File Extension Library


.LIB File Extension

  • Developer by: Microsoft Corporation
  • Category: Source code and script Files

What are .LIB files and how to open them?

Can't open .LIB file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .LIB file.

What is a .LIB file extension?

.LIB file extension is created by Microsoft Corporation. .LIB has been classified as Source code and script Files.

.LIB is Microsoft Linker input library data

The lib file extension is used for one of the Linker Input files.

LINK accepts COFF standard libraries and COFF import libraries, both of which usually have the extension .lib.

Linker input libraries contain objects and are created by the LIB tool.

Linker import libraries contain information about exports in other programs and are created either by LINK when it builds a program that contains exports or by the LIB tool.


How to open:

Use Visual Studio to open *.lib files.

How to convert:

There is no way how to convert *.lib files to other file formats.

How to fix problems with .LIB files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .LIB files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .LIB file format
  2. You need to check the .LIB file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)