It is used in many programs such as XMedia Recode, MediaCoder, eMule, and K-Lite Codec Pack.

Additionally, a GUI for viewing the information on Microsoft Windows and macOS is provided.

Thus in the case of misleading tags erroneous codec information may be presented.

MediaInfo supports just about any video and audio file including: MediaInfo supports Microsoft Windows XP or later, macOS, Android,[9] iOS (iPhone / iPad)[10] Solaris and many Linux and BSD distributions.

[11] MediaInfo also provides source code so essentially any operating system or platform can be supported.