.ply
1 claimant
1 primary
0 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.
2.2M
total files
1.3M
first seen 2021–2025 (59.7%)
2021
median year (half its files since)
Case variants in archive: .ply (2.2M), .PLY (1.9K), .Ply (7), .pLy (1) — aggregated above.
Attribution status
This extension is attributed to ply as primary by 1 authoritative claim.
Authoritative sources: ✗ Linguist · no claim ✗ Pygments · no claim ✓ Wikidata · Q3077345 ✗ Wikipedia · no claim
Claimants (1)
Languages that list
.ply among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| ply | wikidata | primary |
Wikidata says… (7)
File formats, image formats, audio codecs and other non-PL
entities that claim
.ply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polygon File Format Q3077345 file format | file format | — | application/octet-stream | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| MSX SME 3 music Q105864368 file format | file format | — | application/octet-stream | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| PlayStation RSD Polygons (gen) Q105860279 file format | file format | — | text/plain | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
SWH-mined examples (0)
No archived examples for .ply in our local mirror yet.