TrID Alternatives

TrID is described as '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)' and is an app. There are eight alternatives to TrID for Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and BSD. The best TrID alternative is file, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TrID are TrIDNet, Toolsley File Identifier, xdg-utils and FileCHK.

TrID

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Allows to detect file type by recognition of binary signatures. Database with signatures can be downloaded from author site...

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file
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Free • Open Source
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8 file alternatives
file is a standard Unix program for recognizing the type of data contained in a computer file using magic numbers.
- - file is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to TrID.
- - file is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to TrID.
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TrIDNet
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
7 TrIDNet alternatives
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.
- - TrIDNet is the most popular Windows alternative to TrID.
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1. PortableTrIDNet can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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TrIDNet v1.95 - 26/01/16. As from 2021 Feb it does work fine on Windows 10
Toolsley File Identifier
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Free • Proprietary
Online
7 Toolsley File Identifier alternatives
Identify files based on the libmagic database in your browser. HTML5/JS port of the "file" tool. No downloads, no installation and no uploads!.
- - Toolsley File Identifier is the most popular Web-based alternative to TrID.
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xdg-utils
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Free • Open Source
Linux
2 xdg-utils alternatives
xdg-utils is a set of tools that allows applications to easily integrate with the desktop environment of the user, regardless of the specific desktop environment that the user runs.
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FileCHK
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Free • Open Source
Windows
7 FileCHK alternatives
Identify and recover (as much as possible) data lost in CHK files.
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HexBrowser
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
7 HexBrowser alternatives
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.
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DROID
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7 DROID alternatives
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...
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JHOVE
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
7 JHOVE alternatives
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.
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1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsJHOVE can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
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