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Software that automates the process of [[Identifying Files]].
 
Software that automates the process of [[Identifying Files]].
  
* [[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]].
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* [[Apache Tika]] (cross-platform, open source, [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.
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* [[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]] 7 or 8 (Version 6.1.5).
* [[FIDO]] (cross-platform, open source, [http://www.openplanetsfoundation.org/software/fido website]: Format Identification for Digital Objects, written in [[Python]].
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* [[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.
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* [[FIDOO]] (web-based online file identification): [http://www.techmaurice.com/fidoo/ website]
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* [[File command]] (various implementations): a standard Unix command, found on almost all Unix and Unix-like (i.e., Linux) systems. See the [https://manpages.debian.org/man1/file Debian man page] for an overview, and [http://openpreservation.org/blog/2012/08/09/magic-editing-and-creation-primer/ this] guide to creating "magic" entries for it.
 
* [[File Information Tool Set]]: software from the Harvard University library to identify file formats and extract metadata
 
* [[File Information Tool Set]]: software from the Harvard University library to identify file formats and extract metadata
 
*[[FI Tools]] (Windows, commercial, [http://www.forensicinnovations.com/fitools.html website])
 
*[[FI Tools]] (Windows, commercial, [http://www.forensicinnovations.com/fitools.html website])
 
* [[G-Spot]] (Windows, freeware, [http://www.headbands.com/gspot/ website]): Identifies [[audio]] and [[video]] codecs need to play a media file.
 
* [[G-Spot]] (Windows, freeware, [http://www.headbands.com/gspot/ website]): Identifies [[audio]] and [[video]] codecs need to play a media file.
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* [[JHOVE]] (tool to classify/identify/validate file formats)
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* [[Konvertor]] (tool to display and convert between 4000+ different formats, freeware [http://www.logipole.com website])
 
* [[MediaInfo]] (cross-platform, open source, [http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en website]): "MediaInfo is a convenient unified display of the most relevant technical and tag data for video and audio files."
 
* [[MediaInfo]] (cross-platform, open source, [http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en website]): "MediaInfo is a convenient unified display of the most relevant technical and tag data for video and audio files."
* [[TrID]] (Windows/Linux, free for non-commercial use, [http://mark0.net/soft-trid-e.html website]): identifies files using a database of filetype signatures. Also has an [http://mark0.net/onlinetrid.aspx online version].
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* [[PHP PRONOM drip]]: Recognize file formats using PRONOM registry (open source, [http://www.phpclasses.org/package/9095-PHP-Recognize-file-formats-using-PRONOM-registry.html website])
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* [[Siegfried]] (signature-based file identification tool): [http://www.itforarchivists.com/siegfried website] · [http://www.openplanetsfoundation.org/blogs/2014-09-27-siegfried-pronom-based-file-format-identification-tool blog post] · PRONOM:{{PRONOM|fmt/883}}
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* [[TrID]] (Windows/Linux, free for non-commercial use, [http://mark0.net/soft-trid-e.html website]): identifies files using a database of filetype signatures. Also has an [http://mark0.net/onlinetrid.html online version].
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
* http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/File_Format_Identification
 
* http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/File_Format_Identification
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Revision as of 14:09, 21 May 2018

Software > File identification software

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 7 or 8 (Version 6.1.5).
  • FIDO (cross-platform, open source) website: Format Identification for Digital Objects, written in Python.
  • FIDOO (web-based online file identification): website
  • 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, and this guide to creating "magic" entries for it.
  • File Information Tool Set: software from the Harvard University library to identify file formats and extract metadata
  • FI Tools (Windows, commercial, website)
  • G-Spot (Windows, freeware, website): Identifies audio and video codecs need to play a media file.
  • JHOVE (tool to classify/identify/validate file formats)
  • Konvertor (tool to display and convert between 4000+ different formats, freeware website)
  • MediaInfo (cross-platform, open source, website): "MediaInfo is a convenient unified display of the most relevant technical and tag data for video and audio files."
  • PHP PRONOM drip: Recognize file formats using PRONOM registry (open source, website)
  • Siegfried (signature-based file identification tool): website · blog post · PRONOM:fmt/883
  • TrID (Windows/Linux, free for non-commercial use, website): identifies files using a database of filetype signatures. Also has an online version.

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