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$ImportFormats

gives a list of import formats currently supported in your Wolfram Language session.

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$ImportFormats

$ImportFormats

gives a list of import formats currently supported in your Wolfram Language session.

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Basic Examples  (1)

The currently supported import formats:

Wolfram Language code: $ImportFormats

Scope  (1)

Check if it is possible to import data from an MP4 file:

Wolfram Language code: MemberQ[$ImportFormats, "MP4"]

Properties & Relations  (2)

$ExportFormats lists formats supported by Export:

Wolfram Language code: $ExportFormats//Short

List formats supported by Import but not Export:

Wolfram Language code: Complement[$ImportFormats, $ExportFormats]
Wolfram Research (1999), $ImportFormats, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ImportFormats.html.

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Wolfram Research (1999), $ImportFormats, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ImportFormats.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1999. "$ImportFormats." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ImportFormats.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1999). $ImportFormats. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ImportFormats.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_$importformats, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$ImportFormats}", year="1999", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ImportFormats.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_$importformats, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$ImportFormats}, year={1999}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ImportFormats.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}