Data Files

Developed by The R Project for Statistical Computing, its Studio, an open-source IDE for the R programming language, uses the RMD (R-Markdown) extension. It is a mix of markdown-formatted text, YAML metadata, and R-code. All of these combine to create a high-level data analysis output and use them for their presentations. Users can export the […]

The XML eXtensible stylesheet (XSL) refers to a file in XSLT (eXtensible Stylesheet Language for Transformations). The format is XML-based and contains the code and its formatting. It belongs to the data files category and is similar to the CSS extension. It defines the style of the text, tables, and other attributes that form part […]

Developed by Open Finance Exchange Consortium, the OFX extension refers to a finance data file in the Open Financial Exchange format. A financial institution generally sends these files to its account holders as bank or credit card statements. It contains their details, transaction overview, and other relevant information. The format is based on SGML develop […]

Developed by Intuit, the Quicken software churns out files in QIF (Quicken Interchange Format) extension. These files are ASCII text-based and contain information about user’s financial accounts, including their liability and cash status. These files are easily shareable, allowing banks and other financial institutions to transfer data within the software or external sources.

Developed by Autonomy Interwoven, its Interwoven Content Management System (CMS) solutions use the NRL extension. It is similar to a hyperlink and contains a link to the document, allowing more efficient management of the database. The format belongs to the data file type and is text-based, comprising a library name, file, and version number.

A PRJ extension refers to a project file created and utilized by a plethora of software. Its content varies from program to program, and it can save 3D graphics, music, video, document, CAD renders, or anything that the user so desires. Along with the original file, a PRJ format can also store settings, development notes, […]

Developed by Sibelius, its music notation software uses the SAR (Sibelius Arrange Style) extension to store musical arrangements. It is a music template and allows users to use the same basic configuration for composing similar-styled music. These files can include tempo track information, instrument notes, meter, and other requisite settings.

Developed by UCSC, it stores a tab-delimited text file in the BED format. It is used in human and animal bioinformatics research and stores genomic regions as coordinates and annotation track data associated with it. These files allow users to manipulate coordinates instead of nucleotide sequences, allowing for better optimization and power generation.

Developed by Microsoft, its PowerPoint, and other similar programs such as Apple Keynote, use the PPT (PowerPoint Presentation) extension to create editable slideshows. These files are most useful in business or educational presentations and are executable. The format is capable of storing a host of multimedia such as images, shapes, audio, video, and graphs. Most […]

Developed by IWIS, its Chain Engineering software that makes calculations about automobiles drive chains, uses the DTA extension. Users will come across the format only if they have installed the software on their device and use it for some computation purposes. These files may contain information about the load on the chain, engine’s torque, and […]