Magic
mime-type determination from files and byte arrays
| AppID: | com.hzy.magic.app |
| Author: | huzongyao |
| License: | BSD-2-Clause |
| InRepoSince: | 2020-03-31 |
| LastRepoUpdate: | 2020-03-31 |
| LastAppUpdate: | 2019-11-08 |
| LastVersion: | 1.1.2 |
| Categories: | System |
| APK source: | Github |
| Google Play: | Check if it's there |
The file command is "a file type guesser", that is, a command-line tool that tells you in words what kind of data a file contains. Unlike most GUI systems, command-line UNIX systems - with this program leading the charge - don’t rely on filename extentions to tell you the type of a file, but look at the file’s actual contents. This is, of course, more reliable, but requires a bit of I/O.
Magic implements such a "file type guesser", and wraps it into a GUI for easy use on your Android device.
While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device. Some clients have this repo enabled by default, e.g. Neo Store, Droid-ify, or, of course, the IzzyOnDroid client by Sunil. With others (like the official client) you'll have to add this repo manually (see the hint on top of the package list for how to do that).
