Easy way to check what codecs your device supports with and without hardware acceleration.
Overview
Features & Capabilities
User Growth & Download Statistics
App Developer Tools
- By:
- Parseus
- Downloads:
- 130,886 335
- Rating:
- 4.42 (489)
1 new ratings
- Version:
- 2.9.0 Last updated: 2025-09-19
- Version code:
- 10028
- Creation date:
- 2018-07-05
- Publisher country:
PL
- Permissions:
- com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY Low risk
- com.parseus.codecinfo.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY Low risk
- Size:
- 3.06MB
- Email:
- pa*****@gmail.com
- URLs:
- Website ,Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Google Play Store
- Data ingested on:
- 2026-10-12
- Compare stats and ranking:
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Contact the developer
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- Developed by:
- Parseus
- Google Play Store
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.parseus.codecinfo
- Email:
- pa*****@gmail.com
- Website:
- https://codeberg.org/Parseus/codecinfo
User Reviews
Users praise Codec Info as a useful tool for identifying hardware-accelerated codec support and for gauging device playback capabilities. It clearly marks hardware vs. software decoding and has a clean, ad‑free interface. Some reviews, however, raise credibility concerns by calling it a fake app, and a few report stability/UI bugs on certain devices. Overall, it’s a practical, no‑nonsense codec info resource when it runs on a compatible device and OS.
Pros
- Indispensable for identifying which codecs support hardware acceleration (encoder/decoder profiles).
- Helps assess device playback capabilities for high‑resolution content (e.g., 8K/5K) and hardware requirements.
- Clear, ad‑free UI that shows built‑in codecs and whether they run in hardware or software.
- Does what it promises without fluff; concise, to‑the‑point information.
- No ads or in‑app purchases reported by users.
Cons
- Credibility concerns: a couple of reviews label the app as fake or question its authenticity.
- UI/stability issues reported on some devices (Android 6 crash when opening settings; UI/search glitches).
Recent reviews
good sound optimization
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