File Extensions

The WIDGET File Extension The file extension WIDGET is more popularly associated with Yahoo! Widgets. These widgets are small applications that users can place on their computer desktop to serve several functions. These functions include but not limited to solving … Continue reading →

File extension ODT most probably stands for “Open Document Text” and is associated with the OpenOffice software suite. An ODT file is actually a word processing file and is therefore a document file. ODT is the equivalent of Microsoft Word’s … Continue reading →

The DOCX file extension like the DOC file extension is primarily used by the Microsoft Corporation specifically in its Microsoft Word application. DOCX is much newer than DOC though. In fact, DOCX is the newest file format for Microsoft Office … Continue reading →

DOC files are very popular and are mostly associated with documents that are generated through Microsoft Word. Aside from Microsoft Word, there are other word processing programs that use the DOC file extension to denote a document but some of … Continue reading →

PPTX is a proprietary file extension by Microsoft Corporation for use with Microsoft Power Point files. A PPTX file is actually a new format for MS office documents wherein an XML architecture is combined with ZIP compression feature for size … Continue reading →

Files with an RTC file extension are mostly linked to the Microsoft Office Live Meeting Online Collaboration application. Obviously, this application is used for online or internet meetings and project collaboration and it uses RTC files to store link information … Continue reading →

SYS files are generally “System” files and are widely used on Windows and MS-DOS platforms and/or systems. Most of SYS files hold executable codes that are used as hardware device drivers. Therefore, it isn’t surprising to see SYS files running … Continue reading →

MB probably stands for “MapBasic” which is a BASIC-like programming technology that is used to develop custom applications for use with MapInfo Corporation’s MapInfo Professional software and/or special MapInfo runtimes. A variety of applications however are associated with the MB … Continue reading →

Files with an M4V file extension are used as multimedia files and usually hold audio data that is encoded using the MPEG4 Part 14 multimedia container format. M4V stands for “MPEG-4 Visual” and was originally introduced by Apple for multimedia … Continue reading →

GED most probably stands for “genealogy data” and therefore most commonly linked with any genealogy data file that is stored in the standard GEDCOM (Genealogy Data Communications) format. This type of file is frequently used to transfer or transmit family … Continue reading →