What Types of Files Can I Preview in Dropbox?

In Dropbox, only certain files are available for preview when you browse them. Not all of them can be previewed depending on their type. Most of the usual files such as documents, photos, videos, etc. can be previewed. In addition to that, Dropbox allows files of other extensions to be previewed. In this article, you find the list of all files that can be previewed in Dropbox

File types that can be previewed as a presentation

File types that can be previewed as an image

If your file has one of the following extensions, it will preview as an image.

For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than the size limit listed in the chart.

File type	Size limit
.3fr	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.ai	256 MB or 50 megapixels
.arw	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.bmp**	100 MB or 50 megapixels
.cr2	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.crw	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.dcr	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.dcs**	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.dng	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.dwg *Dropbox Professional, Business Advanced, Enterprise, and Education accounts only	100 MB
.erf**	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.gif	100 MB or 50 megapixels
.heic	100 MB or 50 megapixels
.jpeg	100 MB or 50 megapixels
.jpg**	100 MB or 50 megapixels
.kdc	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.mef**	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.mos	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.mrw	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.nef	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.nrw	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.orf	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.pef	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.png	100 MB or 50 megapixels
.ppm**	100 MB or 50 megapixels
.psd	1024 MB or 50 megapixels
.r3d**	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.raf	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.rw2	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.rwl	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.sr2	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.svg	48 MB or 50 megapixels
.svgz	48 MB or 50 megapixels
.tif	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.tiff	200 MB or 50 megapixels
.wbmp**	100 MB or 50 megapixels
.webp**	100 MB or 50 megapixels
.x3f	200 MB or 50 megapixels

File types that can be previewed as a video

File type	Size limit
.3gp	50 GB
.3gpp	50 GB
.3gpp2	50 GB
.asf	50 GB
.avi	50 GB
.dv	50 GB
.m2t	50 GB
.m4v	50 GB
.mkv	50 GB
.mov	50 GB
.mp4	50 GB
.mpeg	50 GB
.mpg	50 GB
.mts	50 GB
.mxf *Dropbox Professional, Business Advanced, Enterprise, and Education accounts only	50 GB
.ogv	50 GB
.rm	50 GB
.ts	50 GB
.vob	50 GB
.webm	50 GB
.wmv	50 GB

File types that can be previewed as a zip file

If your file has one of the following extensions, it will preview as a zip file. You’ll be able to see a list of all folders and files within the zip.

For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than 512 MB.

File types that previewed as an audio file

If your file has one of the following extensions, it will preview as an audio file.

For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than 1 GB.

File types that previewed as a text file

If your file has one of the following extensions, it will preview as a text file.

For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than 8 MB.

File types that can previewed as a document

If your file has one of the following extensions, it will preview as a document.

For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than the listed size limit.

File type	Size limit
.csv**	40 MB
.doc	160 MB
.docx	160 MB
.docm	160 MB
.eps	256 MB
.numbers †	40 MB
.ods**	40 MB
.odt	40 MB
.otf**	32 MB
.pages †	40 MB
.pdf	500 MB
.ps	256 MB
.rtf	160 MB
.sketch	1 GB
.ttf**	32 MB
.wpd	160 MB
.xd	1 GB
.xls**	40 MB
.xlsx**	40 MB