Detailed listing of multimedia codecs on your device!
4.33·416 reviews·100,000+ downloads
About Codec Info
Codec Info is a tools app developed by Parseus.
How many times has Codec Info been downloaded?
Codec Info has been downloaded 130 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 1.8 thousand times.
What is the rating of Codec Info?
Codec Info is rated 4.33 out of 5 stars, based on 420 ratings.
Is Codec Info free?
Codec Info is free to download. The APK download size is 2.05 MB. The latest version available is 2.9.0. The last update was on September 19, 2025.
What are the requirements for Codec Info?
Codec Info requires Android 4.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play July 2018.
Description
Codec Info is a simple tool for developers that provides detailed listing of multimedia encoders/decoders (codecs) and DRM types that are available on your Android device.
NOTE: Available info may vary depending on a device and the Android version. Bluetooth codecs are NOT supported.
Features: - Get info about audio codecs (max supported instances, input channels, bitrate range, sample rates and tunneled playback) - Get info about video codecs (max resolution, frame rate, color profiles, adaptive playback, secure decryption and more) - Get info about DRM supported by the device - Easily share codec/DRM info with others - No ads!
Recent changes: - Dropped support for Android 5.0 and 5.1. - Added color formats from StarFive. - Added more known codec and device issues. - Added querying for low latency support for encoders on Android 12+ devices. - Added querying for analog output properties for Widevine. - Improved hardware acceleration detection for some Intel codecs. - Bugfixes and general improvements.
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Perfect app! Provides a lot of interesting info about available codecs, including info is codec hardware accelerated.
★★★★★Scott Bruce· Dec 26, 2020
Excellent uncluttered app that lists all supported codecs on your device and tells you whether hardware acceleration is available. Does exactly what it should.
★★★★★Daniel Witzel· Oct 3, 2019
Works like a champ, gave me the info I needed to troubleshoot glitchey playback. And no ads!
★☆☆☆☆Joe “Bald” Tucker· Nov 22, 2022
Does what it claims. No more, no less. It will suffice until I have time to search for an app with more information.
★☆☆☆☆Bjay AwesomeBlackDude· Nov 14, 2019
11-14-19 Not able to dig in the VLC player codec nor KLite codec only android standard OS codec. Need a fix it transfers all copy codec to the correct android OS VIDEO and Audio directories.
★☆☆☆☆ASHWANI SAINI· Sep 26, 2025
Bad 😔😞 borring time lost apps don't have used this app
★☆☆☆☆WIZN Music· Jun 23, 2020
My phone got hard rebooted when trying to install this
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