Google Search Appliance software version 6.0
Posted June, 2009
Revised August 2009: Added restriction on indexing encrypted Excel spreadsheets.
Revised September 2009: Clarified indexing of files in XML format.
Revised October 2009: Removed support for .pst files
This documents lists the file formats that the Google Search Appliance can crawl, index, and search.
The following tables list word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, and other formats that the Google Search Appliance can crawl, index, and search. Please note the following:
The Google Search Appliance cannot index text contained in graphic file formats, such a JPEG, GIF, or TIFF. When a file in a graphic format is submitted for indexing, text embedded in the graphic is not indexed. However, the file name is indexed. If any metadata is associated with the graphic in HTML meta tags, that metadata is indexed.
Crawled with empty body: Conversion error
To make Excel spreadsheets indexable, disable encryption on the Excel Tools > Options > Security tab and resave any affected spreadsheets.
The following table lists supported word processing formats.
| Format | Extension | Versions Supported |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe FrameMaker | mif | Version 6.0 | ASCII Text (7 & 8 bit) | txt | All versions |
| ANSI Text (7 & 8 bit) | ans | All versions |
| DEC WPS Plus | dx | Versions through 4.0 |
| DEC WPS Plus | wpl | Versions through 4.1 |
| DisplayWrite 2 & 3 | txt | All versions |
| DisplayWrite 4 & 5 | doc | Versions through Release 2.0 |
| Enable | wpf | Versions 3.0, 4.0 and 4.5 |
| First Choice | pfc | Versions through 3.0 |
| Framework | Version 3.0 | |
| Hangul | Version 97 | |
| HTML | html, htm | Versions through 3.0 (some limitations) |
| IBM FFT | fft | All versions |
| IBM Revisable Form Text | rft | All versions |
| IBM Writing Assistant | iwa | Version 1.01 |
| JustSystems Ichitaro | jaw, jbw | Versions 5.0, 6.0, 8.0, 9.0 and 10.0 |
| JustWrite | jw | Versions through 3.0 |
| Legacy | leg | Versions through 1.1 |
| Lotus AMI/AMI Professional | sam | Versions through 3.1 |
| Lotus Manuscript | doc | Versions through 2.0 |
| Lotus WordPro (Windows only) | lwp | Versions 96 through Millennium 9.6, text only |
| Lotus WordPro (Text only on UNIX) | lwp | Versions 96 through Millennium Edition 9.6, text only |
| MacWrite II | mcw, mw, mwii | Version 1.1 |
| MASS11 | m11 | Versions through 8.0 |
| Microsoft Rich Text Format | rtf | All versions |
| Microsoft Word for DOS | doc | Versions through 6.0 |
| Microsoft Word for Macintosh | doc | Versions 3.0 – 4.0, 98, 2001 |
| Microsoft Word for Windows | doc | Versions through 2003; version 2007 with extensions docx and docm |
| Microsoft WordPad | rtf, doc | All versions |
| Microsoft Works for DOS | wks, wps | Versions through 2.0 |
| Microsoft Works for Macintosh | wks, wps | Versions through 2.0 |
| Microsoft Works for Windows | wks, wpf | Versions through 4.0 |
| Microsoft Write | wri | Versions through 3.0 |
| MultiMate | dox | Versions through 4.0 |
| Navy DIF | dif | All versions |
| Nota Bene | nb | Version 3.0 |
| Novell Perfect Works | Version 2.0 | |
| Novell WordPerfect for DOS | Versions through 6.1 | |
| Novell WordPerfect for Mac | Versions 1.02 through 3.0 | |
| Novell/Corel WordPerfect for Windows | Versions through 11.0 | |
| Office Writer | ow4 | Version 4.0 to 6.0 |
| OpenOffice Writer | odt | Through version 2.0 |
| PC-File Letter | ltr | Versions through 5.0 |
| PC-File+ Letter | ltr | Versions through 3.0 |
| PFS:Write | pfb | Versions A, B, and C |
| Professional Write for DOS | pw | Versions through 2.1 |
| Professional Write Plus | pw, pwp | Version 1.0 |
| Q&A for DOS | qa, qw, dtf | Version 2.0 |
| Q&A Write for Windows | dtf | Version 3.0 |
| Samna Word | sam, sm | Versions through Samna Word IV+ |
| SmartWare II | smt | Version 1.02 |
| Sprint | spr | Version 1.0 |
| Text Mail (MIME) | No specific version | |
| Total Word | tw | Version 1.2 |
| Unicode Text | txt | All versions |
| Volkswriter 3 & 4 | vw | Versions through 1.0 |
| Wang PC | iwp | Versions through 2.6 |
| WML | All versions | |
| WordMARC | wmc | Versions through Composer Plus |
| WordStar 2000 for DOS | ws1, ws2, ws3 | Versions through 3.0 |
| WordStar for DOS | ws | Versions through 7.0 |
| WordStar for Windows | ws, wst, wsd | Version 1.0 |
| XyWrite | xy3, xyp, xyw | Versions through III Plus |
The following table lists supported spreadsheet formats.
| Format | Extension | Versions Supported |
|---|---|---|
| Enable | 300, wpf, ssf, dbf | Versions 3.0, 4.0 and 4.5 |
| First Choice | ss, fol | Versions through 3.0 |
| Framework | fw3 | Version 3.0 |
| Lotus 1-2-3 (DOS & Windows) | wku, wk1, wk2, wk3, wk4, wk5, wki, wks | Versions through 5.0 |
| Lotus 1-2-3 for SmartSuite | wku, wk1, wk2, wk3, wk4, wk5, wki, wks | Versions 97-Millenium 9.6 |
| Lotus 1-2-3 Charts (DOS & Windows) | wku, wk1, wk2, wk3, wk4, wk5, wki, wks | Versions through 5.0 |
| Lotus 1-2-3 (OS/2) | wku, wk1, wk2 | Versions through 2.0 |
| Lotus 1-2-3 Charts (OS/2) | wku, wk1, wk2 | Versions through 2.0 |
| Lotus Symphony | wr1 | Versions 1.0,1.1 and 2.0 |
| Microsoft Excel for Macintosh | xls | Versions 3.0 through 4.0, 98, 2001 |
| Microsoft Excel for Windows | xls, xlw | Versions 2.2 through 2003; 2007 with extensions xlsx and xlsm |
| Microsoft Excel Charts | xlc | Versions 2.x through 7.0 |
| Microsoft Multiplan | col, cod, mod | Version 4.0 |
| Microsoft Works for Windows | wps, wks | Versions through 4.0 |
| Microsoft Works (DOS) | wps, wks, wdb, wcm | Versions through 2.0 |
| Microsoft Works (Macintosh) | wps, wks, wdb, wcm | Versions through 2.0 |
| Mosaic Twin | wku | Version 2.5 |
| Novell Perfect Works | Version 2.0 | |
| OpenOffice Calc | odc | Through version 2.0 |
| PFS:Professional Plan | tid | Version 1.0 |
| QuattroPro for DOS | wkq, wq1 | Versions through 5.0 |
| QuattroPro for Windows | wb1, wb2, wk3 | Versions through 11.0 |
| SmartWare II | def, smt | Version 1.02 |
| StarOffice Calc for Windows and UNIX | text only | StarOffice versions 5.2. 6.x, and 7.x, and OpenOffice version 1.1 (Text only) |
| SuperCalc 5 | cal | Version 4.0 |
| VP Planner 3D | np | Version 1.0 |
The following table lists supported database formats.
| Format | Extension | Versions Supported |
|---|---|---|
| DBASE | dbf | Versions through 5.0 |
| DataEase | dba, dbm, dql | Version 4.x |
| dBXL | dbf | Version 1.3 |
| Enable | 300, wpf, ssf, dbf | Versions 3.0, 4.0 and 4.5 |
| First Choice | pfc | Versions through 3.0 |
| FoxBase | fmt, dbt, fox, inx, dbf | Version 2.1 |
| Framework | fwk, fw, fw2, fw3 | Version 3.0 |
| Microsoft Works (DOS) | wdb, wks | Versions through 2.0 |
| Microsoft Works (Macintosh) | wdb, wks | Versions through 2. 0 |
| Microsoft Works for Windows | wdb, wks, dbf | Versions through 4.0 |
| Paradox (DOS) | fsl, db, px | Versions through 4.0 |
| Paradox (Windows) | fsl, db, px | Versions through 1.0 |
| Personal R:BASE | rbf | Version 1.0 |
| R:BASE 5000 | rbf, dbf | Versions through 3.1 |
| R:BASE System V | rbf | Version 1.0 |
| Reflex | r2d | Version 2.0 |
| Q & A | qa, qw, dtf | Versions through 2.0 |
| SmartWare II | db, def, smt | Version 1.02 |
The following table lists supported graphics formats. Note that text that is part of a graphic is not indexed. Only file names and metadata are indexed.
| Format | Extension | Versions Supported |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe FrameMaker Graphics | fmv | Vector/raster through 5.0 |
| Adobe Illustrator File Format | ai | Versions through 7.0, 9.0 |
| Adobe Photoshop File Format | psd | Version 4.0 |
| Adobe Portable Document Format | Versions 2.1 and 3.0 through 7.0, including Japanese PDF | |
| Ami Draw Format | sdw | Ami Draw |
| AutoCAD Interchange and Native Drawing Format | dxf, dwg | |
| AutoCAD Drawing Format | dwg | Versions 2.5-2.6, 9.0-14.0, 2000i and 2002 |
| AutoShade Rendering Format | rnd | Version 2 |
| Binary Group 3 Fax | All Versions | |
| Bitmap Format | bmp, rle, ico, cur, OS/2 dib & warp | Windows |
| CALS Raster Format | gp4 | Type I and Type II |
| Corel Clipart Format | cmx | Versions 5 through 6 |
| Corel Draw | cdr | Versions 6.0 to 11.0 |
| Corel Draw | cdr with tiff header | Versions 2.0 through 11.0 |
| Computer Graphics Metafile | cgm | ANSI, CALS NIST versions 3.0 |
| Encapsulated PostScript | eps | tiff header only |
| GEM Paint | img | No specific version |
| Graphics Environment Manager | gem | Bitmap and vector |
| Graphics Interface Format | gif | No specific version |
| Hewlett Packard Graphics Language | hpgl | Version 2 |
| IBM Graphics Data Format | gdf | Version 1.0 |
| IBM Picture Interchange Format | pif | Version 1.0 |
| JFIF (jpeg not in tiff format) | jfif | All Versions |
| JPEG | jpeg | All versions |
| Kodak Photo CD | pcd | Version 1.0 |
| Lotus PIC | pic | All versions |
| Lotus Snapshot | All versions | |
| Macintosh PICT1 and PICT2 | pict | Bitmap only |
| MacPaint | pntg | No specific version |
| Micrografx Draw | drw | Versions through 4.0 |
| Micrografx Designer | drw | Versions through 3.1 |
| Micrografx Designer | dsf | Windows 95, Version 6.0 |
| Novell PerfectWorks | draw | Version 2.0 |
| OS/2 PM Metafile | met | Version 3.0 |
| Paint Shop Pro 6 | psp | Version 5.0 - 6.0 Windows only |
| PC Paintbrush | pcx, dcx | All versions |
| Portable Bitmap | pbm | All versions |
| Portable Graymap | pgm | No specific version |
| Portable Network Graphics | png | Version 1.0 |
| Portable Pixmap | ppm | No specific version |
| PostScript | ps | Level 2 |
| Progressive JPEG | jpeg | No specific version |
| Sun Raster | srs | No specific version |
| TIFF | tiff | Versions through 6 |
| TIFF CCITT Group 3 & 4 | tiff | Versions through 6 |
| Truevision TGA | targa | Version 2 |
| Visio (preview) | Version 4 | |
| Visio | Versions 5, 2000, and 2002 | |
| WBMP | No specific version | |
| Windows Enhanced Metafile | emf | No specific version |
| Windows Metafile | wmf | No specific version |
| WordPerfect Graphics | wpg, wpg2 | Versions through 2.0 |
| X-Windows Bitmap | xbm | x10 compatible |
| X-Windows Dump | xdm | x10 compatible |
| X-Windows Pixmap | xpm | x10 compatible |
The following table lists supported presentation formats.
| Format | Extension | Versions Supported |
|---|---|---|
| Corel/Novell Presentations | shw | Versions through 11.0 |
| Harvard Graphics for DOS | hgs, cht, ch3, prs | Versions 2.x & 3.x |
| Harvard Graphics for Windows | hgs, cht, ch3, prs | Windows versions |
| Freelance for Windows | flw, shw, drw, pre | Versions through Millenium 9.6 |
| Freelance for OS/2 | flw, shw, drw, pre | Versions through 2.0 |
| Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows | ppt | Versions 3.0 through 2003; 2007 with extensions pptx and pptm |
| Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh | ppt | Versions 4.0, 98, through 2001 |
| OpenOffice Impress | odp | Through version 2.0 |
| StarOffice Impress for Windows and UNIX | text only | StarOffice versions 5.2, 6.x, and 7.x and OpenOffice version 1.1 (text only) |
The following table lists other supported formats.
| Microsoft Outlook Message | msg | Text only |
| vCard | Version 2.1 |
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