description
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Supported file formats across all modalities - 55+ image input formats, video, audio, document, and data formats.
Supported Formats
SnapOtter processes files across five modalities: image, video, audio, document, and data. This page lists all supported formats.
Image Formats
SnapOtter supports 55+ image formats for input and 13 formats for output.
Input Formats
Web Standards (9)
Format
Extensions
Decoder
Notes
JPEG
.jpg, .jpeg
Sharp (native)
PNG
.png
Sharp (native)
APNG first-frame extracted
WebP
.webp
Sharp (native)
GIF
.gif
Sharp (native)
Animated supported
AVIF
.avif
Sharp (native)
SVG
.svg
Sharp (librsvg)
Sanitized for XXE/SSRF
SVGZ
.svgz
gunzip + Sharp
Gzip bomb protection
APNG
.apng
Sharp (native)
First frame only
JPEG XL
.jxl
djxl / ImageMagick
Two-tier fallback
Professional (7)
Format
Extensions
Decoder
Notes
TIFF
.tiff, .tif
Sharp (native)
Multi-page supported
PSD
.psd
ImageMagick
Flattened composite
EPS
.eps, .epsf
ImageMagick + Ghostscript
300dpi rasterization, security hardened
OpenEXR
.exr
ImageMagick
Linear-to-sRGB conversion
Radiance HDR
.hdr
ImageMagick
Linear-to-sRGB conversion
DPX
.dpx
ImageMagick
Log-to-sRGB conversion
Cineon
.cin
ImageMagick
Film/VFX format
Camera RAW (23)
Format
Extensions
Camera Brand
Decoder
DNG
.dng
Adobe (universal)
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
CR2
.cr2
Canon (pre-2018)
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
CR3
.cr3
Canon (2018+)
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
NEF
.nef
Nikon
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
NRW
.nrw
Nikon (Coolpix)
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
ARW
.arw
Sony
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
ORF
.orf
Olympus
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
RW2
.rw2
Panasonic
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
RAF
.raf
Fujifilm
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
PEF
.pef
Pentax/Ricoh
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
3FR
.3fr
Hasselblad
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
IIQ
.iiq
Phase One
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
SRW
.srw
Samsung
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
X3F
.x3f
Sigma
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
RWL
.rwl
Leica
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
GPR
.gpr
GoPro
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
FFF
.fff
Hasselblad (legacy)
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
MRW
.mrw
Minolta
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
MEF
.mef
Mamiya
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
KDC
.kdc
Kodak
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
DCR
.dcr
Kodak
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
ERF
.erf
Epson
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
PTX
.ptx
Pentax (compact)
exiftool / ImageMagick + LibRaw
Modern Formats (3)
Format
Extensions
Decoder
Notes
JPEG 2000
.jp2, .j2k, .j2c, .jpc, .jpf, .jpx
opj_decompress / ImageMagick
Digital cinema, medical imaging
QOI
.qoi
Inline TypeScript codec
Game dev, embedded systems
HEIC/HEIF
.heic, .heif
heif-convert / heif-dec
iPhone photos
Legacy/System (4)
Format
Extensions
Decoder
Notes
BMP
.bmp
ImageMagick
ICO
.ico
ImageMagick
Largest layer extracted
CUR
.cur
ImageMagick
Windows cursor (ICO variant)
TGA
.tga
ImageMagick
Extension-only detection
Scientific and Gaming (2)
Format
Extensions
Decoder
Notes
FITS
.fits, .fit, .fts
ImageMagick
Astronomy (NASA standard)
DDS
.dds
ImageMagick
Game textures (DirectX)
Interchange (6)
Format
Extensions
Decoder
Notes
PPM
.ppm
Sharp (native)
Color pixmap
PGM
.pgm
Sharp (native)
Grayscale
PBM
.pbm
Sharp (native)
1-bit bitmap
PNM
.pnm
Sharp (native)
Umbrella format
PAM
.pam
Sharp (native)
Arbitrary map
PFM
.pfm
Sharp (native)
Float map
Output Formats (13)
Format
Encoder
Quality Control
Available In
JPEG
Sharp native
1-100
All tools
PNG
Sharp native
Compression 0-9
All tools
WebP
Sharp native
1-100
All tools
AVIF
Sharp native
1-100
All tools
TIFF
Sharp native
1-100
Full conversion tools
GIF
Sharp native
1-100
Full conversion tools
JXL
Sharp native
1-100
All tools
HEIC
heif-enc CLI
1-100
Full conversion tools
HEIF
heif-enc CLI
1-100
Full conversion tools
BMP
ImageMagick CLI
Lossless
Convert tool
ICO
ImageMagick CLI
Lossless
Convert tool
JP2
opj_compress CLI
Compression ratio
Convert tool
QOI
Inline codec
Lossless
Convert tool
Video Formats
Video decoding and encoding are handled by FFmpeg (static build), so every common container and codec is supported on input.
Input Containers (15)
Format
Extensions
Typical codecs
Notes
MP4
.mp4
H.264, H.265, AV1
Most widely used container
QuickTime
.mov
H.264, ProRes
Apple capture/editing
WebM
.webm
VP8, VP9, AV1
Royalty-free web format
Matroska
.mkv
Any
Flexible open container
AVI
.avi
Various
Legacy Microsoft container
M4V
.m4v
H.264
Apple MP4 variant
AVCHD
.mts
H.264
Camcorder recordings
BDAV
.m2ts
H.264
Blu-ray / AVCHD transport stream
3GP
.3gp
H.264, MPEG-4
Mobile capture
Flash Video
.flv
H.264, VP6
Legacy streaming
Windows Media
.wmv
VC-1, WMV
Windows Media
MPEG
.mpg, .mpeg
MPEG-1, MPEG-2
DVD-era video
MPEG-TS
.ts
MPEG-2, H.264
Broadcast transport stream
Ogg
.ogv
Theora
Open Ogg video
Output Formats
Format
Extension
Video codec
Produced by
MP4
.mp4
H.264
Convert, compress, and most video tools
QuickTime
.mov
H.264
Convert Video
WebM
.webm
VP9
Convert Video
GIF
.gif
-
Video to GIF
WebP
.webp
-
Video to WebP (animated)
Subtitles
Format
Extension
Operations
SubRip
.srt
Embed, burn-in, extract, auto-generate
WebVTT
.vtt
Embed, burn-in, extract, auto-generate
ASS / SSA
.ass
Embed, burn-in (supports styling)
Audio Formats
Audio is also processed by FFmpeg.
Input Formats (11)
Format
Extensions
Compression
Notes
MP3
.mp3
Lossy
Universal compatibility
WAV
.wav
Uncompressed (PCM)
Studio / editing
FLAC
.flac
Lossless
Open lossless codec
AAC
.aac
Lossy
Raw AAC stream
M4A
.m4a
Lossy (AAC) / Lossless (ALAC)
MPEG-4 audio
Ogg Vorbis
.ogg
Lossy
Open format
Opus
.opus
Lossy
Modern, low-latency
WMA
.wma
Lossy
Windows Media Audio
AIFF
.aiff
Uncompressed (PCM)
Apple uncompressed
AMR
.amr
Lossy
Speech / mobile
AC-3
.ac3
Lossy
Dolby Digital
Output Formats
Format
Extension
Codec
Produced by
MP3
.mp3
LAME
Convert Audio, Extract Audio
WAV
.wav
PCM
Convert Audio, Extract Audio
FLAC
.flac
FLAC (lossless)
Convert Audio
Ogg
.ogg
Vorbis
Convert Audio
M4A
.m4a
AAC
Convert Audio, Extract Audio
Document Formats
Document processing uses qpdf, LibreOffice, Ghostscript, Pandoc, and WeasyPrint.
Input Formats (15)
Format
Extensions
Engine
Notes
PDF
.pdf
qpdf, Ghostscript, pdfcpu
Core document format
Word
.docx, .doc
LibreOffice
Microsoft Word
Excel
.xlsx, .xls
LibreOffice
Microsoft Excel
PowerPoint
.pptx, .ppt
LibreOffice
Microsoft PowerPoint
OpenDocument
.odt, .ods, .odp
LibreOffice
Text, sheet, presentation
Rich Text
.rtf
LibreOffice
Cross-app rich text
Plain Text
.txt
LibreOffice, Pandoc
UTF-8 text
Markdown
.md
Pandoc
CommonMark / GFM
HTML
.html
WeasyPrint
Rendered to PDF
EPUB
.epub
Pandoc, LibreOffice
E-book format
Output Formats
Format
Extensions
Produced by
PDF
.pdf
Word/Excel/PowerPoint to PDF, Markdown to PDF, HTML to PDF
PDF/A
.pdf
PDF/A Convert (archival)
Word
.docx, .odt, .rtf, .txt
Convert Document, PDF to Word, Markdown to Word
Presentation
.pptx, .odp
Convert Presentation
Spreadsheet
.xlsx, .ods, .csv
Convert Spreadsheet
HTML
.html
Markdown to HTML
EPUB
.epub
Convert to EPUB
Images
.png, .jpg
PDF to Image
File Formats
Data and archive tools convert between structured formats and bundle files.
Format
Extensions
Conversions
CSV
.csv
To/from JSON and Excel; split and merge; from XML
JSON
.json
To/from CSV, XML, and YAML
XML
.xml
To/from JSON; to CSV
YAML
.yaml, .yml
To/from JSON
Excel
.xlsx
To/from CSV
ZIP
.zip
Create archives, extract contents