CodecInstaller Alternatives

CodecInstaller is described as 'Ever had a movie where you could only hear the sound and there were no video? Or only video and no sound?' and is an app in the video & movies category. There are nine alternatives to CodecInstaller for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Chocolatey. The best CodecInstaller alternative is GSpot, which is free. Other great apps like CodecInstaller are MediaInfoXP, MovieScanner, AVInaptic and MediaTab.

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Ever had a movie where you could only hear the sound and there were no video? Or only video and no sound?

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CodecInstaller alternatives page was last updated Nov 28, 2023
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  1. GSpot icon

    GSpot

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    GSpot is a Windows-based freeware designed to identify codecs used in video files. In addition, the application checks if the required DirectShow filters or Video for Windows codecs are installed and configured for proper playback.

    11 GSpot alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    GSpot screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.70a, released on 22 February 2007, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    GSpot VS CodecInstaller

     

    • GSpot is the most popular Windows alternative to CodecInstaller.

    • GSpot is the most popular free alternative to CodecInstaller.

    • GSpot is Free and ProprietaryCodecInstaller is also Free and Proprietary
  2. MediaInfoXP icon

    MediaInfoXP

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    A simple GUI for MediaInfo, an open source tool for displaying technical information about media files.

    15 MediaInfoXP alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MediaInfoXP screenshot 1

    MediaInfoXP Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Content analysis
    3.  AAC

    MediaInfoXP VS CodecInstaller

     

    • MediaInfoXP is the most popular Open Source alternative to CodecInstaller.

    • MediaInfoXP is Free and Open SourceCodecInstaller is Free and Proprietary
  4. MovieScanner icon

    MovieScanner

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    Small utility to scan your video files and store the media details (audio, video, subtitles) into a small database. Support export end printing of data, multiple databases, external subtitle, HDR and 3D detection, etc.

    12 MovieScanner alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main Screen

    MovieScanner Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Gtk

    MovieScanner VS CodecInstaller

     

    • MovieScanner is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to CodecInstaller.

    • MovieScanner is Free and ProprietaryCodecInstaller is also Free and Proprietary
  5. AVInaptic icon

    AVInaptic

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    AVInaptic is a program with a simple GUI (GTK +2) that analyzes file type AVI, ASF / WMV, MP4/MOV, Matroska (MKV), OGG, OGM, FLV, and shows a lot of information about technical characteristics (useful in predicting if the movie will be read from your portable player).

    11 AVInaptic alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Chocolatey
    AVInaptic screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free

    AVInaptic VS CodecInstaller

     
  6. MediaTab icon

    MediaTab

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    MediaTab provides you information of your multimedia files, like MediaInfo does, but without the need to launch an application. MediaTab use the power of MediaInfo integrating it on your operating system.

    17 MediaTab alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    MediaTab screenshot 1
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    MediaTab Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Shell integration

    MediaTab VS CodecInstaller

     

    • MediaTab is the most popular Android alternative to CodecInstaller.

    • MediaTab is Freemium and ProprietaryCodecInstaller is Free and Proprietary
  7. VideoSpec icon

    VideoSpec

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    VideoSpec is a free AppleScript studio App (Xcode 3.0 on Leopard) making use of MediaInfo CLI, MPlayer, FFmpeg, qt_tools and AtomicParsley binaries to display detailed informations on video files. Compatibility of analyzed media file with QuickTime Player v.7.6.

    12 VideoSpec alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    VideoSpec screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer developed. Last version, v.0.9.8, released in 2014, can be still downloaded from the official website

    VideoSpec VS CodecInstaller

     
  9. Avicodec icon

    Avicodec

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    AVIcodec is a free multimedia file analyser for Windows.

    Find avi and divx codecs, solve codecs issues.

    11 Avicodec alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Avicodec screenshot 1

    Avicodec Features

    1.  Multiple languages

    Avicodec VS CodecInstaller

     
  10. Media Info+ icon

    Media Info+

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    With "Media Info+" app you can immediately extract all possible Media Details Information from every Video, Audio or Music file in your Device.

    16 Media Info+ alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Media Info+ screenshot 1

    Media Info+ VS CodecInstaller

     
  11. Themonospot icon

    Themonospot

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    Themonospot is a simple application that can be used to scan multimedia files and extract some informations about audio and video streams:

    12 Themonospot alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Qt GUI on KDE

    Themonospot VS CodecInstaller

     
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