这是一份比较全面的MIME类型列表，关联了文档的类别，以它们常见的扩展名排序。
两种主要的MIME类型在默认类型中扮演了重要的角色：
text/plain表示文本文件的默认值。一个文本文件应当是人类可读的，并且不包含二进制数据。application/octet-stream表示所有其他情况的默认值。一种未知的文件类型应当使用此类型。浏览器在处理这些文件时会特别小心, 试图避免用户的危险行为.
IANA 是 MIME 媒体类型的官方注册机构，并维护了一个 list of all the official MIME types. 下面表格列出了Web上一些重要MIME类型:
| 扩展名 | 文档类型 | MIME Type |
|---|---|---|
.aac |
AAC audio file | audio/aac |
.abw |
AbiWord document | application/x-abiword |
.arc |
Archive document (multiple files embedded) | application/octet-stream |
.avi |
AVI: Audio Video Interleave | video/x-msvideo |
.azw |
Amazon Kindle eBook format | application/vnd.amazon.ebook |
.bin |
Any kind of binary data | application/octet-stream |
.bz |
BZip archive | application/x-bzip |
.bz2 |
BZip2 archive | application/x-bzip2 |
.csh |
C-Shell script | application/x-csh |
.css |
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) | text/css |
.csv |
Comma-separated values (CSV) | text/csv |
.doc |
Microsoft Word | application/msword |
.epub |
Electronic publication (EPUB) | application/epub+zip |
.gif |
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) | image/gif |
.htm |
HyperText Markup Language (HTML) | text/html |
.ico |
Icon format | image/x-icon |
.ics |
iCalendar format | text/calendar |
.jar |
Java Archive (JAR) | application/java-archive |
.jpeg.jpg |
JPEG images | image/jpeg |
.js |
JavaScript (ECMAScript) | application/javascript |
.json |
JSON format |
|
.json |
JSONP format |
|
.mid.midi |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) | audio/midi |
.mpeg |
MPEG Video | video/mpeg |
.mpkg |
Apple Installer Package | application/vnd.apple.installer+xml |
.odp |
OpenDocuemnt presentation document | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation |
.ods |
OpenDocuemnt spreadsheet document | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet |
.odt |
OpenDocument text document | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text |
.oga |
OGG audio | audio/ogg |
.ogv |
OGG video | video/ogg |
.ogx |
OGG | application/ogg |
.pdf |
Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) | application/pdf |
.ppt |
Microsoft PowerPoint | application/vnd.ms-powerpoint |
.rar |
RAR archive | application/x-rar-compressed |
.rtf |
Rich Text Format (RTF) | application/rtf |
.sh |
Bourne shell script | application/x-sh |
.svg |
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) | image/svg+xml |
.swf |
Small web format (SWF) or Adobe Flash document | application/x-shockwave-flash |
.tar |
Tape Archive (TAR) | application/x-tar |
.tif |
Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) | image/tiff |
.ttf |
TrueType Font | application/x-font-ttf |
.vsd |
Microsft Visio | application/vnd.visio |
.wav |
Waveform Audio Format | audio/x-wav |
.weba |
WEBM audio | audio/webm |
.webm |
WEBM video | video/webm |
.webp |
WEBP image | image/webp |
.woff |
Web Open Font Format (WOFF) | application/x-font-woff |
.xhtml |
XHTML | application/xhtml+xml |
.xls |
Microsoft Excel | application/vnd.ms-excel |
.xml |
XML |
application/xml |
.xul |
XUL | application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml |
.zip |
ZIP archive | application/zip |
.3gp |
3GPP audio/video container | video/3gppaudio/3gpp if it doesn't contain video |
.3g2 |
3GPP2 audio/video container | video/3gpp2audio/3gpp2 if it doesn't contain video |
.7z |
7-zip archive | application/x-7z-compressed |