How do you to open a file with alb extension?

There are several software that create or use alb extension so depends on which one you have: 1) image commander album = used by paint shop pro 2) cubase = a music production program, a backup song file 3) alpha five data dictionary = contains data for the database 4) chief archetect library file = residential achitectural software, contains a library of drawing elements 5) alphacam laser VB file = CAD/CAM software 6) photo soap Since alb is abbreviation for album i would suspect there are more software that use this extension. If you dont have the specific software that created it then you may not be able to open it. One suggestion is to try to open it in Word pad or similar text editor and see if it will tell you what program created it. It may also have all the info you seek as text.