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 xdg-utils, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TrID are TrIDNet, file, Toolsley File Identifier and FileCHK.

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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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TrID alternatives page was last updated Oct 28, 2022
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  1. xdg-utils icon
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    xdg-utils

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    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.

    2 xdg-utils alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    • xdg-utils is the most popular Linux alternative to TrID.

    • xdg-utils is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to TrID.

    • xdg-utils is Free and Open SourceTrID is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. TrIDNet icon
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    TrIDNet

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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    TrIDNet Features

    1.  Portable
    Discontinued

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

    TrIDNet iconTrID Icon

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    • TrIDNet is the most popular Windows alternative to TrID.

    • TrIDNet is Free and ProprietaryTrID is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    file

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    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 iconTrID Icon

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    • file is the most popular Mac alternative to TrID.

    • file is Free and Open SourceTrID is Free Personal and Proprietary
  5. Toolsley File Identifier icon
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    Toolsley File Identifier

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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Toolsley File Identifier iconTrID Icon

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    • Toolsley File Identifier is the most popular Web-based alternative to TrID.

    • Toolsley File Identifier is Free and ProprietaryTrID is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    FileCHK

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

    7 FileCHK alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    FileCHK iconTrID Icon

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  7. HexBrowser icon
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    HexBrowser

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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HexBrowser iconTrID Icon

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  9. DROID icon
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    DROID

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    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
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    JHOVE

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    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

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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