diff --git a/mecsimcalc/__init__.py b/mecsimcalc/__init__.py
index eee59c0..693afcc 100644
--- a/mecsimcalc/__init__.py
+++ b/mecsimcalc/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # included in __all__: import using "from mecsimcalc import *" or "import mecsimcalc"
 
-from .file_utils.general_utils import input_to_file
+from .file_utils.general_utils import input_to_file, metadata_to_filetype
 
 from .file_utils.image_utils import input_to_PIL, file_to_PIL, print_image
 
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "input_to_dataframe",
     "file_to_dataframe",
     "input_to_file",
+    "metadata_to_filetype" # Deprecated
     "input_to_PIL",
     "table_to_dataframe",
     "print_dataframe",
diff --git a/mecsimcalc/file_utils/general_utils.py b/mecsimcalc/file_utils/general_utils.py
index 06c47a6..a70266e 100644
--- a/mecsimcalc/file_utils/general_utils.py
+++ b/mecsimcalc/file_utils/general_utils.py
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 import re
 from typing import Union, Tuple
 from mimetypes import guess_type, guess_extension
+from warnings import warn
 
-# This is only nessesary for python 3.6
+# This is only necessary for python 3.6
 EXTENSION_MAP = {
     ".jpe": ".jpg",
     ".htm": ".html",
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
 }
 
 def input_to_file(
-    input_file: str, get_file_extension: bool = False
+    input_file: str, get_file_extension: bool = False, metadata: bool = False
 ) -> Union[io.BytesIO, Tuple[io.BytesIO, str]]:
     """
     >>> input_to_file(
@@ -68,6 +69,47 @@ def input_to_file(
     
     extension = guess_extension(guess_type(meta_data)[0])
     extension = EXTENSION_MAP.get(extension, extension) # Only necessary for python 3.6
-
+    
+    # Deprecated
+    if metadata:
+        return (file_data, meta_data)
+    
     return (file_data, extension) if get_file_extension else file_data
 
+# Deprecated
+def metadata_to_filetype(metadata: str) -> str:
+    """
+    # Deprecated
+    >>> metadata_to_filetype(metadata: str) -> str
+
+    Extracts the file type from the metadata string.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    metadata : str
+        A metadata string typically in the form `Data:<MIME type>;base64,`
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    * `str` :
+        The extracted file type (e.g., 'csv'). For a Microsoft Excel file, it returns 'xlsx'.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> input_file = inputs["input_file"]
+    >>> open_file, metadata = msc.input_to_file(input_file, metadata=True)
+    >>> file_type = msc.metadata_to_filetype(metadata)
+    >>> print(file_type)
+    'jpeg'
+    """
+    warn("metadata_to_filetype is deprecated. Use guess_extension instead.", DeprecationWarning)
+    
+    # Extract mime type from metadata
+    match = re.search(r"/(.+);base64,", metadata)
+    file_type = match[1] if match else ""
+
+    # Convert the file type to a more common format
+    if file_type == "vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet":
+        file_type = "xlsx"
+        
+    return file_type
diff --git a/mecsimcalc/file_utils/image_utils.py b/mecsimcalc/file_utils/image_utils.py
index f052fdc..6c219a9 100644
--- a/mecsimcalc/file_utils/image_utils.py
+++ b/mecsimcalc/file_utils/image_utils.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def file_to_PIL(file: io.BytesIO) -> Image.Image:
 
 
 def input_to_PIL(
-    input_file: str, get_file_extension: bool = False
+    input_file: str, get_file_extension: bool = False, get_file_type: bool = False
 ) -> Union[Image.Image, Tuple[Image.Image, str]]:
     """
     >>> input_to_PIL(
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ def input_to_PIL(
 
     (image is now ready to be used with Pillow functions)
     """
+    # get_file_type is deprecated
+    get_file_extension = get_file_extension or get_file_type
+    
     # Get file extension from metadata
     file_data = input_to_file(input_file)
     image = file_to_PIL(file_data)
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@ def print_image(
     download: bool = False,
     download_text: str = "Download Image",
     download_file_name: str = "myimg",
+    download_file_type: str = None,
 ) -> Union[str, Tuple[str, str]]:
     """
     >>> print_image(
@@ -158,6 +162,8 @@ def print_image(
     }
 
     """
+    # download_file_type is deprecated
+    
     # get metadata (file type) from image
     dummy_filename = f"dummy.{image.format.lower()}"
     mime_type, _ = guess_type(dummy_filename)
diff --git a/mecsimcalc/file_utils/spreadsheet_utils.py b/mecsimcalc/file_utils/spreadsheet_utils.py
index f04077c..e0ba8ca 100644
--- a/mecsimcalc/file_utils/spreadsheet_utils.py
+++ b/mecsimcalc/file_utils/spreadsheet_utils.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def file_to_dataframe(file: io.BytesIO) -> pd.DataFrame:
 
 
 def input_to_dataframe(
-    input_file: str, get_file_extension: bool = False
+    input_file: str, get_file_extension: bool = False, get_file_type: bool = False
 ) -> Union[pd.DataFrame, Tuple[pd.DataFrame, str]]:
     """
     >>> input_to_dataframe(
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ def input_to_dataframe(
     0  1  2  3
     1  4  5  6
     """
+    # get_file_type is deprecated
+    get_file_extension = get_file_extension or get_file_type
+    
     # converts input file into a dataframe
     file_data, file_extension = input_to_file(input_file, get_file_extension=True)