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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/plaintxtOpera
text/csscssOpera
text/htmlhtmlOpera
text/xmlxmlOpera
Other Web types
MIME type Extension Viewer Comments
application/x-javascriptjsOpera
application/x-java-appletclassSymbian JVM/JREJava support in ER5 is limited to Java 1.1.4 and is not available for ER4 and below.
application/xmlxmlOperaThe 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-sourcesrcOpera
application/x-x509-ca-certcrt, caOperaCertificates
Image types
MIME type Extension Viewer Comments
image/gifgifOpera
image/jpegjpeg, jpe, jpgOpera
Applications
MIME type Extension Viewer Comments
application/vnd.ms-excelxl, xla, xlb, xlc, xld, xlk, xll, xlm, xls, xlt, xlv, xlwnConvert
application/msworddoc, dot, wiz, wzsMSWordCv
application/x-msaccessmdbnConvert
application/zipzipnZip, 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-CommsIncludes .nam files
x-epoc/x-app268435589oplProgram
x-epoc/x-app268439488mbm-Workaround to allow EPOC MBM files to be opened with Symbian Web automatically (if installed).
application/x-epocinstallsisAdd/Remove
image/x-epoc-mbmmbm-
Headers sent from Opera
MIME type Comments
application/x-www-form-urlencoded
multipart/form-dataSent when a form is submitted that includes files for uploading.
XHTML 1.1 validated CSS2 validated