Archive Formats

Data is processed and can be displayed  
Format Common extensions MIME type Comments
7-zip Compressed File 7z application/x-7z-compressed  
ARC arc application/arc  
ARJ Compressed Archive File arj application/x-arj application/arj  
BZIP2 Compressed Archive Format bzip2, bz2 application/x-bzip2

Note: Only the first part of a split archive is loaded.

Additional parts generate errors.

Debian Software Package deb application/x-debian-binary  
DMG Apple Disk Copy Disk Image File   multipart/dmg Not available by default. Needs additional configuration.
GNU tar Compressed File Archive tar application/x-tar  
Gzip Compressed Archive gzip application/x-gzip  
ISO-9660 CD Disc Image iso multipart/iso  
LZH Compressed Archive File z, lzh application/x-compress  
Microsoft Cabinet File cab application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed  
Microsoft Compiled Help File chm application/vnd.ms-chm-file Not available by default. Needs additional configuration.
Microsoft Windows Imaging File Format   application/vnd.ms-imaging  
RAR Compressed Archive File rar application/rar  
RPM Package Manager rpm audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin (sic!) Not available by default. Needs additional configuration.
UNIX CPIO Archive cpio application/x-cpio Not available by default. Needs additional configuration.
Uuencode uue application/uue  
XZ Utils Compressed Archive xz application/x-xz  
Z Compressed Archive File z application/z  
ZIP Compressed Archive File zip

application/zip

application/x-winzip

 
Format is detected, but data cannot be processed
Format Common extensions MIME type Comments
ACE Archive ace application/x-ace-compressed Needs additional configuration. Then the format can be detected correctly, but is not processed by default.
eXtensible ARchiver (xar) xar application/x-xar MIME type detection only;filtered by default configuration
Microsoft Windows Installer File msi application/ms-installer The format can be detected correctly, but cannot be processed. There is no data extracted.
SIT sit application/x-stuffit The format can be detected correctly, but cannot be processed. There is no data extracted.
ZOO zoo application/x-zoo The format can be detected correctly, but cannot be processed. There is no data extracted.