MediaInfo AlternativesMetadata Viewers and other similar apps like MediaInfo

MediaInfo is described as 'Supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio file. Supports many audio and video formats, with different methods of viewing information' and is a very popular Metadata Viewer in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to MediaInfo for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Chocolatey. The best MediaInfo alternative is GSpot, which is free. Other great apps like MediaInfo are MediaInfoXP, MediaTab, MovieScanner and Media Info+.

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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

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    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    The program is no longer updated.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 MediaInfo

     
    Comments about GSpot as an Alternative to MediaInfo
    Raiz
    Positive Aug 14, 2015
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    Displays all the info of an audio/video file that mediainfo displays AFAIK

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    • Most users think GSpot is a great MediaInfo alternative.

    • GSpot is the most popular Windows alternative to MediaInfo.

    • GSpot is the most popular free alternative to MediaInfo.

    • GSpot is Free and ProprietaryMediaInfo is Free and Open Source
  2. MediaInfoXP icon

    MediaInfoXP

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

    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 MediaInfo

     
    Comments about MediaInfoXP as an Alternative to MediaInfo
    Guest
    Positive Apr 8, 2020
    -1

    Simple UI that can integrate into shell.

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

    • MediaInfoXP is Free and Open SourceMediaInfo is also Free and Open Source
  4. 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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
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    MediaTab Features

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

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    • MediaTab is the most popular Android alternative to MediaInfo.

    • MediaTab is Freemium and ProprietaryMediaInfo is Free and Open Source
  5. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    MovieScanner Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Gtk

    MovieScanner VS MediaInfo

     
    Comments about MovieScanner as an Alternative to MediaInfo
    Guest
    Positive Jul 7, 2016
    0

    You get less data but the most important.

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

    • MovieScanner is Free and ProprietaryMediaInfo is Free and Open Source
  6. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Media Info+ screenshot 1

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    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).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    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

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  9. MediaInfo Lite icon

    MediaInfo Lite

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    This is a tool to analyze media files. It can give you information about the audio and video format, video resolution, duration, etc.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MediaInfo Lite screenshot 1

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    Scoop!

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    Displays all sort of technical information from any media file. You can filter data to compare, print and export information.

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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking

    Scoop! VS MediaInfo

     

    • Scoop! is the most popular commercial alternative to MediaInfo.

    • Scoop! is Paid and ProprietaryMediaInfo is Free and Open Source
    • Scoop! is Lightweight and Privacy focusedMediaInfo is not according to our users
  11. Invisor icon

    Invisor

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    Invisor displays technical information about your video, audio and photo files with ability to compare collected data.

    6 Invisor alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Invisor VS MediaInfo

     
  12. 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.

    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

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  13. Avicodec icon

    Avicodec

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    AVIcodec is a free multimedia file analyser for Windows.

    Find avi and divx codecs, solve codecs issues.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Avicodec Features

    1.  Multiple languages

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  14. 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:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Qt GUI on KDE

    Themonospot VS MediaInfo

     
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