Supported MIME Types

This topic discusses the permanent, default and common/standard MIME types that are supported. To customize MIME types, refer to the Customize the MIME Types topic.

Default MIME Types/Extensions

The following table shows the common/standard MIME types that are supported in Prizm® Viewer as the default viewing types. If you don't want the following types to display in Prizm Viewer, you must de-select them during the install process.

MIME	Extension	Description
image/gif	gif	GIF
image/vnd.ms-photo	hdp	HD Photo
image/vnd.ms-photo	wdp	HD Photo
image/jpe	jpe	JPEG
image/jpg	jpg	JPEG
image/jpeg	jpeg	JPEG
image/png	png	PNG
image/svg+xml	svg	SVG (Note that opening SVG files from the desktop with IE 11 is currently not supported.)
image/tiff	tiff	TIFF
image/tif	tif	TIFF
image/bmp	bmp	Generic Bitmap
image/x-ms-bmp	bmp	Microsoft Bitmap
image/dib	dib	Device Independent Bitmap
image/x-cal	cal	Computer-aided Acquisition & Logistics Support
image/x-cals	cals	Computer-aided Acquisition & Logistics Support
image/x-mil	mil	Military CALS
application/vnd.ibm.afplinedata	afp	IBM Advanced Function Printing
image/x-jb2	jb2	JBIG2
image/x-jbig2	jbig2	JBIG2
image/jp2	jp2	JPEG 2000
image/jpx	jpf	JPEG 2000
image/x-pcx	pcx	Paintbrush Bitmap
image/x-dcx	dcx	Multi-page PCX
image/x-list	list	Prizm List File
image/x-lst	lst	Prizm List File
image/pdf	tpdf	Prizm-associated PDF
image/x-pzm	pzm	Prizm Print List

Additional MIME Types

The following table shows the common/standard MIME types that are supported in Prizm Viewer. If you want the following types to display in Prizm Viewer, you must select them during the install process.

MIME	Extension	Description
application/pdf	pdf	Adobe PDF
image/x-dwg	dwg	AutoCAD Drawing Format
image/x-dxf	dxf	AutoCAD CAD Drawing Interchange Format
drawing/x-dwf	dwf	AutoCAD Design Web Format

Permanent MIME Types/Extensions

The following table shows the permanent MIME types that are supported in Prizm Viewer.

MIME	Extension	Description
application/x-prizm	prizm	Used for displaying content within Prizm Viewer. Any file supported by Prizm can use this MIME type and/or extension.
application/x-prizm-print	prizmprint	Used for print without view capability. The print dialog will be displayed when Prizm is placed in Print mode.
application/x-prizm-export	prizmexport	Used for export without view capability. The Save Pages dialog will be displayed when Prizm is placed in Export mode.