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Rebuilt 2026Solo: product, development, UI, release pipeline

Media Codec Scanner

Know what's inside any media file: codec, resolution and every stream.

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Media Codec Scanner

The problem

AVIcodec was the go-to tool for telling you what codec a video needed, but it was discontinued and never learned MP4, MKV, HEVC or AV1, the formats that are now everything.

The approach

  • Rebuilt the classic on a new platform, with the actively maintained MediaInfo engine doing the reading.
  • Parallel folder scanning with a live, cancellable progress bar, and a virtualized, sortable, resizable grid that stays smooth across thousands of files.
  • Right-click file actions (open, reveal, rename, Recycle-Bin delete), CSV/JSON export, durable settings, and a one-command release pipeline that builds the installer and updates this page.

The outcome

  • Reads modern and legacy media the original never could: MP4, MKV, HEVC, AV1, VP9, Opus, plus every old AVI and DivX.
  • A free Windows download that I keep up to date.
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