1 Deark -- Information about supported formats
4 === Image format modules ===
6 (Images that are not "extracted" will be converted to PNG, except as noted.)
8 * Alias PIX, a.k.a. Vivid ray tracer bitmap (module="alias_pix")
9 - Truecolor only. Grayscale not supported.
11 * Alpha Microsystems BMP (module="alphabmp") (experimental)
13 * Amiga Workbench Icon (module="amigaicon")
14 - Original format: Mostly supported, but the format is not portable, and
15 there is not just one correct way to render the images.
16 - NewIcons: Fully supported.
17 - GlowIcons / OS3.5: Compressed images are supported. Uncompressed images are
20 * AMOS Picture Bank (module="abk")
22 * AMOS Sprite Bank (AmSp) / AMOS Icon Bank (AmIc) (module="abk")
24 * ANI (Windows Animated Cursor) (part of module "riff")
25 - Extract individual CUR and ICO files.
27 * ANIM (Amiga IFF-ANIM) (module="anim")
28 - Supports most common formats.
29 - Extract the individual frames.
31 -opt anim:includedups - Do not suppress duplicate frames.
33 * Animatic Film (module="animatic")
34 - Extract the individual frames.
36 -opt atari:palbits=<n> (refer to readme.md)
38 * ANSI Art (module="ansiart")
39 - Autodetection usually works, but not always. You may have to use
40 "-m ansiart" or "-m ansi".
41 - Supports only the most common escape codes, which is usually good enough.
42 - Some features depend on the output format. "Blink" is not supported with
43 image output, for example.
45 -opt char:output=image - Output to a bitmap instead of HTML
46 -opt char:width=<n> - Number of characters per row
47 -opt ansiart:no24bitcolor - Disable support for 24-bit color definitions
48 -opt ansiart:noblink - Disable blinking characters, enabling high-intensity
49 background colors. This is usually unnecessary, as well-formed files will
50 explicitly disable blink.
51 -opt ansiart:vt100 - Use VT100 mode
53 * Apple volume label image (module="applevol")
55 * ART - PFS: 1st Publisher clip art (module="fp_art")
57 * ArtWorx Data Format (ADF) (module="artworx_adf")
59 * AutoCAD Slide Library (.slb) (module="autocad_slb")
60 - Extracts the component AutoCAD Slide (.sld) files.
62 * Award BIOS logo (EPA, AWBM) (module="awbm")
64 - Supports 4-bit and 8-bit version 2
66 -opt awbm:rgb=0 - (v2) Assume BGR sample order (default for 4-bit)
67 -opt awbm:rgb=1 - (v2) Assume RGB sample order (default for 8-bit)
69 * Binary Text (.BIN character graphics format) (module="bintext")
70 - Must use "-m bintext", unless the file has a SAUCE record.
72 -opt char:width=<n> - Number of characters per row
74 * BLD (MegaPaint BLD) (module="bld")
76 * BMI (Zoner bitmap) (module="bmi") (experimental)
78 * BMP (Windows bitmap) (module="bmp")
80 * Bob ray tracer bitmap (module="bob")
82 * BPG (module="bpg") (experimental)
83 - Extract Exif, XMP, ICC Profiles, thumbnails
85 * BSAVE/BLOAD image (module="bsave")
86 Support (some) PC-style BSAVE files.
88 -file2 <file.pal> - Use this palette file (BSAVE format)
89 -opt palfile=<file.pal> - Use this palette file (BSAVE format)
92 -opt bsave:fmt=char - Character graphics
93 -opt bsave:fmt=cga2 - 640x200 2-color
94 -opt bsave:fmt=cga4 - 320x200 4-color
95 -opt bsave:fmt=cga16 - Very low (160x100) resolution
96 -opt bsave:fmt=mcga - 320x200 256-color
97 -opt bsave:fmt=wh2 - 2-color, header includes width & height
98 -opt bsave:fmt=wh4 - 4 color, header includes width & height
99 -opt bsave:fmt=wh16 - 16 color, header includes width & height, inter-row
101 -opt bsave:fmt=b265 - Special
102 -opt bsave:fmt=2col - 2-color noninterlaced (experimental)
103 -opt bsave:fmt=4col - 4-color noninterlaced (experimental)
105 * Calamus Raster Graphic (module="crg") (experimental)
107 * Cardfile (module="cardfile")
108 - Supports MGC and RRG formats.
110 - Extracts text (use -a).
111 - Extracts OLE objects.
113 -opt ole1:extractall - Extract unidentified OLE objects
115 * COKE (Atari Falcon) (*.tg1) (module="coke")
117 * Compface intermediate format (module="compfacei")
118 This is an obscure text-based format related to X-Face, used by the Compface
120 - Cannot be autodetected. You must use "-m compfacei".
122 * Corel CCX (module="corel_ccx")
123 - Decompresses and converts to CMX format.
125 * CorelDRAW CDR, old "WL" format (module="cdr_wl") (experimental)
126 - Extracts preview image.
128 * Corel Gallery BMF (module="corel_bmf") (experimental)
129 - Extracts preview image.
132 - Adds a BMP file header to a raw Windows DIB file.
135 Multi-image PCX format.
136 - Extracts individual PCX files.
138 * DEGAS and DEGAS Elite (module="degas")
140 -opt atari:palbits=<n> (refer to readme.md)
141 -opt atari:respectpal - Don't ignore a seemingly bad 2-color palette
143 * DeskMate Paint .PNT (module="deskmate_pnt")
145 * Doodle (Atari) (module="doodle")
146 - Supports high resolution (640x400) only
148 * Dr. Halo .CUT (module="drhalocut")
150 -file2 <file.pal> - Read the palette from this file.
152 * EggPaint (*.trp) (module="eggpaint")
154 * Enhanced Windows Metafile (module=emf)
155 - Extract BMP and other images from some records.
157 * EPOC MBM/Sketch/AIF (module="epocimage")
158 - Supports most image types
159 - Supports most compression schemes
161 * EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) (module="eps")
162 - Extract EPS, TIFF, and WMF from "EPS DOS Binary" format.
163 - Supports preview images in EPSI format (1-, 2-, 4-, 8-bit grayscale)
165 * Falcon True Color (module="ftc")
167 * farbfeld (module="farbfeld")
169 * FLI/FLC (Autodesk Animator) (module="fli")
170 - Extract the (non-repeated) frames.
172 * GEM VDI Bit Image (GEM Raster) (module="gemras")
173 - Supports original bilevel format
174 - Supports paletted XIMG format
175 - Supports some non-XIMG 16-color images
177 -opt atari:palbits=<n> (refer to readme.md)
180 - Extract the image, or every frame from an animated or mult-image GIF.
181 - Plain text extensions are supported.
182 - Extract comments (use -a).
184 -opt gif:raw - Extract the individual component images, instead of rendering
185 the frame in full. Plain text extensions might be extracted as text files,
186 instead of images of text.
187 -opt gif:dumpplaintext - Extract plain text extensions to text files (in
188 addition to rendering them to the image).
189 -opt gif:dumpscreen - Save a copy of the "screen" after the last image in
190 the file has been disposed of. Incompatible with gif:raw.
192 * GodPaint (Atari Falcon) (module="godpaint")
194 * Graphic Workshop thumbnail (.thn) (module="gws_thn")
196 * GRASP GL animation (module="graspgl")
197 - Extracts all files.
199 * GROB (HP calculator) (module="grob")
200 - Supports binary and text encodings.
201 - Some text GROB files can't be autodetected, and need "-m grob".
203 -opt grob:planes=<n> - Treat image as grayscale. <n> should usually be 2.
204 -opt grob:planeorder=l - For grayscale, assume the least-significant
205 bitplane comes first.
207 * Hemera Photo-Object image (module="hpi")
208 - Extracts the color components to a JPEG file, and the alpha component (if
209 present) to a PNG file.
211 * HP 100LX / HP 200LX .ICN icon format (module="hpicn")
213 * HR (TRS-80 High Resolution graphics file) (module="hr")
216 Obscure format associated with a program called "POSTERING"
218 * HSI Raw (module="hsiraw")
220 * icns (Apple Icon) (module="icns")
221 - Supports uncompressed 1-, 4-, and 8-bit images (with 1-bit mask).
222 - Supports RLE-compressed 24-bit images (with 8-bit mask).
223 - Extract embedded JP2 and PNG files.
225 * ICO/CUR (Windows icon/cursor) (module="ico")
226 - Supports most but not all formats.
227 - PNG-formatted icons will be extracted as-is, not decoded.
228 - Extract images of the (otherwise unused) masks for 32-bit images (use -a).
230 * ILBM and related IFF-based images (module="ilbm")
231 - Supports ILBM, ACBM, PBM
232 - Supports 1-8 bit paletted, 24-bit truecolor
233 - Supports HAM6, HAM8, Halfbrite
234 - Supports color-keyed and bitmask transparency
235 - Extract thumbnails from TINY chunks
236 - Extract text from ANNO chunks (use -a)
238 -opt ilbm:notrans - Disable support for transparency
239 -opt ilbm:fixpal=<0|1> - Don't/Do try to correct palettes that seem to have
240 fewer than 8 bits of precision.
242 * IndyPaint (*.tru) (module="indypaint")
244 * Inset PIX (module="insetpix") (experimental)
245 - Bitmap images only. Character graphics files are not supported.
247 * InShape IIM (module="iim")
249 * Jovian Logic VI bitmap (module="jovianvi") (experimental)
251 * JPEG and JPEG-LS (module="jpeg")
252 - Extract ICC profiles.
253 - Extract JFXX JPEG-formatted thumbnails (rare).
254 - Extract JFIF uncompressed thumbnails (rare).
255 - Extract XMP data, including "extended XMP".
256 - Extract JPEG-HDR residual images.
257 - Process Exif data (or extract it: use -a)
258 - Process Photoshop-related data.
259 - Extract Multi-Picture Format (MPF/MPO) thumbnails and other images.
260 - Extract comments (use -a). Comment bytes are extracted as-is, or
261 interpreted based on the "-inenc" option.
262 - Extract Exif FPXR streams (use -a).
264 * JPEG 2000 (module="jpeg2000")
265 - Extract JPEG 2000 codestream from JP2/JPX/JPM formats.
267 - Extract GeoTIFF data.
269 - Extract Exif data (use -a) (nonstandard; partial support)
270 - Process Photoshop-related data.
272 * JPEG 2000 codestream (module="j2c")
273 - Extract comments (use -a).
275 * JPEG XR (HD Photo) (part of module "tiff")
278 * LSS16 (SYSLINUX image) (module="lss16")
280 * Lumena CEL (module="lumena_cel")
281 - Single-image files only
283 * MacPaint (module="macpaint")
284 - Can also decode brush patterns (use -a)
286 -opt macpaint:macbinary=<0|1>
288 * Magic Desk icon (module="mdesk_icn")
290 * MAKIchan graphics (module="makichan")
291 - Supports most 16- and 256-color .MAG images
292 - Supports most 16-color .MKI images
293 - Does not support .MAX
295 * MegaPaint Symbol Library (.lib) (module="megapaint_lib") (experimental)
297 * MegaPaint Patterns (.pat) (module="megapaint_pat") (experimental)
299 * MRW (Minolta RAW) (module="mrw")
300 - Process Exif data (or extract it: use -a)
302 * MSP (Microsoft Paint graphics) (module="msp")
305 * MS Word for DOS Screen Capture (module="mswordscr")
306 Supports the same options as the pcx module.
308 * NEOchrome (.NEO) (module="neochrome")
310 -opt atari:palbits=<n> (refer to readme.md)
312 * NEOchrome Animation (module="neochrome_ani") (experimental)
314 * New Print Shop .POG format (module="newprintshop")
316 -file2 <file.pnm> - Use this "name" file
317 -opt namefile=<file.pnm> - Use this "name" file
319 * NIE/NII/NIA (module="nie") (experimental)
320 The "Naive Image Formats" associated with the Wuffs project.
322 * NGG (Nokia Group Graphic) (module="ngg")
324 * NLM (Nokia Logo Manager bitmap) (module="nlm")
326 * NOL (Nokia Operator Logo) (module="nol")
328 * NPM (Nokia Picture Message) (module="npm")
330 * NSL (Nokia Startup Logo) (module="nsl")
332 * OLPC .565 firmware icon (module="olpc565")
334 * OS/2 Icon, Pointer, Bitmap Array formats (module="os2bmp")
335 - Converts icons & pointers to individual PNG files.
336 - Icon, pointer, and BMP image files are extracted from Bitmap Array files.
337 Reprocess icon and pointer files to convert to PNG.
339 * PaintShop Pro Browser Cache (module="jbf")
340 - Format v1.x: BMP files are reconstructed and extracted.
341 - Format v2.x: JPEG files are extracted.
343 * Palm BitmapType (module="palmbitmap")
344 - Cannot easily be autodetected. You must use "-m palmbitmap", except in most
345 cases when the file extension is ".palm".
346 - May be found inside some Palm files. See also the notes for the "Palm PRC"
347 and "Palm PDB/PQA" modules.
349 -opt palm:le - Assume little-endian byte order
351 * Palm Database (PDB) ImageViewer/FireViewer (part of module "palmdb")
353 * PCPaint / Pictor (module="pcpaint")
354 - Supports PIC and CLP formats. Some files are not portable, because they use
355 a nonstandard palette that is not contained in the file.
356 - Supports most images with 8 or fewer bits/pixel.
357 - Supports character graphics (experimental).
361 -file2 <file.pic> - PIC file to read the palette from
362 -opt palfile=<file.pic> - PIC file to read the palette from
365 - Supports most of the common varieties of PCX.
367 -opt pcx:pal=<0|1> - The predefined palette to use, if there is no palette
368 in the file. Default is 0.
369 -opt pcx:resmode=<ignore|dpi|screen|auto> - How to interpret the
370 "resolution" field. "screen" means as the target screen mode's pixel
371 dimensions (assumes 4:3 screen). The default is "auto", which means to
373 -file2 <file.p13> - Read the palette from a separate file. Each entry is 3
374 bytes (R,G,B); samples range from 0-63.
376 * PGC (Portfolio graphics compressed) (module="pgc")
378 * PGF (Portfolio graphics) (module="pf_pgf")
380 * PGX (Portfolio graphics animation) (module="pgx")
381 - Extract embedded PGC images.
383 * PI4 (Atari Falcon 320x240) (module="fpaint_pi4")
385 * PI7 (Atari Falcon 640x480) (module="atari_pi7")
387 * PI9 (Atari Falcon 320x200) (module="fpaint_pi9")
389 * PICT (Macintosh image) (module="pict")
390 - Extract bitmap images.
392 * PM (module="pm_xv") (experimental/incomplete)
393 This is an obscure format supported by XV and XnView.
394 - Supports 24-bit truecolor, and 8-bit grayscale
396 * PNG / MNG / JNG (module="png")
398 - Extract ICC profiles.
399 - Extract or process various other metadata formats.
401 * PNM/PBM/PGM/PPM/PAM (module="pnm")
403 * PrintMaster .SHP format (module="printmaster")
405 -file2 <file.sdr> - Use this "name" file
406 -opt namefile=<file.sdr> - Use this "name" file
408 * PrintPartner .GPH (module="pp_gph")
410 * Print Shop .DAT format (module="printshop")
411 - Not all files can be autodetected. You may need "-m printshop".
413 -file2 <file.sdr> - Use this "name" file
414 -opt namefile=<file.nam> - Use this "name" file
416 * Prism Paint (module="prismpaint")
417 - Supports 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-, and 16-bits per pixel
419 * PSD / PSB (Photoshop) (module="psd")
420 - Basic support for RGB/grayscale/paletted 8/16-bit images
421 - Extract JPEG thumbnails. Some thumbnail images have the red and blue
422 channels swapped -- Deark warns about this, but does not correct it.
424 - Extract ICC profiles.
425 - Extract linked layer image data (could be PNG/JPG/PSD/etc. format).
426 - Process Exif data (or extract it: use -a)
427 - Extract IPTC-IIM data (use -a).
428 - Extract "text engine data" (use -a)
430 * Psion PIC (module="psionpic")
431 A Psion PIC file contains one or more 1-bpp bitmaps, some of which can be
432 combined to make grayscale images. Deark will try to guess which images
433 should be combined, but it may not always get it right.
434 - Supports 1- and 2-bit grayscale.
436 -opt psionpic:bw - Do not try to detect grayscale images. Write each bitmap
439 * QDV (Giffer) (module="qdv")
441 * QTIF (QuickTime image) (module="qtif")
442 - Extract embedded JPEG, TIFF, and other image files.
443 - Decode some "raw" (uncompressed) images.
445 * RIPscrip icon (.ICN) or BGI image (module="ripicon") (experimental)
446 - Not all files are autodetected. You may need "-m ripicon".
447 - Only 16-color images are supported.
449 * RISC OS / Acorn Sprite (module="rosprite")
450 - Autodetection may not always work. May need "-m rosprite".
451 - "Old" format is pretty well supported.
452 - "New" format is mostly supported, but not well-tested.
454 * RISC OS / Acorn Draw (module="rodraw") (experimental)
455 - Extract sprite image files.
457 * RSC (GEM resource) (module="rsc") (experimental)
458 - Supports both "old" and "new" formats.
459 - Extracts icons and bitmaps.
461 -opt rsc:fmt=<atari|pc> - Use this byte order. Default is to autodetect.
463 * SHG and MRB (module="shg")
464 Segmented Hypergraphics and Multi-Resolution Bitmap formats are used in
466 - Converts bitmap graphics to BMP format.
467 - Extracts WMF files.
469 * Spectrum 512 Compressed (.spc) (module="spectrum512c")
471 -opt spectrum512:tospu - Output to an .spu file
473 * Spectrum 512 Smooshed (.sps) (module="spectrum512s")
475 -opt spectrum512:tospu - Output to an .spu file
477 * Spectrum 512 uncompressed (.spu) (module="spectrum512u")
479 -opt atari:palbits=<n> (refer to readme.md)
481 * STOS Memory Bank (.mbk) (module="stos")
482 - Decode "sprite bank" images
483 - Decode "icon bank" images
485 -opt atari:palbits=<n> (refer to readme.md)
487 * Sun Raster (module="sunras") (incomplete)
488 - Supports most common image types
490 -opt sunras:fmt32=<xbgr|abgr|xrgb|argb|bgrx|bgra|rgbx|rgba> - Specify the
491 interpretation of a 32-bit pixel
493 * TGA (Targa) (module="tga")
495 * Thumbs.db (Windows thumbnail) (part of module "cfb")
496 - Extract thumbnail files (embedded JPEG or PNG files)
497 - Some thumbnails use a nonstandard RGBA format. These are not converted to
500 * TI calculator "variable" files (module="tivariable")
501 - TI73/TI82/TI83 pictures
503 - TI89/TI92/TI92+ pictures
505 * TIFF and Exif (module="tiff")
506 - Decode most images, excluding lossy-compressed images.
507 - Extract JPEG-formatted Exif thumbnails, and some types of JPEG-compressed
509 - Extract ICC profiles.
510 - Process Photoshop-related data.
511 - Extract IPTC-IIM data (use -a).
513 -opt tiff:decode=0 - Do not decode images
515 * TIM (Playstation graphics) (module="tim") (experimental/incomplete)
517 * Tiny Stuff (.TNY, .TN1, .TN2, .TN3) (module="tinystuff")
519 -opt atari:palbits=<n> (refer to readme.md)
520 -opt atari:respectpal - Don't ignore a seemingly bad 2-color palette
522 * VBM (VDC BitMap) (module="vbm")
525 * VITec image format (module="vitec) (experimental/incomplete)
527 * VORT ray tracer .pix image (module="vort") (experimental/incomplete)
529 * Windows 1.0 ICO/CUR (module="win1ico")
531 * Windows Metafile (module=wmf)
532 - Extract BMP images from some records.
533 - Extract embedded EMF documents.
535 * Winzle (module=winzle)
536 - Convert Winzle obfuscated BMP (.wzl) to BMP.
538 * WordPerfect Graphics (module=wpg)
541 * X11 puzzle (module="xpuzzle")
542 Format used by X-Windows "puzzle" program.
543 ftp://ftp.x.org/pub/unsupported/programs/puzzle/
544 Generated by Netpbm's ppmtopuzz utility.
546 * XBIN (module="xbin")
547 Renders XBIN character graphics to a bitmap (default) or HTML.
548 - Extract embedded fonts (use -a).
550 -opt char:output=html - Use HTML output format
552 * X-Face (icon/avatar format) (module="xface")
553 - You may have to use "-m xface".
555 * XGA (Atari Falcon image) (module="falcon_xga")
557 * YBM (Bennet Yee face format) (module="ybm")
559 * ZBR ((Zoner) Zebra Metafile) (module="zbr")
560 - Extract the preview image.
564 * FNT (Windows font) (module="fnt")
565 Most FNT files have an extra "absolute space" character, which Deark
566 arbitrarily places at code point 256, or U+2002 (EN SPACE).
568 * GEM bitmap font (module="gemfont") (experimental)
569 - Autodetection may not always work. May need "-m gemfont".
571 * GRASP font (module="graspfont") (experimental)
572 .set/.fnt; may be found inside GRASP .gl files.
574 * PCF font (module="pcf") (experimental/incomplete)
576 * PC Screen Font (PSF) (module="psf")
578 -opt font:noaliases - Restrict to one Unicode codepoint per glyph
580 * PFF2 font (module="pff2")
582 * PK font (Packed Font) (module="pkfont") (partial support)
584 * Unifont HEX (module="unifont_hex")
585 - Cannot be autodetected. You must use "-m unifont_hex".
587 === Compression, archive, installer, disk image modules ===
589 * ADF (Amiga disk image) (module="amiga_adf") (experimental)
591 * ARC archive (module="arc")
594 * ArcFS (module="arcfs")
596 -opt arcfs:appendtype - Append the file type to the filename
598 * ArcMac (module="arcmac") (experimental)
601 * ARJ (module="arj") (experimental)
603 * AmBs (AMOS "Banks" aggregate format) (module="abk")
604 - Extract AmSp, AmIc, AmBk files.
606 * Apple Partition Map (module="apm") (experimental)
608 * AppleSingle/AppleDouble (module="applesd")
609 AppleDouble files often have names beginning with "._".
611 - Extract (default for AppleSingle) or decode (default for AppleDouble)
614 -opt applesd:extractrsrc=<0|1> - Specify whether the resource fork is
615 decoded (0), or extracted (1).
617 * ar (.a archive/library format) (module="ar") (experimental/incomplete)
618 - Supports System V long filenames
620 * ATR (Atari disk image) (module="atr") (experimental/incomplete)
622 * BinHex (.hqx) (module="binhex")
623 - Extract data and resource forks to separate files.
625 * CAB (Microsoft Cabinet) (module="cab")
626 - Files can be parsed, but there is usually nothing that can be extracted
629 * ARX (module="arx") (experimental/incomplete)
630 Variant of LHA. Deark tries to convert it to LHA.
632 * CAR (module="car_lha")
633 Variant of LHA by MylesHi! Software. Deark tries to convert it to LHA.
634 - File extension must be ".car" (or use "-m car").
636 * CD/raw (module="cd_raw")
637 - Extract .ISO and other filesystem data from some raw CD images, such as
638 the .BIN file in CUE/BIN format.
640 * compress (legacy Unix .Z format) (module="compress")
642 * cpio (module="cpio")
644 * CRUSH (.cru) (module="crush")
645 CRUSH is a DOS archive utility by PocketWare.
647 * D64 (Commodore 64 disk format) (module="d64") (experimental)
649 * DMS (Amiga disk image) (module="amiga_adf") (experimental, incomplete)
650 - Decompresses to ADF format.
652 * Doom WAD (module="wad")
653 - The extracted files are usually in specialized formats.
655 * FAT (module="fat") (experimental/incomplete)
656 - Limited support, mainly for floppy disk images.
658 * Gzip (module="gzip")
660 * HFS filesystem image (module="hfs") (experimental/incomplete)
661 - Incomplete support, but should be enough for most CD-ROM images.
663 * ISO 9660 CD-ROM image (module="iso9660")
665 -opt iso9660:tolower - Convert filenames to lowercase. Does not affect Rock
666 Ridge or Joliet filenames.
667 -opt iso9660:voldesc=<n> - Use the volume descriptor at sector <n>. A
668 typical use is to set n=16 to ignore Joliet extensions.
671 LRB is an uncompressed CP/M archive format.
672 - These often contain files in compressed formats known as Squeeze, Crunch,
673 and CrLZH. Deark doesn't necessarily support all of those formats.
675 * LHA/LZH/PMA (module="lha")
676 - Not all the major compression methods are supported. Some are supported but
679 -opt lha:lhark - Assume "lh7" compression is LHARK format, instead of the
680 standard lh7 format. (Unfortunately, autodetecting LHARK is impractical.)
682 * MacBinary (module="macbinary")
683 - You may have to use "-m macbinary".
685 * Microsoft Compound File Binary (module="cfb")
686 - Streams are not extracted by default, but some streams contain images and
687 other objects that can be extracted.
689 -opt cfb:extractstreams - Extract raw streams, instead of decoding.
690 -opt cfb:fmt=raw - Do not try to detect the document type.
691 -opt cfb:fmt=auto - Autodetect the document type (default).
692 -opt cfb:fmt=thumbsdb - Treat the file as a Thumbs.db file.
694 * Microsoft Installation Compression (module="mscompress")
696 * MSA (Magic Shadow Archiver) (module="msa") (experimental)
697 - Atari ST disk image format.
699 -opt msa:toraw - Instead of decoding, extract to raw ".ST" format (this is
700 usually a FAT format).
701 -opt msa:touncmsa - Instead of decoding, convert to uncompressed MSA.
703 * NRG (module="nrg") (experimental)
704 Nero CD image format.
705 - Extract or decode ISO 9660 data.
707 * Pack (module="pack") (experimental)
708 Old Unix compressed file format (.z).
710 * PackDir (module="packdir") (experimental)
712 * Palm PDB/PQA (module="palmdb")
713 - You may have to use "-m palmdb".
714 - Use -a to extract the record blocks, but note that they are usually not in
717 -opt timestampfmt=<macbe|unixbe|macle> - The timestamp format to assume.
719 * Palm PRC (module="palmrc")
720 - You may have to use "-m palmrc".
721 - Use -a to extract the record blocks, but note that they are usually not in
723 - Extracted ".palm" files are in Palm BitmapType format. Reprocess them to
726 * Pasti (.stx) (module="pasti") (experimental)
727 - Atari ST disk image format.
729 -opt pasti:toraw - Instead of decoding, extract to raw ".ST" format (this is
730 usually a FAT format).
732 * RPM (package manager) (module="rpm")
733 - Extract compressed cpio file.
735 * SIS (EPOC/Symbian archive) (module="sis")
736 - EPOC release 3/4/5/6
738 * Spark archive (module="spark")
741 -opt spark:appendtype - Append the file type to the filename
742 -opt spark:recurse=0 - Extract subdirectories as Spark files
744 * Squash (module="squash")
745 A variant of "compress", used on RISC OS.
747 * Squeeze (module="squeeze")
748 An old compressed file format used mainly on CP/M.
749 - SQ2 variant is also supported (experimental).
751 * StuffIt (.sit) (module="stuffit")
752 - Limited support. Old format only.
755 - Rare files may need "-m tar", as tar is difficult to autodetect.
757 * WOZ (module="woz") (incomplete)
758 Apple II disk image format.
759 - Some metadata is parsed, but the disk contents are not extracted or listed.
762 - Supports most compression methods.
763 - Extract main ZIP file comment (use -a).
764 - Extract comments for individual files (use -a).
766 -opt zip:scanmode - Attempt to read the file without using the ZIP "central
767 directory". Not recommended, but allows some damaged ZIP files to be read.
769 * zlib (module="zlib")
770 - Raw zlib files are uncompressed.
773 - Extract comments (use -a).
775 -opt zoo:undelete - Also extract deleted files.
777 * Zoo filter format (module="zoo_filter")
778 Format created by "zoo fc".
780 * Zoo Z format (module="zoo_z")
781 Format created by "zoo xz <foo.zoo> [...]". Not all Zoo programs support it.
782 - Will be translated to Zoo format.
784 == Transfer encoding modules ==
786 * Ascii85 (module="ascii85") (incomplete)
787 - Supports old and new btoa formats
788 - Supports data with "<~" / "~>" delimiters
790 * Base16 (module="base16" or "hex")
791 - Decode "hex encoded" data.
792 - Not autodetected; use "-m base16".
793 - Only supports raw data, such as that produced by "xxd -p". Does not
794 support full hex dumps.
796 * Base64 (module="base64")
797 - Not autodetected; use "-m base64".
799 * Uuencoded (module="uuencode")
801 * Xxencoded (module="xxencode")
803 === Other modules ===
805 * AMOS source code (module="amos_source")
806 - Extract AmBs resource file.
808 * ASF multimedia (module="asf")
809 - Files can be parsed, but there is usually nothing that can be extracted
812 * Byte frequency analysis (module="bytefreq")
813 Print a table showing how many times each byte value occurs.
814 - You must use "-m bytefreq".
816 * C64 BASIC (module="basic-c64") (experimental)
817 - Detokenize C64 BASIC programs
819 * Copy (module="copy")
820 - "Extract" the entire file. Use with -start and -size to extract part of
823 * CP437 (module="cp437")
824 Convert DOS Code Page 437 text to UTF-8.
825 - Not autodetected. Use "-m cp437".
826 - Note that code points below 0x20 are ambiguous. Deark tries to guess which
827 ones are control characters.
830 Print various CRC hashes and checksums of the file, including the IEEE
832 - You must use "-m crc".
834 * DS_Store (module="dsstore") (experimental)
835 Metadata format associated with MacOS Finder.
837 * EBML/Matroska/MKV/WebM (module="ebml")
839 -opt ebml:encodedid - Also print element ID numbers in raw (encoded) form.
841 * EXE/PE/NE/etc. (module="exe")
842 EXE format can be complex. Not all varieties are correctly supported.
843 - Extract bitmaps, icons, and cursors from NE and PE (Windows .exe) files.
845 - Extract embedded manifests (use -a).
846 - Extract code-signing certificates (use -a).
847 - Extract bitmaps from LX (Linear Executable) files. Note that some of these
848 may be in "Bitmap Array" format. Reprocess them with Deark to extract the
850 - Extract icons and cursors from LX files. Note that these will use OS/2
851 format. Reprocess them with Deark to convert to PNG.
853 * FLAC audio (module="flac")
855 * Hex dump (module="hexdump")
856 Print a hex dump of the file.
857 - You must use "-m hexdump".
859 * HLP (Windows Help) (module="hlp")
861 -opt hlp:extracttext - Write the file's text (unformatted) to a file. This
862 feature is experimental and incomplete.
863 -opt hlp:extractstreams - Extract raw files, instead of decoding.
865 * ICC profile (module="iccprofile")
868 * IFF (Interchange File Format) (module="iff")
869 - IFF can be parsed, but in many cases nothing can be extracted from it.
871 -opt iff:align=<n> - Assume chunks are padded to an n-byte boundary.
873 * IPTC-IIM metadata (module="iptc")
874 - Extract captions/abstracts (use -a).
875 - Extract raster caption bitmaps.
877 * ISO-BMFF (module="bmff") (incomplete)
878 - MP4, QuickTime .mov, HEIF, etc.
880 -opt bmff:maxentries=<n> - Maximum number of sample table entries to print
881 when using -d. This applies to several boxes, such as 'stsz'.
883 * JPEG scan (module="jpegscan")
884 - This module tries to find and extract embedded JPEG and JPEG-LS files from
885 otherwise-unsupported formats. Use "-m jpegscan".
887 * Macintosh Resource Manager (module="macrsrc") (experimental/incomplete)
888 This is the format generally used by Mac resource forks.
890 -opt macrsrc:extractraw - Extract all resources directly to files.
892 * MIDI (module="midi")
893 - Files can be parsed, but there is usually nothing that can be extracted
896 * Monkey's Audio (.ape) (module="monkeys_audio")
897 - Minimal support. Decodes APE tag metadata.
899 * MP3 / MPEG audio (module="mpegaudio" or "mp3")
900 - Not all files can be autodetected.
901 - Mainly for ID3 and APE metadata. The audio data is not converted.
903 * NULL (module="null")
906 * Ogg (Vorbis, Theora, etc.) (module="ogg")
907 - Files can be parsed, but there is usually nothing that can be extracted
910 -opt ogg:hexdump - With -d, include a hex dump of more data than usual.
912 * Photoshop Action format (.atn) (module="ps_action")
913 - Files can be parsed, but there is usually nothing that can be extracted
916 * Photoshop Brush format (.abr) (module="ps_brush")
917 - Files can be parsed, but there is usually nothing that can be extracted
920 * Photoshop Custom Shapes format (.csh) (module="ps_csh")
921 - Files can be parsed, but there is usually nothing that can be extracted
924 * Photoshop Gradient format (.grd) (module="ps_gradient")
925 - Supports file version 5 only (Photoshop 6+)
926 - Files can be parsed, but there is usually nothing that can be extracted
929 * Photoshop Patterns format (.pat) (module="ps_pattern")
930 - Files can be parsed, but there is usually nothing that can be extracted
933 * Photoshop Styles format (.asl) (module="ps_styles")
934 - Files can be parsed, but there is usually nothing that can be extracted
937 * Plain text (module="plaintext")
938 Read a plain text file, and write it as UTF-8.
939 - Not autodetected. Use "-m plaintext".
940 - See also the "cp437" module, which works better on some files.
942 * .plist Property List (module="plist")
943 - Supports binary .plist format only
944 - Files can be parsed, but there is usually nothing that can be extracted
947 * Psion APP/IMG and OPA/OPO (module="psionapp")
948 - Extract Psion PIC icons.
949 - Extract other contents (use -a).
951 * RIFF (module="riff")
952 Metaformat used by WAV, AVI, WebP, etc.
953 - RIFF can be parsed, but in many cases nothing can be extracted from it.
955 * Split (module="split")
956 Split the file into equal-sized chunks.
958 -opt split:size=<n> - The size of each chunk, in bytes.
959 -opt split:stride=<n> - The distance between the start of one chunk and the
960 start of the next chunk, in bytes.
962 * WRI - Microsoft Write (module="wri") (incomplete)
963 - Extract raw text to an HTML file. Very little formatting, etc.
964 - Extract most pictures.
966 -opt wri:extracttext=0 - Do not extract text
967 -opt ole1:extractall - Extract unidentified OLE objects