Ability Database database
File type: Database file
Files with adb extension can be often encountered as databases made and saved using Ability Database software.
Found 9 different file type records with the same adb filename suffix.
File type category:
Database file
Date updated: July 29, 2021
File extension adb seems to be mainly used for the main database format of Ability Database program that is part of Ability Office, a British alternative office suite from Ability Plus Software.
Use Ability Database, part of Ability Office to open and work with the *.adb files.
You most like can export *.adb databases to CSV or other common database formats with the original program.
Software applications that can open adb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit adb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving adb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create adb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that print adb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving adb files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: April 9, 2018
The adb file extension is associated with the ACT!, an user-friendly contact and customer manager for Microsoft Windows operating system.
The adb file stores various data used for internal purposes of the ACT!.
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: August 23, 2017
The adb file extension is associated with the Ada, an object-oriented computer programming language based on Pascal originally targeted at embedded and real-time systems.
The adb file stores package body.
Use compatible tools to work with *.adb files.
Conversion to other formats is not possible.
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: September 25, 2018
The adb file extension is associated with Adlib Express, a server-based document-to-PDF transformation application that automates the conversion, assembly, and enhancement of documents into searchable PDF or PDF/A files.
The adb file stores stamped PDF document.
Use Adlib Express to open *.adb stamped PDF documents.
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Software applications that can open adb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit adb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving adb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create adb files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Configuration file
Date updated: October 2, 2026
The ADB file extension is associated with the Advanced Integrated Maintenance Support System (AIMSS), an interactive electronic technical manual authoring toolset. An .adb file stores the runtime configuration for an AIMSS project.
The file supports the project when it is run in AIMSS on Microsoft Windows.
Open or use an .adb file with AIMSS on Microsoft Windows. The file is intended to be loaded as part of its associated AIMSS project.
An .adb file is a runtime project configuration file, not a document format intended for export. It has no meaningful standalone conversion; retain it with the associated AIMSS project and use AIMSS to manage the project configuration.
Software apps that create adb files:
Microsoft Windows
AIMSS
Software apps that manage or store settings in adb files:
Microsoft Windows
AIMSS
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 25, 2017
The adb file extension is associated with ALLDATA, a software used for repair information and solutions to the professional automotive service industry.
The adb file stores various data used for internal purposes of the ALLDATA software.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving adb files:
Microsoft Windows
On-line services
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: April 16, 2019
The adb file extension is associated with the Alphacam, a CAD/CAM software solution for Microsoft Windows used in Woodworking industry.
The adb file stores die-cut VB macro used to automate processes in the Alphacam.
Use Alphacam to open *.adb macro files.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 2, 2026
The ADB file extension is associated with the HP 100LX, a personal digital assistant developed by Hewlett-Packard and released in 1993. The file stores appointment data for the device's built-in Appointment Book software.
The HP 100LX runs on MS-DOS. This is a legacy, device-specific database format rather than a general-purpose calendar format, and it is no longer commonly used on current systems.
Open the file on an HP 100LX using the device's built-in Appointment Book application. The file may need to be placed in the location expected by the application.
Modern desktop programs generally do not support this legacy format directly. If the original device is unavailable, a compatible HP 100LX environment or a backup of the device may be required.
There is no commonly available modern converter for the HP 100LX ADB format. Open the file with the original Appointment Book application and transfer or re-enter the appointment data in another calendar application.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 17, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The adb file extension is associated with the Now Up-to-Date & Contact, a software for Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X (macOS) operating systems that allows users to manage its contacts and time schedule.
The *.adb file stores template of address book.
The software is obsolete. A Now Software was acquired Qualcomm.
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