Filetype Determiner

Works out what a file actually is by reading its first bytes and comparing them against known signatures — completely independent of whatever extension it happens to have.

Drop any file here, or click to choose one

Works entirely offline in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

Checks against a table of common signatures (images, archives, documents, executables, and more). A file can rename its extension to anything; its header bytes rarely lie.

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