List of filename extensions / P
This list contains common file name extensions that are used in some operating systems to differentiate between file formats . In other operating systems, file type identification is mainly carried out using the file header, and the MIME type is more important than the file name extension for e-mail attachments . Systems that use the latter two approaches usually ignore the extension completely.
| Filename extension | MIME type | Full name | Remarks, usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| .p12 | application / pkcs-12, application / x-pkcs12 | PKI-PKCS # 12 format | Container file for private and public keys ( PKI ) in PKCS # 12 format (alternative: .pfx) |
| .p2v | Planning file | Backup file of a project in the event planner plan2viz (Windows-based)
from 3d-in-berlin, now renamed to www.3dib.de |
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| .p65 | Record file | Adobe Pagemaker 6.5 | |
| .p81 | Specifications | GAEB 2000 file - exchange LV between, for example, architect and engineer | |
| .p83 | Request for quotation | GAEB 2000 file with request for quotation | |
| .p84 | Submission of offers | GAEB 2000 file with tender submission | |
| .p85 | Side offer | GAEB 2000 file with ancillary offer | |
| .p86 | Order placement | GAEB 2000 file with order placement | |
| .p88 | Addendum | GAEB 2000 file with supplement to offer | |
| .p89 | invoice | GAEB 2000 file with invoice data | |
| .p99 | TI99 program file | Program file of the TI99 / 4a emulations | |
| .p7b and .p7c | application / x-pkcs7-certificates | PKI-PKCS # 7 format | Public key container ( PKI ) file in PKCS # 7 format |
| .p7m | PKI-PKCS # 7 format | MIME message (often with the original document embedded) | |
| .p7s | PKI-PKCS # 7 format | Signature in PKCS # 7 format | |
| .pab | papyrus | Papyrus word processor backup files | |
| .pac | Image format of the STAD image processing system, widely used on the Atari ST system | ||
| .pac | Lossless Predictive Audio Compression | lossless audio format | |
| .pac | Proxy auto-config | Using a Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) file, a web browser can automatically find the appropriate proxy server for a desired URL | |
| .package | - | Autopackage program package | |
| .pages | Pages | Apple Pages (part of the IWork office package ) | |
| .pak | - | Media Library ( Quake II Engine) | |
| .pal | palette | Color palettes of older graphics programs (mostly for 8 bit) | |
| .pap | papyrus | Word processing papyrus | |
| .pap | PapDesigner | Program schedule software | |
| .par | u. a. PAR recovery file | PAR1 or SpringSource Virgo or Solid Edge | |
| .par2 | PAR2 recovery file | PAR2 | |
| .parmlib | z / OS parameter library | PDS file with members specifying system parameters and system data sets | |
| .part | application / pro_eng | Partied file | Incomplete download file that is constantly expanding until the download is complete and then renamed to the respective file. (for example xy.mp3.part -> xy.mp3) |
| .pas | text / pascal | Pascal Source Code File | Borland Pascal / Delphi source file |
| .pat | Hatch pattern | AutoCAD hatch file | |
| .pax | short for packs | File format for data compressed losslessly with PackChaos | |
| .pb | PureBasic | PureBasic source code file | |
| .pb | Papyrus Base | Papyrus database | |
| .pb | scmxx | Siemens mobile phone directory | |
| .pbf | Papyrus Base Style | Papyrus database, template for the input mask | |
| .pbf | Paragon Drive Backup | Image file of the Paragon Drive Backup program | |
| .pbf | Protocol Buf Binary | Compact data format of the raw data from OpenStreetMap | |
| .pbi | PureBasic -Include | Include file of the programming language PureBasic | |
| .pbm | image / x-portable-bitmap | Portable bitmap | Image file |
| .PBN | application / octet-stream | Portable bridge notation | Format for storing bridge games |
| .PBP | Sony PSP Application ("EBOOT.PBP") | ||
| .pc1 | Degas (Elite) | Atari ST image format, compressed 4 bpp (320x200) + color table 16 of 512 colors | |
| .pc2 | Degas (Elite) | Atari ST image format. compressed 2 bpp (320x400) + color table 4 from 512 colors | |
| .pc3 | Degas (Elite) | Atari ST image format, compressed 1 bpp (640x400) mono | |
| .pcd | Photo CD | Kodak Photo CD | |
| .pcp | Windows Installer patch creation file | - | |
| .pct | image / x-pict |
Mac Pict | Image file |
| .pcx | image / x-pcx | Zsoft Paintbrush | Image file |
| .pbp | Sony PlayStation Portable executable archive | Unpackable with the PBP Unpacker from pdc | |
| .pd | Pure Data Patch File | ||
| .pd | PipeDream document | ||
| .pdb | AportisDoc | Palm text document | |
| .pdb | Microsoft Visual Studio | MS Visual Studio stores the symbols for a file in the release or debug format in this file. | |
| .pdb | chemical / x-pdb | Protein Data Bank | File format for molecular structures |
| .pdd | Adobe PhotoDeluxe file format | ||
| application / pdf | Portable Document Format | True-to-format document format from Adobe | |
| Novell System PrintDef Device Definition File | |||
| .pdi | Pinnacle Disc Image | CD image created with Pinnacle Instant CD / DVD | |
| .pdi | Preserved Disk Image | PC Preservation Project disk image format | |
| .pdn | File created with Paint.NET | ||
| .pdp | Photoshop PDF | Alternative file extension for PDFs from Photoshop, available when saving in Windows. | |
| .pdsf | Process Data Standard Format | Process data from systems in the semiconductor industry. | |
| .pdt | IBM iSeries Access printer description | The printer used is not controlled via the printer driver, but directly via the PDT. | |
| .pdy | StarMoney documents / attachments (Windows) | ||
| .peak | Waveform of an audio file | In connection with an audio file, this file accelerates the opening process in an audio editor. The graphic waveform of the audio file, which is necessary for editing, is saved in the file. Deleting this file only causes a one-time longer loading process for the associated audio file. | |
| .pef | Raw data format from Pentax DSLRs | This file contains the unprocessed raw data from the sensor of a Pentax digital camera. | |
| .pem | Privacy Enhanced Mail | Base64 -coded DER certificate, enclosed with "----- BEGIN CERTIFICATE -----" and "----- END CERTIFICATE -----" | |
| .pen | io Pen Document | Logitech handwriting file format with metadata, partly unencrypted in XML | |
| .pes | Packetized Elementary Stream | with, for example, Project X video file created, playable with, for example Media Player Classic | |
| .pes | Embroidery file | ||
| .pes | WordPerfect Program Editor Work Space File | ||
| .pf2 | Font for GRUB boot loader | ||
| .pf | Prefetch file | Windows (XP) evaluates every boot process and saves the result in the% windir% \ prefetch folder. The pf files created there contain the memory pages that are accessed during the boot process. This is used for predictive loading of the memory pages during the next boot process.
Windows also organizes the start of application programs in a similar manner. For each program there is a separate start file in the prefetch folder. |
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| .pfb | PostScript Font Binary | PostScript Type 1 font , forms "team" with .pfm | |
| .pfm | PostScript Font Metric | PostScript Type 1 font (Windows) | |
| .pfr | Portable Font Resource | Downloadable font (s) embedded in web pages. They do not have to be installed on the target system. | |
| .pfx | application / x-pkcs12 | PKI PKCS # 12 format | Container file for private and public keys ( PKI ) in PKCS # 12 format (alternative: .p12) |
| .pgd | Pretty Good Privacy Disk | PGP-encrypted container file that can be integrated as a virtual hard disk under Windows | |
| .pgm | Portable graymap | Proprietary format for storing image data | |
| .pgn | Portable game notation | Text file for saving chess games | |
| .pgp | Program parameters | Autocad | |
| .pgs | Pagestream | DTP program for Windows, Linux, MacOS, AmigaOS | |
| .php | text / php | PHP Hypertext Preprocessor | PHP script (recommended filename extension) |
| .php3 | text / php | PHP Hypertext Preprocessor Version 3 | PHP script (not recommended alternate filename extension of version 3) |
| .php4 | text / php | PHP Hypertext Preprocessor Version 4 | PHP script (not recommended alternative filename extension of version 4) |
| .php5 | text / php | PHP Hypertext Preprocessor Version 5 | PHP script (not recommended alternative filename extension of version 5) |
| .phps | PHP Hypertext Preprocessor Source | PHP -Source (used to just highlight the source code and not run) | |
| .phtml | PHP Hypertext Markup Language | PHP script (not recommended alternate filename extension) | |
| .pi1 | Degas (Elite) | Atari ST image format, uncompressed 4 bpp (320x200) + color table 16 from 512 colors ~ 32KB | |
| .pi2 | Degas (Elite) | Atari ST image format, uncompressed 2 bpp (320x400) + color table 4 from 512 colors ~ 32KB | |
| .pi3 | Degas (Elite) | Atari ST image format, uncompressed 1 bpp (640x400) mono ~ 32KB | |
| .pif | Program information | Additional information about running non-Windows programs under Microsoft Windows. Frequent target of viral infections (example: Sober.I worm). | |
| .pik | |||
| .pisa | MWM Pisa project | MWM-Pisa (quick quotation and invoicing) | |
| .pix | Alias Wavefront Picture | Related to .mtl | |
| .piz | Many company networks filter out the file name extension * .zip for security reasons. PIZ is ZIP backwards, by renaming the file it can usually be extracted normally. | ||
| .pjg | Encrypted image file used by photographers to keep copyright. These files can only be opened with a password | ||
| .pk3 | - | Media library ( Quake III Engine). It is a ZIP archive with a different filename extension. | |
| .pk4 | - | Media library ( Doom 3 Engine). It is actually a ZIP archive with a different filename extension. | |
| .pkb | application / octet-stream | Oracle Package Body file | Package definition or script from the PL / SQL database management system from Oracle . Contains the declaration of the functionalities defined in the specification (see .pks) |
| .pkg | application / x-newton-compatible-pkg | 3D model | Creo Elements / Direct Modeling |
| .pkm | Pokémon | Pokémon data in the Pokesav program | |
| .pks | application / octet-stream | Oracle Package Spec file | Package specification from the PL / SQL database management system from Oracle . Contains specifications, type and exception definitions for Oracle package files (see .pkb). |
| .pl | text / plain, text / x-script.perl | Pearl | Programming language documents (actually Perl Library, often incorrectly instead of .plx for programs) |
| .pl | prolog | Programming language documents | |
| .pla | VIP micro instruction storage | VIP | |
| .pla | SimEarth planetary file | SimEarth save file | |
| .pld | PhotoLine Document | Image or document file from PhotoLine | |
| .plist | application / x-plist | Property List | Plist files store settings in macOS . Before Mac OS X 10.4, these files were by default simple XML files that could be edited with any text editor. Since Mac OS X 10.4, the standard format has been binary. Both formats can be easily edited with the Property List Editor. The commands defaults and plutil exist for the terminal . |
| .plm | PL / M | Documents (source) of the programming language | |
| .pln | ArchiCAD standard project file | ||
| .pls | Playlist | Audio file lists | |
| .plt | Plotter file | HP-GL Vector Graphic Plotter File from AutoCAD | |
| .plx | application / x-pixclscript | Pearl | Perl Executable |
| .ply | text / plain | Polygon File Format | Simple object description for polygonal models from Stanford University |
| .pm | text / x-script.perl-module, image / x-xpixmap | P erl M odule | Module file of the scripting language Perl |
| .pm3 | P age M aker 3 .x | Desktop publishing format for Aldus Page Maker | |
| .pm4 | P age M aker 4 .x | Desktop publishing format for Aldus Page Maker | |
| .pm6 | P age M aker 6 .x | Desktop publishing format for Adobe PageMaker | |
| .pmap | Pocket mind map | Mindmap file from Pocket Mindmap | |
| .pmd | Record file | Adobe Pagemaker 7.0 | |
| .pmd | PlanMaker document | Spreadsheet PlanMaker | |
| .pml | Peter Morphose Level | Level file | |
| .pmv | PlanMaker template document | Spreadsheet PlanMaker | |
| .pnf | Precompiled INF files, the INF files | ||
| .png | image / png | Portable Network Graphics | Image file |
| .pnm | application / x-portable-anymap, image / x-portable-anymap | Portable PixMap | Image file |
| .po | text / x-gettext-translation | Portable Object | GNU gettext |
| .pole | text / x-gettext-translation | Polygon information | CAD3D figure |
| .pos | WinHex position file | contains selected positions in files and on data media | |
| .pot | Portable Object Template | GNU gettext , for localizing applications | |
| .pot | PowerPoint | PowerPoint template | |
| .pov | POV-Ray file | POV-Ray scene description | |
| .pox | Poseidon file | Ship design software from GL Germanischer Lloyd | |
| .pp | Pascal unit | used u. a. by Free Pascal | |
| .ppa | application / vnd.ms-powerpoint, application / mspowerpoint | PowerPoint | VBA add-in for slide presentations |
| .ppe | PCBoard Programming Executable | Executable plug-in for the PCBoard mailbox software | |
| .ppf | Igrafx Image | Image processing ( Micrografx's own graphic format) | |
| .ppf | PlayStation Patch File | provides a format for PAL / NTSC patches, trainers or the like | |
| .ppi | picture editor 400 | ABB SPIDER Picture Editor 400 | |
| .ppk | PuTTY private key | Secret key for public key authentication on a Unix file system | |
| .ppl | Powerpraise song | Presentation program for lyrics | |
| .ppm | image / x-portable-pixmap | Portable PixMap | Image file |
| .ppmod | Papers, Please modification | Compressed zip archive | |
| .ppp | Powerpraise portfolio | Presentation program for lyrics | |
| .ppp | PagePlus document | Filename extension of the desktop publishing software PagePlus | |
| .ppp | Cyberlink PowerProducer | ||
| .pps | application / vnd.ms-powerpoint, application / mspowerpoint | PowerPoint | self-starting slide presentation |
| .ppt | application / vnd.ms-powerpoint, application / mspowerpoint | PowerPoint | Slide presentation |
| .ppsx | application / vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.slideshow | PowerPoint | self-starting slide presentation - Powerpoint Version 2007 |
| .pptx | application / vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation | PowerPoint | Slide presentation - Powerpoint version 2007 |
| .ppz | application / vnd.ms-powerpoint, application / mspowerpoint | PowerPoint | PowerPoint Pack & Go file (packed file) up to PowerPoint version 2002 / XP |
| .pqi | PowerQuest Drive Image | Compressed hard disk / partition image of the Drive Image program from PowerQuest , today Symantec . Operating system: Windows. The format is no longer supported (2009-12). Drive Image is required for unpacking / restoring . | |
| .prc | Palm Resource Code | Program file for handheld computers with the Palm OS operating system | |
| .prc | Mobipocket document | E-book file in Mobipocket format | |
| .prd | SoftMaker Presentations document | SoftMaker Office | |
| .prf | SoftMaker Presentations document | SoftMaker Office | |
| .prg | Executable program | Executable program file on Atari ST computers and compatibles | |
| .pri | print file | Print file that can be sent to a printer | |
| .pri | Document file of the notation program PriMus | ||
| .prj | ANTARES / BKI energy planner | Project file | |
| .prj | Knorr brake | Project file for reading out public transport wagon data | |
| .prj | CodeVision AVR | Compiler for microcontrollers by Pavel Haiduc | |
| .prj | Hash animation: Master PRJ | Hash animation: Master project file for 3d scenes | |
| .prj | ESRI projection file | One of the four files of ESRI - shapefiles . Contains the used (geographic) projection of the data. | |
| .PrjPCB | PCB project | Altium Designer PCB project file | |
| .prl | Pearl source code file | Real-time and multitasking programming language | |
| .prn | application / octet-stream | PostScript | An expression redirected to a file. Often it is encapsulated PostScript data, but also pure XPS or PDF files, depending on the virtual printer. |
| .Per | IDL source file | Source code file in IDL (Research Systems) | |
| .Per | prolog | Programming language documents | |
| .Per | StarMoney Send Logs (Windows) | ||
| .Per | ChordPro (also called Chord) is an ASCII text file format for transcribing songs with chords and lyrics. | ||
| .proclib | z / OS procedure library | JCL procedures | |
| .properties | Java properties file | Contains key-value assignments in text format | |
| .prs | Harvard Graphics | - | |
| .prt |
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MegaCAD | CAD drawing (2D + 3D) |
| .prt | application / pro_eng | Pro / E part | Pro / ENGINEER part file |
| .prt | Unigraphics Part File | 3D CAD part file ( UGS ) | |
| .prtdot | Part template | Part template SolidWorks , CAD | |
| .prv | SoftMaker Presentations template document | SoftMaker Office | |
| .prz | Lotus Freelance Graphics | presentation | |
| .ps | application / postscript | PostScript | platform-independent document |
| .ps1 | PowerShell | Windows Powershell script | |
| .psb | Adobe Photoshop Big | Image processing (Photoshop's own graphic format) for files with up to 300,000 pixels per dimension, PS CS and higher | |
| .psd | application / octet-stream | Adobe Photoshop | Image processing (Photoshop's own graphic format) for data with up to 30,000 pixels per dimension |
| .psf | GoPal Navigator | Maps and POI (Point of Interest) files | |
| .psp | Corel PaintShop Pro image | Image processing ("Paint Shop Pro" own file format) | |
| .pst | Personal store | Microsoft Outlook backup file | |
| .psw | document | Word processor Microsoft PocketWord | |
| .ptb | Power tab score | File format of the tablature program Power Tab Editor 1.7 | |
| .ptf | Pro Tools File /
PSP theme |
Session file of the music program Pro Tools version 7 or higher /
Sony PSP |
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| .ptk | StarMoney Status Logs (Windows) | ||
| .ptm | P oly T racker M odule | Track module ( music format ) from PolyTracker | |
| .ptn | Paperport | Paperport thumbs files (document management program) | |
| .pto | Hugin PTO | Hugin Panorama project file | |
| .pts | Pro Tools Session | Session file of the Pro Tools music program version 5.1-6 | |
| .pub | application / x-mspublisher | document | Typesetting system Microsoft Publisher |
| .pwl | PassWordList | under Microsoft Windows (up to Win98) for saving data from created user accounts | |
| .px | Primary index for Paradox databases | ||
| .pxf | Pulse outline file | Tajima DG / ML by Pulse | |
| .pxl | table | Spreadsheet Microsoft PocketExcel | |
| .pxp | PhraseExpress text module management | Phrase file | |
| .pxp | Packed Experiment File | Igor Pro experiment | |
| .pxr | Pixar | Graphic format | |
| .py | text / x-script.phyton | python | Python program |
| .pyc | application / x-bytecode.python | Python compiled | Compiled Python program |
| .pyd | Python Dynamic Module | Python's own library | |
| .pyo | python | Optimized Python program | |
| .pyw | Python (No Console) | Python program without command prompt (Windows) | |
| .pz2 | Smith Micro Poser 8 | Smith Micro Poser 8 file |
supporting documents
- ^ The PLY File Format
- ↑ PNF files on IT-Administratoren.de (accessed on April 6, 2010)
- ↑ Information on the PRN file type - Online-Umwandeln.de . In: Online-Umwandeln.de . ( online-umwandeln.de [accessed on November 16, 2017]).