The .dcb extension names several unrelated binary formats, from litigation databases to compiled game data. Analyser handles .DCB alongside related formats such as .SQLite, .SQLite3, .DB and more. In Analyser's format library, .DCB sits in the Data & code category. Analyser recognises .DCB files from their contents and reads what metadata it can - entirely on your device, with nothing uploaded.

How do I open a .DCB file?

Drop a .DCB file onto Analyser at https://analyser.valjdakosta.com/ and it is identified directly in your browser - no upload, no account and no software to install. Open SQLite databases (.sqlite/.db/.sqlite3) and read their full schema in-browser - every table with its columns and row counts, views, indexes, triggers, the CREATE-statement DDL, and a sample of the largest table. Reads the WAL-mode sidecars too: the Write-Ahead Log (-wal) - page size, salts, frame and committed-transaction counts, and the pages it changed - and the shared-memory index (-shm) - valid frame count, database size and checkpoint progress. (.sql dumps are listed under Developer / data.) Microsoft Access (MDB, ACCDB) now opens in a full table viewer - see Access database above. Concordance .dcb databases from the LexisNexis litigation review suite are identified from their bytes, and told apart from the other formats that reuse the same extension (compiled game data, speech-recognition dictionaries).

Can I open a .DCB file online for free?

Yes. Analyser is a free online .DCB identifier that runs entirely in your browser - your .DCB file never leaves your device, so there is nothing to upload and no software to install. It even works offline once installed.

.DCB file - what it is and how to identify it online

Analyse a .DCB file

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What is a .DCB file?

The .dcb extension names several unrelated binary formats, from litigation databases to compiled game data.

Concordance database

What it is: A database from Concordance, the LexisNexis litigation document-management suite also read by TrialDirector. The file carries the database structure - the field and index definitions - rather than the document records themselves. Analyser identifies it and reads what the header exposes.
How to tell it apart: Analyser inspects the header to tell these apart.

Compiled game data

What it is: A compiled data container written by a game's own data compiler, packing configuration tables and asset references into one blob the engine reads straight off disk. Santa Monica Studio's God of War titles use .dcb this way. Analyser reads the header and inspects the bytes.
How to tell it apart: A compiled data container starts with the bytes 0B 00 10 00 04 00 00 00.

Speech-recognition dictionary

What it is: A binary dictionary used by voice-recognition software - a word list with the pronunciations and related entries the recogniser matches against. Analyser identifies it from its bytes.
How to tell it apart: Analyser inspects the header to tell these apart.

Did you know: Analyser handles .DCB alongside related formats such as .SQLite, .SQLite3, .DB and more.
In Analyser's format library, .DCB sits in the Data & code category.
Analyser recognises .DCB files from their contents and reads what metadata it can - entirely on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Depth of analysis: .DCB is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
Open a .DCB file: Drag a .DCB file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.
Related formats: .SQLite · .SQLite3 · .DB · .DB3 · .SQLite-WAL · .SQLite-SHM · .DB-WAL · .DB-SHM · .DB3-WAL · .DB3-SHM · .SQLite3-WAL · .SQLite3-SHM. See all supported file types.