File identification software
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Software that automates the process of [[Identifying Files]]. | Software that automates the process of [[Identifying Files]]. | ||
| − | * [[Apache Tika]] ( | + | * [[Apache Tika]] (cross-platform, open source, [http://http://tika.apache.org/ website]): "The Apache Tika™ toolkit detects and extracts metadata and structured text content from various documents using existing parser libraries." Written in [[Java]]. |
| − | * [[DROID]] (cross-platform, open source, [http://digital-preservation.github.com/droid/ website]): ''"DROID is a software tool developed by The National Archives [of the United Kingdom] to perform automated batch identification of file formats."'' Requires Java 6, will not run on Java 7 as of 28 Oct 2012. | + | * [[DROID]] (cross-platform, open source, [http://digital-preservation.github.com/droid/ website]): ''"DROID is a software tool developed by The National Archives [of the United Kingdom] to perform automated batch identification of file formats."'' Requires [[Java]] 6, will not run on Java 7 as of 28 Oct 2012. |
| + | * [[FIDO]] (cross-platform, open source, [http://www.openplanetsfoundation.org/software/fido website]: Format Identification for Digital Objects, written in [[Python]]. | ||
* [[File command]] (various implementations): a standard Unix command, found on almost all Unix and Unix-like (i.e., Linux) systems. See the [http://manpages.debian.net/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=file&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=Debian+6.0+squeeze&format=html&locale=en Debian man page] for an overview. | * [[File command]] (various implementations): a standard Unix command, found on almost all Unix and Unix-like (i.e., Linux) systems. See the [http://manpages.debian.net/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=file&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=Debian+6.0+squeeze&format=html&locale=en Debian man page] for an overview. | ||
*[[FI Tools]] (commercial, closed source, [http://www.forensicinnovations.com/fitools.html website]) | *[[FI Tools]] (commercial, closed source, [http://www.forensicinnovations.com/fitools.html website]) | ||
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Software that automates the process of Identifying Files.
- Apache Tika (cross-platform, open source, website): "The Apache Tika™ toolkit detects and extracts metadata and structured text content from various documents using existing parser libraries." Written in Java.
- DROID (cross-platform, open source, website): "DROID is a software tool developed by The National Archives [of the United Kingdom] to perform automated batch identification of file formats." Requires Java 6, will not run on Java 7 as of 28 Oct 2012.
- FIDO (cross-platform, open source, website: Format Identification for Digital Objects, written in Python.
- File command (various implementations): a standard Unix command, found on almost all Unix and Unix-like (i.e., Linux) systems. See the Debian man page for an overview.
- FI Tools (commercial, closed source, website)
- G-Spot Information Appliance, a Video Codec Identifier for Windows
- TrID (Windows/Linux, free for non-commercial use, website): identifies files using a database of filetype signatures. Also has an online version.
