Quick Reference: Supported File Types
Secure Cloud Access supports the following file types. To identify file types for any formats not listed here, contact Support (esupport@lookout.com).
| File type | Description |
|---|---|
| Ami | Ami Pro |
| Ansi | Ansi text file |
| Ascii | Ascii (DOS) text file |
| ASF | ASF file |
| AVI | AVI file |
| Binary | Binary file (unrecognized format) |
| BMP | BMP image file |
| CAB | CAB archive |
| Cals | CALS metadata format described in MIL-STD-1840C |
| CompoundDoc | OLE Compound Document (or "DocFile") |
| ContentAsXml | Output format for FileConverter that organizes document content, metadata, and attachments into a standard XML format |
| CSV | Comma-separated values file |
| CsvAsDocument | CSV file parsed as a single file listing all records |
| CsvAsReport | CSV file parsed as report (like a spreadsheet) instead of a database |
| DatabaseRecord | Record in a database file (such as XBase or Access) |
| DatabaseRecord2 | Database record (rendered as HTML) |
| DBF | XBase database file |
| DocFile | Compound document (new parser) |
| dtSearchIndex | dtSearch index file |
| DWF | DWF CAD file |
| DWG | DWG CAD file |
| DXF | DXF CAD file |
| ElfExecutable | ELF format executable |
| EMF | Windows Metafile Format (Win32) |
| EML | Mime stream handled as a single document |
| EudoraMessage | Message in a Eudora message store |
| Excel12 | Excel 2007 and newer |
| Excel12xlsb | Excel 2007 XLSB format |
| Excel2 | Excel Version 2 |
| Excel2003Xml | Microsoft Excel 2003 XML format |
| Excel3 | Excel version 3 |
| Excel4 | Excel version 4 |
| Excel5 | Excel versions 5 and 7 |
| Excel97 | Excel 97, 2000, XP, or 2003 |
| FilteredBinary | Filtered binary file |
| FilteredBinaryUnicode | Binary file filtered using Unicode Filtering |
| FilteredBinaryUnicodeStream | Binary file filtered using Unicode Filtering, not split into segments |
| FlashSWF | Flash SWF |
| GIF | GIF image file |
| Gzip | Archive compressed with gzip |
| HTML | HTML |
| HtmlHelp | HTML Help CHM file |
| ICalendar | ICalendar (*.ics) file |
| Ichitaro | Ichitaro word processor file (versions 8 through 2011) |
| Ichitaro5 | Ichitaro versions 5, 6, 7 |
| IFilter | File type processed using installed IFilter |
| iWork2009 | IWork 2009 |
| iWork2009Keynote | IWork 2009 Keynote presentation |
| iWork2009Numbers | IWork 2009 Numbers spreadsheet |
| iWork2009Pages | IWork 2009 Pages document |
| JPEG | JPEG file |
| JpegXR | Windows Media Photo/HDPhoto/*.wdp |
| Lotus123 | Lotus 123 spreadsheet |
| M4A | M4A file |
| MBoxArchive | Email archive conforming to the MBOX standard (dtSearch versions 7.50 and earlier) |
| MBoxArchive2 | Email archive conforming to the MBOX standard (dtSearch versions 7.51 and later) |
| MDI | MDI image file |
| Media | Music or video file |
| MicrosoftAccess | Microsoft Access database |
| MicrosoftAccess2 | Microsoft Access (parsed directly, not via ODBC or the Jet Engine) |
| MicrosoftAccessAsDocument | Access database parsed as a single file listing all records |
| MicrosoftOfficeThemeData | Microsoft Office .thmx file with theme data |
| MicrosoftPublisher | Microsoft Publisher file |
| MicrosoftWord | Microsoft Word 95 - 2003 (dtSearch versions 6.5 and later) |
| MIDI | MIDI file |
| MifFile | FrameMaker MIF file |
| MimeContainer | MIME-encoded message, processed as a container |
| MimeMessage | dtSearch 6.40 and earlier file parser for .eml files |
| MP3 | MP3 file |
| MP4 | MP4 file |
| MPG | MPEG file |
| MS_Works | Microsoft Works word processor |
| MsWorksWps4 | Microsoft Works WPS versions 4 and 5 |
| MsWorksWps6 | Microsoft Works WPS versions 6, 7, 8, and 9 |
| Multimate | Multimate (any version) |
| NoContent |
File indexed with all content ignored (see dtsoIndexBinaryNoContent) |
| NonTextData | Data file with no text to index |
| OleDataMso | oledata.mso file |
| OneNote2003 | not supported |
| OneNote2007 | OneNote 2007 |
| OneNote2010 | OneNote 2010, 2013, and 2016 |
| OneNoteOnline | OneNote variant generated by Microsoft online services |
| OpenOfficeDocument |
OpenOffice versions 1, 2, and 3 documents, spreadsheets, and presentations (*.sxc, *.sxd, *.sxi, *.sxw, *.sxg, *.stc, *.sti, *.stw, *.stm, *.odt, *.ott, *.odg, *.otg, *.odp, *.otp, *.ods, *.ots, *.odf) (includes OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications) |
| OutlookExpressMessage | Message in an Outlook Express message store |
| OutlookExpressMessageStore | Outlook Express dbx archive (versions 7.67 and earlier) |
| OutlookExpressMessageStore2 | Outlook Express dbx archive |
| OutlookMsgAsContainer | Outlook .MSG file processed as a container |
| OutlookMsgFile | Microsoft Outlook .MSG file |
| OutlookPst | Outlook PST message store |
| PdfWithAttachments | PDF file with attachments |
| PfsProfessionalWrite | PFS Professional Write file |
| PhotoshopImage | Photoshop Image (*.psd) |
| PNG | PNG image file |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint 97-2003 |
| PowerPoint12 | PowerPoint 2007 and newer |
| PowerPoint3 | PowerPoint 3 |
| PowerPoint4 | PowerPoint 4 |
| PowerPoint95 | PowerPoint 95 |
| Properties | PropertySet stream in a Compound Document |
| QuattroPro | Quattro Pro 9 and newer |
| QuattroPro8 | Quattro Pro 8 and older |
| QuickTime | QuickTime file |
| RAR | RAR archive |
| RTF | Microsoft Rich Text Format |
| SASF | SASF call center audio file |
| SegmentedText | Text segmented using File Segmentation Rules |
| SingleByteText | Single-byte text, encoding automatically detected |
| SolidWorks | SolidWorks file |
| TAR | TAR archive |
| TIFF | TIFF file |
| TNEF | Transport-neutral encapsulation format |
| TreepadHjtFile | TreePad file (HJT format in TreePad 6 and earlier) |
| TrueTypeFont | TrueType TTF file |
| UnformattedHTML |
Output format only, for generating a synopsis that is HTML-encoded but that does not include formatting such as font settings, paragraph breaks, etc. |
| Unicode | UCS-16 text |
| Unigraphics | Unigraphics file (docfile format) |
| Unigraphics2 | Unigraphics file (#UGC format) |
| Utf8 | UTF-8 text |
| Visio | Visio file |
| Visio2013 | Visio 2013 document |
| VisioXml | Visio XML file |
| WAV | WAV sound file |
| WindowsExecutable | Windows .exe or .dll |
| WinWrite | Windows Write |
| WMF | Windows Metafile Format (Win16) |
| Word12 | Word 2007 and newer |
| Word2003Xml | Microsoft Word 2003 XML format |
| WordForDos | Word for DOS (same as Windows Write, it_WinWrite) |
| WordForWin6 | Microsoft Word 6.0 |
| WordForWin97 | Word For Windows 97, 2000, XP, or 2003 |
| WordForWindows1 | Word for Windows 1 |
| WordForWindows2 | Word for Windows 2 |
| WordPerfect42 | WordPerfect 4.2 |
| WordPerfect5 | WordPerfect 5 |
| WordPerfect6 | WordPerfect 6 |
| WordPerfectEmbedded | WordPerfect document embedded in another file |
| WordStar | WordStar through version 4 |
| WS_2000 | Wordstar 2000 |
| WS_5 | WordStar version 5 or 6 |
| WordList | List of words in UTF-8 format, with the word ordinal in front of each word |
| XBase | XBase database |
| XBaseAsDocument | XBase file parsed as a single file listing all records |
| XfaForm | XFA form |
| XML | XML |
| XPS | XML Paper Specification (Metro) |
| XyWrite | XyWrite |
| ZIP | ZIP archive |
| ZIP_zlib | ZIP file parsed using zlib |
| 7z | 7-zip archive |
