Free

Portable (eg. USB key)

Windows and Windows Server

Graphical User Interface

Multi-lingual

myTools includes several tools that are designed to simplify your life.

1. Get information about files and folders

Easily retrieve information within your media files. 219 attributes are available from:
  • information about files and folders: size(s), date(s), depth in the tree, attributes …
  • picture information: version, size, transparency, gamma …
  • audio information: codec, duration, min/max bitrates, frequency, channels …
  • video information: format, a/v codec, a/v duration, a/v bitrate, a/v frequency …
  • tagging information: artist, title, album, year, genre …
  • EXIF data: speed, aperture, focal length, ISO, flash …
Files taken into account for the multimedia information:
Picture: jpg, png, gif, tif, webp, etc… and RAW (Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, Sony…)
Audio: aac, m4a, m4b, mp4, mp3, mp2, mp1, ogg, wav, wma, aif, flac, fla, oga, ogg, etc …
Video: Matroska, MPEG (1, 2, 4, TS…), Windows Media (avi, asf, wmv), Real (rm, rmvb, rv), Flash, etc …

2. Delete empty and almost empty directories

Clean your hard drives from empty or "almost empty" folders that are no longer used.

An almost empty folder contains only empty or almost empty folders. It does not contain any files.

3. Change dates and times of files and folders

Change the creation, modification, and access dates of your files and folders. It is also possible to export / import the dates of hundreds of files with only one click.

4. Find / Replace in a text

Search an expression in a text (or file). Filters allow the use of wildcards (? And *), regular expressions, and can even take into account typos and spelling errors. It can:
  • Highlight the found expressions.
  • Keep the lines that contain the search expression.
  • Delete the lines that contain the search expression.
  • Substitute the expression found with a new one.
  • Substitute another expression in the line containing the search term.
  • Substitute the expression found after until the end of the line.
  • Delete the expression found after until the end of the line.
A handy tool to do a quick cleaning in large log files, for example.

5. Clean and rename file names

This tool helps you to clean up and rename the names of your files*.
Example (before --> after):
_louis armSTRONG_-_blueberry HILL_.Mp3 --> Louis Armstrong - Blueberry hill.mp3
The tool brings you a whole range of automatic and semi-automatic actions including:

  • Specific cleaning of the names of audio/eBooks files*.
  • Correction tools: edit, delete, insert, replace, move characters, words, phrases, etc …
  • A smart detection tool* to group files with similar names.
  • Create a list from one reference file, use the Drag&Drop functionality, search into folders …
And of course, you still retain control of each selected action.
Even having really renamed files, a rollback is possible.

* without the use of a local or internet comparison database.
myTools also has the following characteristics:
  • Totally free but you can donate to his author if you wish.
  • It does not require installation. It is a "portable" program.
  • It is compatible with high resolution screens and Windows scales.
  • It is multi-lingual. If you wish to translate it, contact me by mail.