PREVIEW: Supported file types for viewer

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The Documentation team is conducting a usability study on the layout and formatting of our supported file types tables. Past feedback indicated a lack of cohesiveness between tables and difficulty in finding content. Our goal is to reformat the current tables so that they are consistent in layout and navigation, along with the addition of categories for grouping content. The three tables that are a part of this study are:

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Categories

Archive | Database and spreadsheet | Document and text | Email, messaging, chat | Graphics, images, and computer-aided design | Multimedia | Other | Word processors

File typeFile extensionNotes
7z.7z
BZIP2 and split archives are not supported.
7z Self Extracting exe.exe
BZIP2 and split archives are not supported.
LiveNote Evidence File.lef
LZA Self Extracting Compress.lza
LZH Compress.lzh
Microsoft Cabinet (CAB).cab
Microsoft Office Binder.obd95, 97
PKZip.zip
RAR.rar1.5, 2.0, 2.9
TextMap Evidence File.xmef
UNIX Compress.z
UNIX GZip.gz
UNIX tar.tar
Uuencode.uue
Zip.zipPKZip, WinZip
Database and spreadsheet
Apache Office Calc (ODF 1.2)3.x, 4.x
Apple iWork Numbers (MacOS, text, and PDF preview).numbers09
Cellebrite Encrypted Excel Report File.xlsx
Cellebrite Excel Report File.xlsx
DataEase.dba4.x
DBase.dbfIII, IV, V
Enable Spreadsheet3.0 - 4.5
First Choice DB.folThrough 3.0
First Choice SSThrough 3.0
Framework DB3.0
Framework SS3.0
IBM Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets1.x
Kingsoft WPS Spreadsheets2010
Libre Office Calc (ODF 1.2)3.x, 4.x
Lotus 1-2-3.wk1, .wk3, .wk4, .wksThrough Millennium 9.8
Lotus 1-2-3 Charts (DOS and Windows).wk1, .wk3, .wk4, .wksThrough 5.0
Lotus 1-2-3 for OS/22.0
Microsoft Access.accdb2007/2010
Microsoft Excel Charts.xlsx, .xls2.x - 2007
Microsoft Excel for Macintosh.xlsx, .xls98 – 2011
Microsoft Excel for Windows.xlsx, .xls3.0 - 2016
Excel files with slicers will convert and display normally in the Viewer, but slicer elements in those files will not display.
Microsoft Excel for Windows (.xlsb).xlsb2007-2013 (Binary)
Microsoft Works DB for DOS.wdb2.0
Microsoft Works DB for DOS.wdb1.0
Microsoft Works DB for Macintosh.wdb2.0
Microsoft Works DB for Windows.wdb3.0, 4.0
Microsoft Works SS for DOS.wks2.0
Microsoft Works SS for Macintosh.wks2.0
Microsoft Works SS for Windows.wks3.0, 4.0
Multiplan.sylk4.0
Novell PerfectWorks Spreadsheet.wpw2.0
Office Calc (ODF 1.2)4.x
OpenOffice Calc.sdc1.1-3.0
Oracle Open Office Calc.sdc3.x
Paradox for DOS.db2.0 - 4.0
Paradox for Windows.db1.0
PFS: Plan1.0
Q&A Database.dbThrough 2.0
Quattro Pro Win.qpwX7
QuattroPro for DOS.wb1Through 5.0
QuattroPro for Windows.qpw, .wb3, .wb2, .wb1Through X5
R:Base.rb1, .rb2, .rb3R:Base 5000, R:Base System V
Reflex.rdx2
SmartWare II DB.db1.02
SmartWare II SS.def1.02
SmartWare Spreadsheet.def
StarOffice Calc.sdc5.2 – 9.0
SuperCalc.cal5.0
Symphony.wrkThrough 2.0
VP-Planner1.0
Document and text
ANSI Text.ans7 & 8 bit
ASCII Text.asc7 & 8 bit
DOS character set
EBCDIC
HTML (CSS rendering not supported).html1.0 – 4.0
IBM DCA/RFT
Macintosh character set
Rich Text Format (RTF).rtf
Unicode Text.txt3.0, 4.0
UTF-8
Wireless Markup Language.wml
Email, messaging, and chat
Apple Mail Message (EMLX).emlx2
EMLwith Digital Signature.emlSMIME
.eml files that have a password or are encrypted are not supported in the Viewer. These documents will display the attachment but the body will appear blank.
Encoded mail messagesMHT
Multi Part Alternative
Multi Part Digest
Multi Part Mixed
Multi Part News Group
Multi Part Signed
TNEF
IBM Lotus Notes Domino XML Language DXL.xml8.5
IBM Lotus Notes NSF (Win32, Win64, Linux x86-32 and Oracle Solaris 32-bit only with Notes Client or Domino Server).nsf. .ntf8.x
MBOXMailbox.mboxRFC 822
An MBOX file is characterized as a text file with the string "From<space>email address<space>date string". When a file of this nature is viewed in Relativity, it may appear to only show summaries of messages. Essentially, if that "from" line is at the top of the document, Relativity treats it as MBOX and displays it as an archive.
Microsoft Outlook (MSG).msg97 - 2013
Microsoft Outlook (OST ).ost97 - 2010, 2013
Microsoft Outlook (PST).pst97 - 2013
Microsoft Outlook Express (EML).eml
Microsoft Outlook Forms Template (OFT).oft97 - 2013
Microsoft Outlook OLM for Mac2011
Microsoft Outlook PST (Mac).pst2001
MSG with Digital Signature.msgSMIME
.MSG files that have a password or are encrypted are not supported in the Viewer. If you open an .MSG file that is encrypted in the Viewer, the body of the document will be blank and the contents of the encrypted data is placed into a single attachment with a .p7m file extension.
Graphics, images, computer-aided design
Adobe Illustrator4.0 – 7.0, 9.0
Adobe Illustrator (PDF Preview only).pdf9.0, CS1-6
Adobe Illustrator XMP11 – 13 (CS 1 - 5)
Adobe InDesign Interchange XMP only
Adobe InDesign XMP3.0 – 5.0 (CS 1 - 5)
Adobe PDF.pdf1.0 – 1.7 (Acrobat 1 - 10)
Adobe PDF Package.pdf1.7 (Acrobat 8 - 10)
Adobe PDF Portfolio.pdf1.7 (Acrobat 8 - 10)
Adobe Photoshop.psd4
Adobe Photoshop XMPonly8.0 - 10.0 (CS 1-5)
Ami Draw.sdwSDW
Apple iWork Keynote File Preview.key, .keynote09
Apple iWork Keynote Numbers File Preview.numbers09
Apple iWork Pages File Preview.pages09
AutoCAD Drawing.dwg2013
AutoCAD Drawing.dwg2.5, 2.6, 9.0-14.0, 2000i -2012
AutoShade Rendering.rnd2
CALS Raster (GP4).cg4, .calType I-II
Computer Graphics Metafile.cgmANSI, CALS, NIST
Corel Draw.cdrX4 - X7
Corel Draw Clipart.cmx5.0, 7.0
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS).epsTIFF Header only
Enhanced Metafile (EMF).emf
Escher Graphics.egr
FrameMaker Graphics (FMV).fmv3.0 – 5.0
Gem File (Vector).img
GEM Image (Bitmap).bmp
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF).gif
Harvard Graphics.cht98
Harvard Graphics Chart DOS.ch32.0 – 3.0
Harvard Graphics for Windows.prs
HEIC Image file.heic
HP Graphics Language.hp, .hpg2.0
IBM Graphics Data Format (GDF).gdf1.0
IBM Picture Interchange Format.pif1.0
IGES Drawing.iges5.1 – 5.3
JBIG2Graphic Embeddings in PDF
JFIF (JPEG not in TIFF format).jfif
JPEG.jpg
JPEG 2000JP2
Kodak Flash Pix.fpx
Kodak Photo CD.pcd1.0
Lotus PIC.pic
Lotus Snapshot
Macintosh PICT.bmpBMP only
Macintosh PICT2.bmpBMP only
MacPaint.pntg
Micrografx Designer.dsfVersion 6
Micrografx Designer.drwThrough 3.1
Micrografx Draw.drwThrough 4.0
Microsoft Visio:
Stencil
Template
Macro Enabled Drawing
Macro Enabled Stencil
Macro Enabled Template		.vsd5.0 – 2007, 2013
Microsoft Windows Bitmap.bmp
Microsoft Windows Cursor
Microsoft Windows Icon.ico
Novell PerfectWorks Draw2.0
OpenOffice Draw.sda1.1 – 3.0
Oracle Open Office Draw.sda3.x
OS/2 Bitmap
OS/2 Warp Bitmap
Paint Shop Pro (Win32 only).psp5.0, 6.0
PC Paintbrush (PCX).pcx
PC Paintbrush DCX (multi-page PCX).dcx
Portable Bitmap (PBM).pbm
Portable Graymap PGM.pgm
Portable Network Graphics (PNG).png
Portable Pixmap (PPM).ppm
Progressive JPEG.jpg, .jpeg, .jpe
StarOffice Draw6.x - 9.0
Sun Raster.srs
SVG (processed as XML, not rendered).xml
TIFF.tif, .tiffGroup 5 & 6
TIFF CCITTGroup 3 & 4
TruVision TGA (Targa).tga2.0
Visio (Page Preview mode WMF/EMF).wmf, .emf4.0
WBMP wireless graphics format
WebP
WebP files are only available in the Native Viewer.
Windows Metafile.vmf
Word Perfect Graphics.wpg1.0
WordPerfect Graphics.wpg, .wpg22.0 – 10.0
X-Windows Bitmap.xbmx10 compatible
X-Windows Dump.xdmx10 compatible
X-Windows Pixmap.xpmx10 compatible
Apache Office Draw (ODF 1.2)3.x, 4.x
Apache Office Impress (ODF 1.2)3.x, 4.x
Apple iWork Keynote (MacOS, text and PDFpreview).key, .keynote09
Harvard Graphics Presentation DOS.prs03
IBM Lotus Symphony Presentations1.x
Kingsoft WPS Presentation2010
Libre Office Draw (ODF 1.2)3.x, 4.x
Libre Office Impress (ODF 1.2)3.x, 4.x
Lotus Freelance.prz1.0 - Millennium 9.8
Lotus Freelance for OS/32
Lotus Freelance for Windows95, 97, SmartSuite 9.8
Microsoft Live Messenger (via XMLfilter)10.0
Microsoft OneNote.one2007, 2010, 2013
Microsoft Outlook, Google Calendar, and Apple Calendar.ics
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016.pptx2016
.pptx files that have Ink drawings are supported in the Native and Image Viewer.
Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh.ppt4.0 - 2011
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows.ppt3.0 – 2013
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows Slideshow.ppt2007-2013
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows Template.pot2007-2013
Microsoft Project (sheet view only, Gantt Chart, Network Diagram, and graph not supported).mpp98-2013
Microsoft Project (sheet view only, Gantt Chart, Network Diagram, and graph not supported).mpp2007, 2010, 2013
Microsoft Windows DLL.dll
Microsoft Windows Executable.dll
Novell Presentations.shw3.0, 7.0
OpenOffice Impress.sdd1.1, 3.0
Oracle Open Office Impress.odp3.x
StarOffice Impress.sda, .sdd5.2 - 9.0
Trillian Text Log File (via text filter).txt4.2
vCalendar.vcs2.1
vCard.vcf2.1
WordPerfect Presentations5.1 - X5
Yahoo! Messenger.yps6.x – 8
Word processors
Adobe FrameMaker (MIF only).mif3.0 - 6.0
Adobe Illustrator Postscript.epsLevel 2
Ami
Ami Pro for OS2.sam
Ami Pro for Windows.sam2.0, 3.0
Apache Office Writer (ODF 1.2)3.x, 4.x
Apple iWork Pages (MacOS, text and PDF preview).pages09
DEC DX.dxThrough 4.0
DEC DX Plus.dx, .wpl4.0, 4.1
Enable Word Processor3.0 - 4.5
First Choice WP.pfx1.0, 3.0
Framework WP3.0
Hangul.hwp97 - 2010
IBM DCA/FFT.dca, .fft
IBM DisplayWrite.rft, .dca2.0-5.0
IBM Writing Assistant.iwa1.01
Ichitaro.jtd5.0, 6.0, 8.0 - 13.x, 2004 - 2014
JustWrite.jwThrough 3.0
Kingsoft WPS Writer.wps2010
Legacy.leg1.1
Libre Office Writer (ODF 1.2)3.x, 4.x
Lotus Manuscript.manuThrough 2.0
MacWrite II.mcw1.1
Mail Rule DXL
Mass 11.m11Through 8.0
Microsoft Word for DOS.doc4.0 – 6.0
Microsoft Word for Macintosh.doc4.0-6.0, 98 - 2016
Microsoft Word for Windows.doc, .docx1.0 – 2016
Microsoft WordPad.rtf
Microsoft Works WP for DOS.wps2.0
Microsoft Works WP for Macintosh.wps2.0
Microsoft Works WP for Windows.wps3.0, 4.0
Microsoft Write for Windows.wri1.0 – 3.0
MultiMate.doxThrough 4.0
MultiMate Advantage.dox2
Navy DIF.dif
Nota Bene.nb3.0
Novell PerfectWorks Word Processor.wpw2.0
OfficeWriter4.0-6.0
OpenOffice Writer.sdw1.1 - 3.0
Oracle Open Office Writer.sdw3.x
PC File Doc5.0
PFS: Write.pfsA, B
Professional Write for DOS1.0, 2.0
Professional Write Plus for Windows1.0
Q&A Write.jw2.0, 3.0
Samna Word IV.sam1.0 – 3.0
Samna Word IV+.sam
Signature1.0
SmartWare II WP.def1.02
Sprint.spr1.0
StarOffice Writer.sdw5.2 – 9.0
Total Word1.2
Wang IWP.iwpThrough 2.6
WordMarc Composer
WordMarc Composer+
WordMarc Word Processor
WordPerfect for DOS.wpd4.2
WordPerfect for Macintosh.wpd1.02 - 3.1
WordPerfect for Windows.wpd5.1 – X5
Wordstar 2000 for DOS.wsd1.0 - 3.0
Wordstar for DOS(none defined)3.0 - 7.0
Wordstar for Windows.ws11.0
XyWrite.xyThrough III+

Program/file types listed with text only or PDF preview only can be reviewed in the Viewer as listed. If PDF preview only, a PDF file saved as part of the native will be viewed. Text only will just display the text without any formatting.

Viewer audio and video-supported file types

Relativity can stream audio and video files within the Viewer.

This page provides a comprehensive list of files types supported by the Viewer. Certain file types may not be compatible with your internet browser, refer to the sections below to learn more about browser compatibility. Find out which Viewer version you have, by navigating to your Viewer and clicking The About icon which is located in the Viewer.. For more information, see Viewer.

Relativity does not support any third-party applications after the user downloads a file. This includes specific browser and media-player combinations, such as Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player.

Troubleshooting errors

If an audio or video file cannot be streamed in the Viewer, one of the following messages will display:

Examples of the three different messages that display when an audio or video file cannot play in the Viewer.

To resolve the error, ensure that your internet browser can play the selected file type. If that does not resolve the error, check the MaximumNativeSizeForViewerForMediaFilesinMegaBytes instance setting to ensure that the file type is not too big for the Viewer to stream.

Supported audio file types

Safari works with Mac OSX only.

File FormatContainer - Audio CodecChromeFirefoxInternet ExplorerSafari
FI_RIFFWAVEwave - pcm
✓
✓
✓
 
Quicktime Moviemov - aac
✓
✓
✓
✓
Quicktime Moviemov - vorbis
✓
   
MPEG Layer3 ID3 Ver 1.xmp3 - mp3
✓
✓
✓
 
MPEG Layer3 ID3 Ver 2.xmp3 - mp3
✓
✓
✓
✓
FI_MPGAV2L3mp3 - mp3
✓
✓
✓
 
MPEG-4 filemp4 - aac
✓
✓
✓
✓
MPEG-4 filemp4 - opus
✓
   
MPEG-4 filemp4 - vorbis
✓
   
MPEG-1 audio - Layer 3mov - mp3
✓
✓
 
✓
MPEG-1 audio - Layer 2mp4 - mp2
✓
✓
  
MPEG-1 audio - Layer 3mp4 - mp3
✓
✓
✓
 
Ogg Opusogg - opus
✓
✓
  
Ogg Vorbisogg - vorbis
✓
✓
  

Supported video file types

Safari works with Mac OSX only.

File FormatContainer - Video Codec - Audio CodecChromeFirefoxInternet ExplorerSafari
Quicktime Moviemov - h264 - aac
✓
✓
✓
 
Quicktime Moviemov - h264 - dolby_digital
✓
✓
  
Quicktime Moviemov - h264 - mp2
✓
Video-only  
Quicktime Moviemov - h264 - mp3
✓
✓
 
✓
Quicktime Moviemov - h264 - vorbis
✓
✓
  
Quicktime Moviemov - h264 - wma1
✓
✓
  
Quicktime Moviemov - h264 - wma2
✓
✓
  
Quicktime Moviemov - mpeg4 - aacAudio-onlyAudio-only 
✓
Quicktime Moviemov - mpeg4 - mp3Audio-onlyAudio-only  
Quicktime Moviemov - mpeg4 - vorbisAudio-only  
✓
Quicktime Moviemov - theora - aac
✓
Audio-only  
Quicktime Moviemov - theora - dolby_digital
✓
   
Quicktime Moviemov - theora - mp2
✓
   
Quicktime Moviemov - theora - mp3
✓
Audio-only  
Quicktime Moviemov - theora - vorbis
✓
   
Quicktime Moviemov - theora - wma1
✓
   
Quicktime Moviemov - theora - wma2
✓
   
MPEG-4 filemp4 - h264 - aac
✓
✓
✓
 
MPEG-4 filemp4 - h264 - dolby_digital
✓
✓
 
✓
MPEG-4 filemp4 - h264 - mp2
✓
✓
 
✓
MPEG-4 filemp4 - h264 - mp3
✓
✓
✓
✓
MPEG-4 filemp4 - h264 - opus
✓
  
✓
MPEG-4 filemp4 - h264 - vorbis
✓
✓
 
✓
MPEG-4 filemp4 - mpeg4 - aacAudio-only  
✓
MPEG-4 filemp4 - mpeg4 - mp2Audio-onlyAudio-only 
✓
MPEG-4 filemp4 - mpeg4 - mp3Audio-onlyAudio-only 
✓
MPEG-4 filemp4 - mpeg4 - opusAudio-only  
✓
MPEG-4 filemp4 - mpeg4 - vorbisAudio-only  
✓
MPEG-4 filemp4 - vp9 - aac
✓
✓
  
MPEG-4 filemp4 - vp9 - dolby_digitalAudio-onlyAudio-only  
MPEG-4 filemp4 - vp9 - mp2
✓
✓
  
MPEG-4 filemp4 - vp9 - mp3
✓
✓
  
MPEG-4 filemp4 - vp9 - opus
✓
   
MPEG-4 filemp4 - vp9 - vorbis
✓
✓
  
Ogg Theora Opusogg – theora - opus
✓
✓
  
Ogg Theora Vorbisogg – theora - vorbis
✓
✓
  
Ogg VP8 Opusogg – vp8- opus
✓
Audio-only  
Ogg VP8 Vorbisogg – vp8 - vorbis
✓

Audio-only

  

Text-only designation

Some file types have a "text only" designation. When viewing these files in the Native Viewer, the document's text is the only data that renders. For Microsoft Project files and XML files, the view doesn't display items such as Gantt charts, icons, or other graphics. There is typically no formatting (bold, italics, fonts, etc.) of the text.

File TypeFile extensionNotes
Database and spreadsheet
Microsoft Access .accdb, .mdb1.0, 2.0, 95 - 2010
Microsoft Excel for Windows .xml 2003 XML
Document and text
XML.xml
Graphics, images, and computer-aided design
Microsoft XPS
Visio 2013
Multimedia
Flash.swf 6.x, 7.x, Lite
Word processors
Lotus WordPro.lwp, .mwp 9.7, 96 - Millennium 9.8
Microsoft Word for Windows 2003 XML

File ID only designation

Some file types have a "file ID only" designation. The Viewer is able to identify the file ID correctly, but it returns an error message indicating that the file format is not supported. Despite returning an error message, the Viewer identifies the file so that you can easily locate it and open it in an alternate application.

File typeFile extensionNotes
Database and spreadsheet
Microsoft Access Report Snapshot 2000-2003
Strict Open XML - Spreadsheet 2013, 2016
Document and text
XHTML 1.0
Email, messaging, chat
IBM Lotus Notes NSF 7.x, 8.x
Graphics, images, and computer-aided design
Adobe Photoshop PSD  
Visio XML VSX 2007
WebP  
Multimedia
DICOM  
Flash 9, 10
Real Media  
MPEG-1 Video V 2.mpg 
MPEG-1 Video V 3.mpg 
MPEG-2 Audio.mpg  
Windows Media Playlist  
Other
AOL Messenger  
Microsoft InfoPath 2007
Microsoft Office Theme files 2007-2013
Microsoft Windows Compiled Help.chm  
Microsoft Windows Explorer Command.scf  
Microsoft Windows Help.hlp  
Microsoft Windows Shortcut.ink  

Strict Open XML - Presentation

Relativity does not support the password protected version for these three Strict Open XML file formats.

 2013, 2016
Trillian XML Log File 4.2
TrueType Font.ttf, .ttc  
Word processors
Microsoft Publisher 2003-2007
Samsung JungUm Global  
Strict Open XML - Document 2013, 2016