File Formats

The downloadable file types that IFDB knows about are shown below. Click on a format for more information about it.

If you'd like to suggest a new format to add to the list, or to inform us of needed corrections or updates to any format, please contact us.

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ADRIFT 3.8
External ID: adrift38
Extension(s): .taf
Description: Requires an ADRIFT version 3.8 interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
ADRIFT 3.9
External ID: adrift39
Extension(s): .taf
Description: Requires an ADRIFT version 3.9 interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
ADRIFT 4
External ID: adrift
Extension(s): .taf
Description: Requires an ADRIFT version 4 interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
ADRIFT 5
External ID: adrift5
Extension(s):
Description: Requires an ADRIFT version 5 interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
ADRIFT 5/Blorb
External ID: adrift5/blorb
Extension(s):
Description: Requires an ADRIFT version 5 interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
AdvSys
External ID: advsys
Extension(s): .dat
Description: Requires an AdvSys interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
AGT
External ID: agt
Extension(s): .agx
Description: Requires an AGT interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
Alan 2
External ID: alan2
Extension(s): .acd
Description: Requires an Alan interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
Alan 3
External ID: alan3
Extension(s):
Description: Requires an Alan interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
All Formats
External ID: *
Extension(s):
Description: This is a pseudo-format used to represent download adviser records that apply to multiple formats.
Application
External ID: executable
Extension(s): .exe
Description:
Bin/Hex
External ID: bin/hex
Extension(s): .hqx
Description: Encoded in Macintosh Bin/Hex format.
Document
External ID: document
Extension(s):
Description:
Glulx
External ID: glulx
Extension(s): .ulx
Description: Requires a Glulx interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
Glulx/Blorb
External ID: blorb/glulx
Extension(s): .blb .gblorb
Description: Requires a Glulx interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
GUEmap
External ID: guemap
Extension(s): .gmp
Description: GUEmap file. Requires the GUEmap viewer - visit http://www.cjmweb.net/GUEmap for information.
gzip
External ID: gzip
Extension(s): .gz
Description: Compressed with gzip. Free unpacking tools are available for most systems.
HTML Document
External ID: html
Extension(s): .htm .html
Description:
Hugo
External ID: hugo
Extension(s): .hex
Description: Requires a Hugo interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
Hypertext (HTML)
External ID: hypertextgame
Extension(s): .htm .html
Description: Play this game in your Web browser.
Image (GIF)
External ID: gif
Extension(s): .gif
Description:
Image (JPEG)
External ID: jpeg
Extension(s): .jpg .jpe .jpeg
Description:
Image (PNG)
External ID: png
Extension(s): .png
Description:
Installer
External ID: setup
Extension(s):
Description:
LHA
External ID: lha
Extension(s): .lha
Description: Compressed with LHA (also known as LHArc). Free unpacking tools are available for most platforms.
MacBinary
External ID: MacBinary
Extension(s): .bin
Description: MacBinary format. Files in this format are primarily for MacOS use.
Other Compression Format
External ID: compressed-other
Extension(s):
Description: This is a compressed file.
PDF
External ID: pdf
Extension(s): .pdf
Description: To view this file, you need an Acrobat Reader for your system.
RAR
External ID: rar
Extension(s): .rar
Description: Compressed with RAR. Unpacking tools are available for most platforms - see Wikipedia for pointers.
Story File
External ID: storyfile
Extension(s):
Description: This game requires an interpreter program - refer to the game's documentation for details.
StuffIt
External ID: stuffit
Extension(s): .sit
Description: Compressed with StuffIt. Free StuffIt Expanders are available for most systems at www.stuffit.com.
StuffIt/BinHex
External ID: sit.hqx
Extension(s): .sit.hqx
Description: Compressed with StuffIt, encoded in BinHex format. Free StuffIt Expanders are available for most systems at www.stuffit.com.
StuffIt/MacBinary
External ID: sit.bin
Extension(s): .sit.bin
Description: Compressed with StuffIt, encoded in MacBinary format. Free StuffIt Expanders are available for most systems at www.stuffit.com.
TADS 2
External ID: tads2
Extension(s): .gam
Description: Requires a TADS interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
TADS 3
External ID: tads3
Extension(s): .t3
Description: Requires a TADS interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
TADS 3 Web
External ID: tads3web
Extension(s):
Description: Legacy WebUI format for TADS. No known interpreter can play this type of file on modern operating systems. On older versions of Windows running Internet Explorer with Flash, you can download the HTML TADS Player Kit for Windows to use this file.
tar
External ID: tar
Extension(s): .tar
Description: Stored in Unix "tar" format. Free unpacking tools are available for most systems.
Tarball (.tar.gz)
External ID: tar.gz
Extension(s): .tar.gz .tgz
Description: Compressed with the Unix-style .tar.gz "tarball" format. Free unpacking tools are available for most platforms.
Tarball (.tar.Z)
External ID: tar.Z
Extension(s): .tar.Z
Description: Compressed with the Unix-style .tar.Z "tarball" format. Free unpacking tools are available for most platforms.
Text
External ID: text
Extension(s): .txt
Description:
Z-Code
External ID: zcode
Extension(s): .z3 .z4 .z5 .z6 .z7 .z8
Description: Requires a Z-Code interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
Z-Code/Blorb
External ID: blorb/zcode
Extension(s): .zblorb .zlb
Description: Requires a Z-Code interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
ZIP
External ID: zip
Extension(s): .zip
Description: Compressed with ZIP.