.CAB File Overview

File Extension:	CAB
File Type Description:	Windows Cabinet File
File Type Developer:	Microsoft Corporation
Primary Associated Software:	7-Zip
Primary Software Developer:	Igor Pavlov

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What is File Extension CAB?

Release of the cabextract software program prompted the development of the Windows Cabinet File file type by Open Source. Commonly, Windows Cabinet File files are found on user computers from China, and on PCs running the Windows 10 operating system. A majority of people seeking info on CAB files are using the Google Chrome browser.

Associated Developers and Software

	Corel WinZip 21 by Corel
	Corel WinZip Mac 5 by Corel
	MSConfig by Microsoft Corporation
	Windows Installer by Microsoft Corporation
	7-Zip by Igor Pavlov
	The Unarchiver by Dag Agren, Circlesoft
	Incredible Bee Archiver by Incredible Bee Ltd
	WinInizio ZipGenius by Matteo Riso
	IZArc by Ivan Zahariev
	WinRAR by Eugene Roshal
	Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe by Smith Micro Software
	cabextract by Open Source

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Top User Operating Systems


Windows 10	Windows 11	Windows 6	Windows 8.1

Associated Operating Systems

	Windows
	Android
	Linux
	Mac
	iOS

Other File Types Related to CAB Files

Extension	File Type Developer	File Category	File Type Description
.012	bhv	Data Files	Winfunktion Mathematik V8.0 Julia Fractal File
.MSI	Microsoft Corporation	Uncommon Files	Windows Installer Package
.A11	Robert K. Jung	Compressed Files	Split Multi-volume ARJ Compressed File Archive
.DMG	Apple	Disk Image Files	Mac OS X Disk Image File
.CPIO	Power Software Ltd	Encoded Files	Unix CPIO Archive
.TAR	Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler	Data Files	Consolidated Unix File Archive
.A00	Robert K. Jung	Compressed Files	Split Multi-volume ARJ Compressed File Archive
.ZPI	Winrar	Compressed Files	Zipped File
.015	bhv	Data Files	Winfunktion Mathematik V8.0 Julia Fractal File
.PAX	Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) Consortium	Compressed Files	PAX Archive