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title: Install MediaInfo on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of MediaInfo for Linux - Graphical utility for
  reading information from audio/video files
url: https://snapcraft.io/mediainfo-gui
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# MediaInfo (mediainfo-gui)

[MediaArea](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/mediaarea "View all snaps from MediaArea")

* [MediaArea](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/mediaarea "View all snaps from MediaArea")
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 26.10

Install latest/stable of MediaInfo

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install mediainfo-gui
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* mediainfo-gui

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### License

* BSD-2-Clause

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### Last updated

* 6 October 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [MediaArea.net](https://MediaArea.net/MediaInfo "https://MediaArea.net/MediaInfo")

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### Contact

* [info@mediaarea.net](mailto:info@mediaarea.net "mailto:info@mediaarea.net")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/mediainfo-gui#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/mediainfo-gui#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/mediainfo-gui#tab-security)

#### Graphical utility for reading information from audio/video files

MediaInfo is a utility used for retrieving technical information and other
metadata about audio or video files.

The MediaInfo data display includes:

* Container: format, profile, commercial name of the format, duration, overall bit rate, writing application and library, title, author, director, album, track number, date, duration...
* Video: format, codec id, aspect, frame rate, bit rate, color space, chroma subsampling, bit depth, scan type, scan order...
* Audio: format, codec id, sample rate, channels, bit depth, language, bit rate...
* Text: format, codec id, language of subtitle...
* Chapters: count of chapters, list of chapters...

MediaInfo analyticals include:

* Container: MPEG-4, QuickTime, Matroska, AVI, MPEG-PS (including unprotected DVD), MPEG-TS (including unprotected Blu-ray), MXF, GXF, LXF, WMV, FLV, Real...
* Tags: Id3v1, Id3v2, Vorbis comments, APE tags...
* Video: MPEG-1/2 Video, H.263, MPEG-4 Visual (including DivX, XviD), H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, FFV1...
* Audio: MPEG Audio (including MP3), AC3, DTS, AAC, Dolby E, AES3, FLAC...
* Subtitles: CEA-608, CEA-708, DTVCC, SCTE-20, SCTE-128, ATSC/53, CDP, DVB Subtitle, Teletext, SRT, SSA, ASS, SAMI...

MediaInfo features include:

* Read many video and audio file formats
* View information in different formats (text, sheet, tree, HTML...)
* Customise these viewing formats
* Export information as text, CSV, HTML...
* Graphical user interface, command line interface, or library (.dll/.so/.dylib) versions available
* Integrate with the shell (drag 'n' drop, and Context menu)
* Internationalisation: display any language on any operating system
* Localisation capability (for which volunteers are needed - please contact us!)

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## Install MediaInfo on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/mediainfo-gui/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/mediainfo-gui/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/mediainfo-gui/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/mediainfo-gui/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/mediainfo-gui/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/mediainfo-gui/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/mediainfo-gui/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/mediainfo-gui/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/mediainfo-gui/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/mediainfo-gui/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/mediainfo-gui/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/mediainfo-gui/ubuntu)