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Supported File Types

Supported File Types

The following file types are supported by the representation API.

Audio

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.aacNoYesNo
.aifNoYesNo
.aifcNoYesNo
.aiffNoYesNo
.amrNoYesNo
.auNoYesNo
.flacNoYesNo
.m4aNoYesNo
.mp3NoYesNo
.oggNoYesNo
.raNoYesNo
.wavNoYesNo
.wmaNoYesNo

CAD

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.3dsNoNoNo
.box3dNoNoNo
.daeNoNoNo
.dwgNoNoNo
.dxfNoNoNo
.fbxNoNoNo
.mtlNoNoNo
.objNoNoNo
.plyNoNoNo
.stlNoNoNo

Document

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.asYesYesYes
.as3YesYesYes
.asmYesYesYes
.batYesYesYes
.boxnoteYesYesYes
.cYesYesYes
.ccYesYesYes
.cmakeYesYesYes
.cppYesYesYes
.csYesYesYes
.cssYesYesYes
.cxxYesYesYes
.diffYesYesYes
.docYesYesYes
.docxYesYesYes
.emlYesYesYes
.erbYesYesYes
.groovyYesYesYes
.hYesYesYes
.hamlYesYesYes
.hhYesYesYes
.hppYesYesYes
.htmYesYesYes
.htmlYesYesYes
.javaYesYesYes
.jsYesYesYes
.jsonYesYesYes
.jwwYesYesYes
.lessYesYesYes
.logYesYesYes
.mYesYesYes
.makeYesYesYes
.mdYesYesYes
.mlYesYesYes
.msgYesYesYes
.olk14MessageYesYesYes
.pdfYesYesYes
.phpYesYesYes
.plYesYesYes
.propertiesYesYesYes
.pyYesYesYes
.rbYesYesYes
.rstYesYesYes
.sassYesYesYes
.scalaYesYesYes
.scmYesYesYes
.scriptYesYesYes
.shYesYesYes
.smlYesYesYes
.sqlYesYesYes
.vbYesYesYes
.viYesYesYes
.vimYesYesYes
.wpdYesYesYes
.xhtmlYesYesYes
.xmlYesYesYes
.xsdYesYesYes
.xslYesYesYes
.xbdYesYesYes
.xdwYesYesYes
.pycYesYesYes

Drawing

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.aiNoYesNo
.boxcanvasNoYesNo
.inddNoYesNo
.odgNoYesNo
.psdNoYesNo
.svgNoYesNo

Image

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.arwNoYesNo
.bmpNoYesNo
.cr2NoYesNo
.dcmNoYesNo
.dicmNoYesNo
.dicomNoYesNo
.dngNoYesNo
.epsNoYesNo
.exrNoYesNo
.gifNoYesNo
.heicNoYesNo
.inddNoYesNo
.indmlNoYesNo
.indtNoYesNo
.inxNoYesNo
.jpegNoYesNo
.jpgNoYesNo
.nefNoYesNo
.pngNoYesNo
.svgNoYesNo
.tifNoYesNo
.tiffNoYesNo
.tgaNoYesNo
.svsNoYesNo

Presentation

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.fodpYesYesYes
.gslideYesYesYes
.gslidesYesYesYes
.keyYesYesYes
.keynoteYesYesYes
.odpYesYesYes
.otpYesYesYes
.pezYesYesYes
.potYesYesYes
.pptYesYesYes
.pptxYesYesYes

Spreadsheet

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.csvYesYesYes
.fodsYesYesYes
.gsheetYesYesYes
.numbersYesYesYes
.odsYesYesYes
.tsvYesYesYes
.xlsYesYesYes
xlsmYesYesYes
xlsxYesYesYes
xlsbYesYesYes

Video

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.3g2NoYesNo
.3gpNoYesNo
.aviNoYesNo
.flaNoYesNo
.flvNoYesNo
m2vNoYesNo
.m2tsNoYesNo
.m4vNoYesNo
.mkvNoYesNo
.movNoYesNo
.mpegNoYesNo
.mpgNoYesNo
.mtsNoYesNo
.swfNoYesNo
.oggNoYesNo
.qtNoYesNo
.tsNoYesNo