PREVIEW: Supported file types for viewer

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Archive | Container files | Database, spreadsheets | Document, text, word processors | Email, messaging, chat | Graphics, images | Other

File type	File extension	File Type/Version and Notes
Archive Back to categories
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	.obd	95, 97
PKZip	.zip
RAR	.rar	1.5, 2.0, 2.9
TextMap Evidence File	.xmef
UNIX Compress	.z
UNIX GZip	.gz
UNIX tar	.tar
Uuencode	.uue
Zip	.zip	PKZip, WinZip
File type	File extension	Notes
Database, spreadsheets Back to categories
Apache Office Calc (ODF 1.2)		3.x, 4.x
Apple iWork Numbers (MacOS, text, and PDF preview)	.numbers	09
Cellebrite Encrypted Excel Report File	.xlsx
Cellebrite Excel Report File	.xlsx
DataEase	.dba	4.x
DBase	.dbf	III, IV, V
Enable Spreadsheet		3.0 - 4.5
First Choice DB	.fol	Through 3.0
First Choice SS		Through 3.0
Framework DB		3.0
Framework SS		3.0
IBM Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets		1.x
Kingsoft WPS Spreadsheets		2010
Libre Office Calc (ODF 1.2)		3.x, 4.x
Lotus 1-2-3	.wk1, .wk3, .wk4, .wks	Through Millennium 9.8
Lotus 1-2-3 Charts (DOS and Windows)	.wk1, .wk3, .wk4, .wks	Through 5.0
Lotus 1-2-3 for OS/2		2.0
Microsoft Access	.accdb	2007/2010
Microsoft Excel Charts	.xlsx, .xls	2.x - 2007
Microsoft Excel for Macintosh	.xlsx, .xls	98 – 2011
Microsoft Excel for Windows	.xlsx, .xls	3.0 - 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)	.xlsb	2007-2013 (Binary)
Microsoft Works DB for DOS	.wdb	2.0
Microsoft Works DB for DOS	.wdb	1.0
Microsoft Works DB for Macintosh	.wdb	2.0
Microsoft Works DB for Windows	.wdb	3.0, 4.0
Microsoft Works SS for DOS	.wks	2.0
Microsoft Works SS for Macintosh	.wks	2.0
Microsoft Works SS for Windows	.wks	3.0, 4.0
Multiplan	.sylk	4.0
Novell PerfectWorks Spreadsheet	.wpw	2.0
Office Calc (ODF 1.2)		4.x
OpenOffice Calc	.sdc	1.1-3.0
Oracle Open Office Calc	.sdc	3.x
Paradox for DOS	.db	2.0 - 4.0
Paradox for Windows	.db	1.0
PFS: Plan		1.0
Q&A Database	.db	Through 2.0
Quattro Pro Win	.qpw	X7
QuattroPro for DOS	.wb1	Through 5.0
QuattroPro for Windows	.qpw, .wb3, .wb2, .wb1	Through X5
R:Base	.rb1, .rb2, .rb3	R:Base 5000, R:Base System V
Reflex	.rdx	2
SmartWare II DB	.db	1.02
SmartWare II SS	.def	1.02
SmartWare Spreadsheet	.def
StarOffice Calc	.sdc	5.2 – 9.0
SuperCalc	.cal	5.0
Symphony	.wrk	Through 2.0
VP-Planner		1.0
File type	File extension	Notes
Document, text, word processors Back to categories
Adobe FrameMaker (MIF only)	.mif	3.0 - 6.0
Adobe Illustrator Postscript	.eps	Level 2
Ami
Ami Pro for OS2	.sam
Ami Pro for Windows	.sam	2.0, 3.0
Apache Office Writer (ODF 1.2)		3.x, 4.x
Apple iWork Pages (MacOS, text and PDF preview)	.pages	09
ANSI Text	.ans	7 & 8 bit
ASCII Text	.asc	7 & 8 bit
DEC DX	.dx	Through 4.0
DEC DX Plus	.dx, .wpl	4.0, 4.1
DOS character set
EBCDIC
Enable Word Processor		3.0 - 4.5
First Choice WP	.pfx	1.0, 3.0
Framework WP		3.0
Hangul	.hwp	97 - 2010
HTML (CSS rendering not supported)	.html	1.0 – 4.0
IBM DCA/RFT
IBM DCA/FFT	.dca, .fft
IBM DisplayWrite	.rft, .dca	2.0-5.0
IBM Writing Assistant	.iwa	1.01
Ichitaro	.jtd	5.0, 6.0, 8.0 - 13.x, 2004 - 2014
JustWrite	.jw	Through 3.0
Kingsoft WPS Writer	.wps	2010
Legacy	.leg	1.1
Libre Office Writer (ODF 1.2)		3.x, 4.x
Lotus Manuscript	.manu	Through 2.0
Macintosh character set
MacWrite II	.mcw	1.1
Mail Rule DXL
Mass 11	.m11	Through 8.0
Microsoft Word for DOS	.doc	4.0 – 6.0
Microsoft Word for Macintosh	.doc	4.0-6.0, 98 - 2016
Microsoft Word for Windows	.doc, .docx	1.0 – 2016
Microsoft WordPad	.rtf
Microsoft Works WP for DOS	.wps	2.0
Microsoft Works WP for Macintosh	.wps	2.0
Microsoft Works WP for Windows	.wps	3.0, 4.0
Microsoft Write for Windows	.wri	1.0 – 3.0
MultiMate	.dox	Through 4.0
MultiMate Advantage	.dox	2
Navy DIF	.dif
Nota Bene	.nb	3.0
Novell PerfectWorks Word Processor	.wpw	2.0
OfficeWriter		4.0-6.0
OpenOffice Writer	.sdw	1.1 - 3.0
Oracle Open Office Writer	.sdw	3.x
PC File Doc		5.0
PFS: Write	.pfs	A, B
Professional Write for DOS		1.0, 2.0
Professional Write Plus for Windows		1.0
Q&A Write	.jw	2.0, 3.0
Rich Text Format (RTF)	.rtf
Samna Word IV	.sam	1.0 – 3.0
Samna Word IV+	.sam
Signature		1.0
SmartWare II WP	.def	1.02
Sprint	.spr	1.0
StarOffice Writer	.sdw	5.2 – 9.0
Total Word		1.2
UTF-8
Unicode Text	.txt	3.0, 4.0
Wang IWP	.iwp	Through 2.6
Wireless Markup Language	.wml
WordMarc Composer
WordMarc Composer+
WordMarc Word Processor
WordPerfect for DOS	.wpd	4.2
WordPerfect for Macintosh	.wpd	1.02 - 3.1
WordPerfect for Windows	.wpd	5.1 – X5
Wordstar 2000 for DOS	.wsd	1.0 - 3.0
Wordstar for DOS	(none defined)	3.0 - 7.0
Wordstar for Windows	.ws1	1.0
XyWrite	.xy	Through III+
File type	File extension	Notes
Email, messaging, chat Back to categories
Apple Mail Message (EMLX)	.emlx	2
EMLwith Digital Signature	.eml	SMIME .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 messages		MHT Multi Part Alternative Multi Part Digest Multi Part Mixed Multi Part News Group Multi Part Signed TNEF
IBM Lotus Notes Domino XML Language DXL	.xml	8.5
IBM Lotus Notes NSF (Win32, Win64, Linux x86-32 and Oracle Solaris 32-bit only with Notes Client or Domino Server)	.nsf. .ntf	8.x
MBOXMailbox	.mbox	RFC 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)	.msg	97 - 2013
Microsoft Outlook (OST )	.ost	97 - 2010, 2013
Microsoft Outlook (PST)	.pst	97 - 2013
Microsoft Outlook Express (EML)	.eml
Microsoft Outlook Forms Template (OFT)	.oft	97 - 2013
Microsoft Outlook OLM for Mac		2011
Microsoft Outlook PST (Mac)	.pst	2001
MSG with Digital Signature	.msg	SMIME .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.
File type	File extension	Notes
Graphics, images Back to categories
Adobe Illustrator		4.0 – 7.0, 9.0
Adobe Illustrator (PDF Preview only)	.pdf	9.0, CS1-6
Adobe Illustrator XMP		11 – 13 (CS 1 - 5)
Adobe InDesign Interchange XMP only
Adobe InDesign XMP		3.0 – 5.0 (CS 1 - 5)
Adobe PDF	.pdf	1.0 – 1.7 (Acrobat 1 - 10)
Adobe PDF Package	.pdf	1.7 (Acrobat 8 - 10)
Adobe PDF Portfolio	.pdf	1.7 (Acrobat 8 - 10)
Adobe Photoshop	.psd	4
Adobe Photoshop XMPonly		8.0 - 10.0 (CS 1-5)
Ami Draw	.sdw	SDW
Apple iWork Keynote File Preview	.key, .keynote	09
Apple iWork Keynote Numbers File Preview	.numbers	09
Apple iWork Pages File Preview	.pages	09
AutoCAD Drawing	.dwg	2013
AutoCAD Drawing	.dwg	2.5, 2.6, 9.0-14.0, 2000i -2012
AutoShade Rendering	.rnd	2
CALS Raster (GP4)	.cg4, .cal	Type I-II
Computer Graphics Metafile	.cgm	ANSI, CALS, NIST
Corel Draw	.cdr	X4 - X7
Corel Draw Clipart	.cmx	5.0, 7.0
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)	.eps	TIFF Header only
Enhanced Metafile (EMF)	.emf
Escher Graphics	.egr
FrameMaker Graphics (FMV)	.fmv	3.0 – 5.0
Gem File (Vector)	.img
GEM Image (Bitmap)	.bmp
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)	.gif
Harvard Graphics	.cht	98
Harvard Graphics Chart DOS	.ch3	2.0 – 3.0
Harvard Graphics for Windows	.prs
HEIC Image file	.heic
HP Graphics Language	.hp, .hpg	2.0
IBM Graphics Data Format (GDF)	.gdf	1.0
IBM Picture Interchange Format	.pif	1.0
IGES Drawing	.iges	5.1 – 5.3
JBIG2		Graphic Embeddings in PDF
JFIF (JPEG not in TIFF format)	.jfif
JPEG	.jpg
JPEG 2000		JP2
Kodak Flash Pix	.fpx
Kodak Photo CD	.pcd	1.0
Lotus PIC	.pic
Lotus Snapshot
Macintosh PICT	.bmp	BMP only
Macintosh PICT2	.bmp	BMP only
MacPaint	.pntg
Micrografx Designer	.dsf	Version 6
Micrografx Designer	.drw	Through 3.1
Micrografx Draw	.drw	Through 4.0
Microsoft Visio: Stencil Template Macro Enabled Drawing Macro Enabled Stencil Macro Enabled Template	.vsd	5.0 – 2007, 2013
Microsoft Windows Bitmap	.bmp
Microsoft Windows Cursor
Microsoft Windows Icon	.ico
Novell PerfectWorks Draw		2.0
OpenOffice Draw	.sda	1.1 – 3.0
Oracle Open Office Draw	.sda	3.x
OS/2 Bitmap
OS/2 Warp Bitmap
Paint Shop Pro (Win32 only)	.psp	5.0, 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 Draw		6.x - 9.0
Sun Raster	.srs
SVG (processed as XML, not rendered)	.xml
TIFF	.tif, .tiff	Group 5 & 6
TIFF CCITT		Group 3 & 4
TruVision TGA (Targa)	.tga	2.0
Visio (Page Preview mode WMF/EMF)	.wmf, .emf	4.0
WBMP wireless graphics format
WebP		WebP files are only available in the Native Viewer.
Windows Metafile	.vmf
Word Perfect Graphics	.wpg	1.0
WordPerfect Graphics	.wpg, .wpg2	2.0 – 10.0
X-Windows Bitmap	.xbm	x10 compatible
X-Windows Dump	.xdm	x10 compatible
X-Windows Pixmap	.xpm	x10 compatible
File type	File extension	Notes
Other Back to categories
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, .keynote	09
Harvard Graphics Presentation DOS	.prs	03
IBM Lotus Symphony Presentations		1.x
Kingsoft WPS Presentation		2010
Libre Office Draw (ODF 1.2)		3.x, 4.x
Libre Office Impress (ODF 1.2)		3.x, 4.x
Lotus Freelance	.prz	1.0 - Millennium 9.8
Lotus Freelance for OS/3		2
Lotus Freelance for Windows		95, 97, SmartSuite 9.8
Microsoft Live Messenger (via XMLfilter)		10.0
Microsoft OneNote	.one	2007, 2010, 2013
Microsoft Outlook, Google Calendar, and Apple Calendar	.ics
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016	.pptx	2016 .pptx files that have Ink drawings are supported in the Native and Image Viewer.
Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh	.ppt	4.0 - 2011
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows	.ppt	3.0 – 2013
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows Slideshow	.ppt	2007-2013
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows Template	.pot	2007-2013
Microsoft Project (sheet view only, Gantt Chart, Network Diagram, and graph not supported)	.mpp	98-2013
Microsoft Project (sheet view only, Gantt Chart, Network Diagram, and graph not supported)	.mpp	2007, 2010, 2013
Microsoft Windows DLL	.dll
Microsoft Windows Executable	.dll
Novell Presentations	.shw	3.0, 7.0
OpenOffice Impress	.sdd	1.1, 3.0
Oracle Open Office Impress	.odp	3.x
StarOffice Impress	.sda, .sdd	5.2 - 9.0
Trillian Text Log File (via text filter)	.txt	4.2
vCalendar	.vcs	2.1
vCard	.vcf	2.1
WordPerfect Presentations		5.1 - X5
Yahoo! Messenger	.yps	6.x – 8

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 . 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:

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 Format	Container - Audio Codec	Chrome	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Safari
FI_RIFFWAVE	wave - pcm	✓	✓	✓
Quicktime Movie	mov - aac	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quicktime Movie	mov - vorbis	✓
MPEG Layer3 ID3 Ver 1.x	mp3 - mp3	✓	✓	✓
MPEG Layer3 ID3 Ver 2.x	mp3 - mp3	✓	✓	✓	✓
FI_MPGAV2L3	mp3 - mp3	✓	✓	✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - aac	✓	✓	✓	✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - opus	✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - vorbis	✓
MPEG-1 audio - Layer 3	mov - mp3	✓	✓		✓
MPEG-1 audio - Layer 2	mp4 - mp2	✓	✓
MPEG-1 audio - Layer 3	mp4 - mp3	✓	✓	✓
Ogg Opus	ogg - opus	✓	✓
Ogg Vorbis	ogg - vorbis	✓	✓

Supported video file types

Safari works with Mac OSX only.

File Format	Container - Video Codec - Audio Codec	Chrome	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Safari
Quicktime Movie	mov - h264 - aac	✓	✓	✓
Quicktime Movie	mov - h264 - dolby_digital	✓	✓
Quicktime Movie	mov - h264 - mp2	✓	Video-only
Quicktime Movie	mov - h264 - mp3	✓	✓		✓
Quicktime Movie	mov - h264 - vorbis	✓	✓
Quicktime Movie	mov - h264 - wma1	✓	✓
Quicktime Movie	mov - h264 - wma2	✓	✓
Quicktime Movie	mov - mpeg4 - aac	Audio-only	Audio-only		✓
Quicktime Movie	mov - mpeg4 - mp3	Audio-only	Audio-only
Quicktime Movie	mov - mpeg4 - vorbis	Audio-only			✓
Quicktime Movie	mov - theora - aac	✓	Audio-only
Quicktime Movie	mov - theora - dolby_digital	✓
Quicktime Movie	mov - theora - mp2	✓
Quicktime Movie	mov - theora - mp3	✓	Audio-only
Quicktime Movie	mov - theora - vorbis	✓
Quicktime Movie	mov - theora - wma1	✓
Quicktime Movie	mov - theora - wma2	✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - h264 - aac	✓	✓	✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - h264 - dolby_digital	✓	✓		✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - h264 - mp2	✓	✓		✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - h264 - mp3	✓	✓	✓	✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - h264 - opus	✓			✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - h264 - vorbis	✓	✓		✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - mpeg4 - aac	Audio-only			✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - mpeg4 - mp2	Audio-only	Audio-only		✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - mpeg4 - mp3	Audio-only	Audio-only		✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - mpeg4 - opus	Audio-only			✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - mpeg4 - vorbis	Audio-only			✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - vp9 - aac	✓	✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - vp9 - dolby_digital	Audio-only	Audio-only
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - vp9 - mp2	✓	✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - vp9 - mp3	✓	✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - vp9 - opus	✓
MPEG-4 file	mp4 - vp9 - vorbis	✓	✓
Ogg Theora Opus	ogg – theora - opus	✓	✓
Ogg Theora Vorbis	ogg – theora - vorbis	✓	✓
Ogg VP8 Opus	ogg – vp8- opus	✓	Audio-only
Ogg VP8 Vorbis	ogg – 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 Type	File extension	Notes
Database and spreadsheet
Microsoft Access	.accdb, .mdb	1.0, 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 type	File extension	Notes
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