GSpot AlternativesMetadata Viewers and other similar apps like GSpot

GSpot is described as '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' and is a Metadata Viewer in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to GSpot for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best GSpot alternative is MediaInfo, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GSpot are MediaInfoXP, MovieScanner, AVInaptic and MediaTab.

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  1. MediaInfo icon

    MediaInfo

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    MediaInfo supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio file. Supports many audio and video formats, with different methods of viewing information.

    17 MediaInfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
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    Adware bundled with installer! Beware, I had to disable my entire anti-virus program to get it to install (a risk I was willing to take on this system for now).

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think MediaInfo is a great GSpot alternative.

    • MediaInfo is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to GSpot.

    • MediaInfo is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to GSpot.

    • MediaInfo is Free and Open SourceGSpot is Free and Proprietary
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    MediaInfoXP

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    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.

    13 MovieScanner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Chocolatey
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    Thorough information, simple UI (launch the app, then drag your file onto the app's window), completely portable (no Windows installation required), and no adware. No threats detected by BitDefender. Just what I needed to determine that the larger of the two files of the same movie was actually the lower resolution and color depth. Go figure. But this app confirmed my impression that the picture was better on the copy that had the smaller filesize.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • AVInaptic is Free and Open SourceGSpot is Free and Proprietary
    • AVInaptic is LightweightGSpot is not according to our users
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    CodecInstaller

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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?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Avicodec

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    AVIcodec is a free multimedia file analyser for Windows.

    Find avi and divx codecs, solve codecs issues.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    OrangeCard

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    OrangeCard offers detailed metadata extraction from files, URLs, and clipboard contents, providing users with comprehensive data about images, including camera specs, dates, location, and more for rich content analysis.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  13. Media Info Viewer icon

    Media Info Viewer

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    The ultimate media file analysis app that can help you explore and learn everything about your media files

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Media Info Viewer is the most popular commercial alternative to GSpot.

    • Media Info Viewer is Paid and ProprietaryGSpot is Free and Proprietary
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    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:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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