Data Dwell has no restrictions on which file types can be uploaded to the platform. You can upload any digital file, regardless of format, and store it securely in your Library.
After a file is uploaded, the platform automatically generates a preview or thumbnail for supported formats. This allows users to view files quickly without downloading the original, and enables viewing of file types they may not have applications installed to open.
Preview generation provides several benefits:
The platform generates thumbnails and previews for the following image formats. Common formats like JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PSD, and AI are fully supported.
Note: Some formats listed are not strictly image formats, but Data Dwell creates image previews for them.
Supported formats: 3FR, 3G2, 3GP, AAI, AI (Post Illustrator CS2), APNG, ART, ARW, ASHLAR, AVI, AVIF, AVS, BAYER, BAYERA, BGR, BGRA, BGRO, BIE, BMP, BMP2, BMP3, BRF, CAL, CALS, CANVAS, CAPTION, CIN, CIP, CLIP, CMYK, CMYKA, CR2, CR3, CRW, CUBE, CUR, CUT, DATA, DCM, DCR, DCRAW, DCX, DDS, DFONT, DICOM, DJVU, DNG, DOT, DPX, DXT1, DXT5, EPDF, EPI, EPS, EPS2, EPS3, EPSF, EPSI, EPT, EPT2, EPT3, ERF, EXR, FAX, FF, FITS, FL32, FLV, FRACTAL, FTS, FTXT, G3, G4, GIF, GIF87, GRADIENT, GRAY, GRAYA, GROUP4, GV, HALD, HDR, HEIC, HEIF, HISTOGRAM, HRZ, HTM, HTML, ICB, ICO, ICON, IIQ, INFO, INLINE, IPL, ISOBRL, ISOBRL6, J2C, J2K, JBG, JBIG, JNG, JNX, JP2, JPC, JPE, JPEG, JPG, JPM, JPS, JPT, K25, KDC, KERNEL, LABEL, LERC, LZMA, LZW, M2V, M4V, MAC, MAP, MASK, MAT, MATTE, MEF, MIFF, MKV, MNG, MONO, MOV, MP4, MPC, MPEG, MPG, MPO, MRW, MSL, MSVG, MTV, MVG, NEF, NRW, NULL, ORA, ORF, OTB, OTF, PAL, PALM, PAM, PANGO, PATTERN, PBM, PCD, PCDS, PCL, PCT, PCX, PDB, PDFA, PEF, PES, PFA, PFB, PFM, PGM, PGX, PHM, PICON, PICT, PIX, PJPEG, PLASMA, PNG, PNG00, PNG24, PNG32, PNG48, PNG64, PNG8, PNM, POCKETMOD, PPM, PS, PS2, PS3, PSB, PSD, PTIF, PWP, QOI, RAF, RAS, RAW, RGB, RGB565, RGBA, RGBO, RGF, RLA, RLE, RMF, RSVG, RW2, SCR, SCT, SFW, SGI, SHTML, SIX, SIXEL, SR2, SRF, STEGANO, STRIMG, SUN, SVG, SVGZ, TEXT, TGA, THUMBNAIL, TIFF, TIFF64, TILE, TIM, TM2, TTC, TTF, TXT, UBRL, UBRL6, UIL, UYVY, VDA, VICAR, VID, VIFF, VIPS, VST, WBMP, WEBM, WEBP, WMF, WMV, WMZ, WPG, X, X3F, XBM, XC, XCF, XPM, XPS, XV, XWD, YUV, ZSTD
The platform generates previews for the following document formats:
The platform supports an extensive range of video and audio formats for preview generation. Common formats like MP4, AVI, MOV, MP3, WAV, and AAC are fully supported.
Supported formats and containers: 3DOSTR, 3G2, 3GP, 4XM, A64, AA, AAC, AAX, AC3, ACE, ACM, ACT, ADF, ADP, ADS, ADTS, ADX, AEA, AFC, AIFF, AIX, ALAW, ALIAS_PIX, ALP, ALSA, AMR, AMRNB, AMRWB, AMV, ANM, APC, APE, APM, APNG, APTX, APTX_HD, AQTITLE, ARGO_ASF, ARGO_BRP, ASF, ASF_O, ASF_STREAM, ASS, AST, AU, AV1, AVI, AVM2, AVR, AVS, AVS2, AVS3, BETHSOFTVID, BFI, BFSTM, BIN, BINK, BINKA, BIT, BMP_PIPE, BMV, BOA, BRENDER_PIX, BRSTM, C93, CACA, CAF, CAVSVIDEO, CDG, CDXL, CHROMAPRINT, CINE, CODEC2, CODEC2RAW, CONCAT, CRC, CRI_PIPE, DASH, DATA, DAUD, DCSTR, DDS_PIPE, DERF, DFA, DHAV, DIRAC, DNXHD, DPX_PIPE, DSF, DSICIN, DSS, DTS, DTSHD, DV, DVBSUB, DVBTXT, DVD, DXA, EA, EA_CDATA, EAC3, EPAF, EXR_PIPE, F32BE, F32LE, F4V, F64BE, F64LE, FBDEV, FFMETADATA, FIFO, FIFO_TEST, FILM_CPK, FILMSTRIP, FITS, FLAC, FLIC, FLV, FRAMECRC, FRAMEHASH, FRAMEMD5, FRM, FSB, FWSE, G722, G723_1, G726, G726LE, G729, GDV, GENH, GSM, GXF, H261, H263, H264, HASH, HCA, HCOM, HDS, HEVC, HLS, HNM, ICO, IDCIN, IDF, IEC61883, IFF, IFV, ILBC, IMAGE2, IMAGE2PIPE, INGENIENT, IPMOVIE, IPOD, IPU, IRCAM, ISMV, ISS, IV8, IVF, IVR, J2K_PIPE, JACK, JACOSUB, JPEG_PIPE, JPEGLS_PIPE, JV, KMSGRAB, KUX, KVAG, LATM, LAVFI, LIBCDIO, LIBDC1394, LIBGME, LIBOPENMPT, LIVE_FLV, LMLM4, LOAS, LRC, LUODAT, LVF, LXF, M4V, MATROSKA, MATROSKA,WEBM, MCA, MCC, MD5, MGSTS, MICRODVD, MJPEG, MJPEG_2000, MKVTIMESTAMP_V2, MLP, MLV, MM, MMF, MODS, MOFLEX, MOV, MOV,MP4,M4A,3GP,3G2,MJ2, MP2, MP3, MP4, MPC, MPC8, MPEG, MPEG1VIDEO, MPEG2VIDEO, MPEGTS, MPEGTSRAW, MPEGVIDEO, MPJPEG, MPL2, MPSUB, MSF, MSNWCTCP, MSP, MTAF, MTV, MULAW, MUSX, MV, MVI, MXF, MXF_D10, MXF_OPATOM, MXG, NC, NISTSPHERE, NSP, NSV, NULL, NUT, NUV, OBU, OGA, OGG, OGV, OMA, OPENAL, OPENGL, OPUS, OSS, PAF, PAM_PIPE, PBM_PIPE, PCX_PIPE, PGM_PIPE, PGMYUV_PIPE, PGX_PIPE, PHOTOCD_PIPE, PICTOR_PIPE, PJS, PMP, PNG_PIPE, PP_BNK, PPM_PIPE, PSD_PIPE, PSP, PSXSTR, PULSE, PVA, PVF, QCP, QDRAW_PIPE, R3D, RAWVIDEO, REALTEXT, REDSPARK, RL2, RM, ROQ, RPL, RSD, RSO, RTP, RTP_MPEGTS, RTSP, S16BE, S16LE, S24BE, S24LE, S32BE, S32LE, S337M, S8, SAMI, SAP, SBC, SBG, SCC, SDL,SDL2, SDP, SDR2, SDS, SDX, SEGMENT, SER, SGA, SGI_PIPE, SHN, SIFF, SIMBIOSIS_IMX, SINGLEJPEG, SLN, SMJPEG, SMK, SMOOTHSTREAMING, SMUSH, SNDIO, SOL, SOX, SPDIF, SPX, SRT, STL, STREAM_SEGMENT,SSEGMENT, STREAMHASH, SUBVIEWER, SUBVIEWER1, SUNRAST_PIPE, SUP, SVAG, SVCD, SVG_PIPE, SVS, SWF, TAK, TEDCAPTIONS, TEE, THP, TIERTEXSEQ, TIFF_PIPE, TMV, TRUEHD, TTA, TTML, TTY, TXD, TY, U16BE, U16LE, U24BE, U24LE, U32BE, U32LE, U8, UNCODEDFRAMECRC, V210, V210X, VAG, VC1, VC1TEST, VCD, VIDC, VIDEO4LINUX2,V4L2, VIVIDAS, VIVO, VMD, VOB, VOBSUB, VOC, VPK, VPLAYER, VQF, W64, WAV, WC3MOVIE, WEBM, WEBM_CHUNK, WEBM_DASH_MANIFEST, WEBP, WEBP_PIPE, WEBVTT, WMV, WSAUD, WSD, WSVQA, WTV, WV, WVE, X11GRAB, XA, XBIN, XBM_PIPE, XMV, XPM_PIPE, XV, XVAG, XWD_PIPE, XWMA, YOP, YUV4MPEGPIPE
If you upload a file format that doesn't have preview generation support, the file will still be stored securely in Data Dwell. You can:
The file simply won't have a visual preview in the platform interface. Users will see a file icon instead and can download the file to view it in their preferred application.