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ConvertifyHub

Complete File Formats Encyclopedia

Comprehensive guide to all file formats supported by ConvertifyHub. Learn about image, document, audio, video, archive, and other file types with detailed explanations and use cases.

25+
Image Formats
15+
Document Formats
20+
Audio Formats
10+
Archive Formats

Image Formats

Raster and vector image formats for photos, graphics, and web

jpg

JPEG

.jpg/.jpeg

Lossy compression for photos

Best for: Web photos, social media
png

PNG

.png

Lossless with transparency

Best for: Graphics, logos, screenshots
webp

WebP

.webp

Modern web format, 25% smaller

Best for: Web images, modern apps
avif

AVIF

.avif

Next-gen format, 50% smaller

Best for: Future-proofing, max compression
gif

GIF

.gif

Animated images, limited colors

Best for: Simple animations, memes
svg

SVG

.svg

Vector graphics, scalable

Best for: Icons, logos, illustrations
bmp

BMP

.bmp

Uncompressed bitmap

Best for: Windows graphics, legacy
tiff

TIFF

.tiff

High-quality, lossless

Best for: Professional photography, printing
heic

HEIC

.heic

Apple's efficient format

Best for: iOS photos, Apple devices
ico

ICO

.ico

Windows icon format

Best for: Favicons, application icons

Document Formats

Text documents, PDFs, and office formats

pdf

PDF

.pdf

Portable Document Format

Best for: Sharing, printing, legal docs
docx

DOCX

.docx

Microsoft Word document

Best for: Writing, editing, collaboration
doc

DOC

.doc

Legacy Word format

Best for: Older Word documents
txt

TXT

.txt

Plain text, no formatting

Best for: Code, notes, simple text
rtf

RTF

.rtf

Rich Text Format

Best for: Cross-platform sharing
odt

ODT

.odt

OpenDocument Text

Best for: Open source alternative
md

Markdown

.md

Lightweight markup

Best for: Documentation, web content
html

HTML

.html

HyperText Markup Language

Best for: Web pages, documentation

Audio Formats

Music, podcasts, and sound file formats

mp3

MP3

.mp3

Most popular audio format

Best for: Music, podcasts, general audio
wav

WAV

.wav

Uncompressed, high quality

Best for: Professional audio, editing
flac

FLAC

.flac

Lossless compression

Best for: High-quality music, archiving
aac

AAC

.aac

Apple's efficient format

Best for: iTunes, mobile devices
ogg

OGG

.ogg

Open source format

Best for: Web audio, open source
m4a

M4A

.m4a

Apple's audio container

Best for: iTunes, Apple devices
wma

WMA

.wma

Windows Media Audio

Best for: Windows Media Player
opus

OPUS

.opus

Modern, efficient codec

Best for: WebRTC, modern apps

Video Formats

Video files and streaming formats

mp4

MP4

.mp4

Most compatible video format

Best for: Web, mobile, streaming
avi

AVI

.avi

Windows video format

Best for: Windows media, legacy
mov

MOV

.mov

Apple's QuickTime format

Best for: Mac, professional video
wmv

WMV

.wmv

Windows Media Video

Best for: Windows Media Player
mkv

MKV

.mkv

Open source container

Best for: High-quality video, subtitles
webm

WebM

.webm

Web-optimized format

Best for: HTML5 video, web streaming
flv

FLV

.flv

Flash video format

Best for: Legacy web video
3gp

3GP

.3gp

Mobile video format

Best for: Mobile devices, MMS

Archive Formats

Compressed files and archives

zip

ZIP

.zip

Most common archive format

Best for: General compression, Windows
rar

RAR

.rar

WinRAR format, better compression

Best for: High compression, Windows
7z

7Z

.7z

7-Zip format, excellent compression

Best for: Maximum compression
tar

TAR

.tar

Unix tape archive

Best for: Unix/Linux systems
gz

GZ

.gz

Gzip compression

Best for: Unix/Linux compression
bz2

BZ2

.bz2

Bzip2 compression

Best for: High compression, Unix/Linux
xz

XZ

.xz

LZMA2 compression

Best for: Maximum compression, Unix/Linux
cab

CAB

.cab

Windows cabinet file

Best for: Windows installers

Spreadsheet Formats

Data tables and spreadsheet files

xlsx

XLSX

.xlsx

Excel spreadsheet

Best for: Data analysis, calculations
xls

XLS

.xls

Legacy Excel format

Best for: Older Excel files
csv

CSV

.csv

Comma-separated values

Best for: Data exchange, databases
tsv

TSV

.tsv

Tab-separated values

Best for: Data exchange, databases
ods

ODS

.ods

OpenDocument Spreadsheet

Best for: Open source alternative
numbers

Numbers

.numbers

Apple's spreadsheet format

Best for: Mac, iOS devices

Font Formats

Typography and font files

ttf

TTF

.ttf

TrueType Font

Best for: Universal font format
otf

OTF

.otf

OpenType Font

Best for: Advanced typography features
woff

WOFF

.woff

Web Open Font Format

Best for: Web fonts, good compression
woff2

WOFF2

.woff2

Web Open Font Format 2

Best for: Web fonts, best compression
eot

EOT

.eot

Embedded OpenType

Best for: Internet Explorer fonts
svg

SVG Font

.svg

Scalable Vector Font

Best for: Web icons, simple fonts

Digital Formats

Encodings, hashes, and digital data

N

Base64

N/A

Text encoding for binary data

Best for: Web APIs, email attachments
N

Hex

N/A

Hexadecimal representation

Best for: Programming, debugging
N

Binary

N/A

Base-2 number system

Best for: Computing, data storage
N

URL Encoding

N/A

Percent-encoding for URLs

Best for: Web URLs, form data
N

MD5

N/A

Message Digest 5 hash

Best for: File integrity, checksums
N

SHA-256

N/A

Secure Hash Algorithm

Best for: Cryptography, blockchain
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Image Converter

25+ image formats

Convert between WebP, AVIF, PNG, JPEG, GIF, SVG, and more.

Document Converter

15+ document formats

Convert between PDF, Word, TXT, RTF, and other document formats.

Audio Converter

20+ audio formats

Convert between MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, OGG, and other audio formats.

Archive Converter

10+ archive formats

Convert between ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, and other archive formats.

Spreadsheet Converter

6+ spreadsheet formats

Convert between Excel, CSV, TSV, ODS, and other spreadsheet formats.

Digital Converter

6+ digital formats

Convert between Base64, Hex, Binary, and other digital formats.