With Connecter, you can open any file format, but for many of them it also provides additional functionalities to streamline your workflow. Below is an overview of the default formats, organized by asset type, and what you can do with each. You can always expand the list and add your preferred extensions.
3d Models
| Format | Thumbnail | Preview | Interactive Preview | Animation | Custom Preview | Additional |
| 3DM | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| 3DS | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| 3MF | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| ABC | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| AOF | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| ATL | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| ATLO | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| BLEND | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| BVH | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| C4D | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| CGEO | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| CUAP | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | UE Properties |
| DAE | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| DYF | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| FBX | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| GLB | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| gLTF | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| LW | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| LWO | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| LXO | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| MA | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| MAX | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | MEF |
| MB | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| MIB | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| OBJ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| PLY | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| SKP | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| UASSET | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| UAPROJECT | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| USD | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | Scene Еxplorer |
| USDA | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | Scene Explorer |
| USDC | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | Scene Explorer |
| USDZ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | Scene Explorer |
| VRMESH | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| VRSCENE | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ |
Materials
| Format | Thumbnail | Preview | Interactive Preview | Custom Preview | Additional |
| MAT | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | MEF, Shader Explorer |
| MDL | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| MTL | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| MTLX | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | Node Graph Editor |
| SBS | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | Modify Material Parameters |
| SBSAR | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | Modify Material Parameters |
| SBSPRS | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | Modify Material Parameters |
| VRMAT | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| XSH | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ |
Images
| Format | Thumbnail | Preview | Custom Preview | Additional |
| AI | ✔️* | ✔️* | ✔️ | |
| BMP | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | |
| EPS | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| EXR | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | Interactive Preview |
| GIF | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| HDR | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | Interactive Preview |
| HDRI | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| JPEG | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | |
| JPG | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | |
| PNG | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | |
| PSD | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| RENV | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| SVG | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| TGA | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| TIF | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | |
| TIFF | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | |
| WEBP | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
* Connecter shows visual information if you have the software installed and the assets are properly saved with a preview.
Video
| Format | Thumbnail | Preview | Player | Custom Preview |
| 3GP | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| AMV | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| AVI | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| F4P | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| F4V | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| FLV | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| M2V | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| M4V | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| MKV | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| MOV | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| MP2 | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| MP4 | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| MPE | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| MPEG | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| MPG | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| MPV | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| OGG | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| OGV | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| RM | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| VOB | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| WEBM | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| WMV | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Audio
| Format | Thumbnail | Preview | Player | Custom Preview |
| AAC | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| AIFF | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| ALAC | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| FLAC | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| M4A | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| MP3 | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| WAV | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| WMA | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
BIM
| Format | Thumbnail | Preview | Custom Preview | Additional |
| GSM | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| IFC | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | Interactive Preview |
| PLA | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| PLN | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | |
| RFA | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| RFT | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| RTE | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| RVT | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
CAD
| Format | Thumbnail | Preview | Interactive Preview | Custom Preview |
| DWG | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| DXF | ✔️* | ✔️* | ✔️* | ✔️ |
| IGES | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| IGS | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| SAT | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| STEP | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| STL | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| STP | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ |
* The visual metadata is not available for all format versions.
Other
| Format | Thumbnail | Preview | Custom Preview |
| IES | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| INI | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| ✔️* | ✔️* | ✔️ | |
| ZIP | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
* Connecter shows visual information if you have the software installed and the assets are properly saved with a preview.