xdg-utils Alternatives

xdg-utils is described as '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' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are 2 alternatives to xdg-utils for Linux, Web-based, BSD, Mac and Windows. The best xdg-utils alternative is TrID. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try TrID or file.

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  1. TrID icon

    TrID

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    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).

    8 TrID alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     

    • TrID is the most popular Web-based, Windows & Linux alternative to xdg-utils.

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

    • TrID is Free Personal and Proprietaryxdg-utils is Free and Open Source
  2. file icon

    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     

    • file is the most popular Mac alternative to xdg-utils.

    • file is the most popular Open Source alternative to xdg-utils.

    • file is Free and Open Sourcexdg-utils is also Free and Open Source
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