| Icon | File Type | Extension | Action when selected |
 | Directory | none | Enter the directory |
 | Audio file | various | Start playing the file and show the WPS |
| Bookmark | .bmark | Display all bookmarks for an audio file |
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| Game of Life | .cells | Show the configuration with the “Rocklife” plugin |
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 | Configuration File | .cfg | Load the settings file |
 | Chip8 game | .ch8 | Play the Chip8 game |
| Colours | .colours | Open the colours file for editing. See section 13.1.4. |
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 | Cuesheet | .cue | View the cuesheet file |
| FM Presets | .fmr | Load the FM Presets (previous are discarded) |
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 | Font | .fnt | Change the user interface font to this one |
 | Image | .jpg | View the JPEG image |
| Link | .link | Display list of target files and directories; selecting one jumps to the target. See section 12.3.1. |
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 | Language File | .lng | Load the language file |
 | Playlist | .m3u, .m3u8 | Load the playlist and start playing the first file |
 | Rockbox firmware | .mi4 | Load the new firmware with ROLO |
 | Video | .mpg, .mpeg, .mpv, .m2v | Play the MPEG1/2 video |
 | Plugin | .rock | Start the plugin |
 | Text File | .txt | Display the text file using the text viewer plugin |
| Voice file | .voice | Allow Rockbox to speak menus |
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 | While Playing Screen | .wps | Load the new WPS display configuration |