[2014-10-31] This project is obsolete, for latest version (6.1.3) see GitHub https://github.com/digital-preservation/droid (source) and http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/manage-information/preserving-digital-records/droid/ (binary)
DROID (Digital Record Object Identification) is an automatic file format identification tool. It is the first in a planned series of tools developed by The National Archives under the umbrella of its PRONOM technical registry service.
[2013-01-24] The binary download of the latest version of DROID has now been moved to The National Archives website: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/projects-and-work/droid.htm
The source code for the latest version of DROID remains available via Github: http://digital-preservation.github.com/droid/
[2012-09-07] DROID 6.1 has been released. New project hosting for the project can be found on GitHub: http://digital-preservation.github.com/droid/
Features
- File format identification
- Collection Profiling
- Command-line Inteface
- Graphical User Interface
Project Samples
License
BSD LicenseFollow DROID
User Reviews
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This set of code is outdated, new code is found on GitHub and binary on The National Archives' website
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Droid works wonderful.
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fast, good, reliable
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I was amazed! Was not expecting this! Thanks to the developers! It's very convenient!
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Awesome job, thanks for your time for telling