MIME Types — Free Online Tool

Extension — MIME lookup.. MIME Types is a free online tool from the ToolsRift Developer Tools collection. It runs entirely in your browser — nothing to install, no signup, and your data never leaves your device.

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How to use MIME Types

Search by file extension or MIME type to find the matching media type used in Content-Type headers, uploads and downloads across the web.

Frequently asked questions

What is a MIME type?

A media type string like text/html or image/png that tells clients how to interpret a file's contents, sent in the Content-Type header.

Why does the wrong MIME type break things?

Browsers may refuse to run scripts or render images if the declared type is wrong, so serving the correct Content-Type matters.

What type should I use for unknown files?

application/octet-stream is the generic binary fallback, prompting a download rather than inline rendering.

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