Portable Audio Identifier

This is the portable edition of Audio Identifier. As its name implies, this piece of software displays various information about audio tracks, such as the bit rate and encoder.

Since installation is not required, you can store Audio Identifier on an external device (like a USB flash drive), save it to any computer and directly run its executable file.

More importantly, no new entries are added to the Windows registry and no leftover files can be found after deleting the program from the system.

The app is packed in clean and intuitive interface. Thanks to the Explorer-based layout, you can easily locate audio tracks. The file list displays the name and extension of each item, along with the size, duration, bit rate, encoder, encoding options and quality.

Audio Identifier can be set to automatically scan the hard drive for audio tracks and allows you to establish the scanning level. Plus, you can play tracks in the default media player, export selected or all items to an HTML file, as well as create and organize a favorites list.

Additional features of Audio Identifier let you disable the filter bar, info bar or folder tree, customize the columns, change the interface skin and make the app stay on top of other programs. From the 'Settings' screen you can integrate Audio Identifier into the Explorer context menu, disable advanced algorithms in quality estimation and configure bit rate-based quality estimation properties. Options can be restored to their default values.

The application needs a low amount of system resources and has a good response time. No errors have occurred during our tests and Audio Identifier did not freeze or crash. Unfortunately, there is no help file available. Other than that, the program can be easily configured by novices, thanks to its overall simplicity.