Which File Types Can Be Previewed in the SystemLink File Viewer?

Updated Mar 24, 2026

Reported In

Software

  • SystemLink Server

Issue Details

  • I am using File Viewer on SystemLink Server Web Application, but only some data formats can be previewed. Which data types are supported?
  • What file types can be previewed from the SystemLink File Viewer?
     

Solution

SystemLink supports the following files for preview in the File Viewer.

 

Image Files:

FormatDescription
.bmpBitmap.
.gifGraphics Interchange Format, an image format for animations.
.jpgJoint Photographic Experts Group.
.pngPortable Network Graphics, an image format that supports transparency.

Table 1: Supported image file formats in the SystemLink File Viewer.

 

Text Files:

FormatDescription
.csvComma-separated values file, a file format for saving tabular data as plain text.
.htmlHypertext Markup Language file.
.pdfPortable Document Format.
.tdmNI file format for saving measurement data.
.tdmsNI file format for saving measurement data.
.txtPlain text file.

Table 2: Supported text file formats in the SystemLink File Viewer.

Note: For SystemLink Server 19.5, .csv file types are not supported in the File Preview.