# file-type

> Detect the file type of a Buffer/Uint8Array/ArrayBuffer

The file type is detected by checking the [magic number](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_number_(programming)#Magic_numbers_in_files) of the buffer.

This package is for detecting binary-based file formats, not text-based formats like `.txt`, `.csv`, `.svg`, etc.

We accept contributions for commonly used modern file formats, not historical or obscure ones. Open an issue first for discussion.

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## Install

```sh
npm install file-type
```

**This package is a ESM package. Your project needs to be ESM too. [Read more](https://gist.github.com/sindresorhus/a39789f98801d908bbc7ff3ecc99d99c).**

If you use it with Webpack, you need the latest Webpack version and ensure you configure it correctly for ESM.

## Usage

#### Node.js

Determine file type from a file:

```js
import {fileTypeFromFile} from 'file-type';

console.log(await fileTypeFromFile('Unicorn.png'));
//=> {ext: 'png', mime: 'image/png'}
```

Determine file type from a Buffer, which may be a portion of the beginning of a file:

```js
import {fileTypeFromBuffer} from 'file-type';
import {readChunk} from 'read-chunk';

const buffer = await readChunk('Unicorn.png', {length: 4100});

console.log(await fileTypeFromBuffer(buffer));
//=> {ext: 'png', mime: 'image/png'}
```

Determine file type from a stream:

```js
import fs from 'node:fs';
import {fileTypeFromStream} from 'file-type';

const stream = fs.createReadStream('Unicorn.mp4');

console.log(await fileTypeFromStream(stream));
//=> {ext: 'mp4', mime: 'video/mp4'}
```

The stream method can also be used to read from a remote location:

```js
import got from 'got';
import {fileTypeFromStream} from 'file-type';

const url = 'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Example.jpg';

const stream = got.stream(url);

console.log(await fileTypeFromStream(stream));
//=> {ext: 'jpg', mime: 'image/jpeg'}
```

Another stream example:

```js
import stream from 'node:stream';
import fs from 'node:fs';
import crypto from 'node:crypto';
import {fileTypeStream} from 'file-type';

const read = fs.createReadStream('encrypted.enc');
const decipher = crypto.createDecipheriv(alg, key, iv);

const streamWithFileType = await fileTypeStream(stream.pipeline(read, decipher));

console.log(streamWithFileType.fileType);
//=> {ext: 'mov', mime: 'video/quicktime'}

const write = fs.createWriteStream(`decrypted.${streamWithFileType.fileType.ext}`);
streamWithFileType.pipe(write);
```

#### Browser

```js
import {fileTypeFromStream} from 'file-type';

const url = 'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Example.jpg';

const response = await fetch(url);
const fileType = await fileTypeFromStream(response.body);

console.log(fileType);
//=> {ext: 'jpg', mime: 'image/jpeg'}
```

## API

### fileTypeFromBuffer(buffer)

Detect the file type of a `Buffer`, `Uint8Array`, or `ArrayBuffer`.

The file type is detected by checking the [magic number](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_number_(programming)#Magic_numbers_in_files) of the buffer.

If file access is available, it is recommended to use `fileTypeFromFile()` instead.

Returns a `Promise` for an object with the detected file type and MIME type:

- `ext` - One of the [supported file types](#supported-file-types)
- `mime` - The [MIME type](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_media_type)

Or `undefined` when there is no match.

#### buffer

Type: `Buffer | Uint8Array | ArrayBuffer`

A buffer representing file data. It works best if the buffer contains the entire file, it may work with a smaller portion as well.

### fileTypeFromFile(filePath)

Detect the file type of a file path.

The file type is detected by checking the [magic number](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_number_(programming)#Magic_numbers_in_files) of the buffer.

Returns a `Promise` for an object with the detected file type and MIME type:

- `ext` - One of the [supported file types](#supported-file-types)
- `mime` - The [MIME type](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_media_type)

Or `undefined` when there is no match.

#### filePath

Type: `string`

The file path to parse.

### fileTypeFromStream(stream)

Detect the file type of a Node.js [readable stream](https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html#stream_class_stream_readable).

The file type is detected by checking the [magic number](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_number_(programming)#Magic_numbers_in_files) of the buffer.

Returns a `Promise` for an object with the detected file type and MIME type:

- `ext` - One of the [supported file types](#supported-file-types)
- `mime` - The [MIME type](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_media_type)

Or `undefined` when there is no match.

#### stream

Type: [`stream.Readable`](https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html#stream_class_stream_readable)

A readable stream representing file data.

### fileTypeFromBlob(blob)

Detect the file type of a [`Blob`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Blob).

**Note:** This method is only available in the browser.

The file type is detected by checking the [magic number](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_number_(programming)#Magic_numbers_in_files) of the buffer.

Returns a `Promise` for an object with the detected file type and MIME type:

- `ext` - One of the [supported file types](#supported-file-types)
- `mime` - The [MIME type](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_media_type)

Or `undefined` when there is no match.

```js
import {fileTypeFromBlob} from 'file-type';

const blob = new Blob(['<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>'], {
	type: 'plain/text',
	endings: 'native'
});

console.log(await fileTypeFromBlob(blob));
//=> {ext: 'txt', mime: 'plain/text'}
```

### fileTypeFromTokenizer(tokenizer)

Detect the file type from an `ITokenizer` source.

This method is used internally, but can also be used for a special "tokenizer" reader.

A tokenizer propagates the internal read functions, allowing alternative transport mechanisms, to access files, to be implemented and used.

Returns a `Promise` for an object with the detected file type and MIME type:

- `ext` - One of the [supported file types](#supported-file-types)
- `mime` - The [MIME type](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_media_type)

Or `undefined` when there is no match.

An example is [`@tokenizer/http`](https://github.com/Borewit/tokenizer-http), which requests data using [HTTP-range-requests](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Range_requests). A difference with a conventional stream and the [*tokenizer*](https://github.com/Borewit/strtok3#tokenizer), is that it can *ignore* (seek, fast-forward) in the stream. For example, you may only need and read the first 6 bytes, and the last 128 bytes, which may be an advantage in case reading the entire file would take longer.

```js
import {makeTokenizer} from '@tokenizer/http';
import {fileTypeFromTokenizer} from 'file-type';

const audioTrackUrl = 'https://test-audio.netlify.com/Various%20Artists%20-%202009%20-%20netBloc%20Vol%2024_%20tiuqottigeloot%20%5BMP3-V2%5D/01%20-%20Diablo%20Swing%20Orchestra%20-%20Heroines.mp3';

const httpTokenizer = await makeTokenizer(audioTrackUrl);
const fileType = await fileTypeFromTokenizer(httpTokenizer);

console.log(fileType);
//=> {ext: 'mp3', mime: 'audio/mpeg'}
```

Or use [`@tokenizer/s3`](https://github.com/Borewit/tokenizer-s3) to determine the file type of a file stored on [Amazon S3](https://aws.amazon.com/s3):

```js
import S3 from 'aws-sdk/clients/s3';
import {makeTokenizer} from '@tokenizer/s3';
import {fileTypeFromTokenizer} from 'file-type';

// Initialize the S3 client
const s3 = new S3();

// Initialize the S3 tokenizer.
const s3Tokenizer = await makeTokenizer(s3, {
	Bucket: 'affectlab',
	Key: '1min_35sec.mp4'
});

// Figure out what kind of file it is.
const fileType = await fileTypeFromTokenizer(s3Tokenizer);
console.log(fileType);
```

Note that only the minimum amount of data required to determine the file type is read (okay, just a bit extra to prevent too many fragmented reads).

#### tokenizer

Type: [`ITokenizer`](https://github.com/Borewit/strtok3#tokenizer)

A file source implementing the [tokenizer interface](https://github.com/Borewit/strtok3#tokenizer).

### fileTypeStream(readableStream, options?)

Returns a `Promise` which resolves to the original readable stream argument, but with an added `fileType` property, which is an object like the one returned from `fileTypeFromFile()`.

This method can be handy to put in between a stream, but it comes with a price.
Internally `stream()` builds up a buffer of `sampleSize` bytes, used as a sample, to determine the file type.
The sample size impacts the file detection resolution.
A smaller sample size will result in lower probability of the best file type detection.

**Note:** This method is only available when using Node.js.
**Note:** Requires Node.js 14 or later.

#### readableStream

Type: [`stream.Readable`](https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html#stream_class_stream_readable)

#### options

Type: `object`

##### sampleSize

Type: `number`\
Default: `4100`

The sample size in bytes.

#### Example

```js
import got from 'got';
import {fileTypeStream} from 'file-type';

const url = 'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Example.jpg';

const stream1 = got.stream(url);
const stream2 = await fileTypeStream(stream1, {sampleSize: 1024});

if (stream2.fileType?.mime === 'image/jpeg') {
	// stream2 can be used to stream the JPEG image (from the very beginning of the stream)
}
```

#### readableStream

Type: [`stream.Readable`](https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html#stream_class_stream_readable)

The input stream.

### supportedExtensions

Returns a `Set<string>` of supported file extensions.

### supportedMimeTypes

Returns a `Set<string>` of supported MIME types.

## Supported file types

- [`3g2`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3GP_and_3G2#3G2) - Multimedia container format defined by the 3GPP2 for 3G CDMA2000 multimedia services
- [`3gp`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3GP_and_3G2#3GP) - Multimedia container format defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) for 3G UMTS multimedia services
- [`3mf`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_Manufacturing_Format) - 3D Manufacturing Format
- [`7z`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7z) - 7-Zip archive
- [`Z`](https://fileinfo.com/extension/z) - Unix Compressed File
- [`aac`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding) - Advanced Audio Coding
- [`ac3`](https://www.atsc.org/standard/a522012-digital-audio-compression-ac-3-e-ac-3-standard-12172012/) - ATSC A/52 Audio File
- [`ai`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Illustrator_Artwork) - Adobe Illustrator Artwork
- [`aif`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Interchange_File_Format) - Audio Interchange file
- [`alias`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alias_%28Mac_OS%29) - macOS Alias file
- [`amr`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_Multi-Rate_audio_codec) - Adaptive Multi-Rate audio codec
- [`ape`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey%27s_Audio) - Monkey's Audio
- [`apng`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APNG) - Animated Portable Network Graphics
- [`ar`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ar_(Unix)) - Archive file
- [`arrow`](https://arrow.apache.org) - Columnar format for tables of data
- [`arw`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_image_format#ARW) - Sony Alpha Raw image file
- [`asar`](https://github.com/electron/asar#format) - Archive format primarily used to enclose Electron applications
- [`asf`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Systems_Format) - Advanced Systems Format
- [`avi`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Video_Interleave) - Audio Video Interleave file
- [`avif`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV1#AV1_Image_File_Format_(AVIF)) - AV1 Image File Format
- [`blend`](https://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:Source/Architecture/File_Format) - Blender project
- [`bmp`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMP_file_format) - Bitmap image file
- [`bpg`](https://bellard.org/bpg/) - Better Portable Graphics file
- [`bz2`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bzip2) - Archive file
- [`cab`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_(file_format)) - Cabinet file
- [`cfb`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound_File_Binary_Format) - Compount File Binary Format
- [`chm`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Compiled_HTML_Help) - Microsoft Compiled HTML Help
- [`cr2`](https://fileinfo.com/extension/cr2) - Canon Raw image file (v2)
- [`cr3`](https://fileinfo.com/extension/cr3) - Canon Raw image file (v3)
- [`crx`](https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/crx) - Google Chrome extension
- [`cur`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICO_(file_format)) - Icon file
- [`dcm`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DICOM#Data_format) - DICOM Image File
- [`deb`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_(file_format)) - Debian package
- [`dmg`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Disk_Image) - Apple Disk Image
- [`dng`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Negative) - Adobe Digital Negative image file
- [`docx`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Open_XML) - Microsoft Word
- [`dsf`](https://dsd-guide.com/sites/default/files/white-papers/DSFFileFormatSpec_E.pdf) - Sony DSD Stream File (DSF)
- [`dwg`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.dwg) - Autodesk CAD file
- [`elf`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executable_and_Linkable_Format) - Unix Executable and Linkable Format
- [`eot`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embedded_OpenType) - Embedded OpenType font
- [`eps`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encapsulated_PostScript) - Encapsulated PostScript
- [`epub`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPUB) - E-book file
- [`exe`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.exe) - Executable file
- [`f4a`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Video) - Audio-only ISO base media file format used by Adobe Flash Player
- [`f4b`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Video) - Audiobook and podcast ISO base media file format used by Adobe Flash Player
- [`f4p`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Video) - ISO base media file format protected by Adobe Access DRM used by Adobe Flash Player
- [`f4v`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Video) - ISO base media file format used by Adobe Flash Player
- [`flac`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLAC) - Free Lossless Audio Codec
- [`flif`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Lossless_Image_Format) - Free Lossless Image Format
- [`flv`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Video) - Flash video
- [`gif`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF) - Graphics Interchange Format
- [`glb`](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF) - GL Transmission Format
- [`gz`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gzip) - Archive file
- [`heic`](https://nokiatech.github.io/heif/technical.html) - High Efficiency Image File Format
- [`icns`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Icon_Image_format) - Apple Icon image
- [`ico`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICO_(file_format)) - Windows icon file
- [`ics`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICalendar#Data_format) - iCalendar
- [`indd`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_InDesign#File_format) - Adobe InDesign document
- [`it`](https://wiki.openmpt.org/Manual:_Module_formats#The_Impulse_Tracker_format_.28.it.29) - Audio module format: Impulse Tracker
- [`jls`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lossless_JPEG#JPEG-LS) - Lossless/near-lossless compression standard for continuous-tone images
- [`jp2`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG_2000) - JPEG 2000
- [`jpg`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG) - Joint Photographic Experts Group image
- [`jpm`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG_2000) - JPEG 2000
- [`jpx`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG_2000) - JPEG 2000
- [`jxl`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG_XL) - JPEG XL image format
- [`jxr`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG_XR) - Joint Photographic Experts Group extended range
- [`ktx`](https://www.khronos.org/opengles/sdk/tools/KTX/file_format_spec/) - OpenGL and OpenGL ES textures
- [`lnk`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortcut_%28computing%29#Microsoft_Windows) - Microsoft Windows file shortcut
- [`lz`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lzip) - Arhive file
- [`lzh`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LHA_(file_format)) - LZH archive
- [`m4a`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4A) - Audio-only MPEG-4 files
- [`m4b`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4B) - Audiobook and podcast MPEG-4 files, which also contain metadata including chapter markers, images, and hyperlinks
- [`m4p`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Part_14#Filename_extensions) - MPEG-4 files with audio streams encrypted by FairPlay Digital Rights Management as were sold through the iTunes Store
- [`m4v`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4V) - Video container format developed by Apple, which is very similar to the MP4 format
- [`mid`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI) - Musical Instrument Digital Interface file
- [`mie`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidecar_file) - Dedicated meta information format which supports storage of binary as well as textual meta information
- [`mj2`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_JPEG_2000) - Motion JPEG 2000
- [`mkv`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matroska) - Matroska video file
- [`mobi`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobipocket) - Mobipocket
- [`mov`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime_File_Format) - QuickTime video file
- [`mp1`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-1_Audio_Layer_I) - MPEG-1 Audio Layer I
- [`mp2`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-1_Audio_Layer_II) - MPEG-1 Audio Layer II
- [`mp3`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3) - Audio file
- [`mp4`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Part_14#Filename_extensions) - MPEG-4 Part 14 video file
- [`mpc`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musepack) - Musepack (SV7 & SV8)
- [`mpg`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-1) - MPEG-1 file
- [`mts`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.m2ts) - MPEG-2 Transport Stream, both raw and Blu-ray Disc Audio-Video (BDAV) versions
- [`mxf`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_Exchange_Format) - Material Exchange Format
- [`nef`](https://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/a/products-and-innovation/nikon-electronic-format-nef.html) - Nikon Electronic Format image file
- [`nes`](https://fileinfo.com/extension/nes) - Nintendo NES ROM
- [`odp`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument) - OpenDocument for presentations
- [`ods`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument) - OpenDocument for spreadsheets
- [`odt`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument) - OpenDocument for word processing
- [`oga`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogg) - Audio file
- [`ogg`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogg) - Audio file
- [`ogm`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogg) - Audio file
- [`ogv`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogg) - Audio file
- [`ogx`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogg) - Audio file
- [`opus`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_(audio_format)) - Audio file
- [`orf`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORF_format) - Olympus Raw image file
- [`otf`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenType) - OpenType font
- [`parquet`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Parquet) - Apache Parquet
- [`pcap`](https://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/LibpcapFileFormat) - Libpcap File Format
- [`pdf`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format) - Portable Document Format
- [`pgp`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy) - Pretty Good Privacy
- [`png`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics) - Portable Network Graphics
- [`pptx`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Open_XML) - Microsoft Powerpoint
- [`ps`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postscript) - Postscript
- [`psd`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop#File_format) - Adobe Photoshop document
- [`pst`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Storage_Table) - Personal Storage Table file
- [`qcp`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QCP) - Tagged and chunked data
- [`raf`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_image_format) - Fujifilm RAW image file
- [`rar`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAR_(file_format)) - Archive file
- [`rpm`](https://fileinfo.com/extension/rpm) - Red Hat Package Manager file
- [`rtf`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Text_Format) - Rich Text Format
- [`rw2`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_image_format) - Panasonic RAW image file
- [`s3m`](https://wiki.openmpt.org/Manual:_Module_formats#The_ScreamTracker_3_format_.28.s3m.29) - Audio module format: ScreamTracker 3
- [`shp`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapefile) - Geospatial vector data format
- [`skp`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SketchUp) - SketchUp
- [`spx`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogg) - Audio file
- [`sqlite`](https://www.sqlite.org/fileformat2.html) - SQLite file
- [`stl`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_(file_format)) - Standard Tesselated Geometry File Format (ASCII only)
- [`swf`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWF) - Adobe Flash Player file
- [`tar`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_(computing)#File_format) - Tarball archive file
- [`tif`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagged_Image_File_Format) - Tagged Image file
- [`ttf`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrueType) - TrueType font
- [`vcf`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard) - vCard
- [`voc`](https://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php/Creative_Voice) - Creative Voice File
- [`wasm`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebAssembly) - WebAssembly intermediate compiled format
- [`wav`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAV) - Waveform Audio file
- [`webm`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebM) - Web video file
- [`webp`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebP) - Web Picture format
- [`woff`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Open_Font_Format) - Web Open Font Format
- [`woff2`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Open_Font_Format) - Web Open Font Format
- [`wv`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WavPack) - WavPack
- [`xcf`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XCF_(file_format)) - eXperimental Computing Facility
- [`xlsx`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Open_XML) - Microsoft Excel
- [`xm`](https://wiki.openmpt.org/Manual:_Module_formats#The_FastTracker_2_format_.28.xm.29) - Audio module format: FastTracker 2
- [`xml`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML) - eXtensible Markup Language
- [`xpi`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XPInstall) - XPInstall file
- [`xz`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xz) - Compressed file
- [`zip`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_(file_format)) - Archive file
- [`zst`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zstandard) - Archive file

*Pull requests are welcome for additional commonly used file types.*

The following file types will not be accepted:
- [MS-CFB: Microsoft Compound File Binary File Format based formats](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-cfb/53989ce4-7b05-4f8d-829b-d08d6148375b), too old and difficult to parse:
	- `.doc` - Microsoft Word 97-2003 Document
	- `.xls` - Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Document
	- `.ppt` - Microsoft PowerPoint97-2003 Document
	- `.msi` - Microsoft Windows Installer
- `.csv` - [Reason.](https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/issues/264#issuecomment-568439196)
- `.svg` - Detecting it requires a full-blown parser. Check out [`is-svg`](https://github.com/sindresorhus/is-svg) for something that mostly works.

## Related

- [file-type-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type-cli) - CLI for this module

## Maintainers

- [Sindre Sorhus](https://github.com/sindresorhus)
- [Borewit](https://github.com/Borewit)

**Former**

- [Mikael Finstad](https://github.com/mifi)
- [Ben Brook](https://github.com/bencmbrook)
