Commons:Project scope/Allowable file types
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Currently the following formats are allowed:
- Images: SVG, PNG, GIF, JPEG, TIFF, XCF (GIMP)
- Audio: Ogg (using FLAC, Speex, or Vorbis codecs) (new software uses the .oga extension instead of .ogg for audio, although .ogg is still usable) or MIDI
- Video: Ogg using Theora codec (usually with Vorbis for the sound). (new software uses the .ogv extension instead of .ogg for video, although .ogg is still usable) - how to convert to Theora
- Animation: GIF, APNG.
- General: PDF and DjVu.
[edit] Currently disabled
While SXW, SWC, SXD, and SXI (OpenOffice.org 1.x), as well as ODT, ODS, ODG, and ODP (OpenDocument) are theoretically permissible under the similar provisions to Commons:Scope#Pdf and DjVu formats these formats are currently disabled because we are currently unable to prevent people from hiding harmful or otherwise impermissible content inside OpenOffice's ZIP based container format.
[edit] See also
For a discussion and guidance on the preferred formats and file sizes, see Commons:File types.
