You can also display a DBC file directly in the browser. Then click 'Open with' and choose an application.
If you cannot open your DBC file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message ' How do you want to open this file?' or ' Windows cannot open this file' or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. You need a suitable software like CANanalyzer to open a DBC file. Photo Commander, a photo editing/sharing software for Windows stores thumbnail cache data in DBC files. CANalyzer, a program for developing and analyzing data traffic in serial bus systems stores some of its data in DBC files. OrCAD PCB Designer, a software suite for designing/printing circuit boards saves configuration data for its CIS database in DBC files. PROGNOSIS, a system performance monitoring software also uses DBC extension to store databases. Visual FoxPro, a database development system for Windows stores database files using DBC file extension. DBC file extension is also associated with file formats used by several database management software. DAZ Studio's Shader Mixer feature provides an API for creating DBC files which contain definitions for how 3D objects are shaded in specific scenes when viewed by the virtual camera. The DBC file extension is used to store 3D shaders created using DAZ Studio, a 3D modelling software.
DBC files mostly belong to CANanalyzer by Vector.