DBF file format
| Extension | .dbf |
| Category | documents |
| Programs | Microsoft Access 2016 Microsoft Excel 2016 Microsoft Visual FoxPro Corel Quattro Pro X7 Apache OpenOffice HiBase Group DBF Viewer 2000 Astersoft DBF Manager DBF Viewer Plus DBFView Swiftpage Act! Alpha Software Alpha Anywhere Planamesa NeoOffice (Mac) GTK DBF Editor (Mac & Linux) multisoft FlagShip (Linux) |
| Main program | dBase |
| Description | Dbase, the database management software, uses the DBF extension to store its standard database files. However, DBF files are not limited to dbase; other "xBASE" programs also support this file format. DBF became popular due to its easy-to-understand structure and early adoption by the database community. |
| Technical details | A DBF file contains multiple sets of data that are stored and arranged in arrays. It is used in dBASE II as a file format and has also been employed in the subsequent versions of dBASE III, III+, and IV. The DBF file is one of the earliest database file formats to have a header. This header allows programs that are not familiar with the data structure to read the DBF file. However, it can be used in Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice Calc, and some other programs. |
| MIME type | application/dbase application/x-dbase application/dbf application/x-dbf zz-application/zz-winassoc-dbf |