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Paradigm supports a variety of file formats for both search and analysis functionalities. Below, we clarify what each of these capabilities means and how they apply to different formats.

Understanding Search vs. Analysis

  • Search: Format can be indexed and retrieved based on structured content, keywords, metadata and within supported files. This allows users to query their whole knowledge base and quickly find relevant documents without necessarily scoping documents.
  • Analysis: Analysis means the platform can process the full content of a document, including text interpretation, summarization, and contextual insights. The document must be scoped in the query.
Some formats support both search and analysis, while others may only allow search-based retrieval.

Supported File Formats by Category

1. Text & Documents

FormatSearchAnalysis
.pdf (Portable Document Format)
.doc / .docx (Microsoft Word)
.odt (OpenDocument Text)
.md (Markdown)
.txt (Plain Text)
.rtf (Rich Text Format)
.tex (LaTeX)

2. Presentations

FormatSearchAnalysis
.ppt / .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint)
.odp (OpenDocument Presentation)
.pdf (Exported Presentation)
.key (Apple Keynote)

3. Images & Graphics

FormatSearchAnalysis
.jpg / .jpeg (JPEG Image)
.png (Portable Network Graphics)
.gif (Graphics Interchange Format)
.svg (Scalable Vector Graphics)
.bmp (Bitmap)🔄 Candidate🔄 Candidate
.tiff (Tagged Image File Format)🔄 Candidate🔄 Candidate
.webp (WebP Image Format)🔄 Candidate🔄 Candidate

4. Spreadsheets & Tables

FormatSearchAnalysis
.csv (Comma-Separated Values)
(Txt heavy only)
.xls / .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)
(Txt heavy only)
.ods (OpenDocument Spreadsheet)
(Txt heavy only)

5. Code & Development

FormatSearchAnalysis
.html / .xhtml
.css (Cascading Style Sheets)
.js (JavaScript)
.jsx / .tsx (React)
.ts (TypeScript)
.php (PHP)
.py (Python)
.java (Java)
.c / .cpp / .h (C / C++)
.sh (Shell Script)
.json (JavaScript Object Notation)
.yaml / .yml (YAML)
.xml (Extensible Markup Language)
.sql (Structured Query Language)

6. Video & Audio

FormatSearchAnalysis
.mp3 (MPEG Audio Layer III)🔄 Option🔄 Option
.wav (Waveform Audio)🔄 Option🔄 Option
.flac (Free Lossless Audio Codec)🔄 Option🔄 Option
.aac (Advanced Audio Codec)🔄 Option🔄 Option
.mp4 (MPEG-4 Video)
.mov (QuickTime Video)
.avi (Audio Video Interleave)
.mkv (Matroska Video)

What’s Next?

LightOn continuously enhances its platform capabilities, and new formats will be supported over time. If you have specific format requests, feel free to contact our team to discuss potential integration. 📢 Stay tuned for upcoming updates!
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