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Previewing and editing files
The following file types can be previewed or opened with FileRun by default:
Image files:
- PHP GD extension: jpg, jpeg, gif, png, jpe
- ImageMagick: most known image file types
Office documents:
- PDF documents are opened inside the browser, on all modern browsers.
- rtf, doc, xls, pps, ppt, docx, xlsx, pptx, odp, fodp, ods, fods, odt, fodt, sxw, sxc, sxi open by default with Office Web Viewer
- odp, ods, odt open with FileRun's own OpenDocument Viewer
- EPS documents can be previewed with ImageMagick
- Microsoft Office formats can be opened directly with Office apps installed on the user's Windows computer
Text documents (with syntax highlighting):
- svg, class, h, bat, cmd, sh, eml, txt, readme, nfo, htaccess, htm, html, cfm, wml, htt, inc, vbs, js, json, java, jsp, jspx, asp, aspx, ashx, asmx, axd, pl, cgi, php, php3, php4, py, rb, rhtml, erb, pxp, xml, xhtml, sass, css, tpl, sql, sub, srt, log, ini (new extensions can be easly added)
- markdown files can be viewed and edited
EPUB
- FileRun comes with its own e-book reader
Archive files:
- ZIP, TAR, TAR.BZ2, TBZ, BZ2, TAR.GZ, TGZ, JAR archives and GZ compressed files can be extracted.
Video files:
- mpg, mov, webm, mp4, ogv
- wmv (usually supported only by Windows computers) - not an official FileRun feature because of third-party software requirements
Audio files:
- mp3, mpa, m3u, m3u8, pls, ogg, wav, flac
AutoCAD files:
- skp, fbx, dwg, dwf, dxf, rvt
Other 3D model files:
- obj, fbx, mtl, stl, dae, x, gltf, glb, 3ds, 3mf
Misc file types:
- URL (opens the web page inside an embedded window)
Third party Online services
Additional preview methods will be displayed in the contextual menu, under “Open with..”, when certain actions can be performed for the selected file.
Google Docs Viewer and Editor
- can preview, create and edit most common office file types
ONLYOFFICE
- can preview, create and edit most common office file types
Microsoft Office Web Viewer (http://officewebviewer.com)
- can preview most common Microsoft Office file types
Zoho Editor (http://www.zoho.com/)
- can preview, create and edit most common office file types
Autodesk Freewheel Viewer
- available for AutoCAD documents
Google Maps
- available for “kml”, “kmz” and “xml” files
Bing Maps KML Viewer
- available for “xml”, “kmz” and “gpx” files
CloudConvert
- available for converting many common file types
Zamzar
- available for converting many common file types
Hiding Preview Options
Most preview plugins can be disabled from the control panel, under Configuration
→ Files
→ Plugins
Setting Default Open Method
You can choose how FileRun handles each type of file. Simply access the control panel, under Configuration
→ Files
→ Plugins
→ Defaults