DROID

Summary

Purpose	Digital Record Object IDentification (DROID): Automatic file format identification tool.
Homepage	http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/projects-and-work/droid.htm
Source Code Repository	http://digital-preservation.github.com/droid/
License	New BSD License
Debian Package	http://packages.debian.org/stable/package

Description

Automated batch identification of file formats using internal and external signatures.  Signatures are stored in an XML signature file generated from the PRONOM technical registry.

User Experiences

e.g. links to AQuA/SCAPE/Hackathon issues that use the tool

News Feeds

PRONOM updates

• Release notes: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/aboutapps/pronom/release-notes.xml
• DROID signature files: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/aboutapps/pronom/droid-signature-files.htm
• Example direct link to a Format Record: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pronom/fmt/353.xml

Release Feed

Link to any RSS feed that is updated when new releases occur, if any, e.g:

Activity Feed

Link to any RSS feed that is updated when issue or code updates occur, if any, e.g: