.SO File Extension Shared Object General Information Title SO File Extension Extension .so Full Form Shared Object File Type Binary File Developer Various MIME Type application/x-sharedlib File Function Primary Function Dynamic library Additional Functions Code, Data sharing Features Dynamic linking, Load-time, Runtime File Characteristics Quality High performance Supports Layers N/A Supports Transparency N/A Editable Indirectly Use Cases Software Development Yes System Libraries Yes Modular Applications Yes Security and Practices Security Risks Code execution Best Practices Versioning, Permissions Historical/Version Information Initial Release Various Latest Version Depends on library Associated Types Similar Extensions .dll, .dylib, .a Software Compatibility Software Usage Policy OS Compatibility GCC Free Unix, Linux LLVM Free Unix, Linux, macOS GDB Free Unix, Linux, Windows
