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Supported file types

With Sophos Secure Workspace, you can view files of the following types.

View and modify

  • PDF documents: PDF
  • Text: TXT, TEXT, LOG, ASC, DIFF, CONF, PROPERTIES
  • Microsoft Office (requires Sophos Mobile): DOCX, XLSX, PPTX
  • KeePass Password Safe files: KDBX version 3 with encryption AES or ChaCha20
  • Archive files: ZIP (view, extract, create)

View only (with internal viewer)

  • Images: JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF (not animated), TIFF, TIF, BMP, BMPF, ICO, CUR, XBM
  • Hypertext: HTML, HTM, XHTML
  • Audio (Android): all formats and codecs supported by Android
  • Audio (iOS): AAC, MP3, M4A, WAV
  • Archive files: 7z (view, extract)

View only (when shared with external app)

  • Images: JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF (not animated), TIFF, TIF, BMP, BMPF, ICO, CUR, XBM
  • Hypertext: HTML, HTM, XHTML
  • Documents: DOC, DOCX, PAGES
  • Spreadsheets: XLS, XLSX, CSV, NUMBERS
  • Presentations: PPT, PPTX, KEY
  • Rich Text: RTF
  • Video: MOV, MP4, M4V

Note

You can’t view encrypted files with external apps.

Managed mode

When Sophos Secure Workspace is managed by Sophos Mobile, you can view, edit, and create additional file types with the integrated Polaris Office library.

Microsoft Word 97-2013:

File type View (Android) View (iOS) Edit Create
DOC
DOCX
DOT
DOTX

Microsoft Excel 97-2013:

File type View (Android) View (iOS) Edit Create
XLS
XLSX
XLTX
CSV

Microsoft PowerPoint 97-2013:

File type View (Android) View (iOS) Edit Create
PPT
PPTX
PPS
PPSX
POT
POTX