TAB file format description
Many people share .tab files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .tab file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .tab files.
8 filename extension(s) found in our database.
.tab - ASCII Guitar Tab
The TAB document files are related to Notepad. TAB file is an Guitar Tabulature. It is a plain text file used for writing guitar tabulatures.
- Application:
- Notepad
- Category:
- Document files
- Mime-type:
- text/plain
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- btab
- ASCII Guitar Tab related extensions:
.tab - SQL Script Tables
The TAB data files are related to Oracle. TAB file is an SQL Script with Tables.
.tab - MapInfo Table Document
The TAB gis files are related to MapInfo Professional. 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.
- Application:
- MapInfo Professional
- Category:
- GIS files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- -
- MapInfo Table Document related extensions:
.tab - ArcInfo Lookup Data
The TAB data files are related to ESRI ArcInfo. TAB file is an ArcInfo Lookup Data. ArcInfo is a complete and extensible geographic information system.
- Application:
- ESRI ArcInfo
- Category:
- Data files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- -
- ArcInfo Lookup Data related extensions:
.tab - CCDC Vista Data
The TAB data files are related to CCDC Vista. TAB file is a CCDC Vista Data. Vista is a tool for the statistical analysis of results from ConQuest.
- Application:
- CCDC Vista
- Category:
- Data files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- -
- CCDC Vista Data related extensions:
.tab - Lotus Notes Full Text Index Data
The TAB data files are related to Lotus Notes. 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.
- Application:
- Lotus Notes
- Category:
- Data files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- -
- Lotus Notes Full Text Index Data related extensions:
.tab - GPS Pathfinder Office Station or Session Table
The TAB gis files are related to Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office. 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.
- Application:
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office
- Category:
- GIS files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- -
- GPS Pathfinder Office Station or Session Table related extensions:
.tab - WAsP Observed Wind Climate Data
The TAB data files are related to WAsP. 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.
- Application:
- WAsP
- Category:
- Data files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- -
- WAsP Observed Wind Climate Data related extensions:
Naturally, other applications may also use the .tab file extension. Even harmful programs can create .tab files. Be especially cautious with .tab files coming from an unknown source!
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 can't open this file:
example.tab
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 .tab file extension is often given incorrectly!
According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:
ab, atb, fab, gab, rab, ta, taf, tag, tah, tan, tav, tb, tba, tqb, twb
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
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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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