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Format

Microsoft Project

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Summary

Name
Microsoft Project
Version
1
Identifiers
  • MIME: application/vnd.ms-project
  • PUID: fmt/2027
Format type
Text (Structured)
Description
Microsoft Project is a project management software program developed by Microsoft. The first Windows version was released in 1990, and was labelled version 1 for Windows.
File extensions
mpp
Source
National Library of Australia / National Library of Australia

Internal signatures

Microsoft Project v.1

Note
Absolute from beginning of file, magic bytes: ...ò.JLBM..>d

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
000006F2004A4C424D01003E64
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V121

    Release date
    24 September 2025

    Microsoft Project 1: Removed whitespace from the file format heading. Submitted by Preservica.

  • Added in V120

    Release date
    25 February 2025

    Microsoft Project v.1: Signature researched and samples provided by National Library of Australia.

    Microsoft Project v.1: Full entry added. Submitted by National Library of Australia.