CBOR file format description

Many people share .cbor files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .cbor file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .cbor files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.cbor - Concise Binary Object Representation Data

The CBOR data files are related to CBOR Tools. CBOR file is a Concise Binary Object Representation Data. The Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR) is a data format whose design goals include the possibility of extremely small code size, fairly small message size, and extensibility without the need for version negotiation.

Application:

CBOR Tools

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Concise Binary Object Representation Data related extensions:

.qmdb: APM Planner Map Database
.btax: Bend-Tech v6 Assembly File
.pkw: CabnetWare Package
.bta: Bend-Tech v3 Assembly File
.nsbmd: Nintendo DS Model
.ebts: Electronic Biometric Transmission Standard

Naturally, other applications may also use the .cbor file extension. Even harmful programs can create .cbor files. Be especially cautious with .cbor files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .cbor 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.cbor

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 .cbor file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

cor, cbo, bor, cbr

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.cbo: COMBAS Binbary Object
.cbo: Microsoft Interactive Training Bookmark
.cor: Trimble Corrected SSF
.cor: CYANA DG Cartesian Coordinate File
.bor: ARCIMBOLDO Configuration File
.cbr: RAR Compressed Comic Book

Operating systems

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Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8, Windows 10, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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