Synapse File Preview

http://Synapse.org supports in-browser preview for a variety of file types so that users can quickly view files without needing to download them. Here's information about preview functionality and what file types are supported.

What File Types Are Supported in Synapse Preview?

Synapse leverages different renderers and utilities to display files directly in the browser. The types supported include:

Common Supported File Types

Type	Supported Extensions / Content Types	Renderer or Notes

Type	Supported Extensions / Content Types	Renderer or Notes
Videos	`.mp4`, `.m4a`, `.m4p`, `.m4b`, `.m4r`, `.m4v`, `.ogv`, `.ogg`, `.webm`	Browser-native
Images	`image/bmp`, `image/jpeg`, `image/png`, `image/gif`, `image/svg+xml`, etc.	Browser-native
PDFs	`application/pdf`	Rendered with `pdf.js`
HTML	Based on content type	Sanitized HTML unless uploaded by a trusted team member
Markdown	`.md`, `.rmd`	Rendered as formatted text
IPython Notebooks	`.ipynb`	Rendered with `nbconvert`
Tiff Images	`.tiff`, `.tif`	Rendered with `UTIF.js`
ZIP Archives	`.zip`	Preview generator creates a CSV listing

< > Code and Script File Support

Synapse supports preview for a broad set of code file types, based on their file extensions:

Languages: .py, .r, .java, .js, .cpp, .c, .sql, .sh, .pl, .xml, .yaml, etc.
Workflow Definitions: .cwl, .wdl, .json
Web Content: .html (as noted above)

Preview for code files typically displays plain-text formatting with syntax highlighting (when applicable).

Reference Links

FileHandle API (Confluence)
Media Type (Wikipedia)