| File Extension | CAB |
|---|---|
| Category | Archive File |
| Technical Details | The CAB format can use any of the three compression algorithms namely DEFLATE (a common compression algorithm supported by many other archiving and compression formats), Quantum compression, or the alternative LZX. A CAB file can contain at a maximum 65535 files in a maximum 65535 folders. The path structure used in the format does not allow the storage of empty folders. |
| Associated Programs | WinZip WinRAR 7-Zip |
FreeFileConvert supports converting CAB files into 9 different formats. Select your desired conversion from the table below to get started. All conversions are performed online and require no software installation.
| Convert from CAB | Conversion | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | CAB JAR Recommended Java Archive File | — |
| 1 | CAB RAR Unstable WinRAR Compressed Archive | — |
| 2 | CAB T7Z 7Zip Compressed Tar File | — |
| 3 | CAB TAR Consolidated Unix File Archive | |
| 4 | CAB TBZ Bzip Compressed Tar Archive | — |
| 5 | CAB TBZ2 Deprecated Tar BZip 2 Compressed File | — |
| 6 | CAB TGZ Gzipped Tar File | — |
| 7 | CAB TXZ XZ Compressed Tar File | — |
| 8 | CAB ZIP Recommended Stable Zipped File |