Resource Interchange File Format
Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) is a generic file container format for storing data in tagged chunks. It is primarily used for audio and video, though it can be used for arbitrary data.
| Internet media type | application/x-riff |
|---|---|
| Initial release | August 1991 |
| Type of format | Container format |
| Extended from | Interchange File Format |
| Extended to | AVI, ANI, PAL, RDIB, RMIDI, RMMP, WAV |
| Open format? | Yes |
| Free format? | Yes |
The Microsoft implementation is mostly known through container formats like AVI, ANI and WAV, which use RIFF as their basis.
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