DBFViewer

Made a simple-to-use software application, DBFViewer gives you the possibility to open and view .dbf files. It comes loaded with several practical options, such as various sorting modes, filters and categories, in addition to tables export.

Clear-cut installation and interface

After a speedy setup operation that shouldn't impose any difficulties, you can check out the user-friendly GUI, made from a large window with a neatly organized structure, where you can resort to a tree view to explore disk folders and locate .dbf files.

View and export database information

DBFViewer lets you study the name, directory and comment of each file, edit or delete records, insert new ones, load all records, or switch to read-only mode to prevent editing.
What's more, you can use a search function when dealing with large amounts of information, print data, examine the table structure, as well as export the database contents to file with the Excel or HTML format.

Evaluation and conclusion

We haven't encountered any unpleasant surprises in our tests as far as stability is concerned, thanks to the fact that the program didn't freeze, crash or prompt error messages. It had minimal impact on the overall performance of the computer, since it needed low CPU and RAM to work properly.
On the other hand, DBFViewer is a very old application that hasn't been updated for a long time, and it comes bundled with a limited set of features. However, since it's free to use, you can test it for yourself if you're looking for an approachable database viewer.