Text Files

EML file is an acronym for Email and stores digital mail files in the Outlook Express. Developed by Microsoft, it contains all the essential contents of a mail, such as a short header and a mail body. The former consists of the email address of the sender and the recipient. It also contains the date […]

Developed by Research Information Systems, the RIS extension refers to a bibliographic citation file in native format. These files store data in ASCII text format and are compatible across libraries. It allows for seamless exchange and modification of the data in the RIS files. A RIS format contains the title, author name, date of publication, […]

A PAGES file extension is a proprietary format of Apple Pages, which is a word processor and page layout application for Mac and iOS. It is also available as an online service for other Apple users. The PAGES format is based on XML and contains texts, tables, graphs, charts, brochures, and others. Apple also serves […]

Developed by Apple, RTFD, or Rich Text Format Directory file is similar to RTF format but comes with additional information. It can contain attachments such as PDFs, fonts, or other file formats in addition to the original file. The RTFD format was originally developed for the NeXT operating system and was later shifted to mac […]

Developed by Oracle, ODT (OpenDocument Text) is a text document created by a range of word processors, such as LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Similar to many other extensions, it holds several elements like text, images, shapes, drawings, spreadsheets, charts, and much more. An ODT extension is an XML-based format that is similar to an MS-Word file […]

The SAM file extension is a sample of the LMHOSTS setting file that Microsoft once used for its Windows OS. The operating system is capable of automatically loading its first 100 entries when it boots up. Users can try and tweak the number, but it depends on the computing power of the device eventually. A […]

Developed by Microsoft in 1987, the RTF is a commonly found file format capable of supporting rich text. The extension has received a lot of upgrades over the year until the company stopped it altogether in 2008. RTFs can store a wide variety of text formattings such as different font types, bold, italics, and several […]

The BIB or Bibliography Document is a text file stored in ASCII text format. It is a specially curated text file that is capable of listing all the references to a particular information source. A BIB file may also come with a BIBTEX extension and are often used with LaTeX and therefore most commonly found […]

The MSG file extension belongs to Microsoft, and it is a text file used in Outlook. It can be an email message or any other task that the user saves in the program. A typical MSG file contains multiple email fields, comprising the date, sender, recipient, subject of the mail, and the body. Users can […]

If there is one file type that most people will associate wit, it has to be the DOCX extension. Created by Microsoft, it is a format that stores documents created by MS-Word or any other similar word editor. The Microsoft Word Open XML replaced the once-popular DOC format and first came into limelight in 2007. […]