.shp
1 claimant
0 primary
1 secondary
secondary-only
SWH popularity
From the SWH-MSR-ARV dataset (Desmazières, Di Cosmo, Lorentz, MSR 2025; file nb_extensions_alphanum.csv) — one row per (ext, year) in the full SWH archive. Case-aggregated. citation.
735.7K
total occurrences
334.7K
since 2019 (45.5%)
1970–2023
years active
Case variants in archive: .shp (718.2K), .SHP (17.5K), .Shp (23), .sHp (1), .shP (1) — aggregated above.
Attribution status
This extension is attributed to shapefile — every claim across all sources (including secondary ones) points to a single language.
Authoritative sources: ✗ Linguist · no claim ✗ Pygments · no claim △ Wikidata · secondary ✗ Wikipedia · no claim
Claimants (1)
Languages that list
.shp among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| shapefile | wikidata | secondary |
Wikidata says… (5)
File formats, image formats, audio codecs and other non-PL
entities that claim
.shp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shapefile Q278934 package of file formats which together define geographic features | file format; data pack | — | application/vnd.dbf; application/vnd.shp; application/vnd.shx | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| 3D Studio Shapes Q51753051 file format | file format | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| PrintMaster Graphics file Q28207085 file format | file format | — | application/octet-stream | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
SWH-mined examples (0)
No archived examples for .shp in our local mirror yet.