File Types

An XML file that lists all important URLs of a website to help search engines discover and crawl pages. It follows the Sitemaps protocol (sitemaps.org) and is essential for SEO.

The native file format for Sketch, a popular macOS UI/UX design tool for creating interfaces, prototypes, and design systems.

A lightweight template engine for Ruby that reduces HTML syntax to the essential parts, using indentation-based nesting. Even more minimal than HAML.

Source code for Smalltalk, a pioneering object-oriented language (1972). Influential in the creation of many modern OOP concepts and UI paradigms.

One of the oldest PHP template engines, separating presentation from application logic using {tags}. Still used in legacy PHP applications and platforms like PrestaShop.

A software packaging format by Canonical for Linux, bundling applications with all dependencies in a confined sandbox.

A fast compression/decompression library by Google prioritizing speed over ratio. Used in BigTable, MapReduce, Hadoop, and Cassandra.

The native file formats of Dassault Systemes SolidWorks, a leading mechanical CAD software. .sldprt stores individual parts; .sldasm stores assemblies. Widely used in manufacturing, product design, an...

Source code for Solidity, an object-oriented language for implementing smart contracts on Ethereum and other EVM-compatible blockchains.

A JSON file mapping minified/compiled code back to its original source. Essential for debugging JavaScript, CSS, and TypeScript in browser DevTools.

A Python-like configuration language used in Bazel build files (BUILD), Buck, and other build systems. Deterministic and hermetic by design.

Stata Dataset: the native data format for Stata statistical software, used in economics, epidemiology, and political science research.

Story files for Storybook, a UI component development environment. Each story renders a specific state of a component for visual testing and documentation.

A compression format historically dominant on classic Mac OS systems. Created by Aladdin Systems (now Smith Micro) in 1987.

LaTeX Style File: a package file extending LaTeX functionality with custom commands, environments, and formatting options.

An expressive CSS preprocessor for Node.js offering flexible syntax (optional colons, semicolons, braces) with powerful features like built-in functions and transparent mixins.

File formats from Adobe Substance 3D for procedural textures and materials. .sbs is the editable graph format; .sbsar is the compiled, portable format used in game engines and 3D applications.

A Svelte component file combining HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in a single file. Svelte compiles components to efficient vanilla JavaScript at build time.

An IEEE standard extending Verilog with advanced verification and design features for complex hardware description and testbench development.

Tape Archive: a Unix utility and file format for collecting multiple files into one archive without compression. Often combined with gzip (.tar.gz) or bzip2 (.tar.bz2) for compression.