There are 12 other file types using
the LIB file extension!
.lib - Microsoft Linker input library data [common]
.lib - AS/400 physical file library
.lib - Finale NotePad music library
.lib - Game Maker Drag & Drop actions library
.lib - Greeting Card library
.lib - OrCAD library model
.lib - PSpice library
.lib - Scholar's Aid library
.lib - Sibelius house style file
.lib - CIRCAD source library
.lib - Sage MAS 90 data file
.lib - WAsP wind atlas data
LIB file extension - Microsoft Linker compressed input library file
What is lib file? How to open lib files?
The lib file extension is associated with a LINK that accepts COFF standard libraries and COFF import libraries, both of which usually have the extension .lib. Standard libraries contain objects and are created by the LIB tool. 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.
Windows NT uses a special format for the executable (image) files and object files. The format used in these files are referred to as Portable Executable (PE) or Common Object File Format (COFF) files. The name Portable Executable refers to the fact that executable files can run on more than one platform. This article describes in detail the internal features of PE/COFF file formats and its parameters.