Supported File Formats

Required Files

Only a data file is required for creating projects. All other files are optional.

Data / Metadata File Formats

• Comma-separated values (.csv)

• Tab-separated values (.tsv)

• Microsoft Excel Office Open XML (.xlsx) or Excel Spreadsheet (.xls)

• OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods)

• dBase database (.dbf)

• Google Sheets (learn how to link Microreact to GoogleSheets)

Note that .txt is not a supported file type. .txt files must be converted to a supported file type before upload. (TIP: In some cases, this is as simple as changing the extension on your file.)

Tree File Formats

• Newick format (.nwk, .newick, .tre, .nhx, .tree, or .treefile)

• Nexus format (.nex or .nexus)

Network File Formats

• DOT graph description language (.dot, .gv)

Geographical Features

• GeoJSON (.geojson or .geo.json)

.microreact files

• A previously saved microreact project (.microreact)