Preservation Action
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Functions within this lifecycle stage
Funtion | Definition |
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De-Duplication | Tools that enable the identification and/or removal of duplicate or similar files. |
Decryption | Tools for recovering passwords or unlocking encrypted digital files. |
Emulation | Tools that enable the emulation or virtualisation of a hardware or software system on another system. |
File Format Migration | Tools that support the transformation of data from one file format to another. |
File Management | Tools that support general file management activities such as viewing or renaming |
File Recovery | Tools that support the recovery of data from damaged or corrupted storage devices such as disks. |
Multi Format Rendering | Tools that support the rendering of a cross section of file format or content categories. |
Quality Assurance | Tools that support quality checking of digital resources, identifying damaged, incomplete or low quality data. Typically used to identify damage introduced via processes such as format migration or digitisation. |
Redaction | Tools that support the removal of selected information from digital files. Typically used for removal of sensitive information like telephone or credit card numbers from personal archives before providing access to users. |
Rendering | Tools that support the rendering of digital resources so they can be viewed, printed, or otherwise accessed by users. |
Repair | Tools that support the repair of damaged or corrupted data. |
Tools for this lifecycle stage
Tool | Function | Purpose |
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7-Zip | Rendering Transfer Fixity | 7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio, and encryption and fixity check capabilities |
ADIGRES | Storage File Management Access | ADIGRES is a powerful cross-platform Document Management System written in Java. |
ALTAG3D | File Management Storage Metadata Extraction Personal Archiving | An open source archive software |
AccessData Decryption Tools | Decryption | This page gives information on AccessData Decryption Tools. |
AccessToSiard | File Format Migration | A collection of scripts to automatically convert MS Access files to the SIARD format. |
Advanced Renamer | File Management | Advanced Renamer is a program for renaming multiple files and folders at once. By configuring renaming methods the names can be manipulated in various ways. |
Aid4Mail | File Format Migration | For migrating or normalizing email formats |
AllDup | De-Duplication | A brief description |
Antiword | File Format Migration | Antiword is a free MS Word reader for Linux and RISC OS. |
Apache PDFBox | Metadata Extraction Repair File Format Migration Validation Encryption Detection | JAVA PDF library for creation, manipulation, validation and content extraction of PDF documents |
Apache POI - the Java API for Microsoft Documents | File Format Migration Metadata Extraction Encryption Detection | The Apache POI Project's mission is to create and maintain Java APIs for manipulating various file formats based upon the Office Open XML standards (OOXML) and Microsoft's OLE 2 Compound Document format (OLE2). |
ArchiFiltre | File Management Appraisal | Overview of folder trees with fine diagrams |
Archivematica | Preservation System File Format Migration | Archivematica is a digital preservation system that automates the process of preparing digital objects for ingest into a repository and an access system |
AsTiffTagViewer | Quality Assurance | AsTiffTagViewer is a TIFF Tag Viewer application. |
Audacity | Redaction Personal Archiving File Management | The open source audio editor |
AudiAnnotate | Access Annotation Preservation System Workflow Academic Social Networking Personal Archiving Service Version Control Metadata Processing Rendering Discovery Persistent Identification Managing Active Research Data | To make audio and its interpretations more discoverable and usable by extending the use of the newest IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) standard for audio with the development of the AudiAnnotate web application, documented workflows and workshops that will facilitate the use of existing best-of-breed, open source tools for audio annotation (Sonic Visualiser), for public code and document repositories (GitHub), and audio presentation (Universal Viewer) to produce, publish, and sustain shareable W3C Web Annotations for individual and collaborative audio projects. |
Audio/Video to WAV Converter | File Format Migration | This tool converts audio and video files to WAV format. |
Autopsy Digital Forensics | Appraisal Content Profiling De-Duplication Disk Imaging Forensic | Open source, free digital forensics tool |
Avcc | File Management | AVCC is an open source application that enables collaborative, efficient item-level cataloging of audiovisual collections. |
BAT: BnfArcTools | File Management | BAT is a Perl package for processing Internet Archive ARC, DAT and CDX file format. |
Bad Peggy | Validation Quality Assurance | Scans for damaged images and photos. |
BitCurator | File Management Fixity Metadata Extraction Metadata Processing Quality Assurance Validation Workflow | The BitCurator Environment is an Ubuntu Linux distribution geared to the needs of archivists and librarians. It includes a suite of open source digital forensics and data analysis tools to help collecting institutions process born-digital materials. |
Bulk Rename Utility | File Management | Bulk Rename Utility is a free file renaming software for Windows. Bulk Rename Utility allows you to easily rename files and entire folders based upon extremely flexible criteria. |
CDS Convert | File Format Migration | CDS Convert is a suite of tools that allow conversion of documents, presentations and images between different software formats. |
CHRONOS | File Format Migration | Database Retirement, Partial and Ongoing Database Archiving, Application Retirement. |
CSV export form for Microsoft Access | File Format Migration | A Microsoft Access form to export all database tables to interoperable CSV files. |
CSV2SIARD | File Format Migration | A tool to create SIARD containers from CSV files. |
Calibre | Rendering File Format Migration | An e-book management tool, including viewer, migration, and file conversion features among others. |
Catdoc & xls2csv | File Format Migration | catdoc is a program that reads one or more Microsoft Word files and outputs text to standard output. |
Checkit tiff | Quality Assurance Validation | a tool to validate TIFF files against given configuration profile |
CloneSpy | De-Duplication | Finds duplicates, also precisely, deletes with rules. |
CloudCompare | File Format Migration Multi Format Rendering Metadata Extraction | CloudCompare is a tool for editing and processing 3D point clouds and triangular meshes. |
Converseen | File Format Migration | A GUI for ImageMagick supporting mass operations |
CyberChef | Encryption Detection File Management Decryption Metadata Extraction Personal Archiving Binary & Hexidecimal Editing Discovery | A forensic tool with workflow capabilities to analyse files and containers |
Czkawka | De-Duplication File Management Appraisal | Czkawka is a simple, fast and free app to remove unnecessary files from your computer. |
DANS DBF | File Format Migration Rendering | DANS DBF Library is a Java library for reading and writing xBase database files. |
DANS MIXED | File Format Migration | Migration to Intermediate XML for Electronic Data. |
DART (Digital Archivist's Resource Tool) | Storage File Management Fixity Transfer | Provides both a GUI and a command-line interface for packaging files and uploading them to remote repositories. |
DBPTK Developer | Validation File Format Migration | DBPTK Developer - library and command-line tool for exection of database preservation actions |
DBeaver | File Format Migration | Multi-platform database tool that supports migration and data management |
DIMAG | Metadata Extraction Preservation System Access File Format Migration Storage Workflow | A software suite supporting archives with preservation of digital information for eternity |
DMC (DBpoweramp Music Converter) | File Format Migration | dBpoweramp Music Converter (dMC) is an audio conversion tool. |
DNS | Metadata Processing File Format Migration Validation Preservation System | DNS - DA NRW Software Suite |
DOSBox | Emulation | DOSBox is a DOS-emulator for different platforms, such as Windows, BeOS, Linux, MacOS X. |
DV Analyzer | Quality Assurance Metadata Processing | DV Analyzer is a technical quality control and reporting tool that examines DV streams in order to report errors in the tape-to-file transfer process. |
DVRescue | Quality Assurance Metadata Processing | DVRescue is archivist-made software that supports data migration from DV tapes into digital files suitable for long-term preservation. |
Db-preservation-toolkit | File Format Migration | Enables conversion between database formats or dumping from live database systems for the purposes of preservation. |
DbDIPview | Access Quality Assurance Redaction | Framework for packaging the database Representation Information and pre-configured user-friendly access. Different combinations of Content Data Objects are supported by an automated deployment mechanism. Enables access to the archived databases in the archive reading room for non-technical users. |
Dcfldd | File Management Forensic File Copy | dcfldd is an enhanced version of GNU dd with features useful for forensics and security. |
Dd rescue | File Recovery Disk Imaging | dd_rescue is suitable for rescuing data from a medium with errors, i. |
DeepArc | File Format Migration Web Capture | Intended for preserving web sites from the back-end, this is a database-to-XML curation tool. |
Demystify | Metadata Extraction Content Profiling De-Duplication | Format Identification Analysis and Reporting |
Detox | File Management | The detox utility renames files to make them easier to work with under Unix and Unix-like operating systems. |
Developer Tools in QA: Novice's Toolkit | Quality Assurance | A collaborative document which non-developers can adapt to record QA methods using built-in browser developer tools. |
DiPS (Digital Preservation Solution) | Access Active Data Storage File Format Identification File Format Migration File Management Metadata Extraction Preservation System Secure Deletion Service Storage Transfer Validation Workflow | DiPS (OAIS compliant Digital Preservation Solution) |
Digital Preservation Recorder | Workflow File Format Migration | Digital Preservation Recorder (DPR) is free and open source software developed by the National Archives of Australia to aid in the long term preservation of digital records. |
Dioscuri | Emulation | Dioscuri is a computer hardware emulator, specifically designed to be used as part of a digital preservation strategy. |
Directory List & Print | Metadata Extraction File Management | A universal metadata extractor |
DiskView | File Management | DiskView shows you a graphical map of your disk, allowing you to determine where a file is located or, by clicking on a cluster, seeing which file occupies it. |
DocMorph: Electronic Document Conversion | File Format Migration | The U.S. National Library of Medicine's (NLM) document conversion tools make the exchange and use of biomedical library electronic information easier for librarians, library users, and the general public |
Docuteam cosmos | File Format Migration Preservation System Service Storage Workflow | docuteam cosmos is a comprehensive, modular software solution for the operation of digital long-term archives based on the OAIS standard (Open Archival Information System, ISO 14721:2012). |
Docuteam packer | Appraisal Data capture and Deposit File Management Fixity Metadata Processing | Creates and edits SIPs |
Docworks | OCR Workflow Quality Assurance | Document digitization workflow software |
Double Commander | Fixity File Copy Batch Rename File Management De-Duplication | Open source file manager with two panels side by side |
DupeGuru | De-Duplication | A brief description |
EXIF to DC XML normaliser | File Format Migration Metadata Extraction | Extract EXIF data and normalise it to DC XML. |
Easy CD-DA Extractor | File Format Migration Metadata Extraction Disk Imaging | Easy CD-DA Extractor is CD Ripper, Music Converter, Audio Converter, Metadata Editor, and CD/DVD burning software. |
ElcomSoft | Decryption | ElcomSoft offers numerous password recovery applications. |
Emailchemy | De-Duplication File Format Migration File Management File Recovery | Converts proprietary emails to standard portable formats |
EmbARC | Metadata Processing Quality Assurance | internal file metadata management including embedding and validation |
Exact Audio Copy | File Format Migration Metadata Extraction Disk Imaging | Exact Audio Copy is an audio grabber for audio CDs using standard CD and DVD-ROM drives on Windows only. |
ExifTool | Metadata Processing Metadata Extraction Repair | Properties extraction, identification, metadata editing |
Explore2fs | File Management | Explore2fs is a GUI explorer tool for accessing ext2 and ext3 filesystems. |
FFAStrans | Metadata Extraction File Format Identification File Format Migration Quality Assurance Workflow Planning | Task automation engine, mostly used in audio and video visual content management. |
FFmpeg | File Format Migration | FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. |
File Analyzer and Metadata Harvester V2 | File Management Fixity Metadata Extraction Metadata Processing Quality Assurance Validation Workflow | The File Analyzer is a general purpose desktop (and command line) tool designed to automate simple, file-based operations. The File Analyzer assembles a toolkit of tasks a user can perform. The tasks that have been written into the File Analyzer code base have been optimized for use by libraries, archives, and other cultural heritage institutions. |
FileVerifier++ | Fixity De-Duplication | Windows utility for verifying file contents |
Filestar | File Format Migration Metadata Extraction File Format Identification | Universal file converter for 900+ file types. |
Filzip | Rendering | Filzip offers full support (add and extract) support for ZIP (including Quake III's PK3), BH (BlakHole), CAB (Microsoft Cabinet), JAR (JavaARchive), LHA (LZH), TARand GZIP(TAR. |
Fingerdet | Quality Assurance | QA tool for detecting fingers on digitised pages |
Fixit tiff | Repair | fixes some issues in (potentially) baseline tiffs, as an example, invalid datetime tags, wrong tiff tag order |
FolderMatch | De-Duplication | Compares two directory trees and flags up duplicates |
Foremost | File Recovery Forensic | Foremost is a console program to recover files based on their headers, footers, and internal data structures. |
Fq | Access Validation Binary & Hexidecimal Editing Discovery Repair Quality Assurance Policy File Format Identification File Recovery Forensic Metadata Extraction | Tool, language and decoders for working with binary data. |
Free Video Cutter Joiner | Redaction Personal Archiving File Management | It cuts and joins video streams without altering the codecs. |
FreeCommander | File Management De-Duplication Fixity File Copy | Split-screen file manager with desirable extras |
Fslint | De-Duplication File Management | Set of utilities to find and clean various forms of lint on a filesystem, such as duplicate files, empty directories, and bad file names. |
GNU Diffutils | De-Duplication Quality Assurance | GNU Diffutils is a package of several programs related to finding differences between files. |
GetDataBack | File Recovery | GetDataBack will recover your data if the hard drive's partition table, boot record, FAT/MFT or root directory are lost or damaged, data was lost due to a virus attack, the drive was formatted, fdisk has been run, a power failure has caused a system crash, files were lost due to a software failure, files were accidentally deleted. |
Goobi | Workflow OCR Planning Quality Assurance | Workflow Management Tool |
Grok | File Format Migration Rendering | JPEG 2000 SDK, includes encoder/decoder |
Gzip | Rendering | gzip produces files with a .gz extension. gunzip can decompress files created by gzip, compress or pack |
HandBrake | File Format Migration | Converts video data into widely accepted formats. |
IBM Digital Asset Preservation Tool | Emulation | IBM's Digital Asset Preservation Tool is a proof-of-concept demonstration of the Universal Virtual Computer solution that provides long-term access to JPEG and GIF87a files. |
IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) | Access Rendering | A set of APIs, tools and protocols for manipulating and providing interoperable access to digital images |
IMacros | Quality Assurance Web Capture | iMacros makes it easy to test web-based applications. |
ImageMagick | Rendering File Format Migration | ImageMagick® is a software suite to create, edit, compose, or convert bitmap images. |
ImageVerifier | Metadata Processing Validation Quality Assurance | ImageVerifier (IV for short) traverses a hierarchy of folders looking for image files to verify. It can verify TIFFs, JPEGs. PSDs, DNGs, and non-DNG raws (e.g., NEF, CR2). |
Ingestr | Backup File Format Migration | ingestr is a command-line application that allows ingesting or copying data from any source into any destination database. |
IrfanView | Rendering | IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003, 2008, Vista, Windows 7. |
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