File Types

A Google serialization library offering zero-copy deserialization. Used in game development, mobile apps, and performance-critical data access scenarios.

A Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework packaging apps with dependencies for distribution-agnostic installation.

Source code for Forth, a stack-based, extensible programming language used in embedded systems, firmware, and bootloaders.

A Java-based template engine by Apache for generating HTML, email, configuration files, and source code. Used in Apache Struts, Alfresco, and many Java enterprise applications.

The native file format of Autodesk Fusion 360, a cloud-based CAD/CAM/CAE platform combining industrial design, mechanical engineering, and manufacturing in a single tool.

The native scripting language of the Godot game engine. A dynamically typed language with Python-like syntax designed specifically for game development.

GPT-Generated Unified Format: a file format for storing quantized large language model weights, used by llama.cpp and other local LLM inference tools.

Graphics Interchange Format: a bitmap image format supporting up to 256 colors, lossless compression, and animation. Created by CompuServe in 1987.

Binary glTF: packages the JSON, binary buffers, and textures into a single file. Widely used for web-based 3D content delivery.

OpenGL Shading Language: a C-like shading language for writing vertex, fragment, and compute shaders for OpenGL and OpenGL ES.

Script files for GNU Octave, a free open-source alternative to MATLAB for numerical computing. Largely compatible with MATLAB syntax.

GPS Exchange Format: an XML schema for GPS data (waypoints, tracks, routes). Used by fitness trackers, hiking apps, and navigation devices.

GNU Zip: a compression utility and file format based on the DEFLATE algorithm. It is the most common compression format on Unix/Linux systems, often paired with TAR.

The dependency specification file for Ruby projects using Bundler. It lists required gems (packages) and their version constraints.

A JSON-based format for encoding geographic data structures (points, lines, polygons). Widely used in web mapping with Leaflet, Mapbox, and OpenLayers.

An OGC standard for storing vector and raster geospatial data in a SQLite database. Designed as a modern replacement for Shapefiles.

A TIFF file with embedded geographic metadata (coordinate system, projection). The standard format for satellite imagery and raster GIS data.

A configuration file specifying patterns of files and directories that Git should ignore when tracking changes in a repository.

A type-safe, functional language that compiles to Erlang and JavaScript, combining Rust-like ergonomics with BEAM VM scalability.

The module definition file for Go projects, specifying the module path, Go version, and dependency requirements.