MAB File Extension
Mozilla Address Book File
Overview
MAB, short for Mozilla Address Book, is a file extension used by Thunderbird and SeaMonkey. It is also a file format for Netscape and other Mozilla mail programs.
MAB stores both personal and business contact information which includes names, email address, phone numbers, home address etc.
Application Category
Data Files
Organization
Netscape / Mozilla Foundation
Database Engine
Mork
More about .MAB File Extension
Mozilla Thunderbird, SeaMonkey create two default address books known as Personal Address Book (abook.mab) and Collected Addresses (history.mab). Besides, if other address books need to be created then they will be named as abook-1.mab or abook-2.mab. Thunderbird address book file extension is mainly classified into 3 categories: abook.mab, history.mab, and impab.mab.
abook.mab
It is a default folder known as Personal address book. This abook.mab file format is used to save individual’s personal contacts.
history.mab
It is a default folder known as Collected Addresses which keep track of all the gathered contacts & addresses.
impab.mab
IMP (imported) AB (Address Book) stores contact information or addresses that have been imported to the email programs.
Technical Specifications
MIME Type Details
Application/octet-stream
Binary data stream for Mozilla contact databases.
Location of .MAB File Extension
Thunderbird Profiles
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\
~/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/
SeaMonkey Profiles
C:\Users\[User]\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Profiles\********.Profile Name
~/Library/Application Support/SeaMonkey/Profiles/********.Profile name
Applications Supported
How to Open and View MAB file
The MAB file can be opened using Thunderbird and related software like SeaMonkey and Netscape. The .mab file extension can also opened using free softwares as mentioned below.