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+# List of MIME types to announce in the desktop file, to let desktop
+# environments and browsers know which file types to pass on to VLC.
+
+# Ogg Vorbis and Theora (Xiph family)
+application/ogg # IANA-registered
+application/x-ogg
+audio/ogg # IANA-registered
+audio/x-vorbis
+audio/x-vorbis+ogg
+video/ogg # IANA-registered
+video/x-ogm+ogg
+video/x-theora+ogg
+video/x-theora
+audio/x-speex
+audio/opus # IANA-registered
+
+# FLAC lossless audio
+application/x-flac
+audio/flac
+audio/x-flac
+
+# Microsoft audio and video
+# ASF
+audio/x-ms-asf
+audio/x-ms-asx
+audio/x-ms-wax
+audio/x-ms-wma
+video/x-ms-asf
+video/x-ms-asf-plugin
+video/x-ms-asx
+video/x-ms-wm
+video/x-ms-wmv
+video/x-ms-wmx
+video/x-ms-wvx
+# AVI et al.
+video/x-msvideo
+audio/x-pn-windows-acm
+video/divx
+video/msvideo
+video/vnd.divx
+video/x-avi
+
+# Real audio and video
+application/vnd.rn-realmedia # RM
+application/vnd.rn-realmedia-vbr # RMVB
+audio/vnd.rn-realaudio
+audio/x-pn-realaudio
+audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin
+audio/x-real-audio
+audio/x-realaudio
+video/vnd.rn-realvideo
+
+# MPEG related audio, video and transport
+# MPEG-2
+audio/mpeg # IANA-registered
+audio/mpg # IANA-registered
+audio/mp1
+audio/mp2
+audio/mp3
+audio/x-mp1
+audio/x-mp2
+audio/x-mp3
+audio/x-mpeg
+audio/x-mpg
+video/mp2t # TS
+video/mpeg
+video/mpeg-system
+video/x-mpeg
+video/x-mpeg2
+video/x-mpeg-system
+# MP4
+application/mpeg4-iod # IANA-registered
+application/mpeg4-muxcodetable
+application/x-extension-m4a
+application/x-extension-mp4
+audio/aac
+audio/m4a
+audio/mp4 # IANA-registered
+audio/x-m4a
+audio/x-aac
+video/mp4 # IANA-registered
+video/mp4v-es
+video/x-m4v
+
+# Apple QuickTime (MOV)
+application/x-quicktime-media-link
+application/x-quicktimeplayer
+video/quicktime # IANA-registered
+
+# Matroska container format
+application/x-matroska
+audio/x-matroska
+video/x-matroska
+
+# WebM (Matroska + Vorbis/Opus + VP8/9)
+video/webm
+audio/webm
+
+# 3GPP related
+audio/3gpp # IANA-registered
+audio/3gpp2 # IANA-registered
+audio/AMR # IANA-registered
+audio/AMR-WB # IANA-registered
+audio/amr
+audio/amr-wb
+video/3gp
+video/3gpp
+video/3gpp2
+
+# URI scheme handlers (ie IP protocol support)
+x-scheme-handler/mms # MMS
+x-scheme-handler/mmsh # MMS over HTTP
+x-scheme-handler/rtsp # RSTP
+x-scheme-handler/rtp
+x-scheme-handler/rtmp
+x-scheme-handler/icy # Icecast
+x-scheme-handler/icyx # Icecast
+
+# Linux desktop environment hooks for ISOs etc.
+x-content/video-vcd
+x-content/video-svcd
+x-content/video-dvd
+x-content/audio-cdda
+x-content/audio-player
+
+# Playlists / text/xml list with URLs
+application/ram # Realaudio Metadata
+application/xspf+xml
+audio/mpegurl
+audio/x-mpegurl
+audio/scpls
+audio/x-scpls
+text/google-video-pointer
+text/x-google-video-pointer
+video/vnd.mpegurl # IANA-registered
+application/vnd.apple.mpegurl # HLS / M3U8
+application/vnd.ms-asf # ZPL/WVX
+application/vnd.ms-wpl # WPL
+application/sdp # SDP for RT*P
+
+# Digital Video
+audio/dv # IANA-registered
+video/dv # IANA-registered
+
+# IFF related formats
+audio/x-aiff
+audio/x-pn-aiff
+video/x-anim
+
+# NullSoft video
+video/x-nsv
+
+# Autodesk animation format
+video/fli
+video/flv
+video/x-flc
+video/x-fli
+video/x-flv
+
+# Audio sample formats
+audio/wav
+audio/x-pn-au
+audio/x-pn-wav
+audio/x-wav
+
+# Raw audio
+audio/ac3 # IANA AC3
+audio/eac3 # IANA E-AC3
+audio/vnd.dts # IANA DTS Audio
+audio/vnd.dts.hd # IANA DTS-HD
+audio/vnd.dolby.heaac.1 # IANA Dolby HeAAC
+audio/vnd.dolby.heaac.2 # IANA Dolby HeAAC
+audio/vnd.dolby.mlp # IANA MLP/TrueHD
+audio/basic # IANA mulaw
+audio/midi
+# Weird audio formats
+audio/x-ape
+audio/x-gsm
+audio/x-musepack
+audio/x-tta
+audio/x-wavpack
+audio/x-shorten
+
+# Adobe Flash player related
+application/x-shockwave-flash
+application/x-flash-video
+
+# SHOUTcast 2
+misc/ultravox
+
+# RealPix
+image/vnd.rn-realpix
+
+# Modplug / GME
+audio/x-it
+audio/x-mod
+audio/x-s3m
+audio/x-xm
+
+# From the totem desktop file in Debian. These need more work.
+application/mxf # IANA-registered
+#application/smil # IANA-registered
+#application/smil+xml # IANA-registered
+#application/x-netshow-channel
+#application/x-shorten
+#application/x-smil
+#audio/prs.sid # IANA-registered
+#audio/x-sbc
+#audio/x-stm
+#image/x-pict
+#video/vivo
+#video/vnd.vivo # IANA-registered
+#video/x-flic
+#video/x-totem-stream
+#x-scheme-handler/net
+#x-scheme-handler/pnm
+#x-scheme-handler/uvox
+#
+#application/streamingmedia
+#application/x-streamingmedia
+#audio/rn-mpeg
+#audio/x-pn-windows-pcm
+#video/x-ms-afs
+#video/x-ms-wvxvideo