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lemmeknow vs Magika: catalog facts
lemmeknow	Magika

Best for: Developers and analysts inspecting unfamiliar strings or captured data	Best for: Security analysts and developers who need reliable file type identification
Free Free under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.
Command line	Windows, Web, Command line
Analyzes text and files Can output results as JSON Available as an executable and through Cargo or Nix	Detects over 200 content types with high reported accuracy Small model that runs quickly on a CPU Browser demo processes files locally Used in production at Google and VirusTotal
Focused on identifying patterns in text.	Classification can still be wrong on unusual or crafted files Command-line focus with no desktop interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for lemmeknow github.com/swanandx/lemmeknow Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Magika securityresearch.google/magika Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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