TAB file extension

The table below provides useful information about the .tab file extension. It answers questions such as:

• What is the .tab file?
• What program do I need to open a .tab file?
• How can the .tab file be opened, edited or printed?
• How can I convert .tab files to another format?

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11 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database

✅ ASCII Guitar Tab

.tab

Description:
TAB file is an Guitar Tabulature. It is a plain text file used for writing guitar tabulatures.

TAB format description

Category: Document files

Application: Notepad

Mime-type: text/plain

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

TAB aliases:

btab

TAB related links:

-

TAB related extensions:

.txt

Plain Text Document

.tcr

TCR E-book

.mbp

Mobipocket Reader Data

.prc

Mobipocket Reader E-Book

.tk3

TK3 E-Book

.fb2

FictionBook 2 E-Book

.gdt

Guitar and Drum Trainer Song

.lrf

Sony BBeB E-Book

.lrs

Sony BBeB E-Book Source

.utxt

Unicode Text File

✅ SQL Script Tables

.tab

Description:
TAB file is an SQL Script with Tables.

TAB format description

Category: Data files

Application: Oracle

Mime-type: text/plain

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

TAB aliases:

-

TAB related links:

-

TAB related extensions:

.dbf

Aston-Tate dBASE Database

.sqr

SQR Script

.sql

SQL Script

.gdb

Embarcadero InterBase Database File

.rbf

RBase Data

.db

General Database File

.spf

SQR Portable Format

.lis

SQR Printer Output

.mkd

Pervasive SQL Database

.sqs

SQL Script Sequences

✅ MapInfo Table Document

.tab

Description:
TAB file is a MapInfo Table Document. The MapInfo TAB format is a popular geospatial vector data format for geographic information systems software. It is developed and regulated by MapInfo as a proprietary format.

TAB format description

Category: GIS files

Application: MapInfo Professional

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

TAB aliases:

-

TAB related links:

Cadcorp SIS Map Manager

TAB related extensions:

.aib

ArcInfo Binary Coverage

.bil

ArcInfo Band Interleaved by Line Image

.bip

ArcInfo Band Interleaved by Line Image

.bsq

ArcInfo Band Sequential Image

.e00

ArcInfo ASCII Export

.gml

Geography Markup Language Document

.sxf

Panorama GIS Storage and eXchange Format Data

.ffs

FME Feature Store

.adp

SIA dataMap GIS Export

.tfw

ArcGIS TIFF World File

✅ ArcInfo Lookup Data

.tab

Description:
TAB file is an ArcInfo Lookup Data. ArcInfo is a complete and extensible geographic information system.

TAB format description not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: ESRI ArcInfo

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

TAB aliases:

-

TAB related links:

-

TAB related extensions:

.aib

ArcInfo Binary Coverage

.bil

ArcInfo Band Interleaved by Line Image

.bip

ArcInfo Band Interleaved by Line Image

.bsq

ArcInfo Band Sequential Image

.e00

ArcInfo ASCII Export

.gml

Geography Markup Language Document

.tab

MapInfo Table Document

.sxf

Panorama GIS Storage and eXchange Format Data

.ffs

FME Feature Store

.adp

SIA dataMap GIS Export

✅ CCDC Vista Data

.tab

Description:
TAB file is a CCDC Vista Data. Vista is a tool for the statistical analysis of results from ConQuest.

TAB format description not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: CCDC Vista

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

TAB aliases:

-

TAB related links:

-

TAB related extensions:

.mry

Mercury Binary Crystal Data

.mryx

Mercury Compressed XML Crystal Data

.c2m

Mercury C2M Data

.gcd

Mercury Refcode List Data

.msxml

Mercury Motif Searches Data

.gmxml

Mercury Generated Motif Data

.mxml

Mercury Motif Data

✅ thinBasic Adventure Builder Data

.tab

Description:
TAB file is a thinBasic Adventure Builder Data. TAB (thinBasic Adventure Builder) is a text adventure / interactive fiction maker tool.

TAB format description not yet available

Category: Development files

Application: thinBasic Adventure Builder

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

TAB aliases:

-

TAB related links:

-

TAB related extensions:

-

✅ Lotus Notes Full Text Index Data

.tab

Description:
TAB file is a Lotus Notes Full Text Index Data. Lotus Notes is the classic client for accessing the Domino / Notes server and processing e-mail, appointments, contacts and much more.

TAB format description not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: Lotus Notes

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

TAB aliases:

-

TAB related links:

-

TAB related extensions:

.dat

General Data File

.nsf

Lotus Notes Data

.ncs

Lotus Notes Content Source

.ntf

Lotus Notes Template

.ond

Lotus Notes Database

.id

Lotus Notes User ID File

.ndk

Lotus Notes Design Elements

.nrf

Lotus Notes Redirect File

.ndl

Lotus Notes Data Link

.nlo

Lotus Notes Linked Object

✅ GPS Pathfinder Office Station or Session Table

.tab

Description:
TAB file is a GPS Pathfinder Office Station or Session Table. Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office software is a software package of GNSS postprocessing tools, designed to develop GIS information that is consistent, reliable, and accurate from GNSS data collected in the field.

TAB format description not yet available

Category: GIS files

Application: Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

TAB aliases:

-

TAB related links:

-

TAB related extensions:

.ggf

GPS Pathfinder Office Geoid Grid

.ssf

GPS Pathfinder Office Almanac and Base Data

.ccf

GPS Pathfinder Office Configuration Data

.ddf

GPS Pathfinder Office Dictionary Data

✅ WAsP Observed Wind Climate Data

.tab

Description:
TAB file is a WAsP Observed Wind Climate Data. WAsP (Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program) is a PC program for predicting wind climates, wind resources and power productions from wind turbines and wind farms.

TAB format description not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: WAsP

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

TAB aliases:

-

TAB related links:

-

TAB related extensions:

.wrg

WAsP Resource Grid

.rsf

WAsP Resource Data

.wph

WAsP Project

.wwh

WAsP Workspace

.owc

WAsP Observed Wind Climate

.rwc

WAsP Regional Wind Climate

.map

WAsP Terrain Map

.wsg

WAsP Site Location Data

.wrr

WAsP Roughness Rose Data

.rrd

WAsP Roughness Description

✅ Microsoft SQL Server Table Script

.tab

Description:
TAB file is a Microsoft SQL Server Table Script. Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft.

TAB format description not yet available

Category: Development files

Application: Microsoft SQL Server

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

TAB aliases:

-

TAB related links:

-

TAB related extensions:

.ahstore

Microsoft SQL Server Property Hash Store

.asstore

Microsoft SQL Server Property String Store

.astore

Microsoft SQL Server Property Main Store

.pcxm

Microsoft SQL Server Encrypted Forms Backup

.sqlce

Microsoft SQL Server SQLCE Data

.dacpac

Microsoft SQL Server Data Tier Application Package

.bacpac

Microsoft SQL Server DAC Exported Package

.jor

Microsoft SQL Server Journal Data

.rds

Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Data Source

.partitions

Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Partitions Data

✅ Autodesk Land Desktop Tabular Hydrograph Method Data

.tab

Description:
TAB file is an Autodesk Land Desktop Tabular Hydrograph Method Data. Autodesk Land Desktop is a tool for production on transportation projects.

TAB format description not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: Autodesk Land Desktop

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

TAB aliases:

-

TAB related links:

-

TAB related extensions:

.cgx

Autodesk Land Desktop Label Style

.pdt

Autodesk Land Desktop Hydrology Data

.sdc

Autodesk Land Desktop Stage Discharge Curve Data

.ssc

Autodesk Land Desktop Stage Storage Curve Data

.sim

Autodesk Land Desktop Storage Indication Method Data

.rat

Autodesk Land Desktop Rational Method Data

.gpd

Autodesk Land Desktop Graphical Peak Discharge Data

.hdc

Autodesk Land Desktop Hydrograph Data

.idf

Autodesk Land Desktop Intensity Duration Frequency Data

.rf

Autodesk Land Desktop Rainfall Frequency Data

Other types of files may also use the .tab file extension.

🚫 The .tab file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

🔴 Can't open a .tab file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows cannot open this file:

example.tab

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it...

If you don't know how to set the .tab file association, check the FAQ.

🔴 Can I change the extension of files?

Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.

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