TLB File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .tlb
Format Type Binary
Primary Usage OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) Type Library
Developed By Microsoft
Initial Release Early 1990s
Supported Platforms Windows
Application COM/OLE Object development and integration
Contains Type Libraries for COM objects
Encoding Binary
Used by Developers, Windows applications
Accessibility Accessible with software development tools like Visual Studio
MIME Type application/x-tlb
Advantages Standardized way to store and access type information
Library Content Interfaces, CoClasses, Enums, Records, Constants, etc.
Typical File Size Varies significantly based on content
Compression Not by default, but can be manually compressed
Security Risks Can potentially contain malicious code if from untrusted sources
Customizability Can be edited with appropriate tools like OLE/COM Object Viewer
Interoperability High with Microsoft technologies and applications supporting COM