Google Releases Magika 1.0: AI-Powered File Type Detection Tool

Magika 1.0 debuts as Google’s AI-driven open-source file identification tool rebuilt in Rust, doubling file type coverage and delivering 99% accuracy.

Google announced the release of Magika 1.0, the first stable version of its AI-driven open-source file type detection system. Already used at scale within Google services, Magika now introduces an entirely rewritten Rust-based engine, significantly expanded format support, and lightning-fast inference performance.