.LIB file extension

How to open file with .LIB extension?

Klaus Mehler, 28.08.2014
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.LIB is the file extension developed by Microsoft Corporation for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .LIB extension belong to the "Developer Files " category. The full name of this type of files is Microsoft Linker Input Library. Files with the .LIB extension can be opened in several ways. The easiest is to install the manufacturer’s application. Fortunately, this is not the only method. There are many applications on the market that successfully open files with the .LIB extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.

Microsoft Linker Input Library

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AS/400 Physical File Library

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Finale NotePad Music Library

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Game Maker Drag & Drop Actions Library

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Greeting Card Library

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PSpice Library

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Sibelius House Style

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CIRCAD Source Library

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Sage MAS 90 Data

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WAsP Wind Atlas

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WAsP WAsP

After downloading and installing the software in our system, files with the .LIB extension should be automatically associated with the new application. With this association, the file can be opened by double-clicking the mouse. If for some reason we still cannot open the file with the .LIB extension, we still have one method. It involves the attempt to open the file from the installed application. Choosing from the menu "FILE", we perform the command "Open" and the explorer window we select the file we are interested in, and then we confirm by pressing enter. This method is more time-consuming, but enables us to definitively state whether we use the correct application to open the files with the .LIB extension. If we are sure of it, we then use the extended reference menu (shift key and right mouse button) and by selecting "Open With", we select the appropriate application and we permanently connect it with a file with the extension we are interested in.