¿Qué son Archivos de Documentos? Definición y lista de extensiones
Los archivos de documentos son un tipo de archivo de datos texto o binario, utilizados para almacenar documentos con formato, es decir que pueden incluir texto, imágenes, videos, tablas, gráficos, múltiples páginas, o enlaces a otros documentos.
Las extensiones de archivo de documentos más conocidos son utilizadas por documentos creados por Microsoft Office. Por ejemplo Microsoft Word utiliza documentos con extensión .doc y .docx. Microsoft Excel utiliza hojas de cálculo con extensión .xls y .xlsx. Microsoft PowerPoint utiliza presentaciones con extensión .ppt y .pptx.
Los principales competidores de los formatos de documento de Microsoft Office son formatos para documentos abiertos (Ope Document Formats = ODF) utilizados por programas de código abierto OpenOffice.org. Existen aplicaciones que son capaces de abrir documentos que tienen diferente formato los más conocidos son Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, StarOffice (versión comercial de OpenOffice.org), Corel WordPerfect y Apple iWork para Mac OS X.
ODF es un formato de archivo de documentos abierto basado en XML para aplicaciones de oficina utilizados para los documentos que contienen texto (OpenDocument Formats = ODF), hojas de cálculo (OpenDocument Spreadsheet = ODS) , presentaciones (Ope Document Presentation ODP) y elementos gráficos (OpenDocument Graphics = ODG).
El formato especial de documentos son tipos de archivo para descripción de páginas utilizandos por lenguajes como PostScript, documento portátil (PDF) utilizado por Adobe Systems, que se puede leer con la ayuda de Adobe Acrobat Reader. PDF es un estándar para documentos, en el cual el usuario solo puede crear y leer el documento, pero no puede modificarlo. PDF se ha convertido en un estándar ISO y se utilizada ampliamente para el intercambio de documentos que requieren cierto nivel de seguridad.
El estándar internacional abierto más utilizado es HTML (HyperText Markup Language), estos archivos también pueden ser utilizados como formato de archivo de documentos.
A continuación una lista de las extensiones de archivos de documentos:
Extensión | Descripción |
1sp | Microsoft OneNote Mobile document file |
3df | Adobe chart document |
3dz | Easy 3D Creator Project File |
a7p | Adobe Authorware packaged file without runtime |
a7r | Adobe Authorware packaged file without runtime |
ab65 | Adobe PageMaker document file |
accdp | Microsoft Access 2007/2010 project file |
acp | Adobe Acrobat paper capture file |
activitydiagram | Microsoft Visual Studio activity diagram file |
adp | Microsoft Access project file |
aepx | Adobe After Effects XML project file |
aggr | Adobe Captivate Aggregator file |
agldei | Adobe GoLive template file |
aglsl | Adobe GoLive site |
ahf | Applet Headline Factory document |
alb3 | Adobe PageMaker document file |
alb4 | Adobe PageMaker for Mac document file |
alb5 | Adobe PageMaker 5 document file |
ald5 | Adobe Pagemaker 6 for Mac file |
alt3 | Adobe PageMaker template file |
alt5 | Adobe Pagemaker 5 for Mac document file |
alt6 | Adobe PageMaker 6 file |
ans | Microsoft Word text and layout file |
apf | Fax software file |
asd | Microsoft Word auto-save document file |
ast | Corel WordPerfect Office template file |
aup | Audacity project file |
av | Final Draft AV document file |
aws | Microsoft Fax document |
awwp | Microsoft Works for Mac document file |
bina | Microsoft Word 5 for Mac document file |
bk | Adobe FrameMaker book file |
bkg | Samsung document file |
bks | IBM Softcopy Reader Bookmanager book file |
blt | Corel WordPerfect for DOS file |
book | Adobe FrameMaker book file |
book | iBooks Author document file |
burn | Burn for Mac OS X document file |
burntheme | Burn for Mac OS X theme document file |
cbf | Calendar Builder saved calendar file |
cbl | CD Box Labeler Pro file |
cbs | Calendar Builder style sheet file |
ccc | Microsoft Internet Chat conversation log file |
cl4 | Easy CD Creator CD layout file |
cnt | Help Contents file |
cov | Microsoft Cover Page Editor fax cover page file |
cp | Adobe Captivate project file |
cpdt | Adobe Captivate design template file |
cpr | CorelDRAW Corel Presents presentation file |
cptl | Adobe Captivate project template file |
cptx | Adobe Captivate project file |
cpy | eCopy Desktop scanned document file |
crev | Adobe Captivate review file |
crp | CorelDRAW Corel Presents run-time presentation file |
crwl | Microsoft Windows crawl file |
dbm | Adobe ColdFusion template file |
dbx | Microsoft Outlook Express e-mail folder file |
dfv | MS Office Word Print Format Template |
dgr | Microsoft Outlook Express fax page file |
dhe | Microsoft Help Workshop dialog box help editor document file |
dict | Microsoft Virtual PC dictionary file |
disco | Microsoft Visual Studio dynamic discovery document file |
doc | Document file |
doc | Microsoft Word 97 to 2003 document file |
dochtml | Microsoft Word HTML document file |
docm | Microsoft Word 2007/2010 Open XML macro-enabled document file |
docmhtml | Microsoft Word MIME HTML document file |
docs | Document file |
docset | Doxygen source code documentation file |
docx | Microsoft Word 2007/2010 Open XML document file |
docxml | Palantir DOCXML document format file |
dot | Microsoft Word 97 to 2003 document template file |
dothtml | Microsoft Word HTML document template file |
dotm | Microsoft Word 2007/ 2010 Open XML macro-enabled document template file |
dotx | Microsoft Word 2007 or Word 2010 XML document template file |
dox | Microsoft Word text document |
dox | Microsoft Visual Basic user document binary form file |
ewl | Microsoft Encarta document file |
fbok | Adobe FrameMaker Book file |
fc5 | Flow Charting diagram file |
fmp | Microsoft Excel for Mac document file |
fx | Corel WordPerfect Office template file |
fx2 | Corel WordPerfect Office template file |
fxd | WinFax sent document file |
gra | Microsoft Graph chart file |
hdt | HTML document tree file |
help | Unix help file |
hot | eFax messenger fax file |
hpd | HotDocs PDF document file |
hpd | HP document |
hpj | Microsoft Win Help project file |
hpw | Hewlett-Packard Word document file |
icst | Adobe InCopy document preset file |
idc | Internet Database Connector document file |
idd | Adobe InDesign for Mac document file |
incp | Adobe InCopy CS3 package file |
inct | Adobe InCopy template file |
ind | Adobe InDesign graphics document file |
indb | Adobe InDesign book file |
indd | Adobe InDesign document file |
indn | Adobe Indesign for Mac file |
indt | Adobe InDesign template file |
inrs | Adobe InDesign for Mac file |
inx | Adobe InDesign Interchange File Format file |
mpc | Microsoft Project calendar file |
mpls | Blu-ray movie playlist information file |
mpp | Microsoft Project plan file |
mppx | Microsoft Project project file |
mpp_ | Microsoft Project for Mac plan file |
mpr | AutoCAD mass properties report |
mpt | Microsoft Project template tile |
mpx | Microsoft Project export file |
nclk | HTML formatted text file |
note | Corel WordPerfect for Mac help file |
nrp | ASP.NET Report Maker report file |
obd | Microsoft Office Binder document file |
obd | Oracle Forms online help file |
odc | OpenOffice.org OpenDocument file |
ods | OpenDocument spreadsheet file |
odt | ODF text document file |
ofn | MS Office File New (Other Office Documents) |
oft | Microsoft Outlook template file |
opx | Microsoft Office Organization chart file format |
pages | iWork Pages document file |
pages-tef | Apple Pages iCloud document file |
Adobe Portable document format | |
pdfa | PDF/A document file |
pdfe | PDF/E document file |
pdfua | PDF/UA document file |
pdfvt | PDF/VT document file |
pdfx | PDF/X document file |
pdfxml | Adobe Mars project XML based PDF document file |
pdf_ | Adobe Acrobat portable document file |
pdf_tsid | Adobe PDF document file |
pdi | Microsoft PowerPoint Import or Export File |
ph | Microsoft Windows Help file phrase-table |
ply | MiDi PoWeR playlist file |
pmx | Adobe PageMaker document file |
pod | Openproj project file |
pot | Microsoft PowerPoint 97 to 2003 template file |
pothtml | Microsoft PowerPoint HTML template file |
potx | Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/2010 Open XML presentation template file |
ppg | Microsoft PowerPoint presentation file |
ppj | Adobe Premiere Pro video editing project file |
ppl | Picture slideshow playlist |
ppnt | Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac presentation file |
ppot | Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac template file |
pps | Microsoft PowerPoint 97 to 2003 complete slide show file |
ppsm | Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/2010 macro-enabled Open XML complete slide show file |
ppsx | Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/2010 Open XML complete slide show file |
ppt | Microsoft PowerPoint 97 to 2003 Presentation file |
ppt3 | Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac presentation file |
ppta | Articulate Presenter presentation resource file |
ppthtml | Microsoft PowerPoint HTML presentation file |
pptm | Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/2010 macro-enabled Open XML presentation file |
pptmhtml | Microsoft PowerPoint MIME HTML presentation file |
pptv | Microsoft PowerPoint file |
pptx | Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/2010 Open XML presentation file |
pptxml | Microsoft Powerpoint XML presentation file |
ppv | Microsoft Pocket PowerPoint presentation file |
pr3 | Adobe Persuasion presentation |
xgmml | Microsoft Excel Chart file |
xlc | Microsoft Excel 3 for Mac Chart file |
xlc3 | Microsoft Excel 4 for Mac Chart file |
xlc4 | Microsoft Excel 2 for Mac Chart file |
xliff | Microsoft Works spreadsheet or chart file |
xlr | Microsoft Office Excel HTML document file |
xlshtml | Microsoft Excel MIME HTML spreadsheet file |
xlsmhtml | Microsoft Office Excel HTML template file |
xmind | Microsoft Excel 2003 XML file |
xprj | XML paper specification file |
xps | PriMus XML exchange document file |
xsc | Microsoft Office InfoPath file |
xsf | Microsoft Office InfoPath template form file |
zrtf | WinLabel label file |