This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The MimeType
interface provides contains information about a MIME type associated with a particular plugin. NavigatorPlugins.mimeTypes
returns an array of this object.
Properties
MimeType.type
- Returns the MIME type of the associated plugin.
MimeType.description
- Returns a description of the associated plugin or an empty string if there is none.
MimeType.suffixes
- A string containing valid file extensions for the data displayed by the plugin, or an empty string if an extension is not valid for the particular module. For example, a browser's content decryption module may appear in the plugin list but support more file extensions than can be anticipated. It might therefore return an empty string.
MimeType.enabledPlugin
- Returns an instance of
Plugin
containing information about the plugin itself.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'MimeType' in that specification. | Living Standard | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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MimeType
|
Chrome
Full support Yes |
Edge
Full support ≤18 |
Firefox
Full support Yes |
IE
? |
Opera
Full support Yes |
Safari
Full support Yes |
WebView Android
Full support Yes |
Chrome Android
Full support Yes |
Firefox Android
Full support Yes |
Opera Android
Full support Yes |
Safari iOS
Full support Yes |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support Yes |
description
|
Chrome
Full support Yes |
Edge
Full support 14 |
Firefox
Full support Yes |
IE
? |
Opera
Full support Yes |
Safari
Full support Yes |
WebView Android
Full support Yes |
Chrome Android
Full support Yes |
Firefox Android
Full support Yes |
Opera Android
Full support Yes |
Safari iOS
Full support Yes |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support Yes |
enabledPlugin
|
Chrome
Full support Yes |
Edge
Full support ≤18 |
Firefox
Full support Yes |
IE
? |
Opera
Full support Yes |
Safari
Full support Yes |
WebView Android
Full support Yes |
Chrome Android
Full support Yes |
Firefox Android
Full support Yes |
Opera Android
Full support Yes |
Safari iOS
Full support Yes |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support Yes |
suffixes
|
Chrome
Full support Yes |
Edge
Full support 14 |
Firefox
Full support Yes |
IE
? |
Opera
Full support Yes |
Safari
Full support Yes |
WebView Android
Full support Yes |
Chrome Android
Full support Yes |
Firefox Android
Full support Yes |
Opera Android
Full support Yes |
Safari iOS
Full support Yes |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support Yes |
type
|
Chrome
Full support Yes |
Edge
Full support 14 |
Firefox
Full support Yes |
IE
? |
Opera
Full support Yes |
Safari
Full support Yes |
WebView Android
Full support Yes |
Chrome Android
Full support Yes |
Firefox Android
Full support Yes |
Opera Android
Full support Yes |
Safari iOS
Full support Yes |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
MimeType by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.