.SO extension

• Extension: .so
• Type: Unix Shared Library
• Category: Development
• Mime type: application/octet-stream
• Description: SO file is an Unix Shared Library (Shared Object). A shared library is a library of functions or classes (for C/C++ programmers) that are compiled, linked, and stored separately from the clients (applications) that use them. The UNIX equivalent of a DLL file in Windows is a Shared Library (SO) file.