A free app for Windows, by philippe-duby.

AVIcode is a program that analyzes your video files to determine which codec was used to create them. AVIcodec works very simply; you have to select the file you want to analyze and then launch the software. It will open the file and try to determine what codec is necessary to play it.

Once you have found the codec, thanks to AVIcodec, you can download it from the Internet and install it.

The purpose of this software can serve more than one user. It can be used by advanced users who don’t always use standards for video file coding.

It can also be used by professionals who want to get out of a tight spot.