Files with pfb extension can be found as Adobe Type 1 PostScript fonts. One of the many font formats.

There is one other file type using
the PFB file extension!

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Software that open pfb file

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PFB file extension - Type 1 PostScript font

What is pfb file? How to open pfb files?

File type specification:

Font and typeface file type icon Font and typeface file type

pfb file icon: pfb filetype icon

File extension pfb is traditionally used for Adobe Type Manager Type 1 PostScript font file format.

Adobe Type 1 font format for single-byte digital fonts for use with Adobe Type Manager software and with PostScript printers. It can support font hinting.

PFB was originally a proprietary format but Adobe released the specification to third-party font manufacturers provided that all Type 1 fonts adhere to it.

The default software associated to open pfb file:

Adobe Type Manager picture or screenshot

Adobe Systems Incorporated logoAdobe Type Manager  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Type Manager (ATM) is used to generate high-quality screen font bitmaps from the PostScript outlines in Type 1 or OpenType format. It is discontinued product.

Adobe Type Manager for Mac picture or screenshot

Adobe Systems Incorporated logoAdobe Type Manager for Mac  Apple macOS / Mac OS X software

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Type Manager (ATM) is used to generate high-quality screen font bitmaps from the PostScript outlines in Type 1 or OpenType format. It is discontinued product that was also available for Mac.

Related articles:

How to install new fonts in Windows

How to install new fonts in Mac OS X

How to install new fonts in Linux

Help how to open:

Typically fonts can be imported to operating system or individual programs so they can be used from the font library.

How to convert:

Fonts can be converted between various formats with some kind of dedicated font software like Fontographer or similar.

Find conversions from pfb file:

pfb to afs

pfb to otf

pfb to pdf

pfb to ttf

Find converter to pfb file type:

ttf to pfb

List of software applications associated to the .pfb file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open pfb file, edit pfb file, convert pfb file, view pfb file, play pfb file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting pfb files.

Software that open pfb file - Type 1 PostScript font

Programs supporting the exension pfb on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open pfb file action.

Microsoft Windows:

Main software associated with pfb file by default:
Adobe Type Manager
Other suggested software:
TypeTool
Fontographer

Apple macOS / Mac OS X:

Main software associated with pfb file by default:
Adobe Type Manager for Mac
Other suggested software:
TypeTool for Mac
Fontographer for Mac small icon Fontographer for Mac

Multiplatform:

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