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Magika vs Detect It Easy: catalog facts
Magika	Detect It Easy

Best for: Security analysts and developers who need reliable file type identification	Best for: Malware analysts triaging unknown executables
Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, Web, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
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	Identifies packers, compilers and protectors Extensive signature databases plus PEiD and YARA rules Runs on Windows, Linux and macOS
Classification can still be wrong on unusual or crafted files Command-line focus with no desktop interface	Reports what a file is but does not unpack or decompile it
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Magika securityresearch.google/magika Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Detect It Easy github.com/horsicq/Detect-It-Easy Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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