Detect It Easy

Detect It Easy 3.21

A program for determining types of files.

  • By horsicq
  • Open Source
  • Updated Apr 22, 2026
Download for Windows

About Detect It Easy

Detect It Easy (DiE) is a powerful tool for file type identification, popular among malware analysts, cybersecurity experts, and reverse engineers worldwide. Supporting both signature-based and heuristic analysis, DiE enables efficient file inspections across a broad range of platforms, including Windows. Its adaptable, script-driven detection architecture makes it one of the most versatile tools in the field, with a comprehensive list of supported OS images.

Detect It Easy’s flexible signature system and scripting capabilities make it an essential tool for malware analysis and digital forensics. With traditional static analyzers often limited in scope and prone to false positives, DiE’s customizable design enables precise integration of new detection logic, ensuring reliable results across diverse file types.

Detect It Easy supports a wide range of executable and archive types, including:

  • PE (Portable Executable format for Windows)
  • ELF (Executable and Linkable Format for Linux)
  • APK (Android Application Package)
  • IPA (iOS Application Package)
  • JAR (Java Archive)
  • ZIP (Compressed archives)
  • DEX (Dalvik Executable for Android)
  • MS-DOS (MS-DOS executable files)
  • COM (Simple executable format for DOS)
  • LE/LX (Linear Executable for OS/2)
  • MACH (Mach-O files for MacOS)
  • NPM (JavaScript packages)
  • Amiga (Executable format for Amiga computers)
  • Binary (Other unclassified files)

What's new in 3.21

[+] Add Albanian translation
[+] Improved Heuristic module for PE by DosX_dev
[+] New detects and optimization of all scripts (thanks to DosX_dev, hypn0, Kae, BJNFNE and all contributors)
[+] Build instructions for AppImage, Alpine Linux, nixOS, openBSD, Qt6, Debug
[+] Many bugs have been fixed
[+] Some GUI changes

Full release notes »

Technical details

Publisherhorsicq
Version3.21
Release date2026-04-22
LicenseMIT
Installer typezip
Architecturex64, x86
Package IDhorsicq.DIE-engine

Links & install command

Install Detect It Easy from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --id=horsicq.DIE-engine -e

detect-it-easydetectiteasydieenginefiletype-identificationelf-filesprogram-analysisprogramanalysisyaramemory-mapentropyfile-info

Older versions

  • 3.10
  • 3.09