MIME types in Opera
This page lists the MIME types that Opera on ER5 and below will recognises. Browser plugins will of course be able to display/play other file types and streams, however developers have only made their plugins available for ER6 and above.
Text types
| MIME type |
Extension |
Viewer |
Comments |
| text/plain | txt | Opera | |
| text/css | css | Opera | |
| text/html | html | Opera | |
| text/xml | xml | Opera | |
Other Web types
| MIME type |
Extension |
Viewer |
Comments |
| application/x-javascript | js | Opera | |
| application/x-java-applet | class | Symbian JVM/JRE | Java support in ER5 is limited to Java 1.1.4 and is not available for ER4 and below. |
| application/xml | xml | Opera | The registered MIME type for XHTML (application/xml+xhtml) is not recognised by Opera 5 or below. To avoid rendering bugs, XHTML pages should use a text/html header. |
| application/x-wais-source | src | Opera | |
| application/x-x509-ca-cert | crt, ca | Opera | Certificates |
Image types
| MIME type |
Extension |
Viewer |
Comments |
| image/gif | gif | Opera | |
| image/jpeg | jpeg, jpe, jpg | Opera | |
Applications
| MIME type |
Extension |
Viewer |
Comments |
| application/vnd.ms-excel | xl, xla, xlb, xlc, xld, xlk, xll, xlm, xls, xlt, xlv, xlw | nConvert | |
| application/msword | doc, dot, wiz, wzs | MSWordCv | |
| application/x-msaccess | mdb | nConvert | |
| application/zip | zip | nZip, RMRzip | |
Symbian/EPOC Release 5 specific
| MIME type |
Extension |
Viewer |
Comments |
| x-epoc/x-app268435583 | - | Word | |
| x-epoc/x-app268435592 | - | Sheet | |
| x-epoc/x-app268435590 | - | Data | |
| x-epoc/x-app268435588 | - | Agenda | |
| x-epoc/x-app268435562 | - | Jotter | |
| x-epoc/x-app268435581 | - | Sketch | |
| x-epoc/x-app268435582 | - | Record | |
| x-epoc/x-app268435591 | - | Comms | Includes .nam files |
| x-epoc/x-app268435589 | opl | Program | |
| x-epoc/x-app268439488 | mbm | - | Workaround to allow EPOC MBM files to be opened with Symbian Web automatically (if installed). |
| application/x-epocinstall | sis | Add/Remove | |
| image/x-epoc-mbm | mbm | - | |
Headers sent from Opera
| MIME type |
Comments |
| application/x-www-form-urlencoded | |
| multipart/form-data | Sent when a form is submitted that includes files for uploading. |
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