Palm OS Database

File Format
Name	Palm OS Database
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Personal Digital Assistant formats Palm OS Database
Extension(s)	.pdb
MIME Type(s)	application/vnd.palm

Overview

A PalmOS Database is the normal format in which data is stored on a PalmOS-based device. These devices lack a normal filesystem and instead store everything as part of a database. The .pdb extension is what ends up on files containing data exported from a Palm device to another system such as a PC. The one other format used on a Palm device is PRC, or Palm Resource Compiler.

Specific formats

The type of data stored in the file is indicated by a type/creator code: 8 ASCII characters starting at byte position 60.

• Palm Database ImageViewer (type code "vIMGView")
• TealPaint PDB (type code "DataTlPt")

Documentation

• PDB (MobileRead Wiki)
• Palm File Format Specs