Technical MIME Specification & Web Server Guide

application/x-executable

Technical overview, official IANA specification, header magic bytes, and server configuration snippets for .EXECUTABLE files (EXECUTABLE File Format).

File Extension

.executable

Content-Type Header

Format Category

General Files

Standard Specification

IANA Registered Standard

Description & Usage

Binary or text file format identified by extension .executable

HTTP Server Content-Type Configuration Code

# Nginx mime.types configuration for .executable
types {
    application/x-executable    executable;
}

OS Compatibility Matrix

Windows

macOS

Linux

Android

iOS

Want to test header signatures or binary files?

Run binary magic byte inspection in Magic Byte Detector.

Frequently Asked Questions

The official MIME content type for .executable files is "application/x-executable". Web servers use this header to instruct browsers how to render or process .executable data.