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.
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S
    
| Ext. | Description | Used by | 
|---|---|---|
| S | assembler source code file | Unix | 
| S7I | Seed7 library / include file | Seed7 interpreter and compiler | 
| SAIF[1] | Spatial Archive and Interchange Format | |
| SASS[2] | Sass stylesheet language, indented-format | |
| SAT | ACIS ACIS .sat | |
| SAV | SPSS tabular data (binary) | PSPP, SPSS | 
| SB | Scratch project | Scratch | 
| SB2 | Scratch 2.0 project | Scratch | 
| SB3 | Scratch 3.0 project | Scratch | 
| SBH | Header | ScriptBasic | 
| SBV | Superbase RDBMS form definition data | Superbase (database) | 
| SBX | For experimental extensions to Scratch | Used by scratchX (scratchx.org) | 
| SCALA | Scala source code file | Scala (programming language) | 
| SCM | Scheme source code file | |
| SCR | Screen Protector file | Windows Screen Protector | 
| SCSS[2] | Sass stylesheet language | |
| SDF[3] | SQL Server Compact database file | Microsoft SQL Server Compact | 
| SD7 | Seed7 source file | Seed7 interpreter and compiler | 
| SDS | Self Defining Structure provides for N-dimensional very large datasets using HHCode | geographic information systems and relational database management systems | 
| SDTS | Spatial Data Transfer Standard | |
| SEC | Secret key ring file | Pretty Good Privacy RSA System | 
| SED | Self extraction directive file | IExpress | 
| SEQ | Video | Tiertex video sequence | 
| SF | JAR Digital Signature | |
| SFB | Configuration file | emacs | 
| SFX | SFX (self-extracting archives) script | RAR | 
| SH | Unix shell script | Unix shell interpreter | 
| SHAR | Shell self-extracting archive | UNSHAR (Unix) | 
| SHTM | SSI-enabled HTM file | Server Side Includes | 
| SHTML | SSI-enabled HTML file | Server Side Includes | 
| SHX | Shape entities | AutoCAD | 
| SIG | Signature file | gpg, PopMail, ThunderByte AntiVirus | 
| SL | S-Lang source code file | |
| SM | SMALLTALK source code file | |
| SMCLVL | Secret Maryo Chronicles Level | Secret Maryo Chronicles | 
| SMK | Smacker video Format (RAD Video) | |
| SNO | SNOBOL4 source code file | |
| SO | shared object, dynamically linked library | Unix, Linux | 
| SPF | data | SQR Portable Format | 
| SPIFF[4] | Still Picture Interchange File Format | |
| SPIN | Spin source file | Parallax Propeller Microcontrollers | 
| SPS | SPSS program file (text) | PSPP, SPSS | 
| SPT | SPITBOL source code file | |
| SPV | SPIR-V binary file | Vulkan, Khronos Group | 
| SPX[5][6] | Ogg Speex bitstream | Xiph.Org Foundation | 
| SPZ | Crestron SIMPL Windows compiled program (ZIP format) | Crestron SIMPL Windows | 
| SQL | Structured Query Language | Any SQL database | 
| SSC | Celestia Solar System Catalog file | Celestia | 
| SSC | Stellarium Script | Stellarium | 
| ST | SMALLTALK source code file | Little Smalltalk | 
| STC | Celestia Star Catalog file | Celestia | 
| STC | OpenOffice.org XML spreadsheet template | OpenOffice.org Calc | 
| STD | OpenOffice.org XML drawing template | OpenOffice.org Draw | 
| STI | OpenOffice.org XML presentation template | OpenOffice.org Impress | 
| STK[7] | Stockholm multiple sequence alignment | Bioinformatics tools eg HMMER, Xrate, Jalview | 
| STL | surface geometry of a three-dimensional object | software by 3D Systems | 
| STM | SSI-enabled HTML file | Server Side Includes | 
| STO[7] | Stockholm multiple sequence alignment | Bioinformatics tools eg HMMER, Xrate, Jalview | 
| STP | Standard for the Exchange of Product Data | universal format for CAD exchange per ISO 10303 | 
| STW | OpenOffice.org XML text document template | OpenOffice.org Writer | 
| SUR | Surface topography (in native "SURF" format) | MountainsMap | 
| SVC | Represents the ServiceHost instance hosted by Internet Information Services | Windows Communication Foundation | 
| SVG | Scalable Vector Graphics | |
| SWF[8] | Shockwave Flash | Macromedia, Adobe Flash Player | 
| SWG | SWIG source code | SWIG | 
| SWIFT | Swift source code | Swift (programming language) | 
| SWM | split Windows Imaging Format | ImageX, DISM, 7-Zip, wimlib | 
| SXC | OpenOffice.org XML spreadsheet | OpenOffice.org Calc | 
| SXD | OpenOffice.org XML drawing | OpenOffice.org Draw | 
| SXG | OpenOffice.org XML master document | |
| SXI | OpenOffice.org XML presentation | OpenOffice.org Impress | 
| SXM | OpenOffice.org XML formula | OpenOffice.org Calc | 
| SXP | 3DS Process file | 3D Studio | 
| SXW | OpenOffice.org XML text document | OpenOffice.org Writer | 
| SYLK | Symbolic Link (SYLK) file | Windows | 
| SYMBOLICLINK | Replace file for a symbolic link | Unix-like OSs | 
T
    
| Ext. | Description | Used by | 
|---|---|---|
| TAK | Audio codec, Lossless audio file format | Winamp (+Plugin), foobar2000 (+Plugin), Media Player Classic – BE | 
| TAR | tar archive | tar and other file archivers with support | 
| TAZ[9] | tar archive compressed with compress | tar and other file archivers with support | 
| TB2[9] | tar archive compressed with Bzip2 | tar and other file archivers with support | 
| TBZ[9] | ||
| TBZ2[9] | ||
| TC | Theme Colour file | Saturn CMS | 
| TER | Terragen heightmap file | Terragen scenery generator | 
| TGA | Truevision Advanced Raster Graphics Adapter image | |
| TGT | Target configuration file | Target active security software | 
| TGZ[9] | tar archive compressed with gzip | tar and other file archivers with support | 
| THM | Thumbnail File | GoPro, Android, some versions of iOS (Accessible via computer or Jailbreak, on User/Media/PhotoData/Metadata/DCIM) | 
| TIF | See TIFF | |
| TIFF | Tag Image File Format image | |
| TLB[10] | Type library | A 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. | 
| TLZ[9] | tar archive compressed with LZMA | tar and other file archivers with support | 
| TMP[11] | Temporary file | |
| TORRENT[12] | Torrent file | BitTorrent clients (various) | 
| TS | MPEG transport stream | Video broadcasting, digital video cameras | 
| TS[13] | TypeScript | |
| TSV[14] | Tab-separated values | |
| TTC | TrueType Font collection | |
| TTF | TrueType Font file | |
| TXZ[9] | tar archive compressed with xz | tar and other file archivers with support | 
| TZ2[9] | Same as TBZ | |
| TZST[9] | tar archive compressed with Zstandard | 
U
    
| Ext. | Description | Used by | 
|---|---|---|
| UI | Espire source code file | Geoworks UI Compiler Geos | 
| UI | Qt Designer's UI File | Trolltech Qt Designer | 
| UMP | Umple UML Programming Language Format | Umple | 
| UNV | Text file containing finite elements nodal coordinates and more See notes | Originally used by SDRC for its I-deas software; a lot of simulation software use it today | 
| UOS | Uniform Office Format spreadsheet | |
| UOT | Uniform Office Format text | |
| UPS | ROM patch file | |
| URL | Remote file shortcut | Microsoft Windows | 
| USDZ | Augmented Reality (AR) File | Apple, Pixar | 
| UST | Vocal synthesis track data | UTAU | 
| UT! | datafile | uTorrent | 
| UXF | UML Exchange Format | 
V
    
| Ext. | Description | Used by | 
|---|---|---|
| V | Coq source file | |
| V | Verilog source file | |
| V4P | vvvv patch | vvvv | 
| VB | Visual Basic .Net source file | Visual Basic .NET | 
| VBOX[15] | virtual machine settings file (in XML format) | VirtualBox | 
| VBOX-EXTPACK[16] | VirtualBox extension package | VirtualBox | 
| VBPROJ | Visual Basic .Net project file | Visual Basic .Net Express and Visual Studio 2003-2010 Project | 
| VBR | Visual Basic Custom Control file | Visual Basic | 
| VBS | VBScript script file | VBScript | 
| VBX | Visual Basic eXtension | Visual Basic | 
| VC6 | Graphite – 2D and 3D drafting | Ashlar-Vellum | 
| VCLS | VocaListener voice scanner file | VocaListener Plug-in (Vocaloid3) | 
| VDA | Targa bitmap graphics | many raster graphics editors | 
| VDI | Virtual Disk Image | VirtualBox | 
| VDW | Visio web drawing | Microsoft Visio | 
| VDX | Visio XML drawing | Microsoft Visio | 
| VFD | Virtual Floppy Disk | Windows Virtual PC (among others) | 
| VI | Virtual Instrument | LabVIEW | 
| VMCZ | Hyper-V Exported Virtual Machine | Microsoft | 
| VMDK[17] | Virtual Disk file | VMware | 
| VMG | Nokia message file format | Text Message Editor (Nokia PC Suite) | 
| VOB[18][19] | Video Object | DVD-R, DVD-RW | 
| VMX | virtual machine configuration file | VMware | 
| VPK | Valve package | Source engine games | 
| VPM | Garmin Voice Processing Module | |
| VPP | Visual Paradigm Project | Visual Paradigm for UML | 
| VPR | Vocal synthesizer track data | Vocaloid 5 | 
| VQM | Hardware description language | Altera | 
| VRB | LateX Beamer file containing verbatim commands | LaTeX Beamer | 
| VRB | Veeam reversed incremental backup archive | Veeam software | 
| VS | Vellum Solids | Ashlar-Vellum | 
| VSD | Visio drawing | Microsoft Visio | 
| VSDX[20] | Visio drawing | Microsoft Visio | 
| VSM | Visual Simulation Model | VisSim | 
| VSQ | Vocal synthesizer track data | Vocaloid 2 | 
| VSQx | Vocal synthesizer track data | Vocaloid 3, Vocaloid 4 | 
| VST | Truevision Vista graphics | many raster graphics editors | 
| VSTO | Microsoft Office add-in file | Microsoft Visual Studio | 
| VSVNBAK | VisualSVN Server repository backup | VisualSVN Server | 
| VTF | Valve Texture Format file[21] | Valve Corporation | 
| VUE | Visual Understanding Environment map | Visual Understanding Environment | 
| VVVVVV | VVVVVV map file | VVVVVV | 
W
    
| Ext. | Description | Used by | 
|---|---|---|
| WAD | Default package format for Doom that contains sprites, levels, and game data | Doom and Doom II | 
| WAV | Sound format (Microsoft Windows RIFF WAVE) | Media Player | 
| WEBM | Royalty-free video/audio container | HTML5 | 
| WITNESS_CAMPAIGN | Game save file for The Witness | The Witness | 
| WK1 | Spreadsheet | Lotus 1-2-3 version 2.x – Lotus Symphony 1.1+ | 
| WK3 | Spreadsheet | Lotus 1-2-3 version 3.x | 
| WKS | Spreadsheet | Lotus 1-2-3 version 1A – Lotus Symphony 1.0, Microsoft Works | 
| WLMP | Windows Live Moviemaker Project, contains paths from where the images/audios/videos of the project are located | Windows Live Movie Maker[22] | 
| WMA | Windows Media Audio file Advanced Systems Format | |
| WMDB | Windows Media Player database | Windows Media Player | 
| WMF | Windows MetaFile vector graphics | |
| WMV | Windows Media Video file Advanced Systems Format | |
| WOS | WoS bibliographic reference file | ISI/Clarivate Analytics | 
| WTX | Text document | |
X
    
| Ext. | Description | Used by | 
|---|---|---|
| X | LEX source code file | |
| X | XBasic Source code file | Xbasic | 
| X3D | x3d and xdart Formats | |
| XAR | Xara graphics file | Files created by Xara Photo & Graphic Designer (formerly Xara Xtreme and Xara Studio); early versions used the extension ART | 
| XAR | eXtensible ARchive | xar, 7-Zip | 
| XBRL | eXtensible Business Reporting Language instance file | eXtensible Business Reporting Language | 
| XCF | Gimp image file | GNU Image Manipulation Program | 
| XDM | Directory Manipulator for 32-bit Protected Mode | Xenotech Research Labs | 
| XE | Xenon – for Associative 3D Modeling | Ashlar-Vellum | 
| XEX | Xbox 360 Executable File | |
| XLS[23] | Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet | Microsoft Excel | 
| XLSB | Microsoft Excel 2007 Binary Workbook (BIFF12)(Spreadsheets) | Microsoft Excel 2007 (see Microsoft Office 2007 file extensions) | 
| XLSM | Microsoft Excel 2007 Macro-Enabled Workbook (Spreadsheets) | Microsoft Excel 2007 (see Microsoft Office 2007 file extensions) | 
| XLSX[24] | Office Open XML Workbook (Spreadsheets) | Microsoft Excel 2007 (see Microsoft Office 2007 file extensions) | 
| XM | FastTracker 2 extended module | AWAVE, Mod4Win, FastTracker, ImpulseTracker | 
| XML | eXtensible Markup Language file | |
| XMF | eXtensible Music Format | |
| XP | eXtended Pattern | FastTracker 2 | 
| XPL | X-Plane system file | Laminar Research | 
| XPS | Open XML Paper Specification / OpenXPS | Open standard document format initially created by Microsoft and similar in concept to Adobe PDF files | 
| XSD[25][26] | XML schema description | |
| XSF | data | Microsoft InfoPath file | 
| XSL[27] | XSL Stylesheet | |
| XSLT[27] | XSLT file | |
| XSN | Microsoft InfoPath template | Microsoft InfoPath | 
| XSPF | XML Sharable Playlist Format | |
| XX | XX-encoded file (ASCII) | XXDECODE | 
| XXE | XX-encoded file (ASCII) | XXDECODE | 
| XXX | Singer Embroidery Format | Embroidermodder | 
| XYZ | Molecular coordinates | XMol, RasMol | 
| XZ | a lossless data compression file format incorporating the LZMA/LZMA2 compression algorithms. | xz | 
Y
    
| Ext. | Description | Used by | 
|---|---|---|
| Y | YACC grammar file | Yacc/Bison | 
| YML[28] | YML markup file | domain specific language output to XML | 
| YAML[29] | YAML source file | YAML (data serialization language) | 
Z
    
| Ext. | Description | Used by | 
|---|---|---|
| ZIP[30] | Zip (file format) | PKZip – WinZip – Mac OS X | 
| ZRX | REXX scripting language for ZOC_(software) | ZOC terminal emulator | 
| ZS | Script for Minecraft mod MineTweaker[31] and CraftTweaker[32] | Minecraft Mods | 
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