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PFB

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Type 1 PostScript font

File type: Font and typeface file

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

Found 2 different file type records with the same pfb filename suffix.

What is pfb file?

File type category:
Font and typeface file

Date updated: April 17, 2024

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.

How to open pfb file?

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

How to convert pfb file?

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

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Multiplatform

Software apps that create pfb files:

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

Software apps that import pfb files:

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Microsoft Windows

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DESQview data

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: July 29, 2019

Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.

The pfb file extension is associated with the DESQview a text mode multitasking program developed by Quarterdeck Office Systems. The .pfb file stores various data used for internal purposes of the DESQview.

DESQview enjoyed modest popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Running on top of MS-DOS operating system, it allowed users to run multiple DOS programs concurrently in multiple windows.

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