.shx
1 claimant
0 primary
1 secondary
secondary-only
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.
1.1M
total files
629.5K
first seen 2021–2025 (57.9%)
2022
median year (half its files since)
Case variants in archive: .shx (1.1M), .SHX (2.6K), .Shx (34), .shX (11), .SHx (1), .sHx (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
.shx among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| shapefile | wikidata | secondary |
Wikidata says… (6)
File formats, image formats, audio codecs and other non-PL
entities that claim
.shx 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 ↗ |
| AutoCAD Compiled Shape (Bigfont) v1.0 Q105852351 file format | file format | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| AutoCAD Compiled Shape (Unifont) Q105852941 file format | file format | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
SWH-mined examples (0)
No archived examples for .shx in our local mirror yet.