Microsoft Purview eDiscovery supports many file types at many different levels. The following tables in this article list the currently supported files types.
These tables indicate if a file type is supported for text extraction and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) text extraction for image files, viewable in the native viewer, and also supported in the Annotate viewer in eDiscovery.
Archive / Container
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Container extraction |
Possible Extensions |
| application/x-7z-compressed |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.7z |
| application/x-rar-compressed |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.rar1 |
| application/x-tar |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.tar |
| application/zip |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.zip |
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Note
1 Version 5 .rar files aren't supported.
Audio / Video
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| application/mp4 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
.f4v; .m4a; .m4v; .mp4; .mp4v; .mpeg; .mpeg4 |
| audio/mpeg |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
.mpeg |
| video/3gpp |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
.3gp |
| video/3gpp2 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
.3g2; .3gp2 |
| video/quicktime |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
.moov; .mov; .qt |
| video/x-m4v |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
.m4v |
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Database
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| application/x-msaccess |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
.mdb |
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Email
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| application/vnd.ms-outlook |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.msg |
| message/rfc822 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.eml |
| text/vcard-contact |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.vcf |
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Email Container
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Container extraction |
Possible Extensions |
| application/mbox |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.mbox |
| application/vnd.ms-outlook-pst |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.pst |
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HTML
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| application/xhtml+xml |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.xhtml |
| application/xml |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.xml |
| text/html |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.htm; .html; .shtml |
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Image
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
OCR text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| image/bmp |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.bmp |
| image/emf |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.emf |
| image/gif |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.gif |
| image/jpeg |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.jpeg; .jpg |
| image/png |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.png |
| image/svg+xml |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
.svg |
| image/tiff |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.tif |
| image/vnd.dwg |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.dwg; .dxf |
| image/wmf |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.wmf |
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Microsoft Excel
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| application/vnd.ms-excel |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.dat; .xls |
| application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.binary.macroenabled.12 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
.xlsb |
| application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.macroenabled.12 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.xlsm |
| application/vnd.ms-excel.template.macroenabled.12 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
.xltm |
| application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.xlsx |
| application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.template |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.xltx |
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Microsoft OneNote
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| application/onenote |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
.one |
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Microsoft PowerPoint
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| application/vnd.ms-powerpoint |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.pot; .pps; .ppt |
| application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.pptx |
| application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.slideshow |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.ppsx |
| application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.template |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.potx |
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Microsoft Project
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| application/vnd.ms-project |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
.mpp |
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Microsoft Publisher
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| application/x-mspublisher |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.pub |
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Microsoft Visio
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| application/vnd.ms-visio.drawing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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| application/vnd.visio |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.vsd |
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Microsoft Word
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| application/msword |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.dat; .doc |
| application/rtf |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.doc; .rtf |
| application/vnd.ms-word.document.macroenabled.12 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.docm |
| application/vnd.ms-word.template.macroenabled.12 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.dotm |
| application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.docx |
| application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.template |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.dotx |
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Microsoft Works
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| application/vnd.ms-works-ss |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
.wps |
| application/vnd.ms-works-wp |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
.wps |
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| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.odt |
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Other
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| application/json |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
| application/octet-stream |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
.fluid |
| application/vnd.ms-graph |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
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| application/winhlp |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
.hlp |
| application/x-tnef |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
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Plain Text
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| text/csv |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.csv |
| text/plain |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.con; .css; .csv; .dat; .pl; .txt |
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| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| application/pdf |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
.pdf |
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Word Perfect
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| application/vnd.wordperfect; version=5.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
.wpd |
| application/vnd.wordperfect; version=5.1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
.wpd |
| application/vnd.wordperfect; version=6.x |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
.wpd |
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Word Pro
| Mime type |
File identification |
Metadata extraction |
Text extraction |
Native viewer |
Annotate viewer |
Possible Extensions |
| application/vnd.lotus-wordpro |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
.lwp |
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