Overview of MIME types

MIME is the abbreviation for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. It is a scheme that gives TightGate-Pro a Note on the data type used.

Media type and subtype

The MIME type consists of the specification of a media type and a subtype, separated by a slash. E.g. text/html or image/jpeg.

The following media types exist:

Media typeDescription
applicationFiles that are linked to a specific application programme
audioAudio files
imageImages, graphics, photos
messageMessages
textFiles with ASCII text
videoVideo files

The media type determines the type of data structure, i.e. whether the data is stored in binary or ASCII format. The subtype refers to the file formats that are linked to a specific programme or must be executed with special programmes or plug-ins. Subtypes that begin with an "x-" are files that are executed on a server.

MIME typeDescription
inode/x-emptyEmpty file+upload
unpack If unpack is selected, archives are checked individually. The archive file is only sent to the user if all MIME types in the archive are permitted. As soon as a MIME type in the archive is not permitted for the user, the transfer is cancelled. The transfer log then shows which MIME type is not permitted. This principle works cumulatively. This means that all MIME types from all transfer groups in which the user ID is a member are permitted and not just the MIME types from the transfer group in which unpack is permitted.
Caution: If the MIME type unpack is selected, no archives should be selected as MIME types, as otherwise the content check will fail and the archives will be transferred directly without being checked.
applicationAll applications
application/dicomapplication/dicom
application/epub+zip
application/jarJar archive
application/javascriptJavascript
application/mac-binhex40application/mac-binhex40
application/marcMARC21
application/mswordMS Word file
application/octet-streamUnknown binary file
application/oggOGG data
application/pdfPDF file
application/pgpPGP data
application/pgp-encryptedPGP-encrypted data
application/pgp-keysPGP-keys
application/pgp-signaturePGP signature
application/postscriptPostscript file
application/vnd.cups-rasterCups raster file
application/vnd.fdfFDF document
application/vnd.font-fontforge-sfdSpline-Font-Database
application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xmlOpenGIS KML document
application/vnd.google-earth.kmzCompressed-Google-KML-Document
application/vnd.iccprofileICC profile
application/vnd.lotus-wordproLotus-WordPro
application/vnd.ms-cab-compressedCAB archives
application/vnd.ms-excelExcel file
application/vnd.ms-fontobjectMS-Embedded-OpenType
application/vnd.ms-msiMS installation archive
application/vnd.ms-officeMS Office file
application/vnd.ms-opentypeOpenType font
application/vnd.ms-powerpointPowerpoint file
application/vnd.ms-tnefTNEF archives
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.All OpenDocument
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.chartOpenDocument Chart
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart-templateOpenDocument Chart-Template
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.databaseOpenDocument Database
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formulaOpenDocument formula
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula-templateOpenDocument formula template
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphicsOpenDocument graphics
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics-templateOpenDocument graphics template
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.imageOpenDocument Image
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.image-templateOpenDocument image template
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentationOpenDocument Presentation
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation-templateOpenDocument Presentation-Template
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheetOpenDocument spreadsheet
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet-templateOpenDocument table template
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.textOpenDocument Text
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-masterOpenDocument Text-Master
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-templateOpenDocument Text-Template
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-webOpenDocument Text-Web
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documentMicrosoft Word 2007+
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentationMicrosoft PowerPoint 2007+
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheetMicrosoft Excel 2007+
application/vnd.rn-realmediaRealMedia data stream
application/vnd.symbian.installapplication/vnd.symbian.install
application/vnd.tcpdump.pcaptcpdump capture file
application/warcWARC archive
application/x-123Lotus-1-2-3
application/x-7z-compressed7z-compressed file
application/x-adriftapplication/x-adrift
application/x-arcARC-Archive
application/x-archiveapplication/x-archive
application/x-arjARJ archive
application/x-awkAWK-Script
application/x-bittorrentBittorrent file
application/x-bzip2BZip2-compressed file
application/x-compressCompress-compressed file
application/x-coredumpLinux elf-coredump
application/x-cpioCPIO archive
application/x-dbaseDBase file
application/x-dbfDBF file
application/x-dbmapplication/x-dbm
application/x-debian-packageDebian package
application/x-dosexecDOS programme
application/x-dviDVI file
application/x-eetapplication/x-eet
application/x-elcEmacs-Lisp
application/x-epoc-agendaEpoc-Agenda
application/x-epoc-appEpoc-OPL programme
application/x-epoc-dataEpoc-Data
application/x-epoc-jotterEpoc jotter file
application/x-epoc-oplEpoc-OPL programme
application/x-epoc-opoEpoc-OPL programme
application/x-epoc-sheetEpoc sheet file
application/x-epoc-wordEpoc-Word file
application/x-executableLinux-Elf-Programme
application/x-freemindFreemind document
application/x-freeplaneFreeplane document
application/x-font-sfnX11-SNF-Font
application/x-font-ttfX11-TTF-Font
application/x-gdbmapplication/x-gdbm
application/x-gnumericapplication/x-gnumeric
application/x-gzipGZip-compressed file
application/x-hdfHierarchical Data Format
application/x-hwpHangul (Korean) Word Processor File 2000
application/x-ia-arcInternet Archive file
application/x-ichitaro4Ichitaro Document v4
application/x-ichitaro5Ichitaro-Document-v5
application/x-ichitaro6Ichitaro-Document-v6
application/x-imafloppy-image
application/x-iso9660-imageISO9660-CD-Image
application/x-java-appletapplication/x-java-applet
application/x-java-jce-keystoreapplication/x-java-jce-keystore
application/x-java-keystoreJava-KeyStore
application/x-java-pack200Java-Pack-200
application/x-gnucashGnuCash file
application/x-gnumericGnumeric-Spreadsheet
application/x-gnupg-keyringGnuPG-Keyring
application/x-kdelnkKDE-Link
application/x-lhaLHA-Archive
application/x-lharcLHArc archive
application/x-lrzipLRZIP-compressed file
application/x-lzmaLZMA-compressed file
application/x-mdxMDX file
application/x-mifFrameMaker file
application/x-msaccessMS-Access file
application/x-ms-readerMicrosoft-Reader-eBook-Data
application/x-objectLinux elf object file
application/x-pgp-keyringPGP-Keyring
application/x-pnfWindows Precompiled iNF
application/x-quark-xpress-3Quark-Xpress file
application/x-quicktime-playerQuicktime-Player
application/x-rarRAR archive
application/x-rpmRPM package
application/x-scSC-Spreadsheet
application/x-scribusScribus document
application/x-setupscriptMicrosoft-Windows-Autorun-Script
application/x-sharedlibLinux elf library file
application/x-shockwave-flashShockwave-Flash
application/x-stuffitStuffIt archive
application/x-svr4-packagepkg data stream (SVR4)
application/x-tarTAR archive
application/x-tex-tfmTeX font
application/x-tokyocabinet-btreeTokyocabinet-Btree
application/x-tokyocabinet-fixedTokyocabinet-Fixed
application/x-tokyocabinet-hashTokyocabinet-Hash
application/x-tokyocabinet-tableTokyocabinet-Table
application/x-wine-extension-iniWindows-INI
application/x-xzXZ-compressed file
application/x-zooZOO archive
application/xmlXML file
application/xml-sitemapXML sitemap
application/zipZIP archive
audioAll audio
audio/basicBasic/mu-law/PCM audio
audio/midiMidi audio file
audio/mp4MP4 audio file
audio/mpegMPEG-ADTS file,MP3
audio/vnd.dolby.dd-rawATSC A/52,AC-3,Dolby Digital stream
audio/x-adpcmISDN mu-law compressed audio
audio/x-aiffAIFF audio
audio/x-apeMonkey's Audio compressed format
audio/x-dec-basicBasic/mu-law/PCM audio
audio/x-flacFlac file
audio/x-hx-aac-adifMPEG-ADIF,AAC
audio/x-hx-aac-adtsMPEG-ADTS,AAC
audio/x-modaudio/x-mod
audio/x-mp4a-latmMPEG-4 LOAS
audio/x-musepackMusepack-Audio
audio/x-pn-realaudioRealAudio
audio/x-w64Wave-64-Audio
audio/x-wavWAV audio file
audio/x-unknownUnknown audio file
chemicalAll Chemicals
chemical/x-pdbProtein Data Bank data
imageAll images
image/gifGIF image
image/jp2JP2 image
image/jpegJPEG image
image/jpmJPM image
image/jpxJPK image
image/pcxPCX image
image/pngPNG image
image/svg+xmlSVG+XML graphic
image/tiffTIFF image
image/vnd.adobe.photoshopPhotoshop graphic
image/vnd.djvuDejavu graphic
image/vnd.dwgDWG AutoDesk AutoCAD
image/x-award-bioslogoAward-BIOS-Logo
image/x-award-bmpAward Bitmap
image/x-canon-cr2Canon-CR2-raw-image
image/x-canon-crwCanon-CIFF-raw-image
image/x-coreldrawCorelDraw file
image/x-cpiCPI-graphic
image/x-dpxDPX graphic
image/x-epoc-mbmEpoc-MBM graphic
image/x-epoc-sketchEpoc sketch graphic
image/x-exrEXR graphic
image/x-iconMS-Windows-Icon
image/x-lss16SYSLINUX-LSS16-Image
image/x-ms-bmpMS-Bitmap-Graphic
image/x-niffimage/x-niff
image/x-olympus-orfOlympus-ORF-raw-image
image/x-paintnetPaint.NET graphics
image/x-pcxPCX file
image/x-portable-bitmapimage/x-portable-bitmap
image/x-portable-greymapimage/x-portable-greymap
image/x-portable-pixmapimage/x-portable-pixmap
image/x-quicktimeQuicktime-Graphic
image/x-unknownunknown graphic
image/x-x3fFoveon-X3F-raw-image
image/x-xcfGIMP-XCF-graphic
image/x-xcursorXcursor data
image/x-xpmiXPM image
image/x-xwindowdumpXWD-X-Window-Dump-image
messageAll messages
message/newsNews message
message/rfc822rfc822 message
modelAll models
model/vrmlVRML file
model/x3dX3D file
rinexAll RINEX files
rinex/broadcastRINEX data: GEO SBAS Broadcast
rinex/clockRINEX data: Clock
rinex/meteorologicalRINEX data: Meteorological
rinex/navigationRINEX data: Navigation
rinex/observationRINEX data: Observation
textAll texts
text/csvCSV files
text/calendarvCalendar file
text/htmlHTML data
text/infWindows setup information
text/PGPGPG-encrypted data
text/plainPlain text
text/rtfRTF text
text/texmacsTeXmacs document
text/troffTroff document
text/vnd.graphvizGraphviz graphics text
text/x-asmAssembler source code
text/x-awkAWK script
text/x-bcplBCPL source code
text/x-cC source code
text/x-c++C++ source code
text/x-diffDiff output
text/x-fortranFortran source code
text/x-gawkGNU AWK script
text/x-infotext/x-info
text/x-informtext/x-inform
text/x-javaJava source code
text/x-lispLisp/Scheme source code
text/x-luaLua script
text/x-m4M4 macro
text/x-makefileMakefile script
text/x-msdos-batchDOS batch file
text/x-nawkNew-AWK script
text/x-pascalPascal source code
text/x-perlPerl script
text/x-phpPHP script
text/x-poGNU gettext message catalogue
text/x-pythonPython script
text/x-rubyRuby script
text/x-shellscriptShell script
text/x-tclTcl/Tk script
text/x-texTeX source text
text/x-texinfotext/x-texinfo
text/x-vcardVCard
text/x-xmcdXMCD file
text/xmlXML file
videoAll videos
video/3gppMPEG4-3GPP
video/3gpp2MPEG4-3GPP2
video/mp4video/mp4
video/h264H264-Video
video/mj2JPEG-MJ2-Video
video/mp2pMP2P-Video
video/mp2tMP2T-Video
video/mp4MPEG4-Video
video/mp4v-esvideo/mp4v-es
video/mpegMPEG-Video
video/mpeg4-genericMPEG4-generic
video/mpvvideo/mpv
video/quicktimeQuicktime-Video
video/sgiSGI-Video
video/unknownunknown video
video/vnd.rn-realvideoReal-Video
video/webmWebM-Video
video/x-flcvideo/x-flc
video/x-flivideo/x-fli
video/x-flvvideo/x-flv
video/x-jngvideo/x-jng
video/x-matroskaMatroska-Video
video/x-mngMNG-Video
video/x-ms-asfMicrosoft-ASF-Video
video/x-msvideovideo/x-msvideo
video/x-sgi-movievideo/x-sgi-movie
video/x-unknownUnknown video format
x-epoc/x-sisx-appSymbian installation file