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

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latest/stable 1.0.0

Install latest/stable of MIME File Type Explorer

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**Install using the command line**

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

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

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### Package name

* mime-type-explorer

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* Today - latest/stable

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/mime-type-explorer#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/mime-type-explorer#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/mime-type-explorer#tab-security)

#### 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.

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## Install MIME File Type Explorer 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/mime-type-explorer/arch)

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

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

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

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

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/mime-type-explorer/kde-neon)

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

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

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/mime-type-explorer/pop)

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

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/mime-type-explorer/rhel)

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