Supported Git File Types

This page lists which file types can be previewed directly in the Capable Git browser and macros, and which are not supported.

Markdown

Extensions: .md, .markdown, .mdx
Behavior: Rendered as rich Markdown.

Diagrams

Rendered inline as diagrams where supported.

Mermaid: .mermaid, .mmd
PlantUML: .plantuml, .puml
Graphviz/DOT: .dot, .gv
D2: .d2
DBML: .dbml
Excalidraw: .excalidraw
BPMN: .bpmn
Bytefield: .bytefield
ERD: .erd
Symbolator: .symbolator
C4-PlantUML: .c4plantuml
Blockdiag family: .blockdiag, .actdiag, .seqdiag, .packetdiag, .nwdiag, .rackdiag
Vega/Vega-Lite: .vega.json, .vegalite.json

Notes:

Some specialized diagram types may require valid syntax to render. Invalid content will show as plain text or an error.

Code (syntax-highlighted)

Common languages are syntax-highlighted when previewed.

JavaScript/TypeScript: .js, .jsx, .ts, .tsx
Python: .py
Java: .java
C/C++: .c, .cpp
C#: .cs
Go: .go
Rust: .rs
Ruby: .rb
PHP: .php
Swift: .swift
Kotlin: .kt
Scala: .scala
Shell: .sh, .bash, .zsh
SQL: .sql
R: .r
MATLAB/Octave: .m
Perl: .pl
Lua: .lua
Dart: .dart
Vue: .vue

Configuration and Data

Displayed with appropriate formatting or syntax highlighting.

JSON: .json
YAML: .yaml, .yml
TOML: .toml
INI/CFG/CONF: .ini, .cfg, .conf
ENV: .env

Markup and Stylesheets

HTML: .html, .htm
XML/SVG: .xml, .svg
CSS/SCSS/SASS/LESS: .css, .scss, .sass, .less

Images

Rendered inline as images.

.png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .webp, .bmp, .ico, .svg

Plain text (fallback)

Files without a recognized type above are displayed as plain text when possible.

Not Supported (will not render inline)

These formats are treated as binary or unsupported and will not preview inline. You can still link to or reference them, but they won’t render inside the page/modal.

Documents: .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx
Archives: .zip, .tar, .gz, .bz2, .7z, .rar
Executables/Installers: .exe, .dll, .dmg, .pkg, .iso
WebAssembly: .wasm

Notes and limitations

Large files or extremely long lines may be truncated for performance.
Private repositories and branches will only render for users who already have access via their own account.
For diagrams, ensure the file contains valid syntax for the declared format.