Image
What is a .pdb file?
A .pdb file is a Broderbund Print Shop Deluxe (version 1-4). This is an image format — a picture, drawing or graphic. Confusingly, this extension has been used by 10 different formats over the years — they're all listed below.
This extension has been used by more than one format
10 different formats have claimed .pdb over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.
- Broderbund Print Shop DeluxeVersion 1-4 · x-fmt/168
- PowerProject TeamplanNo version recorded · fmt/510
- Portable DatabaseVersion 1 · fmt/1064
- Portable DatabaseVersion 2 · fmt/1065
- Portable DatabaseVersion 3 · fmt/1066
- Microsoft Program DatabaseVersion 2.00 · fmt/1078
- Microsoft Program DatabaseVersion 7.00 · fmt/1079
- Broderbund Print Shop DeluxeVersion 5-6 · fmt/1299
- Palm Database ImageViewer FormatNo version recorded · fmt/1654
- Protein Data Bank FileVersion 3.3 · fmt/2009
How to open a .pdb file
- GIMP (free) and IrfanView open a very wide range of image formats, including obsolete ones.
- XnView MP is the best bet for unusual or legacy image types.
- Your operating system's built-in viewer may work for mainstream formats.
The registry records this extension against Broderbund Print Shop Deluxe, PowerProject Teamplan, Portable Database and others, so software from that family is the most likely match.
How to convert a .pdb file
- Open it in GIMP or XnView and export as .png (lossless) or .jpg (smaller).
The technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .pdb.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broderbund Print Shop Deluxe | 1-4 | — | x-fmt/168 |
| PowerProject Teamplan | — | — | fmt/510 |
| Portable Database | 1 | — | fmt/1064 |
| Portable Database | 2 | — | fmt/1065 |
| Portable Database | 3 | — | fmt/1066 |
| Microsoft Program Database | 2.00 | — | fmt/1078 |
| Microsoft Program Database | 7.00 | — | fmt/1079 |
| Broderbund Print Shop Deluxe | 5-6 | — | fmt/1299 |
| Palm Database ImageViewer Format | — | — | fmt/1654 |
| Protein Data Bank File | 3.3 | — | fmt/2009 |