Object Code, Executable Files, Shared and Dynamically Linked Libraries
- .8BF files – plugins for some photo editing programs including Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, GIMP and Helicon Filter.
- .a – static library
- a.out – (no suffix for executable image, .o for object files, .so for shared object files) classic UNIX object format, now often superseded by ELF
- APP – apple application program executable file. Another form of zip file.
- BAC – an executable image for the RSTS/E system, created using the BASIC-PLUS COMPILE command
- BPL – a Win32 PE file created with Borland Delphi or C++Builder containing a package.
- Bundle – a Macintosh plugin created with Xcode or make which holds executable code, data files, and folders for that code.
- .Class – used in Java
- COFF (no suffix for executable image, .o for object files) – UNIX Common Object File Format, now often superseded by ELF
- COM files – commands used in DOS
- DCU – Delphi compiled unit
- DOL – the file format used by the Gamecube and Wii, short for Dolphin the codename of the Gamecube.
- .EAR – archives of Java enterprise applications
- ELF – (no suffix for executable image, .o for object files, .so for shared object files) used in many modern Unix and Unix-like systems, including Solaris, other System V Release 4 derivatives, Linux, and BSD)
- expander (see bundle)
- DOS executable (.exe – used in DOS)
- .JAR – archives of Java class files
- .XPI – PKZIP archive that can be run by Mozilla web browsers to install software)
- Mach-O – (no suffix for executable image, .o for object files, .dylib and .bundle for shared object files) Mach based systems, notably native format of Mac OS X)
- NetWare Loadable Module (.NLM) – the native 32-bit binaries compiled for Novell's NetWare Operating System (versions 3 and newer)
- New Executable (.EXE – used in DOS 4.0 and later, 16-bit Microsoft Windows, and OS/2)
- .o – un-linked object files directly from the compiler.
- Portable Executable (.EXE, .DLL – used in Microsoft Windows and some other systems)
- Preferred Executable Format – (Mac OS versions 9 and earlier; compatible with Mac OS X via the Classic emulator)
- .s1es – Executable used for S1ES learning system.
- .so – shared library, typically ELF
- Value Added Process (.VAP) – the native 16-bit binaries compiled for Novell's NetWare Operating System (version 2, NetWare 286, Advanced NetWare, etc.)
- .WAR – archives of Java Web applications
- XBE – Xbox executable
- XCOFF – (no suffix for executable image, .o for object files, .a for shared object files) extended COFF, used in AIX
- XEX – Xbox 360 executable
Object extensions
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- .VBX – Visual Basic extensions
- .OCX – Object Control extensions
- .TLB – Windows Type Library
Read more about this topic: List Of File Formats
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