Portable MediaInfo GUI 26.01 (x64)
MediaInfo GUI Portable is a powerful, cross-platform graphical interface wrapper for the renowned MediaInfo library, delivering an intuitive front-end to extract, analyze, and visualize exhaustive technical metadata from virtually any video, audio, subtitle, or container file, presenting container formats, video/audio/text stream details, encoding parameters, bitrates, resolutions, frame rates, color spaces, and embedded tags in customizable text, tree, sheet, or HTML views for professionals in video encoding, archiving, quality assurance, forensic analysis, or casual users verifying file integrity before playback.
Available as a standalone Windows executable (MediaInfoXP by lordmulder), macOS app, or Linux package, this lightweight tool—under 10MB—supports drag-and-drop analysis of individual files or entire folders, batch processing with progress bars, and export options to clipboard, text/CSV/HTML/XML/JSON for reports, spreadsheets, or automation scripts, making it indispensable for muxers confirming HEVC 10-bit Main10 profiles in MKV rips, audio engineers inspecting FLAC sample rates and channel layouts, subtitle timers validating ASS timing offsets, or archivists cataloging legacy AVI/VOB collections with precise codec IDs, aspect ratios, and scan orders. With real-time updates for the latest MediaInfo engine (v25+), it detects cutting-edge formats like AV1, VVC, MPEG-H Part2, AC-4 3D Audio, Dolby ED2 objects, ICC color profiles in JPEG/PNG/MP4, and MXF timecodes, while offering view toggles (Graphical/Text/Tree/HTML), language selection (40+ including Italian), and command-line integration for scripts, ensuring comprehensive insights without bloat or ads on systems from Windows XP to 11, macOS Ventura, or Ubuntu 24.04.
The GUI’s elegance lies in its no-nonsense design: central file pane with recent/history tabs, dual-pane layout (left: file tree, right: metadata tabs), toolbar for Open/Drag/View/Export/Copy, status bar with file count/size/hash (MD5), and context menus for single/batch ops, allowing instant scanning of a 100GB Blu-ray ISO to reveal H.265 4:2:2 10-bit bitrate ladders or a podcast MP3’s VBR mode and replay gain tags.
Core Analysis Views
Four interchangeable displays:
Text View
Verbose paragraphs: “Video: Format=AVC, Codec ID=H.264, Profile=High@L4.1, Bitrate=8 542 kb/s, Resolution=1920×1080 (16:9), Frame Rate=23.976 fps, Color Space=YUV, Chroma Subsampling=4:2:0, Bit Depth=8, Scan Type=Progressive.”
Tree View
Hierarchical expansion: General → Container MKV → Video #1 → Audio #2 (DTS-HD MA 5.1) → Text #1 (PGS).
Sheet View
Spreadsheet columns: ID/Format/Commercial Name/Codec/Bitrate/Duration for multi-stream files.
HTML View
Styled report with hyperlinks (codec wiki), ideal for emails/forums.
Custom columns/language per view; save layouts.
File and Batch Support
Seamless handling:
Single File Drag-Drop
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Formats: MKV/MP4/AVI/MOV/WMV/FLV/TS/MXF/WebM/Matroska/OGM/RealMedia, audio FLAC/MP3/WAV/OGG/AAC/DTS/AC3/APE/ALAC/Opus/M4A/AIFF/AU, subs SRT/ASS/SSA/PGS/VOB/SCC/TTML.
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Streams: Multi-video/audio/text/chapters/menus.
Folder/Recursive Batch
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Scan directories (e.g., Plex library); progress %/ETA.
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Export all as CSV (filename, duration, bitrate columns).
Archive Handling
ZIP/RAR/7z extract-on-fly analysis.
Technical Metadata Depth
Exhaustive per-stream details:
General/Container
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Format/profile/commercial (Matroska/ISO FFmpeg), duration/bitrate, writing app/library (mkvmerge/HandBrake), title/author/album/track/date, chapters count/list.
Video Streams
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Codec ID/profile/level (H.264 High@L5.1, HEVC Main10@L4), resolution/FPS/aspect/DAR/SAR, bitrate mode (CBR/VBR), color space (YUV/BT.709), chroma (4:2:0/4:2:2/4:4:4), bit depth (8/10/12), scan (Progressive/Interlaced/TFF/BFF), slices/HRD/compression mode, HDR (HDR10/Dolby Vision metadata), GOP structure.
Audio Streams
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Codec ID (AAC-LC/SBR, DTS-HD HRA/MA, AC-3/EC-3), sample rate (44.1/48/96/192kHz), channels/layout (5.1/Center LFE), bitrate mode, bit depth, language/compression.
Text/Subtitles
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Format (SRT/UTF-8, PGS, EIA-608), language/count lines/max lines/event, frame count/DAR, delay/timing.
Other
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Chapters: List/timestamps.
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Menu: DVD/Blu-ray descriptors.
Export and Integration
Versatile outputs:
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Clipboard: Plain/Rich/HTML.
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Files: Text/CSV/HTML/XML/JSON/EbuCore/MPEG-7.
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CLI Mode: Scripts (MediaInfo.exe –Output=JSON file.mkv).
Custom templates: “Bitrate>5000kb/s only.”
Performance and Customization
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Instant analysis (<1s 4K files).
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Multi-language GUI (English/Italian/French/etc.).
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Dark theme; font sizing.
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Portable: USB-run.
Windows/macOS/Linux; ARM/x86.
Advanced Use Cases
Encoding QA: Verify HandBrake CRF 18 H.265 outputs.
Archiving: Catalog 10k rips (duration totals).
Forensics: Detect Dolby E in PCM tracks.
Subtitles: Validate PGS delays.