FileCHK Alternatives

FileCHK is described as 'Identify and recover (as much as possible) data lost in CHK files' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are seven alternatives to FileCHK for Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and BSD. The best FileCHK alternative is TrID. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try TrIDNet or file. Other great apps like FileCHK are Toolsley File Identifier, HexBrowser, DROID and JHOVE.

FileCHK iconFileCHK
  1
  • Free • Open Source
  • ...

Identify and recover (as much as possible) data lost in CHK files.

More about FileCHK
More about FileCHK
FileCHK alternatives page was last updated Oct 28, 2022
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Alternatives
  1. TrID icon

    TrID

     17 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Allows to detect file type by recognition of binary signatures. Database with signatures can be downloaded from author site or trained by user with program named TrIDScan(see at author site).

    8 TrID alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    TrID VS FileCHK

     

    • TrID is the most popular Web-based, Windows & Linux alternative to FileCHK.

    • TrID is the most popular free alternative to FileCHK.

    • TrID is Free Personal and ProprietaryFileCHK is Free and Open Source
  2. TrIDNet icon

    TrIDNet

     11 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    TRIDNet is the GUI version of TrID, probably more practical to use than the CLI version, especially for those not very familiar with the command line prompt.

    7 TrIDNet alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    TrIDNet screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    TrIDNet v1.95 - 26/01/16. As from 2021 Feb it does work fine on Windows 10

    TrIDNet Features

    1.  Portable

    TrIDNet VS FileCHK

     
  4. file icon

    file

     9 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    file is a standard Unix program for recognizing the type of data contained in a computer file using magic numbers.

    8 file alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    file VS FileCHK

     

    • file is the most popular Mac alternative to FileCHK.

    • file is the most popular Open Source alternative to FileCHK.

    • file is Free and Open SourceFileCHK is also Free and Open Source
  5. Toolsley File Identifier icon

    Toolsley File Identifier

     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Identify files based on the libmagic database in your browser. HTML5/JS port of the "file" tool. No downloads, no installation and no uploads!.

    7 Toolsley File Identifier alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Toolsley File Identifier screenshot 1

    Toolsley File Identifier VS FileCHK

     
  6. HexBrowser icon

    HexBrowser

     Like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    HexBrowser is a tool that identifies file types. It does not care about the file extension, but opens each file to look for signatures so it can determine the exact type of a file. It now recognizes more than 800 different file formats.

    7 HexBrowser alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HexBrowser screenshot 1

    HexBrowser VS FileCHK

     
  7. DROID icon

    DROID

     Like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    DROID (Digital Record and Object Identification) is a software tool developed by The National Archives to perform automated batch identification of file formats. Developed by its Digital Preservation Department as part of its broader digital preservation activities, DROID is...

    7 DROID alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    DROID Features

    1.  Batch processing

    DROID VS FileCHK

     
  9. JHOVE icon

    JHOVE

     Like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    JHOVE is a file format identification, validation and characterisation tool. It is implemented as a Java application and is usable on any Unix, Windows, or OS X platform with appropriate Java installation.

    7 JHOVE alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    JHOVE Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    JHOVE VS FileCHK

     
7 of 7 FileCHK alternatives