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title: Install MIME File Type Explorer on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of MIME File Type Explorer for on Debian - Freedesktop
  MIME registry, file glob & magic-byte inspector for Linux
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/mime-type-explorer/debian
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# Install MIME File Type Explorer on **Debian**

# MIME File Type Explorer (mime-type-explorer)

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/mime-type-explorer/debian#install)

#### Freedesktop MIME registry, file glob & magic-byte inspector for Linux

MIME File Type Explorer is a desktop Freedesktop Shared-MIME-Info database
browser, desktop handler viewer, and live file magic-byte header inspector for
Linux. An independent Linux alternative inspired by file type management utilities
such as FileTypesMan, it parses the system /usr/share/mime database and desktop
application caches to inspect registered media types and verify real files on disk.

Key Features:

* Full Shared-MIME-Info Registry Browser: Parses /usr/share/mime/{types,globs2,
  aliases,subclasses,generic-icons,magic} across 1,000+ registered MIME types
  spanning application, audio, font, image, model, multipart, text, and video.
* Subclass Hierarchy & Desktop Handlers: Displays parent MIME inheritance chains,
  alias mappings, generic icon names, XML type descriptions, and associated
  .desktop handlers from mimeinfo.cache and user mimeapps.list.
* Live File Magic-Byte vs Extension Inspector: Reads real files and folders to
  compare filename-extension MIME inference against binary MIME-Magic header
  signatures, flagging mismatched or extensionless files with a 128-byte hex dump.
* Category Analytics & Reports: Renders a media-category distribution chart and
  exports full MIME catalogs and file inspection results to CSV and JSON.

Disclaimer: This project is an independent open-source tool and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by NirSoft.

### Package name

* mime-type-explorer

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* Today - latest/stable

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install MIME File Type Explorer

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install MIME File Type Explorer

To install MIME File Type Explorer, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install mime-type-explorer
```

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