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WhatTheCodec on Windows Pc

Developed By: Javernaut

License: Free

Rating: 3,6/5 - 22 votes

Last Updated: April 19, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 4.1.0
Size 57.9 MB
Release Date June 19, 24
Category Tools Apps

What's New:
Minor visual improvements and app size reducing. [see more]

Description from Developer:
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... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download WhatTheCodec and install on Windows PC. WhatTheCodec is free Tools app, developed by Javernaut. Latest version of WhatTheCodec is 4.1.0, was released on 2024-06-19 (updated on 2024-04-19). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of WhatTheCodec is 3,6. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 22 users, 4 users had rated it 5*, 13 users had rated it 1*.

How to install WhatTheCodec on Windows?

Instruction on how to install WhatTheCodec on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install WhatTheCodec on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install WhatTheCodec using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "WhatTheCodec" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install WhatTheCodec on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "WhatTheCodec" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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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
Minor visual improvements and app size reducing.