Template:Infobox file format

APK
	File:APK format icon (2014-2019).png
Filename extension	.apk, .apks, .aab, .xapk, .apkm
Internet media type	application/vnd.android.package-archive
Type of format	Package format
Container for	Android; Blackberry 10; JingOS; Ubuntu Touch via Linux Terminal with WayDroid container and HarmonyOS under Ark Compiler: Mobile apps; Windows 11: Desktop apps for WSA;
Extended from	JAR

*name*
	[[File:{{{icon}}}\|64px]] iconcaption
	[[File:{{{screenshot}}}\|300px]] caption
Filename extension	extension[s]
Internet media type	mime
Type code	typecode
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)	uniform type
UTI conformation	conforms_to
Magic number	magic
Size limitation	max_size
Developed by	developer
Initial release	{{start date and age \|…}}
Latest release	latest_release_version; {{start date and age \|…}}
Type of format	type
Container for	containerfor
Contained by	containedby
Extended from	extendedfrom
Extended to	extendedto
Standard	standard (standards)
Open format?	open
Free format?	free
Website	url

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{{Infobox file format
| name = 
| icon = 
| iconcaption = 
| icon_size = 
| screenshot = 
| screenshot_size = 
| caption = 
|_noextcode = 
| extension =               <!-- or: | extensions = -->
|_nomimecode = 
| mime = 
| type_code = 
| uniform_type = 
| conforms_to = 
| magic = 
| max_size = 
| developer = 
| released =                <!-- {{start date and age|YYYY|mm|dd|df=yes/no}} -->
| latest_release_version = 
| latest_release_date =     <!-- {{start date and age|YYYY|mm|dd|df=yes/no}} -->
| type = 
| compression =
| container_for = 
| contained_by = 
| extended_from = 
| extended_to = 
| standard =                <!-- or: | standards = -->
| free = 
| open = 
| url = 
}}

By default, extension and mime are displayed using <code>...</code>; to disable this (in order to customize their formatting), assign _noextcode and/or _nomimecode a value ("on", "true", etc.).

Examples

Scalable Vector Graphics
Filename extensions	.svg, .svgz
Internet media type	image/svg+xml^[1]^[2]
Type code	"svg" "svgz"
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)	`public.svg-image`
UTI conformation	`public.image` `public.xml`
Developed by	W3C
Initial release	4 2001; Template:Time ago (2001-09-04)
Latest release	1.1 (Second Edition) 16 2011; Template:Time ago (2011-08-16)
Type of format	Vector image format
Extended from	XML
Standard	W3C SVG
Open format?	Yes
Free format?	Yes
Website	www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/

{{Infobox file format
| name = Scalable Vector Graphics
| icon = 
| iconcaption = | screenshot = | caption = 
|_noextcode = on
| extensions = .svg, .svgz
|_nomimecode = on
| mime = image/svg+xml<ref>(w3.org ref)</ref><ref>(ietf.org ref)</ref>
| type_code = {{hlist |"svg" |"svgz"}}
| uniform_type = <code>public.svg-image</code>
| conforms_to = <code>public.image</code><br/><code>public.xml</code>
| magic = 
| developer = [[World Wide Web Consortium|W3C]]
| released = {{start date and age|2001|09|04|df=yes}}
| latest_release_version = 1.1 (Second Edition)
| latest_release_date = {{start date and age|2011|08|16|df=yes}}
| type = [[Vector image format]]
| container_for = | contained_by = 
| extended_from = [[XML]]
| extended_to = 
| standard = [http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/ W3C SVG]
| free = Yes
| open = Yes
| url = {{URL|http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/}}
}}

OpenDocument Text
ODF textdocument icon
Filename extension	.odt
Internet media type	application/vnd. oasis.opendocument. text
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)	`org.oasis. opendocument.text`^[3]
UTI conformation	`org.oasis-open. opendocument` `public.composite- content`
Developed by	Sun Microsystems OASIS
Type of format	Document file format
Extended from	XML
Standard	ISO/IEC 26300:2006
Open format?	Yes
Free format?	Yes

{{Infobox file format
| name = OpenDocument Text
| icon = [[File:ODF textdocument 48x48.png|ODF textdocument icon]]
| screenshot = | caption = 
| extension = .odt
| mime = application/vnd.<br/>&amp;nbsp;oasis.opendocument.<br/>&amp;nbsp;text
| type_code = 
| uniform_type = <code>org.oasis.<br/>&amp;nbsp;opendocument.text</code><ref>(www.huw.id.au ref)</ref>
| conforms_to = {{nowrap|<code>org.oasis-open.<br/>&amp;nbsp;opendocument</code><br/><code>public.composite-<br/>&amp;nbsp;content</code>}}
| magic = 
| developer = {{hlist |[[Sun Microsystems]] |[[OASIS (organization)|OASIS]]}}
| released = 
| latest_release_version = | latest_release_date = 
| type = [[Document file format]]
| container_for = | contained_by = 
| extended_from = [[XML]]
| extended_to = 
| standard = ISO/IEC 26300:2006
| free = [[OpenDocument#Licensing|Yes]]
| open = Yes
| url = 
}}

Parameters

name: The name of the file format.
icon: A file icon used by either the application that popularized the format or a common free icon. Alias is |logo=.
iconcaption: caption describing the icon.
screenshot: A screen shot of the file format in use.
caption: caption to the screen shot.
extension (or extensions): The format's filename extension or extensions. Set |_noextcode= to disable the default monospace font.
mime: The MIME type of the file. Set |_nomimecode= to disable the default monospace font.
type_code: The type code of the file, used by Mac OS Classic.
uniform type: The Uniform Type Identifier, used by contemporary macOS computers and iOS devices.
conforms to: The immediate parents of the UTI. For example, public.png would conform to public.image
magic: A number or other data structure usually near the beginning of a file used to identify the file contents.
owner: The owner of the format.
released: The date the format was publicly released.
latest_release_version: Latest version number of the format.
latest_release_date: Date the latest version was released.
type: The type of the file format.
compression: The type of compression of the file format.
containerfor: If the file is a container for another data type, list it here.
containedby: If the file type is typically housed in another file type, list it here. For example: Audio and video data are most often housed in a media container such as QuickTime et al.
extendedfrom: If the file format is based on another, list it here.
extendedto: If a new format is derived from this one, list it here.
standard (or standards): If the format is part of a standard or standards, list it/them here.
free: Is it a free format?
open: Is it an open format?
url: URL of the file format's website, specification, etc.

TemplateData

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Consistently-formatted table for presenting information about file formats

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template has custom formatting.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Child	`child`	Settings this to "yes" allows the infobox to be embedded into another infobox. It also causes name parameter to be ignored.	String	optional
Name	`name`	The name of the file format. Default Pagename	Line	suggested
Icon	`icon` `logo`	An icon used by either the application that popularized the format or a common free icon.	String	suggested
Icon size	`icon_size` `logo_size`	Size of the icon to show including a unit (most likely pixels - 'px'). Default 64px	String	optional
Icon caption	`iconcaption` `logocaption`	Caption describing the icon.	String	optional
Screenshot	`screenshot`	A screenshot of the file format in use.	String	optional
Screenshot size	`screenshot_size`	Size of the screenshot to show including a unit (most likely pixels - 'px'). Default 300px	String	optional
Caption	`caption`	Caption to the screenshot.	String	optional
Extension	`extension`	The format's filename extension, if only one.	String	suggested
Extensions	`extensions`	The format's filename extensions, if more than one.	String	optional
No code style in extension	`_noextcode`	If set to 'true', then extensions won't be formatted using monospace font.	String	optional
MIME type	`mime`	The MIME type of the file.	String	suggested
No code style in MIME	`_nomimecode`	If set to 'true', then MIME won't be formatted using monospace font.	String	optional
Type code	`type_code` `type code` `typecode`	The type code of the file used by Mac OS Classic.	String	optional
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)	`uniform_type` `uniform type`	The Uniform Type Identifier, used by contemporary macOS computers and iOS devices.	String	optional
UTI conformation	`conforms_to` `conforms to`	The immediate parents of the UTI. For example, public.png would conform to public.image.	String	optional
Magic number	`magic`	A number or other data structure usually near the beginning of a file used to identify the file contents.	String	optional
Size limitation	`max_size`	The highest size a file can have. On compressed archives, it may refer to the content size or the size of the archive file itself.	String	optional
Developed by	`developer` `owner`	The owner of the format.	String	suggested
Type of format	`type`	The type of the file format, what does it store (e.g. Vector image format).	String	suggested
Type of Compression	`compression`	The type of compression (e.g. Uncompressed, Lossless, Lossy).	String	suggested
Initial release	`released`	The date the format was publicly released.	String	optional
Latest release version	`latest_release_version` `latest release version`	Latest version number of the format.	String	optional
Latest release date	`latest_release_date` `latest release date`	Date the latest version was released.	String	optional
Container for	`container_for` `container for` `containerfor`	Data type this file format is container for. For instance, audio and video data is often housed in a container like Quick Time or Matroska (MKV).	String	optional
Contained by	`contained_by` `contained by` `containedby`	File type this type is usually housed in. For instance, audio and video data is often housed in a container like Quick Time or Matroska (MKV).	String	optional
Extended from	`extended_from` `extended from` `extendedfrom`	The format that this one is based on, if any.	String	optional
Extended to	`extended_to` `extended to` `extendedto`	The format that this one is base for, if any.	String	optional
Standard	`standard`	Standard this format is part of, if only one.	String	optional
Standards	`standards`	Standards this format is part of, if more than one.	String	optional
Free format?	`free`	Is it a free format?	String	optional
Open format?	`open`	Is it an open format?	String	optional
Website	`url`	URL of the file format's website, specification, etc.	String	suggested

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[1] (w3.org ref)

[2] (ietf.org ref)

[3] (www.huw.id.au ref)

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[[File:{{{icon}}}\|64px]] iconcaption
[[File:{{{screenshot}}}\|300px]] caption
Filename extension	extension[s]
Internet media type	mime
Type code	typecode
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)	uniform type
UTI conformation	conforms_to
Magic number	magic
Size limitation	max_size
Developed by	developer
Initial release	{{start date and age \|…}}
Latest release	latest_release_version {{start date and age \|…}}
Type of format	type
Container for	containerfor
Contained by	containedby
Extended from	extendedfrom
Extended to	extendedto
Standard	standard (standards)
Open format?	open
Free format?	free
Website	url

File:APK format icon (2014-2019).png
Filename extension	`.apk`, `.apks`, `.aab`, `.xapk`, `.apkm`
Internet media type	`application/vnd.android.package-archive`
Type of format	Package format
Container for	Android Blackberry 10 JingOS Ubuntu Touch via Linux Terminal with WayDroid container and HarmonyOS under Ark Compiler: Mobile apps Windows 11: Desktop apps for WSA
Extended from	JAR