To add a MIME type, perform the following steps:
1) Enter the name of the file type’s handler in the MIME Type text box.
◦ For example, application/cgi represents the handler for the .cgi file extension.
2) Enter the file extension in the Extension(s) text box.
◦ A file extension represents the letters after the dot (.) in a file name. For example, filename.fileextension.
3) Click Add.
To delete a MIME type, click the corresponding Delete link under the Remove heading, and then click Delete MIME Type to confirm that you wish to remove the MIME type.
Note: You cannot delete MIME types from the System MIME Types table
IANA is the official registry of MIME media types and maintains a list of official MIME types.
This table lists more common MIME types used on the:
Extension | Kind of document | MIME Type |
---|---|---|
.aac | AAC audio | audio/aac |
.abw | AbiWord document | application/x-abiword |
.arc | Archive document (multiple files embedded) | application/x-freearc |
.avif | AVIF image | image/avif |
.avi | AVI: Audio Video Interleave | video/x-msvideo |
.azw | Amazon Kindle eBook format | application/vnd.amazon.ebook |
.bin | Any kind of binary data | application/octet-stream |
.bmp | Windows OS/2 Bitmap Graphics | image/bmp |
.bz | BZip archive | application/x-bzip |
.bz2 | BZip2 archive | application/x-bzip2 |
.cda | CD audio | application/x-cdf |
.csh | C-Shell script | application/x-csh |
.css | Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) | text/css |
.csv | Comma-separated values (CSV) | text/csv |
.doc | Microsoft Word | application/msword |
.docx | Microsoft Word (OpenXML) | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document |
.eot | MS Embedded OpenType fonts | application/vnd.ms-fontobject |
.epub | Electronic publication (EPUB) | application/epub+zip |
.gz | GZip Compressed Archive | application/gzip |
.gif | Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) | image/gif |
.htm , .html | HyperText Markup Language (HTML) | text/html |
.ico | Icon format | image/vnd.microsoft.icon |
.ics | iCalendar format | text/calendar |
.jar | Java Archive (JAR) | application/java-archive |
.jpeg , .jpg | JPEG images | image/jpeg |
.js | JavaScript | text/javascript HTML and RFC 9239 |
.json | JSON format | application/json |
.jsonld | JSON-LD format | application/ld+json |
.mid , .midi | Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) | audio/midi , audio/x-midi |
.mjs | JavaScript module | text/javascript |
.mp3 | MP3 audio | audio/mpeg |
.mp4 | MP4 video | video/mp4 |
.mpeg | MPEG Video | video/mpeg |
.mpkg | Apple Installer Package | application/vnd.apple.installer+xml |
.odp | OpenDocument presentation document | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation |
.ods | OpenDocument spreadsheet document | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet |
.odt | OpenDocument text document | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text |
.oga | OGG audio | audio/ogg |
.ogv | OGG video | video/ogg |
.ogx | OGG | application/ogg |
.opus | Opus audio | audio/opus |
.otf | OpenType font | font/otf |
.png | Portable Network Graphics | image/png |
.pdf | Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) | application/pdf |
.php | Hypertext Preprocessor (Personal Home Page) | application/x-httpd-php |
.ppt | Microsoft PowerPoint | application/vnd.ms-powerpoint |
.pptx | Microsoft PowerPoint (OpenXML) | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation |
.rar | RAR archive | application/vnd.rar |
.rtf | Rich Text Format (RTF) | application/rtf |
.sh | Bourne shell script | application/x-sh |
.svg | Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) | image/svg+xml |
.tar | Tape Archive (TAR) | application/x-tar |
.tif , .tiff | Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) | image/tiff |
.ts | MPEG transport stream | video/mp2t |
.ttf | TrueType Font | font/ttf |
.txt | Text, (generally ASCII or ISO 8859-n) | text/plain |
.vsd | Microsoft Visio | application/vnd.visio |
.wav | Waveform Audio Format | audio/wav |
.weba | WEBM audio | audio/webm |
.webm | WEBM video | video/webm |
.webp | WEBP image | image/webp |
.woff | Web Open Font Format (WOFF) | font/woff |
.woff2 | Web Open Font Format (WOFF) | font/woff2 |
.xhtml | XHTML | application/xhtml+xml |
.xls | Microsoft Excel | application/vnd.ms-excel |
.xlsx | Microsoft Excel (OpenXML) | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet |
.xml | XML | application/xml is recommended as of RFC 7303 (section 4.1), but text/xml is still used sometimes. You can assign a specific MIME type to a file with .xml extension depending on how its contents are meant to be interpreted. For instance, an Atom feed is application/atom+xml , but application/xml serves as a valid default. |
.xul | XUL | application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml |
.zip | ZIP archive | application/zip |
.3gp | 3GPP audio/video container | video/3gpp ; audio/3gpp if it doesn't contain video |
.3g2 | 3GPP2 audio/video container | video/3gpp2 ; audio/3gpp2 if it doesn't contain video |
.7z | 7-zip archive | application/x-7z-compressed |
Mozilla's list of most common MIME types
For more information, read cPanels Webmaster Toolkit list of MIME types.
You can also use your preferred search engine to research the MIME type that you wish to add.
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