.inf
3 claimants
1 primary
2 secondary
unambiguous primary
SWH popularity
Distinct files in the full Software Heritage archive (2026-06-04 export), dated by first appearance, following Desmazières, Di Cosmo, Lorentz (MSR 2025). Case-aggregated. citation.
652.7K
total files
260.8K
first seen 2021–2025 (40.0%)
2020
median year (half its files since)
Case variants in archive: .inf (629.0K), .INF (22.4K), .Inf (1.2K), .iNF (15), .INf (1) — aggregated above.
Attribution status
This extension is attributed to Inform as primary by 1 authoritative claim.
Authoritative sources: ✗ Linguist · no claim △ Pygments · secondary ✓ Wikidata · Q539268 ✗ Wikipedia · no claim
Claimants (3)
Languages that list
.inf among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Inform | wikidata | primary |
| HAProxy | pygments | secondary |
| ini | pygments | secondary |
Wikidata says… (8)
File formats, image formats, audio codecs and other non-PL
entities that claim
.inf on Wikidata
(property P1195) or in the Wikipedia infobox.
Source: data/derived/external_extension_index.csv.
Click Use as new PL on any row to open the
Add-PL form pre-filled with that entry's name, Wikipedia/Wikidata
URL, and this extension — one submission creates the PL + claim.
| Format | Class (Wikidata P31) | Suggested label | MIME | Notes | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Presentation Facility Q1662484 file format | file format; online help | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| Windows Setup Information File Q16996920 file format | file format | — | application/inf; application/x-setupscript; application/x-wine-extension-inf; text/x-inf | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| Adobe Type Manager Font Information Q105858089 file format | file format | — | application/octet-stream | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
SWH-mined examples (0)
No archived examples for .inf in our local mirror yet.