LanguageWAB
Microsoft Windows Address Book
File type: Settings, options, themes or skins file
Files with wab file extension may be found as contact archives in Microsoft Windows Address Book format that was used in Outlook Express, a now discontinued email client.
What is wab file?
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: December 30, 2024
File extension wab is associated with Microsoft Windows Address Book. Windows Address Book is a component of Microsoft Windows that lets users keep a single list of contacts that can be shared by multiple programs.
It is most commonly used by Outlook Express. It was introduced with Internet Explorer 3 in 1996 and improved in subsequent versions.
The Windows Address Book API can query LDAP servers or read/write data to a local .wab file. In Windows Vista, Windows Address Book was replaced with Windows Contacts.
The wab files are very similar to Microsoft Personal Address Book pab files.
How to open wab file?
Usually *.wab files are imported to email clients and other personal data managers.
How to convert wab file?
Some programs may offer an export function for contacts so they can be saved in a separate exchange format like ICS or VCF.
Suggested software to open wab file:
Associated software actions with the wab file
Software applications that can open wab files:
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Outlook (Microsoft Windows)
Windows Mail (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Outlook Express (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit wab files:
Microsoft Outlook (Microsoft Windows)
Windows Mail (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Outlook Express (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving wab files:
Microsoft Outlook (Microsoft Windows)
Windows Mail (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Outlook Express (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create wab files:
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Outlook (Microsoft Windows)
Windows Mail (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Outlook Express (Microsoft Windows)