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Understand download files

Decode platform and chip hints in release file names. Tell installers, source archives and verification files apart.

Your device and the file names

Windows: Settings → System → About → System type. macOS: Apple menu → About This Mac → Chip or Processor. This tool does not detect your computer.

Up to 100 non-empty lines and 20,000 characters. Paste names only; no file upload.

Submit to see explanations. Changing any input clears the old result.

How to use the result

Find your operating system and chip in your computer's system information, then paste release file names one per line. The rules read common platform and architecture markers and separate installers, archives, source downloads, checksums and signatures. Windows EXE/MSI, macOS DMG/PKG and Linux AppImage/DEB/RPM provide platform clues, not proof of contents. A filename agrees only when the necessary conditions are explicit and non-conflicting. Missing markers remain unknown, and Linux packages still need a distribution/version check.

A worked example

With Windows and x64 selected, Example-windows-x64.exe has matching filename clues; Example-windows-arm64.exe conflicts with the chosen chip. Example.zip lacks enough information: it could hold a portable application, an installer or source files. GitHub's Source code (zip) is a source archive, not a one-click application. Example.exe.sha256 contains verification information rather than the application itself. Confirm all of these against the publisher's release notes before downloading.

What this cannot establish

No files are uploaded or inspected. Names can be misleading; this tool cannot verify signatures, hashes, publisher identity, malicious code, dependencies or actual runtime compatibility. Consistent means only that the visible filename hints agree with the selected conditions. It is not a recommendation to execute a file. Unsupported patterns stay unknown. Up to 100 non-empty lines and 20,000 characters are accepted; exceeding a limit rejects the whole input rather than silently checking a truncated subset. All input is displayed as text, not executable HTML.

Sources and further reading

  • GitHub: releases, assets and source archives ↗
  • Apple: identify a Mac with Apple silicon ↗
  • Microsoft: identify Windows system type ↗
  • Why choosing a platform is only the first installation check →

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