What types of files can I preview in Dropbox?

Updated Jan 08, 2026

Why can’t I preview my file?

If you can’t preview a file, Dropbox may be unable to support your file type, or it might be too big to be previewed. Check the lists in this article for size limits and file types that Dropbox supports.

Encrypted files cannot be previewed directly within Dropbox. If you try, the message "Can't preview encrypted file" will appear. To view the content, download the file.

Learn more about common error messages and fixes.

Notes:

Previews are generated only for the file types available to the file owner. For example, if a user on a Dropbox Basic plan shares a .mxf file with a user on a Dropbox Professional Plan, the user on the Professional plan won’t see a preview, even though the Professional plan allows previews for those file types.
If you purchased the Dropbox Replay Add-On (formerly the Creative Tools Add-On) can preview files up to 150 GB in size.

Types of files that preview in Dropbox

Preview as	File extensions
Presentation	For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than the size limit listed in the list below: .key — 288 MB (Only the first page will display in preview) .kth — 288 MB (Only the first page will display in preview) .odp — 288 MB .ppt — 288 MB .pps — 288 MB .ppsm — 288 MB .ppsx — 288 MB .pptm — 288 MB .pptx — 288 MB .xd — 1 GB
Image	For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than the size limit listed in the list below: .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 — 100 MB (Dropbox Professional, Essentials, Standard, Advanced, Business, Business Plus, Enterprise, and Education accounts only.) .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 megapixes .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
Video	For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than 100 GB. Note: File limits are 150 GB with the Dropbox Replay Add-On. .3gp .3gpp .3gpp2 .asf .avi .dv m2t .m4v .mkv .mov .mp4 .mpeg .mpg .mts .mxf (Dropbox Professional, Essentials, Standard, Advanced, Business, Business Plus, Enterprise, and Education accounts only.)
Zip file	For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than 512 MB. You’ll be able to see a list of all folders and files within the zip. .7z .bz .bz2 .cpio .gz .iso .lha .lz .lzh .lzma .rar .tar .taz .tbz .tbz2 .tgz .tlz .txz .tz .xar .xz .z .zip
Audio file	For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than 1 GB. .aac .aif/.aiff .m4a .m4r .mp3 .oga .ogg .wav .wma
Text file	For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than 8 MB. .abap .ada .adp .ahk .as .as3 .asc .ascx .asm .asp .aspx .awk .bash .bash_login .bash_logout .bash_profile .bashrc .bat .bib .bsh .build .builder .c .c++ .capfile .cc .cfc .cfm .cfml .cl .clj .cls .cmake .cmd .coffee .cpp .cpt .cpy .cs .cshtml .cson .csproj .css .csv .ctp .cxx .d .ddl .di .dif .diff .disco .dml .dtd .dtml .el .emakefile .erb .erl .f .f90 .f95 .fs .fsi .fsscript .fsx .gemfile .gemspec .gitconfig .go .groovy .gry .gvy .h .h++ .haml .handlebars .hbs .hcp .hh .hpp .hrl .hs .htc .hxx .idl .iim .inc .inf .ini .inl .ipp .irbrc .jade .jav .java .js .json .jsp .jsx .l .less .lhs .lisp .log .lst .ltx .lua .m .make .markdown .md .mdown .mkdn .ml .mli .mll .mly .mm .mud nfo .opml .org .osascript .out .p .pas .patch .php .php2 .php3 .php4 .php5 .phtml .pl .plist .pm .pod .pp .profile .properties .ps1 .psd1 .psm1 .pt .py .pyw .r .rake .rb .rbx .rc .re .readme .reg .rest .resw .resx .rhtml .rjs .rprofile .rpy .rs .rss .rst .rxml .s .sass .scala .scm .sconscript .sconstruct .script .scss .sgml .sh .shtml .sml .sql .sty .swift .tcl .tex .text .textile .tld .tli .tmpl .tpl .tsx .txt .vb .vi .vim .wsdl .xhtml .xml .xoml .xsd .xsl .xslt .yaml .yaws .yml .zsh
Document	For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than the listed size limits: .csv — 40 MB .doc — 160 MB .docx — 160 MB .docm — 160 MB .eps — 256 MB .hwp — 40 MB .numbers — 40 MB (Only the first page will display in preview.) .ods — 40 MB .odt — 40 MB .otf — 32 MB .pages— 40 MB (Only the first page will display in preview.) .pdf — 500 MB .ps — 256 MB .rtf — 160 MB .sketch — 1 GB .ttf — 32 MB .wpd — 160 MB .xd — 1 GB .xls — 40 MB .xlsm — 40 MB .xlsx — 40 MB
Link	If your saved website has one of the following extensions, it will preview as a shortcut to the website. For the preview to work, your file must be smaller than 10 MB. .url .webloc .website
3D	Note: The 3D file preview feature is only available users on Dropbox Professional, Standard, Advanced, Business, and Business Plus. .stl .obj .step .fbx .3ds .dae .ply