DISKOVER PLUGIN SUITE
Over 50 plugins. No code required. Built for the stack you already run.
A plugin connects the Diskover catalog to another system, either reading extra metadata from your files or triggering work elsewhere. Use them to enrich what the catalog knows, sequence routine jobs, and move data between storage systems. File action plugins let authorized users run those jobs on selected files directly from the interface, without needing direct access to the underlying storage.
Built on open-source foundations, the platform is extended by plugins written by Diskover, by partners, and by customers. Plugins follow a documented interface, so a team running a system nobody else has can build for it.
Metadata catalog enrichment plugins.
Diskover enriches your data by adding useful context, turning basic file details into business intelligence. Metadata harvest plugins collect attributes that help you understand what your data is and how it’s used.
This added clarity makes it easier to find the right data, organize it properly, and build workflows around real business needs. You can enrich metadata after indexing or on a schedule, so you keep fast indexing performance while still gaining deeper insight into your data. This is the working side of metadata management.
MEDIA
AVID
Harvests metadata from Avid project and bin files and maps it back to each project’s MXF media, keeping assets searchable in Diskover. Explore →
LIFE SCIENCE
BAM
Collects rich metadata from BAM (Binary Alignment Map) and SAM (Sequence Alignment Map) files for bioinformatics workflows. Explore →
CORE
Breadcrumb
Reads a small key-value file in a project folder and adds fields such as owner, project, department, and cost center to that folder’s record in the catalog.
CORE
CNTag
Recreates ClarityNow tags behavior, pulling lineage and tag metadata from your filesystem into Diskover—similar to the Breadcrumb plugin.
CORE
Cost
Applies storage cost per GB to files and directories, enabling detailed cost analysis and reporting across the index at scale. Explore →
CORE
CSV
Adds columns from a CSV export, such as a case ID or project name from an asset or legal database, to the matching files by file name, and can tag those files.
CORE
Dell PowerScale SmartPools
Adds rich PowerScale and SmartPools-specific metadata to the index, allowing deeper visibility into file system details and storage behavior. Explore →
CORE
Dell Quota
Adds Dell Quota metadata to the index for visibility into storage limits, usage tracking, and quota management across your data estate. Explore →
CORE
Dell Unity
Pulls accurate space-allocation data from the Dell Unity API into Diskover, so capacity reporting on Unity storage reflects real usage. Explore →
CORE
File Kind
Groups file types into user-defined categories and adds metadata during indexing to support tagging, filtering, and reporting workflows.
CORE
First Index Time
Captures the file’s initial arrival time when first detected by Diskover and stores it as extra metadata during the indexing process.
CORE
Grafana & Grafana Cloud
Creates time-based summary indices in Elasticsearch for directory size and count metrics, enabling rich data visualization in Grafana or Grafana Cloud.
CORE
Hash Values/Checksums
Generates and stores file hash values (xxhash, md5, sha1, sha256) for integrity checksums, de-duplication, and virtual fingerprinting.
MEDIA
Image Info
Extracts and indexes EXIF metadata from image files, including camera settings, date taken, GPS coordinates, and other technical capture details. Explore →
MEDIA
Media Info
Adds searchable metadata to media files, such as resolution, codec, and pixel format, supporting automation, curation, and deep analysis. Explore →
CORE
Microsoft Azure Blob
Scans and indexes Microsoft Azure Blob Storage at petabyte scale, enabling fast, unified search across multiple accounts and containers.
CORE
Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint
Indexes data from Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint, enabling unified search, metadata insight, and governance across cloud collaboration environments.
CORE
Offline Media Indexer
Indexes disconnected drives and devices, storing metadata in a persistent offline volume that remains searchable even when the source is unavailable.
MEDIA
OpenEXR Info
Extracts metadata from OpenEXR image files, enabling detailed insight and searchability for high-dynamic-range image content. Explore →
CORE
Path Tokens
Breaks down file and folder names into searchable tokens, making it easier to filter, group, and analyze data by path structure.
CORE
PDF Info
Extracts and indexes key metadata fields from PDF files, including title, author, creation date, and document modification history.
CORE
S3 and S3 Compatible Object Storage
Scans and indexes Amazon S3 and S3-compatible object storage at scale, enabling fast, unified search and metadata across buckets and endpoints.
MEDIA
ShotGrid
Harvests detailed production status metadata from Autodesk Flow Production Tracking for deep visibility, analysis, and workflows. Explore →
CORE
Spectra Logic RioBroker/BlackPearl
Adds a vast amount of filesystem context and detailed metadata, improving search accuracy, reporting, and automated decision-making.
CORE
Unix Permissions
Captures Unix permission attributes for all files and directories, tagging items with fully open permissions to support audits and access reviews.
CORE
Windows Attributes
Adds Windows file ownership and DACL permissions to files and directories, supporting security audits and access control visibility in Elasticsearch.
CORE
Windows Owner
Captures Windows file owner and primary group metadata for each file and directory, enabling visibility into access and ownership patterns.
MEDIA
Xytech Asset Creation
Identifies rehydrated assets from LTO and removable drives, adding asset IDs and business context for correlation and discovery. Explore →
MEDIA
Xytech Order Status
Correlates Xytech order data with file metadata in Diskover, enabling granular automation, reporting, and search across media workflows. Explore →
Orchestration and integrity plugins.
Diskover’s plugins help keep your data clean, organized, and reliable over time. They support both manual and automated actions that simplify day-to-day tasks and long-term data lifecycle management.
By automating routine workflows and enforcing consistency, Diskover helps your data stay accurate, searchable, and ready for what’s next. Finding what is duplicated, mislabeled, or quietly broken is where data discovery for unstructured data starts.
CORE
Orchestrate
Using AutoClean plugin, execute policy-driven remediation, movement, copy, delete, rename, or custom actions on files or directories. Explore →
CORE
AutoTag
Automatically applies tags to files and directories using rule-based logic powered by file metadata and business context. Explore →
CORE
Duplicates Finder
Identifies duplicate files using hash values (xxhash, md5, sha1, sha256) across indices to support cleanup, compliance, and deduplication workflows.
CORE
Hash Diff Checksums
Validates file integrity after transfers by comparing source and destination hash values, detecting corruption and generating a manifest. Explore →
CORE
Illegal/Long Filename
Detects illegal characters or excessive filename lengths, tagging non-compliant entries and optionally applying automated remediations. Explore →
CORE
Index Differential
Compares two indices to detect file-level differences over time or between systems, generating a CSV for review, sync, or audit workflows.
Data mobility plugins.
Diskover’s data mobility plugins help move and sync data to the right place at the right time. They automate data transfers and tiering based on real usage and business rules, so your data is always where it’s most useful.
These plugins play a pivotal role in optimizing data placement and timing, ensuring that data is stored where it’s most needed, precisely when it’s needed, while eliminating unnecessary storage overhead. Which place is right, and when, is a question of data lifecycle management.
DATA MOBILITY
CloudSoda Data Mobility
Securely and quickly moves data between any storage location, while optimizing performance and minimizing costs. Explore →
DATA MOBILITY
Dell SmartSync
Leverage Diskover’s deep metadata insights to identify high-value or low-use data, then trigger targeted actions—replicate, tier, or relocate. Explore →
DATA MOBILITY
Rclone Data Mover
Enables scheduled or on-demand data movement via Rclone, using predefined source/destination profiles and flexible criteria from within Diskover.
AI enablement plugins.
Diskover’s AI enablement plugins make your metadata catalog ready for AI, exposing it to large language models, agents, and analytics pipelines so teams can ask questions, surface insight, and act on unstructured data at scale.
From natural-language access through the Model Context Protocol to data-lake-ready Parquet output, these plugins turn Diskover’s rich metadata into clean, structured fuel for AI and BI, with no manual prep required. What counts as AI-ready data is decided before anything is copied.
AI connector
Diskover MCP Server
Connects Diskover’s metadata to AI assistants via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), so LLMs can query and act on your data in natural language. Explore →
AI/BI PIPELINES
Parquet Alternate Ingester
Outputs Diskover’s index as Parquet files, ready to drop into data lakes and warehouses like Snowflake for analytics and AI pipelines. Explore →
User-triggered file action plugins.
File action plugins enable authorized users to take actions on data directly from the Diskover interface. With role-based permissions, users can safely run tasks on selected files or datasets without requiring direct access to the underlying storage.
These actions can be used on their own or integrated with third-party tools to support a wide range of workflows. Diskover’s open architecture also makes it easy to create custom file actions, giving teams flexibility to automate and streamline their unique processes. That record of who did what, and when, is what unstructured data governance asks for.
MEDIA
CineViewer Player
Securely streams high-resolution media for review, enabling validation without exposing source files or compromising your production network. Explore →
DATA MOBILITY
CloudSoda
Enables authorized users to move and sync data between on-prem and cloud storage directly from Diskover. Explore →
DATA MOBILITY
Dell SmartSync
Allows authorized users to initiate Dell SmartSync replication for selected data between PowerScale clusters from Diskover. Explore →
METADATA
Dell Metadata
Writes Diskover tags and attributes into Dell PowerScale, so your metadata can drive SmartPools and CloudPools tiering policies and automation. Explore →
CORE
Download
Enables secure file downloads from the Diskover user interface for authorized users, without requiring direct access to the underlying filesystem.
CORE
Export
Enables authorized users to preview and export formatted CSV files for integration with external tools and workflow automation systems.
MEDIA
File Sequences
Identifies and lists file sequences in a directory based on a single reference file, simplifying sequence management and referencing. Explore →
CORE
Fix Unix Permissions
Allows authorized users to reset Unix permissions on selected files or directories to a configured, compliant permission value.
CORE
Live View
Provides real-time visibility into a filesystem between indexing intervals, enabling authorized users to monitor changes as they happen.
CORE
Make Links
Allows authorized users to create symbolic or hard links for selected files and directories directly from the Diskover interface.
CORE
PDF Viewer
Allows authorized users to safely view and validate PDF files, in-browser and directly from Diskover, without direct access to the original source files.
DATA MOBILITY
Rclone
Enables on-demand data movement via Rclone, using predefined source/destination profiles and flexible criteria from within Diskover.
CORE
Spectra
Securely queries the Spectra API on demand to check detailed tape status, including whether media is in the library or on the shelf.
MEDIA
Telestream GLIM
Enables safe media playback directly from Diskover, without exposing source files or compromising your production network. Explore →
MEDIA
Telestream Vantage
Enables users to submit files for Telestream Vantage transcoding directly from the Diskover interface using File Actions. Explore →
CORE
Upload
Enables secure file uploads from the Diskover user interface for authorized users, without requiring direct access to the underlying filesystem.
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