File formats at a glance - amberSearch supports these formats

amberSearch supports a variety of file types and formats, whether documents, emails or tickets - our system indexes different file types and makes them findable for you.

Important:

There is a difference between the file types that can be indexed: While some formats can be fully indexed in terms of content, only the metadata is recorded for certain formats. The following overview indicates for which file types this is the case.

Overview of the most important supported file formats:

CategoryFile typeIndexingFile formats (suffixes)Special features
DocumentsPDF✅ Full text.pdfCan also be made searchable with OCR if scanned.
Word✅ Full textVarious suffixes. Among others:.doc, .docx, .dot, .dotxWith .docm and .pptm, only the static content is extracted
PowerPoint✅ Full textVarious suffixes. Among others:.ppt, .pptx, .pot, .potx─
Excel✅ Full textVarious suffixes. Among others:.xls, .xlsx, .xlsm, .csv─
Emails, messages & comments

Outlook & EML files

✅ Full textVarious suffixes. Among others:.eml, .ima, .msgOn the roadmap: .pst
Web files

HTML pages

✅ Full text.html, .htm─
Text filesPlain text✅ Full text.txt, .md, .rtf─
PicturesImage files✅ Full textVarious suffixes. Among others:.jpg, .png, .gif, .tiff, .bmp, .svg─
Video/audio files✅ Metadata.mp4, .mp3, .wav, .aviOnly metadata indexed
Notes & WikisOneNote documents✅ Full textCloud-basedCan only be indexed from OneNote Cloud
Compressed filesZIP files🔜 Soon.zip, .rar, .7zPlanned function
News & IntranetHTML-based intranets✅ Full text
Software-Code & LogsConfiguration files✅ Metadata.cfg, .ini, .json, .yaml, .xmlOnly metadata indexed
Protocol/log files✅ Metadata.log, .bak, .tmpOnly metadata indexed
Other

Other formats not listed

✅ MetadataExamples:.cfg, .log, .ini, .json, .yaml, .xml, .csv, .bak, .tmp, .zip1, .zshSome formats are only recorded via metadata

We are continuously working on the relevant, supported file formats to make amberSearch even more powerful. This saves you the hassle of converting your files.

amberSearch also supports many other formats with metadata indexing. If you're missing a certain file type or you would like to know whether a specific file format is supported as well or if you have any other feedback or questions, please contact us! Our support team is at your disposal!

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