Editing List of file formats (section)

== [[Archive of Our Own|Archive]] and compressed ==
{{Main|List of archive formats}}
* ?Q? – files that are compressed, often by the [[SQ (program)|SQ program]].
* [[7z (file format)|7z]] – 7-zip compressed file
* ACE – [[ACE (compressed file format)|ace]]: ACE compressed file
* ALZ – [[ALZip]] compressed file
* [[ARC (file format)|ARC]] – pre-Zip data compression
* [[ARJ]] – ARJ compressed file
* BZ2 – [[bzip2]]
* [[Cabinet (file format)|CAB]] – A cabinet file is a library of compressed files stored as one file. Cabinet files are used to organize installation files that are copied to the user's system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd361921.aspx|title=What Is a Cabinet (.cab) File?|publisher=Microsoft|work=microsoft.com}}</ref>
* CPT, SEA – [[Compact Pro]] ([[Macintosh]])
* EGG – Alzip Egg Edition compressed file
* EGT – EGT Universal Document also used to create compressed cabinet files, replaces .ecab
* ECAB, EZIP – EGT Compressed Folder used in advanced systems to compress entire system folders, replaced by EGT Universal Document
* ESS – EGT SmartSense File, detects files compressed using the EGT compression system.
* FLIPCHART – Used in [[Promethean World|Promethean]] Flipchart Software.
* FUN – A FUN file is a file that has been encrypted by Jigsaw ransomware, which is malware distributed by cybercriminals. It contains a file, such as a .JPG, .DOCX, .XLSX, .MP4, or .CSV file, that has been renamed and encrypted by the virus.
* GZ – [[gzip]] Compressed file
* JAR – [[Jar (file format)|jar]] ZIP file with manifest for use with [[Java (programming language)|Java]] applications.
* LAWRENCE – LBR Lawrence Compiler Type file
* LBR – [[LBR (file format)|LBR]] Library file
* LZH – [[LHA (file format)|LHA]] Lempel, Ziv, Huffman
* LZ – [[lzip]] Compressed file
* LZO – [[lzo]]
* LZMA – [[Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm|lzma]] Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm compressed file
* LZX – [[LZX]]
* MBW – MBRWizard archive
* MCADDON - Plugin for [[Minecraft]] Bedrock
* BIN – BIN [[MacBinary]] 
* OAR – OAR: OAR archive
* PAK – Enhanced type of .ARC archive
* PAR, PAR2 – PAR [[Parchive]]
* PAF – PAF Portable Application File
* PEA – PEA PeaZip archive file
* PYK – PYK compressed file
* RAR – [[RAR (file format)|RAR]] Rar Archive, for multiple file archive (rar to .r01-.r99 to s01 and so on)
* RaX – Archive file created by RaX
* SITX – [[StuffIt|SIT]] StuffIt ([[Macintosh]])
* TAR – [[Tar (file format)|TAR]]: group of files, packaged as one file
* WAX – Wavexpress – A ZIP alternative optimized for packages containing video, allowing multiple packaged files to be all-or-none delivered with near-instantaneous unpacking via NTFS file system manipulation.
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* XZ – xz compressed files, based on [[Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm|LZMA/LZMA2]] algorithm 
* Z – [[Unix]] [[compress]] file
* ZOO – [[zoo (file format)|zoo]]: based on [[LZW]]
* ZIP – [[ZIP (file format)|zip]]: popular compression format

=== Application packages ===
* ABB – [[Android App Bundle]] – is the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] (and [[Android TV]]) application publishing [[file format]] (required by [[Google Play]]) taking over from APK
* APK – [[apk (file format)|Android package]]: Applications installable on [[Android (operating system)|Android]] (also installable in derivatives and e.g. [[Windows 11]]); also a package format of the [[Alpine Linux]] distribution. 
* APPX – Microsoft Application Package (.appx)
* APP – [[App (file format)|HarmonyOS APP Packs]] file format for [[HarmonyOS]] apps installable from [[Huawei AppGallery|AppGallery]] and third party [[OpenHarmony]] based app distribution stores.
* DMG - A format that [[Macintosh]] devices use for all applications third-party applications and some direct [[Apple Inc.]] applications.
* [[deb (file format)|DEB]] – [[Debian]] install package
* HPKG – [[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]] application package format
* IPG – Format in which Apple Inc. packages their [[iPod game]]s. Can be extracted through [[Winrar]]
* RPM – [[Red Hat Package Manager|Red Hat]] package/installer for Fedora, [[RedHat Enterprise Linux|RHEL]], and similar systems.
* SIS, SISX – [[SIS (file format)|SIS]]/[[SISX]]: [[Symbian]] Application Package
* XAP – [[Windows Phone]] Application Package

=== Physical recordable media archiving ===
* [[Amiga Disk Format|ADF]] – for archiving [[Amiga]] floppy disks
* ADZ – The GZip-compressed version of ADF.
* B5T – BlindWrite 5 image file
* B6T – [[BlindWrite]] 6 image file
* BWT – BlindWrite 4 image file
* BIN – Raw binary format, often paired with CUE
* CDI – [[DiscJuggler]] image file
* [[CDRWin|CUE]] – CDRWrite CUE image file
* CIF – [[Easy CD Creator]] .cif format
* [[Roxio Creator|C2D]] – Roxio-WinOnCD .c2d format
* [[Direct Access Archive|DAA]] – PowerISO .daa format<!--
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* D64 – An archive of a [[Commodore 64]] floppy disk.
* DAA – [[Direct Access Archive|DAA]]: Closed-format, [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]-only compressed disk image
* [[Apple Disk Image|DMG]] – Macintosh disk image files
* [[Disk Masher System|DMS]] – a disk-archiving system native to the Amiga.
* DSK – For archiving floppy disks from a number of other platforms, including the [[ZX&nbsp;Spectrum]] and [[Amstrad CPC]].
* ESD – [[Electronic software distribution|ESD]]: Electronic Software Distribution, a [[Data compression|compressed]] and [[encrypted]] WIM File
* FFPPKG – FreeFire Profile Export Package
* GHO, GHS – GHO [[Norton Ghost]]
* IMG – Raw disk image, for archiving [[DOS]] formatted [[floppy disks]], hard drives, and larger optical media.
* [[ISO image|ISO]] – Generic format for most optical media, including [[CD-ROM]], [[DVD-ROM]], [[Blu-ray]], [[HD DVD]] and [[Universal Media Disc|UMD]].
* [[MDS file|MDS]] – [[Daemon Tools]] native disc image format used for making images from optical CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, HD DVD or Blu-ray. It comes together with MDF file and can be mounted with DAEMON Tools.
* [[MDX file|MDX]] – Daemon Tools format that allows getting one MDX disc image file instead of two (MDF and MDS).
* [[NRG (file format)|NRG]] – Proprietary optical media archive format used by [[Nero AG|Nero]] applications.
* [[System Deployment Image|SDI]] – used for archiving and providing "virtual disk" functionality.
* SWM – Splitted WIM File, usually found on [[OEM]] [[WinRE|Recovery Partition]] to store preinstalled Windows image, and to make Recovery backup (to USB Drive) easier (due to FAT32 limitations)
* TIB – [[TIB (file format)|TIB]] [[Acronis True Image]] backup
* WIM – [[Windows Imaging Format|WIM]] A compressed disk image for installing [[Windows Vista]] or higher, [[Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PC]], or restoring a system image made from Backup and Restore ([[Windows Vista]]/[[Windows 7|7]])