File Types

Opera comes with a default setup for handling files transferred to your computer.

To add your own file types:

  1. Go to Tools > Preferences > File types
  2. Click .
  3. Enter the correctly spelled MIME string you wish to set up.
  4. Enter a list of comma-separated file extensions to associate with the file type, for example "jpeg, jpg, jpe".
  5. Select action Opera should take.
Action Explanation
Show download dialog Display multiple choice dialog on how to handle file.
Open with Opera Opera can show text, markup languages, and images.
Save to disk
  • You can specify a download location for files of a particular type, for example $HOME/download/zip for .zip files.
Open with other application Specify application to use for this file type. You can pass the file address directly to the application (useful with streaming multimedia).
Use plug-in Use a plug-in to view the file

Some servers may be incorrectly set up and tell you that a movie file is a plain text file. Try setting Opera to identify unreliable types by file extension to work around this.

Tip: Type in the "Quick find" field to find the file type you want to edit.

Note: Be careful when editing file types. Opera depends on certain file types in order to work properly.