Adobe File Informer

When dealing with numerous files on a daily basis, you might start to forget various details about them, such as which app was used to create them or their creation date.

Adobe File Informer is one of the solutions that can help you in this situation although it can only be used on Adobe Illustrator files.

The application comes with a simplistic user interface that displays in a neat manner all the detected data regarding the loaded file.

Unfortunately, the only way to select the item you are interested in is to navigate to its location manually, since the app does not support drag and drop.

Also, only one AI file can be loaded at a time, so if you want to analyze a batch of items you need to make sure you have enough time to spare.

After you choose a source file, Adobe File Informer automatically generates a list of details about it. More precisely, you can view the name and version of the application that created the AI file in the first place, along with the full file name.

You also get to view the creation time and date or the colors that were used for the currently reviewed document.

On the downside, Adobe File Informer does not provide you with any option to export the displayed information to a standalone file that can be examined at a later time. In other words, you need to run the utility every time you need to view details about an Illustrator document.

This application can come in handy to those who want a quick and straightforward way to analyze their Illustrator files when the Adobe software is not installed. However, its plain UI and lack of export options might prove to be deal-breakers for some users.