MIME is the abbreviation of Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, which is the full Chinese name of Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. It refers to the method of setting a file with an extension to be opened by an application. When the file with an extension is accessed, the browser will automatically use the specified application to open it.
Common Mime types are as follows:
| file extension |
Mime type |
explain |
| .flv |
flv/flv-flash |
Online play |
| . html or. htm |
text/html |
Hypertext Markup Language Text |
| .rtf |
application/rtf |
Rich Text |
| .gif |
image/gif |
GIF Graphics |
| . jpeg or. jpg |
image/jpeg |
JPEG graphics |
| .au |
audio/basic |
Au sound file |
| . midor. midi |
Audio/midi or audio/x-midi |
MIDI music files |
| . ra or. ram or. rm |
audio/x-pn-realaudio |
RealAudio music files |
| . mpg or. mpeg or. mp3 |
video/mpeg |
mpeg file |
| .avi |
video/x-msvideo |
AVI files |
| .gz |
application/x-gzip |
GZIP file |
| .tar |
application/x-tar |
TAR file |
| .exe |
application/octet-stream |
Download file type |
| .rmvb |
video/vnd.rn-realvideo |
Online play |
| .txt |
text/plain |
Plain text |
| .mrp |
application/octet-stream |
MRP files (mobile phones commonly used in China) |
| .ipa |
application/iphone-package-archive |
IPA file (IPHONE) |
| .deb |
application/x-debian-package-archive |
DED file (IPHONE) |
| .apk |
application/vnd.android.package-archive |
APK file (Android system) |
| .cab |
application/vnd.cab-com-archive |
CAB file (Windows Mobile) |
| .xap |
application/x-silverlight-app |
XAP files (Windows Phone 7) |
| .sis |
application/vnd.symbian.install-archive |
SIS files (Symbian platform) |
| .jar |
application/java-archive |
JAR file (common format for JAVA platform mobile phones) |
| .jad |
text/vnd.sun.j2me.app-descriptor |
JAD file (common format for JAVA platform mobile phones) |
| .sisx | application/vnd.symbian.epoc/x-sisx-app | SISX files (Symbian platform) |
