt Self Extracting Archive StuffIt Expander StuffIt Standard
StuffIt Deluxe
The Unarchiver
.sit, sitx StuffIt Compressed Archive File StuffIt Expander StuffIt Deluxe
.tar Tape Archive File BOMArchiveHelper
OpenUp
Pacifist
StuffIt Expander
The Unarchiver
UnTar
StuffIt Standard
StuffIt Deluxe
.tbz BZIP2 Compressed TAR BOMArchiveHelper
OpenUp
StuffIt Expander
The Unarchiver
StuffIt Standard
StuffIt Deluxe
.tgz UNIX Tar File Gzipped BOMArchiveHelper
OpenUp
Pacifist
StuffIt Expander
The Unarchiver
StuffIt Standard
StuffIt Deluxe
.uu, uue Uuencoded OpenUp
StuffIt Expander
StuffIt Standard
StuffIt Deluxe
.yenc yEnc Encoded File StuffIt Expander
yEnc
.zip Compressed Archive File BOMArchiveHelper
OpenUp
StuffIt Expander
The Unarchiver
UnTar
BOMArchiveHelper
StuffIt Standard
StuffIt Deluxe
.Z UNIX Compressed Archive File BOMArchiveHelper
OpenUp
StuffIt Expander
The Unarchiver
StuffIt Standard
StuffIt Deluxe

Miscellany

Extension Description Read Write
.dcr, .dir, .dxr Director File Director
Shockwave Player
Director
.key Keynote Presentation Wrapper Keynote Keynote
.ppt PowerPoint File PowerPoint PowerPoint
.xls Excel Worksheet Excel
NeoOffice
OpenOffice
Excel


Intel Denotes Mac OS X Intel Native
Universal Binary Denotes Mac OS X Intel & PPC Native
OS X PPC Denotes Mac OS X PPC Native
Classic PPC Denotes Mac OS 8/9 PPC Native
680x0 Denotes Mac OS 680x0 Native
Non-Specific Code Denotes Non-OS Specific Code
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