PowerShell File Extensions

Sources:

• PowerShell Filename Extensions - Wikipedia

Extension	Description
.ps1	Default PowerShell Script File
.psd1	PowerShell Data File or a Module Manifest
.psm1	PowerShell Script Module File
.dll	Windows Dynamic Link Library Compliant Binary Module File
.ps1xml	PowerShell Format and Type Definitions File
.xml	XML-Compliant Serialized Data File
.json	JSON-Compliant Serialized Data File
.yml	YAML-Compliant Serialized Data File
.psc1	Console File
.pssc	Session Configuration File
.psrc	Role Capability File

Notes

• The .dll, Dynamic Link Library (DLL) file extension is not PowerShell-specific. It is a generic format for storing compiled .NET assembly code.
• The .xml, json, and .yml file extensions are not PowerShell-specific. These are popular information interchange file formats.