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Microsoft Object Linking and Embedding data
File type: Document file
Files with ole file extension can be found as Microsoft Object Linking and Embedding files. One of the typical file type in Windows.
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: December 30, 2024
The ole file extension is related to Object Linking and Embedding.
OLE is a technology that allows embedding and linking to documents and other objects developed by Microsoft.
For developers, it brought OLE Control eXtension (OCX), a way to develop and use custom user interface elements. On a technical level, an OLE object is any object that implements the IOleObject interface, possibly along with a wide range of other interfaces, depending on the object's needs.
The *.ole files are used by Microsoft Windows and Office applications for their internal operations with documents and other objects.
This *.ole file type can't be converted to any other file format.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ole files:
Microsoft Windows