File identifier0.6.2
Publisher Description
File identifier is a command line tool that permits identification of different files, as well as extracting the metadata associated with those files. Furthermore, the identification part of the software relies on a text database (similar to the UNIX magic file) that can easily be modified and extended.
Currently identifies about 600 file formats, and extracts metadata from about 30 major file formats including PDF, PNG, OLE (DOC), RIFF (AVI, WAVE), IFF (AIFF, ILBM), EXE, SGML (HTML), RTF, MP3, ASF (WMA, WMV), TIFF and JPEG.
Optionally the metadata can be saved to a database that is compatible with 4DOS/4NT Description files. The tool can also generate simple HTML reports that are configurable via CSS, as well as SFV Compatible CRC-32 integrity verification files.
File identifier also automatically detects embedded xmp metadata and maps all the extracted metadata to XMP schemas (including dublincore - ref. ISO 15836) for easy classification. Finally, the identified files are classified according to their MIME types, File format identifier (FFID) types and file extensions.
Extraction of metadata stored in multiple languages is also supported.
This is the freeware version. The professional version also supports saving reports to CSV files of all the extracted metadata.
About File identifier
This File & Disk Management program is available in English. It was last updated on 02 November, 2026. File identifier is compatible with the following operating systems: Windows.
The company that develops File identifier is Optima SC Inc.. The latest version released by its developer is 0.6.2. This version was rated by 12 users of our site and has an average rating of 2.7.
The download we have available for File identifier has a file size of N/A. Just click the green Download button above to start the downloading process. The program is listed on our website since 2009-02-28 and was downloaded 2,818 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded software with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the File identifier as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install File identifier on your Windows device:
- Click on the Download button on our website. This will start the download from the website of the developer.
- Once the File identifier is downloaded click on it to start the setup process (assuming you are on a desktop computer).
- When the installation is finished you should be able to see and run the program.
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version 0.6.2
posted on 2009-02-28
Overflow bugfix in RIFF/IFF files, RIFF file parsing speed improvement
