List of filename extensions (S–Z)

This alphabetical list of filename extensions contains extensions of notable file formats used by multiple notable applications or services.

A–E

F–L

M–R

S Ext. Description Used byS assembler source code file Unix Scream Tracker Module Scream Tracker Seed7 library / include fileSeed7 interpreter and compiler Spatial Archive and Interchange Format Sass stylesheet language, indented-format ACIS ACIS .sat SPSS tabular data (binary)PSPP, SPSS Scratch 1.x projectScratch Scratch 2.0 projectScratch Scratch 3.0 projectScratch HeaderScriptBasic Superbase RDBMS form definition dataSuperbase (database) For experimental extensions to ScratchUsed by scratchX (scratchx.org) Scala source code fileScala (programming language) Scheme source code fileSCOREBOARDVirtual machine performance fileVMware Screen Protector fileWindows Screen Protector Sass stylesheet language SQL Server Compact database fileMicrosoft SQL Server Compact Seed7 source fileSeed7 interpreter and compiler Encrypted Story Distiller Nursery Notes DatabaseStory Distiller, Series Distiller Self Defining Structure provides for N-dimensional very large datasets using HHCodegeographic information systems and relational database management systems Spatial Data Transfer Standard Secret key ring filePretty Good Privacy RSA System Self extraction directive fileIExpress VideoTiertex video sequence Encrypted Series Distiller databaseSeries Distiller JAR Digital Signature Configuration fileemacs backup file for Strike Force Heroes (SFH) on Steam SFX (self-extracting archives) scriptRAR Unix shell scriptUnix shell interpreter Shell self-extracting archiveUNSHAR (Unix) SSI-enabled HTM fileServer Side Includes SSI-enabled HTML fileServer Side Includes Shape entitiesAutoCADSHX assembler source code fileESRI shapefile, ArcGIS S.I.C.K. Source File Signature filegpg, PopMail, ThunderByte AntiVirus S-Lang source code file SolidWorks assemblySolidWorks SolidWorks drawingSolidWorks SolidWorks partSolidWorks SMALLTALK source code file Secret Maryo Chronicles LevelSecret Maryo Chronicles Smacker video Format (RAD Video) SNOBOL4 source code file shared object, dynamically linked libraryUnix, Linux dataSQR Portable Format Still Picture Interchange File Format Spin source fileParallax Propeller Microcontrollers SPSS program file (text)PSPP, SPSS SPITBOL source code file SPIR-V binary fileVulkan, Khronos Group Ogg Speex bitstreamXiph.Org Foundation Crestron SIMPL Windows compiled program (ZIP format)Crestron SIMPL Windows Structured Query Language Any SQL database SubRip Subtitle file Most media players Series Distiller update XML fileSeries Distiller Celestia Solar System Catalog fileCelestia Stellarium ScriptStellarium SMALLTALK source code fileLittle SmalltalkSTStructured text file Celestia Star Catalog fileCelestia OpenOffice.org XML spreadsheet templateOpenOffice.org Calc OpenOffice.org XML drawing templateOpenOffice.org Draw Standard for the Exchange of Product Datauniversal format for CAD exchange per ISO 10303 OpenOffice.org XML presentation templateOpenOffice.org Impress Stockholm multiple sequence alignmentBioinformatics tools eg HMMER, Xrate, JalviewSTLsurface geometry of a three-dimensional objectsoftware by 3D Systems SSI-enabled HTML fileServer Side Includes Stockholm multiple sequence alignmentBioinformatics tools eg HMMER, Xrate, Jalview Encrypted Story Distiller databaseStory Distiller Standard for the Exchange of Product Datauniversal format for CAD exchange per ISO 10303 OpenOffice.org XML text document templateOpenOffice.org Writer Story Distiller update XMLStory Distiller Stylus style sheet fileStylus Surface topography (in native "SURF" format)MountainsMap Represents the ServiceHost instance hosted by Internet Information ServicesWindows Communication Foundation Svelte source codeSvelte Scalable Vector Graphics Shockwave FlashMacromedia, Adobe Flash Player SWIG source codeSWIG Swift source codeSwift (programming language) split Windows Imaging FormatImageX, DISM, 7-Zip, wimlib OpenOffice.org XML spreadsheetOpenOffice.org Calc OpenOffice.org XML drawingOpenOffice.org Draw OpenOffice.org XML master document OpenOffice.org XML presentationOpenOffice.org Impress OpenOffice.org XML formulaOpenOffice.org Calc 3DS Process file3D Studio OpenOffice.org XML text documentOpenOffice.org Writer Symbolic Link (SYLK) fileWindows Replace file for a symbolic linkUnix-like OSs

T Ext. Description Used by Audio codec, Lossless audio file formatWinamp (+Plugin), foobar2000 (+Plugin), Media Player Classic – BE tar archivetar and other file archivers with support tar archive compressed with compresstar and other file archivers with support tar archive compressed with Bzip2tar and other file archivers with support Theme Colour fileSaturn CMS Terragen heightmap fileTerragen scenery generator Truevision Advanced Raster Graphics Adapter image Target configuration fileTarget active security software tar archive compressed with gziptar and other file archivers with support Thumbnail FileGoPro, Android, some versions of iOS (Accessible via computer or Jailbreak, on User/Media/PhotoData/Metadata/DCIM) See TIFF Tag Image File Format image Taiko no Tatsujin Custom Songs FileTaikoPlusEX Type libraryA binary file with information about a COM or DCOM object so other applications can use it at runtime. Created by Visual C++ or Visual Studio. Used by many Windows applications. tar archive compressed with LZMAtar and other file archivers with support Temporary file Torrent fileBitTorrent clients (various) The quest lessonsTheQuest MPEG transport streamVideo broadcasting, digital video cameras TypeScript Godot Engine Text Scene fileGodot Engine Tab-separated values TrueType Font collection TrueType Font file Tableau Software Workbook file Text file tar archive compressed with xztar and other file archivers with support Same as TBZ tar archive compressed with Zstandard

U Ext. Description Used by Espire source code fileGeoworks UI Compiler Geos Qt Designer's UI FileTrolltech Qt Designer Umple UML Programming Language Format Umple Text file containing finite elements nodal coordinates and more, see notesOriginally used by SDRC for its I-deas software; a lot of simulation software uses it today Game code for GameMaker gamesGameMaker Uniform Office Format spreadsheet Uniform Office Format text Update file for Storage ROM patch file Remote file shortcutMicrosoft Windows Augmented Reality (AR) FileApple, Pixar Vocal synthesis track dataUTAU Vocal synthesis track dataOpenUtau datafileuTorrent UML Exchange Format

V Ext. Description Used byVRocq source fileVVerilog source fileVV (Vlang) language source Victoria 3 save game fileVictoria 3 vvvv patchvvvv ROM image from an N64 cartridgeDoctorV64, Doctor V64 junior, Project 64 and other N64 emulators Visual Basic .Net source fileVisual Basic .NET virtual machine settings file (in XML format) VirtualBox VirtualBox extension package VirtualBox Visual Basic .Net project fileVisual Basic .Net Express and Visual Studio 2003-2010 Project Visual Basic Custom Control fileVisual Basic VBScript script fileVBScript Visual Basic eXtensionVisual Basic VeraCrypt Disk Encrypted fileOpen Source VeraCrypt Graphite – 2D and 3D draftingAshlar-Vellum VocaListener voice scanner fileVocaListener Plug-in (Vocaloid3) Targa bitmap graphicsmany raster graphics editors Virtual Disk ImageVirtualBox Visio web drawingMicrosoft Visio Visio XML drawingMicrosoft Visio Virtual Floppy DiskWindows Virtual PC (among others) Virtual InstrumentLabVIEW Hyper-V Exported Virtual MachineMicrosoft Virtual Disk fileVMware Nokia message file formatText Message Editor (Nokia PC Suite) DVD FLLC (2009-02) DVD Book Construction – list of all available DVD Books, Retrieved on 2009-07-24DVD FLLC DVD Format Book – History of Supplements for DVD Books, Retrieved on 2009-07-24Video ObjectDVD-R, DVD-RW virtual machine configuration fileVMware Valve packageSource engine games Garmin Voice Processing Module Visual Paradigm ProjectVisual Paradigm for UML Vocal synthesizer track dataVocaloid 5 Hardware description languageAltera LateX Beamer file containing verbatim commands LaTeX Beamer Veeam reversed incremental backup archive Veeam software Vellum SolidsAshlar-Vellum Visio drawingMicrosoft Visio Visio drawingMicrosoft Visio V (Vlang) language source Visual Studio VSIX PackageVisual Studio, Visual Studio Code Visual Simulation ModelVisSim Vocal synthesizer track dataVocaloid 2 Vocal synthesizer track dataVocaloid 3, Vocaloid 4 Truevision Vista graphicsmany raster graphics editors Microsoft Office add-in fileMicrosoft Visual Studio VisualSVN Server repository backupVisualSVN Server Valve Texture Format fileValve Corporation Visual Understanding Environment mapVisual Understanding Environment VVVVVV map fileVVVVVV

W Ext. Description Used by Source files for the WEB programming system by Donald Knuth.Implementations of the WEB system, such as CWEB by Donald Knuth and Silvio Levy. Global address book in versions of Microsoft Windows and shared by Microsoft apps such as Outlook and Outlook ExpressOutlook and Outlook Express Default package format for Doom that contains sprites, levels, and game dataDoom and Doom II Package containing Wii Channel data, such as Virtual Console games. It is commonly used in homebrew to install custom channels, and can be installed with a WAD ManagerNintendo Wii Sound format (Microsoft Windows RIFF WAVE)Media Player Royalty-free video/audio containerHTML5 Game code for GameMaker gamesGameMaker JSON-formatted file for storing wheel names and imagesWheel of Names Game save file for The WitnessThe Witness SpreadsheetLotus 1-2-3 version 2.x – Lotus Symphony 1.1+ SpreadsheetLotus 1-2-3 version 3.x SpreadsheetLotus 1-2-3 version 1A – Lotus Symphony 1.0, Microsoft Works Wolfram Language package Windows Live Moviemaker Project, contains paths from where the images/audios/videos of the project are located Windows Live Movie Maker Wolfram ScriptWolfram Language Windows Media Audio file Advanced Systems Format Windows Media Player databaseWindows Media Player Windows MetaFile vector graphics Windows Media Video file Advanced Systems Format WOFF See WOFF WoS bibliographic reference fileISI/Clarivate Analytics Wii U plugin for aromaAroma Environnement (Wii U) Whitespace programming language, WonderSwan ROMWhitespace programming language, WonderSwan ROM WonderSwan Color ROM Text documentMicrosoft Windows 7;IBM Transformation Extender Wii U Homebrew BundleAroma environnement (Wii U)

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