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Mark0:
Hi!

I would like to present this tool I coded, hoping that it may prove useful to someone.



TrID is a free tool designed to identify binary files regardeless of names/extensions. Instead, it use a library of XML definitions that points to recurring patterns for each "knowed" formats.

Actually, more than 1.600 file types are supported, as you can see here:
http://mark0.net/soft-trid-deflist.html

You could also easyly build new defs for some file types you are familiar with. Simply point TrIDScan to a bunch of files of a specific type, and it will generate a newtype.trid.xml file. Rename it so something more meaningfull, edit the file to fill some description fileds, and you are done.
More details here:
http://mark0.net/soft-tridscan-e.html

If you send me the new defs, I will add them to the base library, and update the file types page giving you the proper credits.

There are 3 flavours of TrID.

Cmd line version:
http://mark0.net/soft-trid-e.html

GUI (.NET) version:
http://mark0.net/soft-tridnet-e.html

Also, an online/browser version. This one can be used from any PC with a browser and an internet connection.
http://mark0.net/onlinetrid/trid.aspx

Here's a sample output for an OpenOffice document:



Bye!

mouser:
wanted to point out that mark0 has a fantastic site of freeware + donationware stuff that he has coded in addition to TriId (http://mark0.net/)
Really nice unusual stuff.

and do not miss the fact that mark0's TriID can be run using an online version if you like - so you just go to the web page, upload the file, and it will try to identify what the file is - extremely cool!

love your stuff mark0, please keep us updated on any new developments!

Mark0:
I'll be glad to do so! :)

Thanks,
Bye!

jpfx:
I use trid at work for figuring out what some customers send us as data. Very useful.

zridling:
Thanks Mark0, this is excellent.

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