Convert TAB files online for free
The converter easily converts your TAB file to various formats - free and online. No Excel or extra software needed.
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other GIS formats to TAB with high quality output.
The .TAB file extension serves multiple distinct purposes, creating confusion for users without the original software. Most critically, it represents a MapInfo TAB file, a proprietary geospatial vector format developed by Precisely. These files define the structure of GIS datasets and typically rely on a cluster of dependent files (like DAT, MAP, ID) to function. Without the full set or specialized software like MapInfo Pro or QGIS, these maps are inaccessible.
Alternatively, .TAB is often shorthand for Tab-Separated Values (TSV), a simple text format used to store structured data where columns are separated by tab characters. While raw text editors can open these, the data often appears misaligned and difficult to read. Another common variation includes Guitar Tablature text files.
To overcome these compatibility hurdles:
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Users also converted MAP, PAPERTABLE, TAP, RIT, CSV, PDF, RAR, KML, KMZ, DAT, TXT, PTB and TIF files.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our TAB converter.