What types of files can I preview in Dropbox?

If your file has one of the following extensions, it will preview as a presentation.
 

For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than the size limit listed in the list below:

• .key — 288 MB (Only the first page will display in preview.)
• .kth — 288 MB (Only the first page will display in preview.)
• .odp — 288 MB
• .ppt — 288 MB
• .pps — 288 MB
• .ppsm — 288 MB
• .ppsx — 288 MB
• .pptm — 288 MB
• .pptx — 288 MB
• .xd — 1 GB

If your file has one of the following extensions, it will preview as an image. 
 

For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than the size limit listed in the list below:

• .3fr — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .ai — 256 MB or 50 megapixels
• .arw — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .bmp — 100 MB or 50 megapixels
• .cr2 — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .crw — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .dcr — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .dcs — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .dng — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .dwg  — 100 MB (Dropbox Professional, Essentials, Standard, Advanced, Business, Business Plus, Enterprise, and Education accounts only.)
• .erf — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .gif — 100 MB or 50 megapixels
• .heic — 100 MB or 50 megapixels
• .jpeg — 100 MB or 50 megapixels
• .jpg — 100 MB or 50 megapixels
• .kdc — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .mef — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .mos — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .mrw — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .nef — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .nrw — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .orf — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .pef — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .png — 100 MB or 50 megapixels
• .ppm — 100 MB or 50 megapixels
• .psd — 1024 MB or 50 megapixels
• .r3d — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .raf — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .rw2 — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .rwl — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .sr2 — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .svg — 48 MB or 50 megapixels
• .svgz — 48 MB or 50 megapixels
• .tif — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .tiff — 200 MB or 50 megapixels
• .wbmp — 100 MB or 50 megapixels
• .webp — 100 MB or 50 megapixels
• .x3f — 200 MB or 50 megapixels

If your file has one of the following extensions in the list below, it will preview as a video. 
 

For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than 100 GB.
 

Note: File limits are 150 GB with the Dropbox Replay Add-On.

• .3gp 
• .3gpp 
• .3gpp2 
• .asf 
• .avi 
• .dv 
• .m2t 
• .m4v 
• .mkv 
• .mov 
• .mp4 
• .mpeg 
• .mpg 
• .mts 
• .mxf (Dropbox Professional, Essentials, Standard, Advanced, Business, Business Plus, Enterprise, and Education accounts only.)

If your file has one of the following extensions, it will preview as a zip file. You’ll be able to see a list of all folders and files within the zip. 
 

For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than 512 MB.

• .7z
• .bz
• .bz2
• .cpio
• .gz
• .iso
• .lha
• .lz
• .lzh
• .lzma
• .rar
• .tar
• .taz
• .tbz
• .tbz2
• .tgz
• .tlz
• .txz
• .tz
• .xar
• .xz
• .z
• .zip

If your file has one of the following extensions, it will preview as an audio file. 
 

For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than 1 GB.

• .aac
• .aif/.aiff
• .m4a
• .m4r
• .mp3
• .oga
• .ogg
• .wav
• .wma

If your file has one of the following extensions, it will preview as a text file. 
 

For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than 8 MB.

• abap
• .ada
• .adp
• .ahk
• .as
• .as3
• .asc
• .ascx
• .asm
• .asp
• .aspx
• .awk
• .bash
• .bash_login
• .bash_logout
• .bash_profile
• .bashrc
• .bat
• .bib
• .bsh
• .build
• .builder
• .c
• .c++
• .capfile
• .cc
• .cfc
• .cfm
• .cfml
• .cl
• .clj
• .cls
• .cmake
• .cmd
• .coffee
• .cpp
• .cpt
• .cpy
• .cs
• .cshtml
• .cson
• .csproj
• .css
• .csv
• .ctp
• .cxx
• .d
• .ddl
• .di
• .dif
• .diff
• .disco
• .dml
• .dtd
• .dtml
• .el
• .emakefile
• .erb
• .erl
• .f
• .f90
• .f95
• .fs
• .fsi
• .fsscript
• .fsx
• .gemfile
• .gemspec
• .gitconfig
• .go
• .groovy
• .gry
• .gvy
• .h
• .h++
• .haml
• .handlebars
• .hbs
• .hcp
• .hh
• .hpp
• .hrl
• .hs
• .htc
• .hxx
• .idl
• .iim
• .inc
• .inf
• .ini
• .inl
• .ipp
• .irbrc
• .jade
• .jav
• .java
• .js
• .json
• .jsp
• .jsx
• .l
• .less
• .lhs
• .lisp
• .log
• .lst
• .ltx
• .lua
• .m
• .make
• .markdown
• .md
• .mdown
• .mkdn
• .ml
• .mli
• .mll
• .mly
• .mm
• .mud
• .nfo
• .opml
• .org
• .osascript
• .out
• .p
• .pas
• .patch
• .php
• .php2
• .php3
• .php4
• .php5
• .phtml
• .pl
• .plist
• .pm
• .pod
• .pp
• .profile
• .properties
• .ps1
• .psd1
• .psm1
• .pt
• .py
• .pyw
• .r
• .rake
• .rb
• .rbx
• .rc
• .re
• .readme
• .reg
• .rest
• .resw
• .resx
• .rhtml
• .rjs
• .rprofile
• .rpy
• .rs
• .rss
• .rst
• .rxml
• .s
• .sass
• .scala
• .scm
• .sconscript
• .sconstruct
• .script
• .scss
• .sgml
• .sh
• .shtml
• .sml
• .sql
• .sty
• .swift
• .tcl
• .tex
• .text
• .textile
• .tld
• .tli
• .tmpl
• .tpl
• .tsx
• .txt
• .vb
• .vi
• .vim
• .wsdl
• .xhtml
• .xml
• .xoml
• .xsd
• .xsl
• .xslt
• .yaml
• .yaws
• .yml
• .zsh

If your file has one of the following extensions, it will preview as a document. 
 

For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than the listed size limits:

• .csv — 40 MB
• .doc — 160 MB
• .docx — 160 MB
• .docm — 160 MB
• .eps — 256 MB
• .hwp — 40 MB
• .numbers — 40 MB (Only the first page will display in preview.)
• .ods — 40 MB
• .odt — 40 MB
• .otf — 32 MB
• .pages— 40 MB (Only the first page will display in preview.)
• .pdf — 500 MB
• .ps — 256 MB
• .rtf — 160 MB
• .sketch — 1 GB
• .ttf — 32 MB
• .wpd — 160 MB
• .xd — 1 GB
• .xls — 40 MB
• .xlsm — 40 MB
• .xlsx — 40 MB

If your saved website has one of the following extensions, it will preview as a shortcut to the website.
 

For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than 10 MB.

• .url
• .webloc
• .website

Note: The 3D file preview feature is only available users on Dropbox Professional, Standard, Advanced, Business, and Business Plus.

If your file has one of the following extensions, it will preview in 3D.  

• .stl
• .obj
• .step
• .fbx
• .3ds
• .dae
• .ply