This is an experimental technology
Check 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
Plugincontaining information about the plugin itself.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MimeType | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge ? | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Edge Mobile ? | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
description | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 14 | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Edge Mobile ? | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
enabledPlugin | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge ? | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Edge Mobile ? | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
suffixes | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 14 | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Edge Mobile ? | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
type | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 14 | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Edge Mobile ? | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown