FilixirFormats Filixir opens
33 formats work today, 2 are being tested with real files, and 7 are planned. This is the same list Filixir shows on its Supported formats page.
Videos and slideshows
| Format | Files | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Photo Story projectMicrosoft Photo Story 3, 2004 to 2011. Opens the project with its photos, captions, narration and pan-and-zoom, and saves it as an MP4 video. | .wp3 | Works today |
| Movie Maker projectWindows Live Movie Maker 2011 and 2012, 2009 to 2017. Rebuilds the whole edit (video clips with trims and speed, photos, titles, captions, music, narration, fades and transitions), finds files that have moved, and saves it as an MP4 video. | .wlmp | Works today |
| Movie Maker project (classic)Windows Movie Maker 2 and 6, 2000 to 2009. Projects from the original Movie Maker in Windows XP and Vista. Uses a free add-on. | .mswmm | Planned |
| Media Center recordingWindows Media Center, 2005 to 2015. Recorded TV shows: play them and save them as MP4 with the media add-on. Uses a free add-on. | .wtv, .dvr-ms | Works today |
| Flash animationAdobe Flash Player, 1996 to 2020. Old animations and games play again, offline and safely cut off from the internet. | .swf | Works today |
| Animate and Flash sourceFlash CS5 to Adobe Animate, 2010 to 2026. See what's inside the project and save its pictures, sounds and ActionScript. | .fla, .xfl | Works today |
| Older Flash sourceFlash 5 to CS4, 2000 to 2009. Projects saved in Flash's older binary format. | .fla | Planned |
| Director movieMacromedia and Adobe Director, 1988 to 2017. CD-ROM and kiosk projects: extract images, sounds and text. Uses a free add-on. | .dir, .dcr | Planned |
Documents
| Format | Files | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Works documentMicrosoft Works word processor, 1988 to 2009. Read and save as Word or PDF. Uses a free add-on. | .wps | Works today |
| Write documentWindows Write, 1985 to 1995. Read and save as Word or PDF now that WordPad is gone. Uses a free add-on. | .wri | Works today |
| Word Pro documentLotus Word Pro, 1996 to 2014. Read and save as Word or PDF. Uses a free add-on. | .lwp | Works today |
| ClarisWorks and AppleWorksClarisWorks and AppleWorks, 1991 to 2007. Documents, drawings and spreadsheets from old Macs. Uses a free add-on. | .cwk | Works today |
| Old Office and WordPerfect filesOffice 97 to 2003, WordPerfect, 1990 to 2007. View and save as modern Word, Excel, PowerPoint or PDF. Uses a free add-on. | .doc, .xls, .ppt, .rtf, .wpd | Works today |
| XPS documentWindows XPS, 2006 to today. View and save as PDF now that Windows 11 has no XPS Viewer. Saved PDFs show the pages as pictures. | .xps | Works today |
| OpenXPS documentWindows 8 and later, 2012 to today. The newer XPS flavour Windows 8 saved by default: view and save as PDF. | .oxps | Works today |
| Microsoft Reader e-bookMicrosoft Reader, 2000 to 2012. Read and save as EPUB. Uses a free add-on. | .lit | Planned |
Spreadsheets and databases
| Format | Files | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Works databaseMicrosoft Works, 1988 to 2009. Address lists and inventories, saved as Excel or PDF. Saved forms and reports aren't included yet. Uses a free add-on. | .wdb | Works today |
| Works spreadsheetMicrosoft Works, 1988 to 2009. Home budgets and lists, saved as Excel. Uses a free add-on. | .wks | Works today |
| Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheetLotus 1-2-3, 1983 to 2014. Cells and formatting, saved as Excel. Uses a free add-on. | .123, .wk1 to .wk4 | Works today |
Design and publishing
| Format | Files | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher documentMicrosoft Publisher, 1991 to 2026. Newsletters, flyers and cards, saved as PDF. Uses a free add-on. | .pub | Works today |
| PageMaker documentAldus and Adobe PageMaker, 1985 to 2004. Page layouts saved as PDF. Uses a free add-on. | .pmd, .p65, .pm6 | Works today |
| FreeHand drawingMacromedia and Adobe FreeHand, 1988 to 2007. Vector artwork saved as PDF. Not yet tested with real files. Uses a free add-on. | .fh, .fh11 | In progress |
| QuarkXPress 3 and 4 documentQuarkXPress, 1990 to 2000. Old print layouts saved as PDF. Not yet tested with real files. Uses a free add-on. | .qxd | In progress |
| Visio and CorelDRAW drawingsMicrosoft Visio, CorelDRAW, 1992 to today. Diagrams and artwork saved as PDF. Uses a free add-on. | .vsd, .cdr, .cmx | Works today |
| Freelance Graphics presentationLotus Freelance Graphics, 1986 to 2014. Old presentations, slide by slide. Uses a free add-on. | .prz | Planned |
Old video and audio (media add-on)
| Format | Files | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Flash videoAdobe Flash, 2003 to 2020. Old web and camera videos: play them and save them as MP4. Uses a free add-on. | .flv, .f4v | Works today |
| RealMediaRealPlayer, 1997 to 2014. Early internet video and radio: play them and save them as MP4. Uses a free add-on. | .rm, .rmvb, .ra | Works today |
| DVD and MPEG videoDVD camcorders and recorders, 1996 to today. Play DVD video files and camcorder clips, and save them as MP4. Uses a free add-on. | .vob, .mpg, .mpeg, .m2v, .ts, .mts | Works today |
| Older AVI videoDivX, Xvid, Indeo and other codecs, 1992 to 2012. AVI files with codecs Windows no longer ships: play them and save them as MP4. Uses a free add-on. | .avi, .divx, .xvid | Works today |
| Ogg and other open formatsOpen-source players, 2000 to today. Play them and save video as MP4. Uses a free add-on. | .ogv, .ogg, .opus, .mka, .ape, .wv | Works today |
Everyday files (built in)
| Format | Files | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PicturesCameras and phones, Any year. View with zoom and see dimensions. HEIC, WebP, AVIF and raw photos use Microsoft's free image extensions. | .jpg, .png, .gif, .bmp, .tif, .heic, .webp, .avif, raw | Works today |
| PDF documentsAny program, 1993 to today. View page by page with Windows' own PDF engine. | Works today | |
| Video and audioPhones, cameras and players, Any year. Play with Windows' own player; anything it can't play moves to the media add-on. | .mp4, .mov, .wmv, .mkv, .webm, .mp3, .wav, .wma, .m4a, .flac | Works today |
| Text and codeAny editor, Any year. Read in a clear monospaced view, whatever the encoding. | .txt, .md, .csv, .json, .xml, .log, .ini, source code | Works today |
| Web pages and drawingsBrowsers and drawing apps, Any year. Open offline with Windows' built-in web engine. | .html, .htm, .mht, .svg | Works today |
| ZIP archivesWindows and other tools, 1989 to today. See what's inside before unpacking. | .zip, .cbz, .epub | Works today |
3D models (built in)
| Format | Files | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Modern 3D models3D printers, scanners and modelling apps, Any year. Turn, zoom and inspect the model, with its materials and textures. | .glb, .gltf, .obj, .stl, .ply, .3mf, .fbx, .dae | Works today |
| 3D Studio and LightWave modelsAutodesk 3D Studio, NewTek LightWave, 1990 to 2010. Opened by converting to glTF on the fly. Not yet on ARM PCs. | .3ds, .lwo, .lws | Works today |
| Game and DirectX modelsDirectX, Quake, MilkShape, Blitz3D, AC3D, 1996 to 2012. Opened by converting to glTF on the fly. Not yet on ARM PCs. | .x, .md2, .md3, .mdl, .ms3d, .b3d, .ac, .ase | Works today |
Notes, scans and forms
| Format | Files | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Journal noteWindows Journal, 2002 to 2016. Handwritten Tablet PC notes saved as PDF. Uses a free add-on. | .jnt | Planned |
| Document Imaging scanMicrosoft Office Document Imaging, 2003 to 2010. Scanned paperwork saved as PDF or TIFF. Uses a free add-on. | .mdi | Planned |
| InfoPath formMicrosoft InfoPath, 2003 to 2026. See the form in its own layout with its answers, save it as PDF, and save the answers as a spreadsheet. | .xsn, .xml | Works today |
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