GBLORB file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.gblorb - Glulx Blorb Game File

The GBLORB game data files are related to Glulx. The GBLORB file is a Glulx Blorb Game File. Glulx is a 32-bit portable virtual machine intended for writing and playing interactive fiction.

Application:

Glulx

Category:

Game Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Glulx Blorb Game File related extensions:

.glb: Glulx Blorb Game Data
.ulx: Glulx Game File

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

Can't open a .gblorb 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.gblorb

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 .gblorb file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

blorb

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.blorb: Interactive Fiction Package

Operating systems

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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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