MIME types reference
MIME type reference
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Quick start: MIME Types in 3 steps
- Enter the URL, token, CIDR, or encoded string in MIME Types
- Inspect parsed components or calculated results on the same page
- Copy values into your API client, config file, or ticket
About MIME Types
The MIME Types tool is an online search tool for web developers and server administrators. MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) identifies the format of files and data streams on the internet. Web browsers, servers and interfaces use MIME types to determine parsing, rendering and downloading behaviors. Every file format such as images, documents, videos, audios, scripts and archives has a unique standard MIME string. This tool collects all standard MIME types covering images, texts, videos, audios, applications and fonts. It supports bidirectional search by file extension, name and keywords, and displays standard values, descriptions and application scenarios clearly.
How MIME Types works
MIME types are essential for file transmission and parsing, but there are countless file formats with long and irregular MIME strings which are hard to remember. Developers often need to look up values during server configuration and upload function development. Traditional search via search engines and documents is time-consuming, and information about rare formats is often incomplete or non-standard. Using non-standard MIME types will cause problems such as unopenable files, forced downloading and garbled content, which take much time to troubleshoot. This tool only adopts international standard MIME types with complete classification and bidirectional search. It avoids hidden troubles caused by non-standard values, simplifies the query process, and helps developers and operators reduce configuration errors and online failures.
Why use MIME Types on WoDeTool
WoDeTool groups MIME Types with URL parsers, JWT decoders, and subnet calculators — the utilities you actually need when debugging APIs, auth, and infrastructure in one place.
Use Smart Clipboard on the home page to auto-detect pasted JSON, Base64, or JWT and jump to MIME Types. Save a tool pipeline to chain MIME Types with related utilities. Read our guides for real-world workflows.
Common use cases
- •Server Configuration：Set MIME types for Nginx, Apache and other web servers to ensure normal resource access.
- •File Upload Development：Verify MIME types in upload logic to block illegal file formats.
- •Front-end Processing：Set correct MIME types for file preview, download and stream loading to avoid parsing errors.
Frequently asked questions
- Is MIME Types free to use?
- Yes. MIME Types on WoDeTool is completely free with no sign-up required. Open the page and start using it immediately.
- What is a typical use case for MIME Types?
- Server Configuration：Set MIME types for Nginx, Apache and other web servers to ensure normal resource access.
- What is a typical use case for MIME Types?
- File Upload Development：Verify MIME types in upload logic to block illegal file formats.
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