A free utility to display information about media files.
MediaInfo is a simple tool that provides a wealth of information on audio or video file you selected.
MediaInfo provides detailed information of all kinds in a nice layout. It extracts more than just general data (title, author, album, duration, etc..); it also provides details such as the codec used, sampling frequency, language, frames per second, chapters, etc.
The extracted data can be used in several different ways. MediaInfo can export it to HTML files, Excel-compatible CSV files and more.
Features of MediaInfo
- Analysis: Audio and video bit rate, bit depth, colorimetry, chroma subsampling.
- Audio: Detailed information about audio streams and tracks.
- Chapters: Chapter information from DVDs and Blu-ray discs.
- Codecs: Codec details and tags for video and audio.
- Container: Detailed information about most multimedia formats: video, audio, container and subs.
- Export: Export of the media information in text and spreadsheet formats.
- General: Detailed information about the overall media file.
- Image: Detailed information about image formats.
- Other: Miscellaneous details, like encapsulation type, CRC32 and MD5
- Report: Generation of HTML, XML, CSV and JSON reports.
- Streams: Stream selection and switching.
- Tags: Detailed information about tags.
- Video: Detailed information about video streams and tracks.
Compatibility and License
MediaInfo is provided under a freeware license on Windows from miscellaneous software with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 24.06 is the latest version last time we checked.
Jerome Martinez accepts donations for the continued development of this free software.
What version of Windows can MediaInfo run on?
MediaInfo can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
Other operating systems: The latest MediaInfo version from 2024 is also available for Mac.
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