ChessBase game information data
File type: Game file
A .cbf file is a ChessBase game information file. It stores chess game data for use with ChessBase database software.
The format is associated with ChessBase and ChessBase Light on Microsoft Windows.
Found 4 different file type records with the same cbf filename suffix.
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: October 9, 2026
The .cbf file extension is associated with applications developed by ChessBase GmbH, including ChessBase, a chess database program for Microsoft Windows.
A .cbf file contains information about chess games and is used as part of a ChessBase game collection. It is intended to be handled by the ChessBase software rather than as a general-purpose document.
ChessBase and ChessBase Light are Windows programs associated with this format. The extension is mainly encountered when working with existing ChessBase game data.
Open a .cbf file with ChessBase or ChessBase Light on Microsoft Windows. Use the program's Open command, or open the ChessBase database that contains the file if it is part of a larger collection.
ChessBase can export chess game data to PGN, a widely supported chess-game format. Open the game collection in ChessBase and use its export or save options to create a PGN file.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving cbf files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: September 24, 2026
CBF files package resources required by games built with BioWare's Infinity Engine. The archive may contain data used for areas, characters, graphics, sounds, or other game content.
In Baldur's Gate, CBF files work with the rest of the game's installed data and are read by the game engine during play. They are not user documents or general-purpose archives.
This is a legacy, game-specific format associated with the Microsoft Windows version of Baldur's Gate and other Infinity Engine software.
Launch Baldur's Gate on Microsoft Windows to use a CBF file. The game reads the archive from its installed game data and does not normally require the file to be opened separately.
To inspect its contents, use an Infinity Engine archive or modding tool that explicitly supports CBF files.
CBF files do not have a useful general-purpose conversion format. They are intended to remain as game resource archives.
If individual resources are needed for modding, a compatible Infinity Engine tool may be able to extract them. Extracting the contents is different from converting the CBF archive itself.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving cbf files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: September 24, 2026
The CBF file format stores a calendar created or saved in Calendar Builder. The file is associated with the calendar-building software rather than with a general calendar interchange standard.
Calendar Builder is a Microsoft Windows application, so CBF files are intended for use on Windows with that software.
Open a CBF file in Calendar Builder on Microsoft Windows. Use the application's Open command and select the file.
Open the file in Calendar Builder and use any export or print features provided by that application to create another representation of the calendar.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving cbf files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 2, 2026
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
CoffeeCup Button Factory was a Windows program from CoffeeCup Software for creating buttons for websites. A CBF file stores a button design created in the program.
The format is considered obsolete because Button Factory has been discontinued. It may still be supported in products that replaced Button Factory, but the original software may be required to use some CBF files.
Open the file with CoffeeCup Button Factory on Windows if the software is already installed. Because the program is discontinued, it may not work on current operating systems, although some newer CoffeeCup products may support CBF files.
If the file opens in CoffeeCup Button Factory, use that program's export or save options to produce a supported web image or other output format.
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