Generate a full technical analysis report of a video file using ffprobe, covering all video and audio stream properties, useful for quality checking, compatibility troubleshooting, or documentation
Our free video analyzer reads a video file from the inside and hands you a complete technical report of everything it contains. Upload a clip and the tool inspects every video and audio stream, then writes out a plain-text report covering the codecs, bitrate, resolution, frame rate, aspect ratio, pixel format, audio sample rate and channels, duration, and container. It runs on ffprobe, the professional inspection engine from the FFmpeg project, so the numbers are the file's real properties, not guesses. This read-only report tells you exactly what a video is made of, which is what you need to check video bitrate, confirm a codec, or work out why a file will not play or upload. It does not change, compress, or repair the video.
Getting a full technical breakdown of a video with File Tools Online takes a few quick steps, and you do not need MediaInfo, VLC, or the command line. It all runs online in your browser.
Drag and drop your file into the box above, or click to browse and pick it from your device. MP4, MOV, AVI, and MKV files are all accepted.
The tool passes your file to ffprobe, which inspects every video and audio stream and reads the container to build a complete technical report.
Download the finished report as a .txt file you can read, save, or share. Your video is processed securely and deleted automatically within 30 minutes.
The report describes your file without touching it. Nothing is altered or re-encoded, so the original stays exactly as it was and you can run it as many times as you like. If you then decide you want to change something, that is a job for one of the sibling tools linked below.
Guessing a video's properties from its file name or a player's basic info panel only gets you so far. This analyzer reads the file itself with ffprobe and returns every stream property in one place, so you can diagnose problems with facts instead of assumptions.
Video codec, bitrate, resolution, frame rate, pixel format, audio codec, sample rate, channels, duration, and container in a single readout.
Built on ffprobe from the FFmpeg project, the inspector trusted across the video industry, so the values are accurate.
When a file will not play or upload, the report exposes the codec or setting behind it, so you can find the fix instead of guessing.
The output is a plain-text file you can save with your footage, paste into a support ticket, or archive as a record of a clip's exact specs.
Files are processed securely over an encrypted connection and automatically deleted within 30 minutes of upload.
Runs online on Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebook, Android, and iPhone. Nothing to download and nothing to install.
A modern video file is more layered than it looks. On the outside is a container (the .mp4, .mov, .avi, or .mkv wrapper); inside sit one or more streams, usually video plus audio. Each has its own codec and settings, and those inner details decide whether a clip plays, uploads, or edits cleanly. Run a file through this tool and ffprobe opens the container and reports on all of it: for the video stream, the codec (for example H.264, HEVC, VP9, or MPEG-4), resolution, frame rate, aspect ratio, pixel format, and video bitrate; for the audio stream, the codec, sample rate, channel layout, and audio bitrate. It also lists the overall duration, total bitrate, and container format.
Read together, those numbers tell the whole story of a file. A high bitrate at a low resolution, an unusual pixel format, a variable frame rate, or a codec a platform does not accept are the kinds of things that make a video look soft, stutter, or refuse to open. Remember that the analyzer only reads and describes: it produces a report and never modifies the video. If the report shows the bitrate is too high, Video Compress is the tool that lowers it, and if the container or codec is the problem, Video Convert rebuilds the file into a compatible MP4.
A full technical readout is useful any time you need to know what a file truly is rather than what you assume. These are the reasons people reach for it most often.
File Tools Online offers more than 100 free tools to convert, edit, and manage your files. These are the ones people use most alongside the video analyzer, especially once the report shows what to change.
These three tools are easy to mix up. Video Analyse and Video Metadata both read the file and leave it untouched; Video Compress is the one that actually changes it.
| What you get | Video Analyse | Video Metadata | Video Compress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Output | Full per-stream technical report (.txt) | A quick view of the core details | A smaller video file |
| Depth of detail | Every video and audio stream property | Headline fields at a glance | Not applicable |
| Changes your video | No, read-only | No, read-only | Yes, re-encodes to reduce size |
| Best for | Deep troubleshooting and documentation | A fast metadata check | Lowering the bitrate and file size |
Reach for Video Analyse when you need the complete picture, Video Metadata for the essentials fast, and Video Compress when the goal is a smaller file.
Engineers and editors have long inspected files with desktop utilities like MediaInfo or by typing ffprobe commands into a terminal. Both are powerful, but they mean installing software and remembering flags just to read a bitrate. This tool gives you the same information without any of that: it runs ffprobe on our servers and formats the result into a clean, readable report, a professional-grade way to inspect a video file from any browser.
Because the heavy lifting happens on our side, it does not matter whether your own computer could run FFmpeg. You need no admin rights and no commands, just a browser. It is a genuine ffprobe online option with the depth of a professional tool and the convenience of a web page. The tool is free to use, with no watermark, because the only thing it hands back is a text report.
This is a general video stream info reader: it accepts the common video containers and reports on whatever it finds inside. Supported inputs include:
Whichever you upload, ffprobe opens the container and reports on every stream it finds. The report reflects exactly what is in your file, so two clips that both end in .mp4 can read very differently depending on how each was encoded.
Because this is an online analyzer, it works the same on every device. There is nothing to install on Windows, no app to download on Mac, and nothing to add to your phone. You use the exact same page on a laptop, Chromebook, Android device, or iPhone.
That makes it easy to inspect a video file on a work computer where you cannot install software, on a Mac without hunting for a utility, or on your phone away from your desk. The analysis runs on our servers with ffprobe, so even a large or complex file is read reliably regardless of your own device. All you need is a browser and an internet connection.
Yes. The videos people analyse are often personal recordings and unpublished work, so security is built in. Files are uploaded over an encrypted HTTPS connection, processed on a secure server, and automatically deleted within 30 minutes. The tool only reads your file to generate the report, it never alters the original, and we never share, sell, or reuse your videos.
Upload your video to the tool above and run the analysis. It passes the file to ffprobe, which reads every video and audio stream, then hands you a plain-text report of the codecs, bitrate, resolution, frame rate, pixel format, audio settings, duration, and container. The whole process runs in your browser, with nothing to install.
It covers the container format, each video stream (codec, resolution, frame rate, aspect ratio, pixel format, and bitrate), each audio stream (codec, sample rate, channels, and bitrate), plus the overall duration and total bitrate: a complete technical breakdown of what your file contains.
Upload the file and read the report. It lists the video, audio, and overall bitrate, so you can see exactly how heavily the clip is encoded. If the bitrate is higher than you need, Video Compress is the tool that reduces it.
The report names the video and audio codecs directly, for example H.264, HEVC, VP9, or AAC. That makes it a reliable video codec checker for working out why a player, device, or upload page accepts or rejects a file.
No. The analyzer is read-only: it inspects the file and produces a report, and never modifies, compresses, converts, or repairs the video. To reduce size use Video Compress; to change format use Video Convert.
It is usually a codec, container, or setting the target device or platform does not accept. The report exposes those details so you can see the cause, and converting to a standard MP4 with Video Convert resolves most compatibility problems.
Both read the file and leave it untouched. Video Metadata gives a quick view of the core details, while Video Analyse produces the full per-stream report for deeper troubleshooting and documentation.
No, this tool only reports. Once it shows the bitrate is higher than you need, use Video Compress to lower it, or Video Resize to change the dimensions.
You can analyse MP4, MOV, AVI, and MKV files. Whichever you upload, ffprobe opens the container and reports on every stream it finds inside, so the report reflects your file exactly.
Yes, the tool is free to use, and because the only output is a text report there is no watermark involved.
Yes. Files are transferred over an encrypted connection, read on a secure server purely to generate the report, and automatically deleted within 30 minutes. The original is never altered, and we never share or sell it.
Video is deceptively complex. Two files can share the same extension and look identical in a folder, yet behave completely differently because of what is encoded inside: a different codec, a heavier bitrate, an unusual pixel format, or audio in the wrong channel layout. Those details are invisible until you read them, which is why analysing a video file is often the fastest way to understand a clip that is misbehaving, or to confirm an export meets a platform's requirements before you upload.
A good video analyzer does not change the file, it explains it. This free online tool does exactly that using ffprobe: it opens your video, reads every video and audio stream, and returns a complete technical report of the codecs, bitrate, resolution, frame rate, pixel format, audio settings, duration, and container. Nothing is modified, compressed, or repaired, so the report is a trustworthy record of the file. When it points to something you want to change, the matching sibling tools are one click away: Video Metadata for a quick check, Video Compress to shrink the file, and Video Convert to rebuild it as MP4.