AAE sidecar format

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The AAE sidecar format is a form of property list format. It has been reported as present in iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite for transferring non-destructive adjustments in photo editing between systems and apps. It is an XML based format. The .aae file accompanies the actual image which is in a .jpg file.

Identify it

Extensions	`.aae`
MIME types	`application/octet-stream`
Signatures	`3c3f786d6c2076657273696f6e3d` at byte 0 (AAE Sidecar Format) `3c3f786d6c2076657273696f6e3d22312e302220656e636f64696e673d225554462d38223f3e0a` at byte 0
PRONOM	`fmt/980`
Wikidata	`Q27979388`

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Open it

OS X Yosemitereads · Apple Public Source License
Q16973176reads · Apple Public Source License

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Sources

File Formats Wiki
PRONOM fmt/980
Wikidata Q27979388

From Just Solve the File Format Problem (File Formats Wiki), PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-24.

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