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Description:
File Information Tool Set

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Other

Tags: metadata digital-preservation file-identification forensics archiving

Install: brew install fits

About:
FITS (File Information Tool Set) is an open-source software that identifies and validates file formats. It extracts and aggregates technical metadata from various file types using multiple tools like ExifTool and DROID, ensuring digital preservation readiness.

Key Features:

Identifies file formats using multiple tools
Extracts embedded technical metadata
Validates files against format specifications
Generates standardized XML output

Use Cases:

Digital preservation and archiving workflows
Forensic analysis of file collections
Metadata extraction for institutional repositories

Alternatives:

ExifTool – FITS wraps ExifTool as one of its underlying tools, providing a unified interface and cross-tool validation.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 13, 2024 6:20pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	bce421c4