File Informer

File Informer is a software application that gives you the possibility to find out extra information about several types of image, audio and executable files in a popup window of Windows Explorer.

It offers support for GIF, JPEG, JPEG, TIFF, PSD, PSP, BMP, FAX, TGA, PCX, MP3, WAV, EXE, DLL, OCX and other formats.

The program is basically capable of analyzing and revealing special headings from files. Evidently, this data must exist within the items in order to be displayed in your file explorer. Otherwise, even if it's partially absent, it becomes inaccessible and File Informer doesn't work.

The entire interface of the application is represented by the previously mentioned popup window in Windows Explorer. It gets installed quickly and effortlessly, since there are no special options, mandatory software products, or third-party offers involved. Afterward, it opens a page in your web browser with a description of itself.

When it comes to graphic files, you can find out the image resolution and color depth. As far as audio files are concerned, the utility shows the play time, audio settings (e.g. bit rate, sample rate, channel mode), along with the author and composition name (extracted from ID3 tags). Lastly, you can read the description, version and company name of executables.

It didn't put a strain on the computer's performance in our tests, thanks to the fact that it used minimal system resources. No error dialogs popped up and it didn't freeze or crash.

However, we expected more details about graphic, audio and executable files from File Informer. We must also keep in mind that it hasn't received updates for a long time. Nevertheless, you can test it for yourself, since it's free.