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Microsoft Linker input library data
File type: Source code and script file
Files with lib extension can be often found as various input linker libraries from Microsoft Linker, which is a part of Microsoft Visual Studio development environment.
Found 12 different file type records with the same lib filename suffix.
What is lib file?
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: September 9, 2024
File extension lib is used for one of the many possible types of Linker Input files, most notably based on Microsoft Visual Studio.
LINK accepts COFF standard libraries and COFF import libraries, both of which usually have the extension .lib.
Linker input libraries contain objects and are created by the LIB tool.
Linker import libraries contain information about exports in other programs and are created either by LINK when it builds a program that contains exports or by the LIB tool.
How to open lib file?
Use Visual Studio to open .lib files.
How to convert lib file?
There is no way how to convert .lib files to other file formats.
Suggested software to open lib file:
Associated software actions with the lib file
Software applications that can open lib files:
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
Software applications that can edit lib files:
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
Software capable of saving lib files:
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
Software apps that create lib files:
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
AS/400 physical file library
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: February 25, 2018
The lib file extension was used for physical file libraries in AS/400.
The AS/400 was introduced in 1988 by IBM as a minicomputer for general business and departmental use.
The lib file stores an object that is used as a system directory to keep track of other objects.
How to open lib file?
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
How to convert lib file?
It is unlikely that this file type can be converted to anything else.
CIRCAD source library
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: February 24, 2019
The lib file extension is associated with the CIRCAD, a CAD (Computer Aided Design) for Electronic Schematic & PCB Layout, available for Windows.
The lib file contains source library data.
How to open lib file?
Use compatible tools to work with *.lib files.
How to convert lib file?
Probably cannot be converted to other formats.
Suggested software to open lib file:
Associated software actions with the lib file
Software applications that can open lib files:
CIRCAD (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create lib files:
CIRCAD (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving lib files:
CIRCAD (Microsoft Windows)
Finale NotePad music library
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: May 7, 2018
The lib file extension is also used by music notation software called Finale Notepad, available for Microsoft Windows and Mac.
The lib file contains music library used in the program.
How to open lib file?
Use Finale NotePad to work with *.lib files.
How to convert lib file?
Possibly can be converted to other formats.
Suggested software to open lib file:
Associated software actions with the lib file
Software applications that can open lib files:
Finale NotePad (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create lib files:
Finale NotePad (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving lib files:
Finale NotePad (Microsoft Windows)
Game Maker Drag & Drop actions library
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: February 7, 2019
The lib file extension is also associated with the Game Maker, a program for creating simple games, developed by YoYo Games Ltd.
The lib file used in Game Maker contains action data.
How to open lib file?
Use Game Maker to work with *.lib files.
How to convert lib file?
Probably cannot be converted to other formats.
Suggested software to open lib file:
Associated software actions with the lib file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving lib files:
GameMaker (Microsoft Windows)
Greeting Card library
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: June 24, 2018
The lib file extension is used for library of Greeting Cards in program called Greeting Card Designer, a card designing software for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by Belltech Systems, LLC.
How to open lib file?
Use Greeting Card Designer to work with *.lib files.
How to convert lib file?
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Suggested software to open lib file:
Associated software actions with the lib file
Software applications that can open lib files:
Greeting Card Designer (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create lib files:
Greeting Card Designer (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving lib files:
Greeting Card Designer (Microsoft Windows)
OrCAD library model
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: January 22, 2019
The lib file extension is associated with the OrCAD, a PCB design software for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
The lib file in OrCAD contains library model data.
How to open lib file?
Use OrCAD to work with *.lib files.
How to convert lib file?
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Suggested software to open lib file:
Associated software actions with the lib file
Software apps that import lib files:
TINA Design Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving lib files:
OrCAD PCB Designer (Microsoft Windows)
PSpice library
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 8, 2017
The lib file extension is associated with PSpice, a full-featured, native analog and mixed-signal circuit simulator, developed by Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
The lib files used in this program contains data libraries.
How to open lib file?
Use PSpice to work with *.lib files.
Suggested software to open lib file:
Associated software actions with the lib file
Software apps that create lib files:
PSpice (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving lib files:
PSpice (Microsoft Windows)
Sage MAS 90 data file
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: November 2, 2011
The LIB file extension is also used by Sage MAS 90 for its data files.
Suggested software to open lib file:
Associated software actions with the lib file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving lib files:
Sage MAS 90 (Microsoft Windows)
Scholar's Aid library
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: July 25, 2019
The lib file extension is associated with Scholar's Aid, a bibliographical software, developed by Scholar's Aid, Inc.
The lib file contains libraries. A backup of this file has the LID file extension instead.
How to open lib file?
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
How to convert lib file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open lib file:
Associated software actions with the lib file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving lib files:
Scholar's Aid (Microsoft Windows)
Sibelius house style file
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: May 9, 2024
The lib file extension is also used by Sibelius, a music notation and composing software, which was developed by Avid Technology, Inc..
The .lib files from this program contain house styles.
How to open lib file?
It is not openable file format.
How to convert lib file?
Files with lib extension are not convertable.
Suggested software to open lib file:
Associated software actions with the lib file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving lib files:
Sibelius (Microsoft Windows)
Sibelius for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
WAsP wind atlas data
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 19, 2018
The lib file extension is associated with the WAsP and used for files that contain wind atlas data.
The lib file file contains the sector-wise frequency of occurrence of the wind (the wind rose) as well as the wind speed frequency distributions. Data are stored in an ASCII (text) file with the default file name extension 'lib'.
How to open lib file?
Use compatible tools to work with *.lib files.
How to convert lib file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open lib file:
Associated software actions with the lib file
Software applications that can open lib files:
WAsP (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create lib files:
WAsP (Microsoft Windows)