---
title: "Media items"
slug: "media-items"
abstract: "A media item is composed of several fields and it always has a file attached to the Media field."
media: legacy Media Library
---

# Media items

In Sitecore, there is a difference between _media files_ and _media items_. An image or video file that is stored on your computer is called a media file. When you upload the media file to the legacy [Media library](https://doc.sitecore.com/sai/en/users/sitecoreai/manage-media/media-library.html "Media library"), the file is attached to a media item and is from then on referred to as a media item.

A media item can be an image, a document, a video, or an audio file. It is composed of several fields and it always has a file attached to the **Media** field.

Media items can be:

- Images — .`jpeg`, .`jpg`, .`gif`, .`png`, .`svg`, .`bmp`, .`webp`, and other formats.
- Microsoft Word documents — .`doc` and .`docx` files.
- .pdf documents.
- Videos — .`mpeg`, .`wmv`, and other formats.
- Audio files — .`mp3` and other audio formats.

You can store and manage your media items in the legacy Media library.

> [!note]
> When opening the legacy Media Library in Forms to select a media item, only the items in the following formats are available for use: .`jpeg`, .`gif`, .`png`, and .`webp`.

> [!note]
> When [opening](https://doc.sitecore.com/sai/en/users/sitecoreai/build-pages/adding-content-to-a-page/add-a-media-file-to-a-page.html "Add a media file to a page") the legacy Media library in the Page builder to select a media item, only the items in the following formats are available for use: .`jpeg`, .`jpg`, .`gif`, .`png`, .`svg`, .`bmp`, .`webp`, .`pdf`, .`doc`, and .`docx`.
>
> To include the other types of media items (such as videos) in a page, use the Content Editor, or make your files available as external links.

> [!important]
> Media items published from the legacy Media library through Experience Edge are delivered via public CDN URLs, making them suitable for public-facing content. Content that requires restricted access, such as intranet assets, requires a different delivery approach.