Detenc - Determine text file encoding
January 21, 2008
The third Marble to be published is Detenc, a small utility program that helps in finding out what kind of encoding a file has. Detenc makes it possible to visually step through any number of encodings, and, by looking at the rendering on the screen, determine when the right encoding has been found.
For questions or support requests, please visit the support forum.
Latest version: 0.7.1 beta
Downloads
Detenc for Windows 2000, XP and Vista
Detenc for Mac (Universal Binary)
All downloads are self-contained zipped executables that can be copied anywhere you want on your PC or that can be run from a USB-stick or external drive without worrying about an installation procedure.
By downloading Detenc you agree with the Detenc License Agreement.
Detenc enables the determination of a text file encoding using visual inspection. Select or drop a file and select your best-guess for the text file's character encoding. Visually verify that the encoding is properly rendered, or try another encoding until the proper one has been selected.
To quickly cycle through the various possibilities, use the scroll-wheel on your mouse if you have one, or select the individual encoding one-by-one.
Depending on your platform and specific installation, some encodings may not be available.
If you like this application, please consider a donation to keep its development going.