In Desktop App, thumbnails are an essential feature, allowing you to preview files quickly without opening them. Thumbnails are available in the Preview pane (Windows) or Quick Look (Mac) for various file types. Below is a detailed guide to understanding which file extensions are supported for thumbnails.
File must be below 100MB for the thumbnail to be presented.
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Common Image Thumbnails
Raw Image Thumbnails
Video Thumbnails
Office and Presentation Thumbnails
Adobe Supported Thumbnails
Common Image Thumbnails
Thumbnails for these widely-used image formats are available in Desktop App:
- JPEG Files: “jpeg”, “jpg”, “jpe”, “jfif”
- Bitmap Files: “bmp”
- PNG Files: “png”
- Web Images: “webp”, “svg”
- GIF Files: “gif”
- TIFF Files: “tif”, “tiff”
- HEIF Files: “heif”, “heic”
- Other: “webp”, “ai” (Adobe Illustrator)
Raw Image Thumbnails
Professional photographers can preview thumbnails of the following raw image formats:
- Hasselblad: “3fr”
- Canon: “cr2”, "crw"
- Nikon: “nef”, “nrw”
- Sony: “arw”, “sr2”, “srf”
- Olympus: “orf”
- Pentax: “pef”
- Panasonic: “rw2”
- Others: “bay”, “dcr”, “dng”, “erf”, “fff”, “k25”, “kdc”, “mdc”, “mef”, “mos”, “mrw”, “pxn”, “raf”, “raw”, “rwl”, “x3f”
Video Thumbnails
The following video file formats have thumbnail previews available:
- MP4 Files: “mp4”, “mpg4”
- FLV Files: “flv”
- WMV Files: “wmv”
- MOV Files: “mov”
- WEBM Files: “webm”, “ogv”
Office and Presentation Thumbnails
Thumbnails for these presentation file formats are supported:
- PowerPoint Files: “pot”, “ppa”, “pps”, “ppt”, “pwz”, “pptx”
Adobe Supported Thumbnails
Thumbnails for Adobe-related extensions:
- PDF Files: “pdf”
- Adobe Illustrator: “ai”
- Adobe Photoshop: “psd”