WhatTheCodec Android

WhatTheCodec

Displays video, audio and subtitle information of a video or audio file
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Features & Capabilities

This app shows information about all media streams inside a video or audio files.

For video streams the app shows: file format name, video codec name and frame size. Also the app the app shows 4 equidistant frames from a video file.
For audio streams: audio codec name, bit rate, number of channels, channel layout, sample rate and format.
For subtitle streams: title and language from stream’s metadata.

Internally the app uses the FFmpeg library and supports all video/audio/subtitle codecs from it.

The READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission is used to actually read data from files that reside on the external storage and to reconstruct the file path.

The source code of the the app and more technical description can be found here: https://github.com/Javernaut/WhatTheCodec

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Javernaut
Downloads:
3,487 1
Rating:
3.60
(23) 1 ratings
Version:
4.2.1 Last updated: 2026-05-25
Version code:
4210
Creation date:
2019-08-10
Publisher country:
UA UA
Permissions:
  • com.javernaut.whatthecodec.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Size:
16.78MB
Email:
wh*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Google Play Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-09
Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 770,061 ▼ 3,804

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Javernaut
Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.javernaut.whatthecodec
Email:
wh*****@gmail.com
Website:
https://github.com/Javernaut/WhatTheCodec

User Reviews

Simple. Helpcull. (Any chance that the Play Store sill offer Codec Packs?)
by Jo*****, 2023-07-14
pretty cool one. and a material one, on top. good stuff.
by Sa*****, 2022-04-10
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