BB2 file format description
Many people share .bb2 files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .bb2 file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .bb2 files.
2 filename extension(s) found in our database.
.bb2 - BBC Micro Mode 2 Bitmap
The BB2 graphic files are related to Recoil. The BB2 file is a BBC Micro Mode 2 Bitmap. BBC Micro is a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by the Acorn Computer company in the 1980s for the BBC Computer Literacy Project.
- Application:
- Recoil
- Category:
- Graphic files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- -
- BBC Micro Mode 2 Bitmap related extensions:
.bb - Blitz Basic Code
The BB development files are related to BlitzBasic. The BB file is a Blitz Basic, Blitz3D or Blitz Plus code. The .bb suffix was originally created for the Blitz BASIC language for the AMIGA computers by ACID SOFTWARE from New Zealand. It represents an encoded Blitz BASIC source code. Actually it has ported to WINDOWS from BLITZ RESEARCH, the new ACID SOFTWARE brand and it is a plain text WINDOWS file.
- Application:
- BlitzBasic
- Category:
- Development files
- Mime-type:
- text/plain
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- ab2, bb2
- Blitz Basic Code related extensions:
-
- .bb
- Blitz Basic Code
Naturally, other applications may also use the .bb2 file extension. Even harmful programs can create .bb2 files. Be especially cautious with .bb2 files coming from an unknown source!
Can't open a .bb2 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 can't open this file:
example.bb2
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.
To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.
- Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
- Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.
The .bb2 file extension is often given incorrectly!
According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:
b2, bb, bbe, bbq, bbw, bbz, bf2, bn2, bv2, fb2, gb2, hb2, nb2
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
Similar file extensions in our database:
- .bb
- Blitz Basic Code
- .bb
- GCOV BB Data
- .hb2
- HBPLUS Output Data
- .bbz
- Line Rider 2: Unbound Game Executable
- .bb
- DVIPDFM Output Data
- .nb2
- NewsBin Pro Unfinished Download
Operating systems
DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:
Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android
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