File extension PFB
| File type | Printer Font Binary Format |
| Developer | Adobe Systems |
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What is a PFB file?
PFB is a font file format; it is a binary form of PFA file. PFB files store mathematical definitions of glyph silhouettes for given fonts.
PFB font files are used by Adobe Type Manager tool and AutoCAD for compiling fonts to SHX files. PFB files must be accompanied by PFM files in order to be of any use and placed in ‘Fonts’ folder on the system.
Program(s) that can open the .PFB file
How to open PFB files
If you cannot open the PFB file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports PFB among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the PFB file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the PFB format files
The inability to open and operate the PFB file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Printer Font Binary Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a PFB file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the PFB file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the PFB from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the PFB format
- The PFB file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the PFB file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a PFB file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the PFB file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the PFB file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the PFB file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Similar extensions
| .acfm | Adobe Composite Font Metrics Format |
| .afm | Adobe Font Metrics Format |
| .amfm | Adobe Multiple Font Metrics Format |
| .bdf | Bdiff Bupdate Binary Update Format |
| .cga | Ventura Publisher CGA Display Font |
| .compositefont | Composite Font Format |
| .dfont | Mac OS X Data Fork Suitcase Format |
| .eot | Embedded OpenType Font Format |
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.PFB) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected PFB file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the PFB file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. PFB) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.