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Supported formats

Datagrok supports over 50 file formats, including domain-specific like SDF, FASTA, and others. It also understands how data is structured or represented within those files (e.g., assay plates within an XLSX, SDTM conventions within a CSV, and notations like SMILES and HELM).

Structured and analytical data

Tabular and semi-structured data

FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.csvComma-separated values--
.tsvTab-separated values--
.txtPlain text--
.xlsxMicrosoft Excel--
.d42Datagrok [dashboadr]--
.jsonJavaScript Object Notation--
.xml Extensible Markup Language--
.HTMLHyperText Markup Language--

Statistical and scientific formats

FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.rds, .rdaR serialized data--
.matMATLAB array and matrix data--
.h5Hierarchical data in HDF5--
.nc, .netcdfNetCDF scientific data file--
.sas7bdatSAS database file--
.kxlKeyCreator engineering data format--
.pzfxPrism 5Curves
.prismPrism 10Prism

Columnar and database formats

FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.parquetColumnar storage formatArrow
.featherArrow-based binary formatArrow
.sqliteSQLite databaseSQLite

Archives and packaging

FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.zipZIP archive (auto-extracted for supported types)--
.tarTape archive--
.gz, .gzipGzip-compressed files--

Notebooks and documents

Notebooks and computations

FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.ipynbJupyter NotebookNotebooks
.ivpInteractive differential equationsDiff Studio

Docs and reports

FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.pdfPortable Document FormatFile Editors
.docxMicrosoft Word documentFile Editors
.texLaTeX Source FileFile Editors

Domain-specific formats

Cheminformatics

Molecular structures

FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.sdf, .sd Structure-data fileChem
.molMDL MolfileChem
.mol2SYBYL molecule representationChem
.smiSMILES file formatChem
SMILESLinear representation of molecular structureChem
SMARTSSubstructure search patternsChem
InChI, InChIKeyIUPAC identifiersChem
SMIRKSReaction transformation notationChem

Bioinformatics

Macromolecules and sequences

FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.fastaFASTA format (fa, fna, ffn, faa, frn, fa, fst)Bio
HELMBiopolymer notation for peptides and oligonucleotidesBio
BILNLinear notation for complex biopolymersBio

Phylogenetic trees

FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.nwk, .newickNewick format for phylogenetic treesPhyloTree Viewer

3D structures and density maps

Macromolecular structure formats
FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.pdbProtein structure (coordinates only)Biostructure Viewer
.pdbqtPDB with charges and atom typesBiostructure Viewer
.cifCrystallographic dataBiostructure Viewer
.cifCoreCore crystallographic dataBiostructure Viewer
.mcifMacromolecular crystallographic dataBiostructure Viewer
.mmcifMacromolecular crystallographic dataBiostructure Viewer
.mmtfCompressed macromolecular structure formatBiostructure Viewer
.entLegacy PDB structure fileBiostructure Viewer
Electron density and volumetric data
FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.ccp4Electron density mapBiostructure Viewer
.brixElectron density mapBiostructure Viewer
.mrcElectron density volumeBiostructure Viewer
.xplorElectron density mapBiostructure Viewer
.cub, .cube3D orbital or charge density gridBiostructure Viewer
.dsn6 Ribbons-format electron mapBiostructure Viewer
Simulation and topology formats
FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.groGROMACS structure fileBiostructure Viewer
.top GROMACS topology definitionBiostructure Viewer
.prmtopAMBER force field topologyBiostructure Viewer
.parm7AMBER topology fileBiostructure Viewer
.psf CHARMM or NAMD structure topologyBiostructure Viewer
.cnsNMR structure description for CNSBiostructure Viewer
3D mesh formats
FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.obj 3D mesh geometryBiostructure Viewer
.plyPolygon mesh dataBiostructure Viewer
.xyzAtomic coordinates in XYZ formatBiostructure Viewer

Bioassays and experimental data

FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.xlsxAssay plate data (auto-detected in file)Curves

Spectroscopy and NMR

FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.jdx Spectroscopy data (JCAMP-DX)Chem Spectra Viewer
.dxNMR spectroscopy data (JCAMP-DX variant)NMRium
.nmriumNMR experiment data for NMRIum viewerNMRium

Biosignals

FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.edfMultichannel biosignal recordings (e.g., EEG, EMG)--

Clinical and regulatory data

FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.csvSDTM-formatted datasets (auto-detected from folder structure)Clinical Case

Geospatial formats

FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.kmlGeospatial annotation file (Google Earth)GIS
.kmzCompressed geospatial annotation fileGIS
.geojsonGeospatial data encoded in JSONGIS
.topojsonCompressed topological geospatial dataGIS

Images and diagrams

FormatDescriptionRequired plugins
.jpg, .jpegPhoto, scan
.pngScreenshot, icon, UI graphic
.svgLogo, diagram, UI asset
.bmpRaw pixel data
.excalidrawJSON-based vector drawingsExcalidraw