Supported file types

Emma ingests all files that are manually uploaded or synced using an integration with a Virtual Data Room provider or with file sharing software.

Here are the file types that are fully supported by all operations in Emma:

• PDF — .pdf
• Images — .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .tiff, .tif
• Word — .doc, .docx
• PowerPoint — .ppt, .pps, .pptx, .ppsx
• Plain text / prose — .txt, .text, .license, .licence, .lic, .log, .md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd, .rst, .adoc, .asciidoc, .asc, .nfo, .readme, .me (plus extensionless files: LICENSE, LICENCE, README, NOTICE, COPYING, COPYRIGHT, CHANGELOG, AUTHORS, CONTRIBUTORS, INSTALL, NEWS, PATENTS)
• Email — .eml, .msg
• HTML — .html, .htm
• RTF — .rtf
• OpenDocument — .odt

The following file types are excluded from the checks but are fully supported otherwise:

• Excel — .xls, .xlsx
• CSV — .csv

Emma also extracts files from the following archive types:

• .zip
• .7z
• .rar
• .tar
• .tar.gz
• .tgz
• .tar.bz2
• .tar.xz
• .gz

If the file type that you want to process is missing from the list or you need additional help, don't hesitate to reach out to us through the chat bubble in the bottom right or to contact [email protected]

Updated on: 23/07/2026