Device dependent bitmap graphics
File type: Bitmap image file
Files with ddb extension can be found as images saved in the Device Dependent Bitmap Graphics file format. One of the many image formats.
Found 8 different file type records with the same ddb filename suffix.
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: July 20, 2021
File extension ddb is associated with the Device dependent bitmap graphics file format.It is similar file format to BMP.
A device-dependent bitmap (DDB) is structured in such a way that it matches very closely the form in which the bitmap is finally displayed by the device driver. For this reason the DDB is unlikely to be compatible with other display devices.
A device-independent bitmap (DIB) on the other hand has a logical layout and can be decifered by any device driver. The disadvantage with DIB though is that it is much slower to render onto the device as compared to a DDB.
Use ACDSee or similar image viewer to open and possibly edit *.ddb bitmap graphics files.
Images can usally be converted between various graphics format, provided you find a converter that supports *.dbb files.
Programs for viewing ddb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that print ddb files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 27, 2026
ACT! is a customer relationship management application historically developed and marketed by Sage. The software uses customer and sales databases to manage contact information and related business records.
An .ddb file belongs to an ACT! database and contains sales data. It is a proprietary data file intended for use with ACT! on Microsoft Windows rather than as a general-purpose database format.
Open the file in ACT! on Microsoft Windows. ACT! may require the file to be part of its associated database before it can read the sales data.
Open the database in ACT! and use its export or reporting features to extract the sales records into a format supported by the required application.
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: September 24, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The ddb file extension is associated with the Command & Conquer Renegade 3D first person tactical shooter computer game from Command & Conquer world.
The ddb file is data container including game models, maps, sounds, graphics, textures etc.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ddb files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: September 27, 2026
OCCAM is a parallel programming language developed by INMOS for its Transputer processors. The DDB file stores information used during the debugging of an OCCAM program, allowing the development tools to relate the compiled program to its debugging data. Implementations for other platforms also exist.
OCCAM is based on Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP) and provides features for communicating concurrent processes. It is a procedural language, comparable in this respect to Pascal and similar languages. The name refers to William of Ockham, associated with Occam's Razor.
OCCAM source code uses significant indentation and line formatting: expressions end at the end of a line, and lists of expressions must use the same indentation level. The DDB format belongs to the historical INMOS Transputer development environment and is now a legacy format.
Open a DDB file with the original INMOS Transputer Development System or its OCCAM debugging tools on a platform supported by that legacy software. The file is normally used together with the corresponding compiled program and source files, not opened as a standalone document.
A modern text editor may display its contents, but it may not interpret the debugging information correctly.
There is no generally useful standalone conversion for an INMOS OCCAM debugging-information file. The original development tools can regenerate it when the associated OCCAM source code is rebuilt.
To retain the debugging information, keep the DDB file with the matching compiled program and source files.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: May 17, 2017
The ddb file extension is related to the Pro Tools, a digital audio workstation and music composing software, available for Windows and Mac, developed by Avid.
The ddb file stores database with information for audio project.
Use Pro Tools to work with *.ddb files.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: May 17, 2017
The ddb file extension is related to the Protel (also known Altium Designer), a software for Microsoft Windows, which allows users to create PCB designs.
The ddb file stores design database from Protel 99SE.
Use Altium Designer to work with *.ddb files.
Altium Designer may be able to export ddb files to other formats.
Software applications that can open ddb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit ddb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving ddb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create ddb files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 27, 2026
ProWORX Nxt is Schneider Electric programming software for Modicon PLCs on Microsoft Windows. It supports starting, configuring, testing, and completing PLC programming projects.
A DDB file stores descriptor data used by ProWORX while working with a project. It is a project support file and should generally be kept with the other files that make up the associated project.
Open the associated project in ProWORX or ProWORX Nxt on Microsoft Windows. The software should use the DDB file as part of the project; opening the file by itself may not display useful content.
If the file was separated from its project, place it back in the project folder before opening the project in ProWORX.
A DDB file is a project support file, so it generally has no meaningful standalone conversion. Open the complete project in ProWORX Nxt and use the software's available project or data export functions when moving project information to another supported format.
Do not convert the DDB file alone if the goal is to preserve the project, because the associated project files may also be required.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ddb files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: May 17, 2017
The ddb file extension is associated with the TINA, a PCB designing and simulation software for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by DesignSoft.
The ddb file contains shape library database.
Use TINA to work with *.ddb files.
TINA may be able to export *.ddb files to other formats.
Software applications that can open ddb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit ddb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving ddb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create ddb files:
Microsoft Windows
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