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 data management software, employs the DBF extension for the storage of its standard database files. However, the use of DBF files is not exclusive to dbase; they are also supported by a variety of other "xBASE" software. The DBF format gained popularity due to its straightforward structure and early acceptance by the database community. |
| Technical details | In terms of technical details, a DBF file houses multiple sets of data, stored and organized in arrays. It was initially utilized in dBASE II as a file format, and has since been incorporated in subsequent versions, namely dBASE III, III+, and IV. The DBF file is amongst the first database file formats to include a header. This header enables programs unfamiliar with the data structure to read the DBF file. Additionally, it can be utilized in Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice Calc, along with a few other programs. |
| MIME type | application/dbase application/x-dbase application/dbf application/x-dbf zz-application/zz-winassoc-dbf |