diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34f920d..f686a5f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ A golang library for extracting and creating archives.
 [Documentation Link](https://pkg.go.dev/egtyl.xyz/omnibill/archiver)
 
 ## Roadmap
-- [ ] Automatically detect the archive format
+- [x] Automatically detect the archive format
 - [x] Add mutexes to work with concurrency
 
 ## Supported Formats
diff --git a/archive_fs_test.go b/archive_fs_test.go
index 7e5c74b..dc6f77b 100644
--- a/archive_fs_test.go
+++ b/archive_fs_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestArchiveFS(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	t.Log("== OpenArchive ==")
-	archive, err := OpenFS(WrapBillyFS(memoryFS), TarGzip, "archive.tar.gz")
+	archive, err := OpenFS(WrapBillyFS(memoryFS), "archive.tar.gz")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 10, archive.FileCount())
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func TestExtractArchiveBillyFS(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	testGenerateTar(t)
 
-	archive, err := Open(Tar, testArchiveBaseDir+"/test.tar")
+	archive, err := Open(testArchiveBaseDir + "/test.tar")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	memoryFS := memfs.New()
diff --git a/archive_test.go b/archive_test.go
index 8cf5a25..293f311 100644
--- a/archive_test.go
+++ b/archive_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestArchiveConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testGenerateZip(t)
 
-	archive, err := Open(Zip, testArchiveBaseDir+"/test.zip")
+	archive, err := Open(testArchiveBaseDir + "/test.zip")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
@@ -87,31 +87,31 @@ func TestArchiveExtract(t *testing.T) {
 	TestArchiveTarGzip(t)
 
 	t.Log("== ExtractZip ==")
-	err = Extract(Zip, testArchiveBaseDir+"/test.zip", ExtractOptions{
+	err = Extract(testArchiveBaseDir+"/test.zip", ExtractOptions{
 		Folder: testArchiveBaseDir + "/extracted/zip",
 	})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	t.Log("== ExtractTar ==")
-	err = Extract(Tar, testArchiveBaseDir+"/test.tar", ExtractOptions{
+	err = Extract(testArchiveBaseDir+"/test.tar", ExtractOptions{
 		Folder: testArchiveBaseDir + "/extracted/tar",
 	})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	t.Log("== ExtractTarXz ==")
-	err = Extract(TarXz, testArchiveBaseDir+"/test.tar.xz", ExtractOptions{
+	err = Extract(testArchiveBaseDir+"/test.tar.xz", ExtractOptions{
 		Folder: testArchiveBaseDir + "/extracted/xz",
 	})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	t.Log("== ExtractTarBz ==")
-	err = Extract(TarBzip, testArchiveBaseDir+"/test.tar.bz2", ExtractOptions{
+	err = Extract(testArchiveBaseDir+"/test.tar.bz2", ExtractOptions{
 		Folder: testArchiveBaseDir + "/extracted/bzip",
 	})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	t.Log("== ExtractTarGz ==")
-	err = Extract(TarGzip, testArchiveBaseDir+"/test.tar.gz", ExtractOptions{
+	err = Extract(testArchiveBaseDir+"/test.tar.gz", ExtractOptions{
 		Folder: testArchiveBaseDir + "/extracted/gz",
 	})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func TestArchiveZip(t *testing.T) {
 	testGenerateZip(t)
 
 	t.Log("== OpenArchive ==")
-	archive, err := Open(Zip, testArchiveBaseDir+"/test.zip")
+	archive, err := Open(testArchiveBaseDir + "/test.zip")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, archive.FileCount(), 10)
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func TestArchiveTarGzip(t *testing.T) {
 	testGenerateTarGzip(t)
 
 	t.Log("== OpenArchive ==")
-	archive, err := Open(TarGzip, testArchiveBaseDir+"/test.tar.gz")
+	archive, err := Open(testArchiveBaseDir + "/test.tar.gz")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, archive.FileCount(), 10)
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func TestArchiveTarBzip(t *testing.T) {
 	testGenerateTarBzip(t)
 
 	t.Log("== OpenArchive ==")
-	archive, err := Open(TarBzip, testArchiveBaseDir+"/test.tar.bz2")
+	archive, err := Open(testArchiveBaseDir + "/test.tar.bz2")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, archive.FileCount(), 10)
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func TestArchiveTarXz(t *testing.T) {
 	testGenerateTarXz(t)
 
 	t.Log("== OpenArchive ==")
-	archive, err := Open(TarXz, testArchiveBaseDir+"/test.tar.xz")
+	archive, err := Open(testArchiveBaseDir + "/test.tar.xz")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, archive.FileCount(), 10)
 
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func TestArchiveTar(t *testing.T) {
 	testGenerateTar(t)
 
 	t.Log("== OpenArchive ==")
-	archive, err := Open(Tar, testArchiveBaseDir+"/test.tar")
+	archive, err := Open(testArchiveBaseDir + "/test.tar")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 10, archive.FileCount())
 
diff --git a/open.go b/open.go
index c119c24..4953d73 100644
--- a/open.go
+++ b/open.go
@@ -12,29 +12,50 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 )
 
+var magicByteLookup = map[Type][][]byte{
+	Tar: {
+		{0x75, 0x73, 0x74, 0x61, 0x72, 0x00, 0x30, 0x30},
+		{0x75, 0x73, 0x74, 0x61, 0x72, 0x20, 0x20, 0x00},
+	},
+	TarGzip: {
+		{0x1F, 0x8B},
+	},
+	TarXz: {
+		{0xFD, 0x37, 0x7A, 0x58, 0x5A, 0x00},
+	},
+	TarBzip: {
+		{0x42, 0x5A, 0x68},
+	},
+	Zip: {
+		{0x50, 0x4B, 0x03, 0x04},
+		{0x50, 0x4B, 0x05, 0x06},
+		{0x50, 0x4B, 0x07, 0x08},
+	},
+}
+
 // OpenFS opens an archive file from a given fs.FS and returns an Archive struct.
-// It takes fs.FS, Type and a path to the archive file as its parameters.
+// It takes fs.FS, and a path to the archive file as its parameters.
 // The function returns an Archive struct and an error, if any.
-func OpenFS(filesystem Filesystem, archiveType Type, path string) (*Archive, error) {
-	return openArchive(filesystem, archiveType, path)
+func OpenFS(filesystem Filesystem, path string) (*Archive, error) {
+	return openArchive(filesystem, path)
 }
 
 // Open opens an archive file and returns an Archive struct.
-// It takes a Type and a path to the archive file as its parameters.
+// It takes a path to the archive file as its parameter.
 // The function returns an Archive struct and an error, if any.
-func Open(archiveType Type, path string) (*Archive, error) {
+func Open(path string) (*Archive, error) {
 	archiveFolderPath, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Dir(path))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return openArchive(WrapPath(archiveFolderPath), archiveType, path)
+	return openArchive(WrapPath(archiveFolderPath), path)
 }
 
 // Extract opens an archive file and extracts the contents.
-// It takes a Type, a path, and ExtractOptions for its parameters.
+// It takes a path, and ExtractOptions for its parameters.
 // The function returns an error, if any.
-func Extract(archiveType Type, path string, options ExtractOptions) error {
-	archiveFile, err := Open(archiveType, path)
+func Extract(path string, options ExtractOptions) error {
+	archiveFile, err := Open(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -48,7 +69,7 @@ func Extract(archiveType Type, path string, options ExtractOptions) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func openArchive(filesystem Filesystem, archiveType Type, path string) (*Archive, error) {
+func openArchive(filesystem Filesystem, path string) (*Archive, error) {
 	archive := new(Archive)
 	archive.files = make(map[string]*File)
 
@@ -93,7 +114,80 @@ func openArchive(filesystem Filesystem, archiveType Type, path string) (*Archive
 		return nil, ErrArchiveFileNotFound
 	}
 
-	switch archiveType {
+	magicBytes := make([]byte, 512)
+	if _, err := file.Read(magicBytes); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if _, err := file.Seek(0, io.SeekStart); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var foundArchiveType Type
+
+	for archiveT, fileBytes := range magicByteLookup {
+		if len(foundArchiveType) != 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		for _, b := range fileBytes {
+			var magicByteWithOffset []byte
+			if archiveT == Tar {
+				magicByteWithOffset = magicBytes[257 : 257+len(b)]
+			} else {
+				magicByteWithOffset = magicBytes[0:len(b)]
+			}
+			if bytes.Equal(b, magicByteWithOffset) {
+				foundArchiveType = archiveT
+				break
+			}
+
+			switch foundArchiveType {
+			case TarGzip:
+				gzipReader, err := gzip.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(b))
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+				fileMagicBytes := make([]byte, 512)
+				if _, err := gzipReader.Read(fileMagicBytes); err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+				if !bytes.Equal(b, fileMagicBytes[257:257+len(b)]) {
+					return nil, ErrArchiveTypeNotSupported
+				}
+				if err := gzipReader.Close(); err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+			case TarXz:
+				xzReader, err := xz.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(b))
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+				fileMagicBytes := make([]byte, 512)
+				if _, err := xzReader.Read(fileMagicBytes); err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+				if !bytes.Equal(b, fileMagicBytes[257:257+len(b)]) {
+					return nil, ErrArchiveTypeNotSupported
+				}
+			case TarBzip:
+				bzReader := bzip2.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(b))
+
+				fileMagicBytes := make([]byte, 512)
+				if _, err := bzReader.Read(fileMagicBytes); err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+				if !bytes.Equal(b, fileMagicBytes[257:257+len(b)]) {
+					return nil, ErrArchiveTypeNotSupported
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(foundArchiveType) == 0 {
+		return nil, ErrArchiveTypeNotSupported
+	}
+
+	switch foundArchiveType {
 	case TarGzip:
 		gzipReader, err := gzip.NewReader(file)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -198,7 +292,7 @@ func openArchive(filesystem Filesystem, archiveType Type, path string) (*Archive
 		return nil, ErrArchiveTypeNotSupported
 	}
 
-	archive.Type = archiveType
+	archive.Type = foundArchiveType
 	archive.Path = path
 	archive.archiveFile = file