Description explorer

Every file has its own set of associated details, sets which are usually automatically created by the tool used to generate the file, such as EXIF data bundled inside pictures, written down by cameras. In order to view such data, Description explorer comes with the right means to explore and modify metadata for different file formats.

The visual design attempts to keep accommodation efforts to a minimum, with a side navigation panel showing a tree list of drives, while the center area displays detailed information on files and folders inside the selected drive, with column headers for title, creator, date, origin, file type, and a lot more.

File support is impressive, with the application being capable of reading and extracting metadata from well over a hundred different file types. These can be viewed in the corresponding column headers, and sent to DEX to later on access a bit more easier. There’s a search field to quickly jump to items of interest.

You can open just about any kind of file in its associated editor or viewer, create new folders, and a few more functions found in the context menu. Accessing the options panel makes it possible to browse through several behavior, view, and search options, as well as what editors to use for modifying metadata content.

There’s the possibility to rely on the application’s own editor, or specify one you’re better acquainted to. Note that there are various options to use in order to generate reports, by selecting the types of data fields to include, and the file format to generate the report as, which can be HTML, SFV, or CSV.

All things considered, we can state that Description explorer is the type of application to use to perform in-depth analysis on files containing specialized details in the background. It supports an impressive array of file formats, while edit operations make it possible to modify, extract, and even save info with little effort as custom reports.