MediaInfo

MediaInfo is a convenient unified display of the most relevant technical and tag data for video and audio files.

• Bundleware The standard installer is bundled with adware, but the portable version is clean and adware free: http://www.videohelp.com/software/MediaInfo

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GSpot

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...

• Discontinued The program is no longer updated.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

Free Windows

MovieScanner

Small application that scans movie/video files for their properties like used codecs, audio tracks, audio languages, subtitles (embedded) and subtitle languages, video...

Free Mac Windows Linux

VideoInspector

VideoInspector is a tool designed to provide you with as much information as possible about your video files. With VideoInspector you'll know why your video files...

• Warning The installer is bundled with browser toolbars, software offers, etc.

Free Windows

AVInaptic

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...

Free Open Source Windows

VideoSpec

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...

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

Free Mac

Moo0 Video Info

Moo0 Video Info is a very easy tool which can dispaly each video / audio file's information. Have you ever wondered why the video file doesn't play on your...

Free Personal Windows

CodecInstaller

Ever had a movie where you could only hear the sound and there were no video? Or only video and no sound? That's almost certainly a codec missing! CodecInstaller is...

Free Windows

Avicodec

AVIcodec is a free multimedia file analyser for Windows. Find avi and divx codecs, solve codecs issues.

Free Windows

Invisor

Invisor displays technical information about your video, audio and photo files with ability to compare collected data. Video and audio: detailed info about file's...

Commercial $ $ $ Mac

Themonospot

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

Free Open Source Linux

Media Info+

For Windows 10 Desktop. Extract immediatelly all video and audio info from any given Media file (video or audio). View filmstrip of the video. Provides 6 actions for the...

Free Windows Windows S

Scoop!

Displays all sort of technical information from any media file. You can filter data to compare, print and export information. Audio & Video support: MPEG1-VIDEO...

Free Mac