Google Search - how to search specific file type

In this article, we would like to show you how to search for a specific file type in Google Search.

To find a specific file type in Google we use filetype: operator with the file type we want to search.

PDF file search example:

DOC file search example:

PPT file search example:

Note: 

You can also use ext which is undocumented alias for filetype.

Go to the Settings -> Advanced search

Then choose a file format 

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