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What are the supported file formats on Moodle?

Accepted file formats on Moodle


File types you can add to Moodle include PDF, Word and other text documents, PowerPoint presentations, spreadsheets, zip files, and media such as image, video, and audio files. Please refer to the following categories to identify the appropriate formats of the files.


Archive files .7z .bdoc .cdoc .ddoc .gtar .tgz .gz .gzip .hqx .rar .sit .tar .zipExpand

Audio files .aac .aif .aiff .aifc .au .flac .m3u .mp3 .m4a .oga .ogg .ra .ram .rm .wav .wmaExpand

Audio files natively supported by browsers .aac .flac .mp3 .m4a .oga .ogg .wavExpand

Audio files used on the web .aac .flac .mp3 .m4a .oga .ogg .ra .wavExpand

Document files .doc .docx .epub .gdoc .odt .ott .oth .pdf .rtfExpand

HTML track files .vttExpand

Image files .ai .bmp .gdraw .gif .ico .jpe .jpeg .jpg .pct .pic .pict .png .svg .svgz .tif .tiffExpand

Image files to be optimised, such as badges .gif .jpe .jpeg .jpg .pngExpand

Image files used on the web .gif .jpe .jpeg .jpg .png .svg .svgzExpand

Presentation files .gslides .odp .otp .pps .ppt .pptx .pptm .potx .potm .ppam .ppsx .ppsm .pub .sxi .stiExpand

Spreadsheet files .csv .gsheet .ods .ots .xls .xlsx .xlsmExpand

Streaming media .m3u8 .mpdExpand

Video files .3gp .avi .dv .dif .flv .f4v .fmp4 .mov .movie .mp4 .m4v .mpeg .mpe .mpg .ogv .qt .rmvb .rv .swf .swfl .ts .webm .wmv .asfExpand

Video files natively supported by browsers .fmp4 .mov .mp4 .m4v .ogv .webmExpand

Video files used on the web .avi .flv .f4v .fmp4 .mov .mp4 .m4v .mpeg .mpe .mpg .ogv .qt .swf .swfl .ts .webmExpand

Web files .css .html .xhtml .htm .js .scss

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