# Allow uploads to other types of files if it is possible

**URL:** <https://support.delta.chat/t/allow-uploads-to-other-types-of-files-if-it-is-possible/426>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 13, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://support.delta.chat/t/allow-uploads-to-other-types-of-files-if-it-is-possible/426 "2019-05-13T16:46:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![anon93826752](https://support.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@anon93826752](https://support.delta.chat/u/anon93826752)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://support.delta.chat/t/allow-uploads-to-other-types-of-files-if-it-is-possible/426/1 "2019-05-13T16:46:25Z")

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Here a list of some common file types:

- Compressed file:  
\*\* 7z  
\*\* bz2  
\*\* gz  
\*\* lz  
\*\* lzma  
\*\* lzo  
\*\* xz  
\*\* z  
\*\* zip
- Image:  
\*\* svg/svgz  
\*\* webp
- Packaged file:  
\*\* cpio  
\*\* tar
- Video:  
\*\* mp4  
\*\* webm

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**Author:** ![Simon](https://support.delta.chat/user_avatar/support.delta.chat/simon/32/287_2.png) [@Simon](https://support.delta.chat/u/Simon)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://support.delta.chat/t/allow-uploads-to-other-types-of-files-if-it-is-possible/426/2 "2019-05-13T17:29:49Z")

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- .7z

Also we should keep in mind that `webp` isn’t supported by every browser yet: [https://caniuse.com/#feat=webp](https://caniuse.com/#feat=webp)

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**Author:** ![anon93826752](https://support.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@anon93826752](https://support.delta.chat/u/anon93826752)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://support.delta.chat/t/allow-uploads-to-other-types-of-files-if-it-is-possible/426/3 "2019-05-13T17:47:15Z")

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Added to the list.

Safari is the only important that don’t support it I think.

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**Author:** ![Simon](https://support.delta.chat/user_avatar/support.delta.chat/simon/32/287_2.png) [@Simon](https://support.delta.chat/u/Simon)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://support.delta.chat/t/allow-uploads-to-other-types-of-files-if-it-is-possible/426/4 "2019-05-13T19:11:15Z")

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It’s not supported in my version of firefox(60.6.1esr (64-bit)), I checked using this site  
[https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/gallery1](https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/gallery1)

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**Author:** ![anon93826752](https://support.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@anon93826752](https://support.delta.chat/u/anon93826752)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://support.delta.chat/t/allow-uploads-to-other-types-of-files-if-it-is-possible/426/5 "2019-05-13T19:12:55Z")

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Oh sorry, Firefox ESR, we would need to wait to Firefox 68 --\> [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox\_68](https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_68)

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**Author:** ![anon93826752](https://support.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@anon93826752](https://support.delta.chat/u/anon93826752)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://support.delta.chat/t/allow-uploads-to-other-types-of-files-if-it-is-possible/426/6 "2019-07-10T19:42:28Z")

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Firefox ESR 68 already released --\> [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/68.0esr/releasenotes/](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/68.0esr/releasenotes/)