Display of the most relevant technical and tag data for video and audio files

MediaInfo for Mac

MediaInfo for Mac

  -  10.2 MB  -  Open Source
  • Latest Version

    MediaInfo 25.04 LATEST

  • Review by

    Sophia Jones

  • Operating System

    Mac OS X 10.6 or later

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    MediaInfo Team / External Link

  • Filename

    MediaInfo_GUI_25.04_Mac.dmg

MediaInfo for Mac supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio files. Example of information is codec, bit rate, frames per second, width, height, count of channels, duration, title, author, language of subtitles, and name of chapters.

Multiple means to view information (text, sheet, tree, and HTML) and you can customize these views. Exporting possibilities for text, CSV, HTM, Graphical Interface, or Command Line are available.

Supported formats include MKV, OGM, AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, DVD, OGG, MP3, WAV, RA, AC3, DTS, AAC, M4A, AU, and AIFF.

The MediaInfo for macOS data display includes:
  • Container: format, profile, commercial name of the format, duration, overall bit rate, writing application and library, title, author, director, album, track number, date, duration...
  • Video: format, codec id, aspect, frame rate, bit rate, color space, chroma subsampling, bit depth, scan type, scan order...
  • Audio: format, codec id, sample rate, channels, bit depth, language, bit rate...
  • Text: format, codec id, language of subtitle...
  • Chapters: count of chapters, list of chapters...
MediaInfo analyticals include:
  • Container: MPEG-4, QuickTime, Matroska, AVI, MPEG-PS (including unprotected DVD), MPEG-TS (including unprotected Blu-ray), MXF, GXF, LXF, WMV, FLV, Real...
  • Tags: Id3v1, Id3v2, Vorbis comments, APE tags...
  • Video: MPEG-1/2 Video, H.263, MPEG-4 Visual (including DivX, XviD), H.264/AVC, Dirac...
  • Audio: MPEG Audio (including MP3), AC3, DTS, AAC, Dolby E, AES3, FLAC...
  • Subtitles: CEA-608, CEA-708, DTVCC, SCTE-20, SCTE-128, ATSC/53, CDP, DVB Subtitle, Teletext, SRT, SSA, ASS, SAMI...
Media Info features include:
  • Read many video and audio file formats
  • View information in different formats (text, sheet, tree, HTML...)
  • Customize these viewing formats
  • Export information as text, CSV, HTML...
  • Graphical user interface, command line interface, or library (.dll/.so/.dylib) versions available
  • Integrate with the shell (drag 'n' drop, and Context menu)
  • Internationalization: display any language on any operating system
How to Use

Install by dragging it into the Applications folder

Launch the app from Applications

Drag and drop a media file into the window

View detailed media info including codecs and bitrate

Use File > Export to save the report

Adjust preferences for output format and layout

System Requirements
  • macOS 10.12 or later
  • Intel or Apple Silicon processor
  • At least 100 MB of free disk space
  • Minimum 2 GB RAM
  • Internet connection (for updates only)
PROS
  • Supports a wide range of file formats
  • Displays technical and tag metadata
  • Available in both GUI and CLI versions
  • Lightweight and fast to use
  • Exportable reports in multiple formats
CONS
  • Interface is minimal and outdated
  • No editing or media conversion tools
  • Limited customization options
  • Does not play or preview media
  • Relies on manual file loading, no batch drag folders
Also Available: Download MediaInfo for Windows

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What's new in this version:

- MP4: Detect caption presence in the middle of the file for AVC with CEA-608 in SEI
- MP4: Support of Spherical Video metadata
- MP4: support of com.apple.quicktime.location.ISO6709
- IAMF: Basic (name, sampling rate, audio format used) support of IAMF (raw, in MP4)
- JPEG: read XMP metadata
- XMP metadata: Display photoshop:Credit, xmp:CreatorTool
- Mach-O: Basic Mach-O (including Universal) binary support
- MZ: Add more archs
- WepP: Support of WebP
- FLAC: Add picture information
- FLAC: Add muxing method of images
- DVB: Update MJD parsing for accepting dates after 2038
- Input: Accept literal IPv6 addresses
- I2231, 2vuy: Bit depth
- ADM: fix crash and wrong conformance issue report with specific files
- MPEG-4: avoid nearly infinite loops with buggy streams
- HEVC: fix false positive conformance issue with LHEVC SPS
- I2248, FLAC: fix format name in case of image in metadata
- I2240, Aspect ratio: Add display aspect ratio 9:16
- Windows: Fix installation of plugins in custom destination
- Windows: fix transparency issue with pinned app on Windows 10
- Fix non-MSVC builds with AES NI enabled
- JavaScript build: Set locale to UTF-8