.vdf
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.
115.6K
total files
103.3K
first seen 2021–2025 (89.4%)
2024
median year (half its files since)
Case variants in archive: .vdf (115.3K), .VDF (229), .Vdf (5), .VdF (1) — aggregated above.
Attribution status
This extension is attributed to Valve Data Format as primary by 1 authoritative claim.
Authoritative sources: ✓ Linguist ✗ Pygments · no claim ✗ Wikidata · no claim ✗ Wikipedia · no claim
Claimants (1)
Languages that list
.vdf among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Valve Data Format | linguist | primary |
Wikidata says… (1)
File formats, image formats, audio codecs and other non-PL
entities that claim
.vdf on Wikidata
(property P1195) or in the Wikipedia infobox.
Source: data/derived/external_extension_index.csv.
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| Format | Class (Wikidata P31) | Suggested label | MIME | Notes | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VersaCheck Data File Q116851698 file format | file format | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
SWH-mined examples (0)
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