Mp3tag
With Mp3tag, you can customize data from music files, such as title, artist, album and cover image.
Developer Florian Heidenreich
Version 3.36.1 · Freeware · Windows · macOS
Looking for an alternative to Mp3tag?Compare Kid3, MusicBrainz Picard.Compare alternativesWith Mp3tag, you can customize data from music files, such as title, artist, album and cover image. You can apply changes to multiple files at once and derive names from existing tags.
Your music player can better group albums if those data are consistently filled in. This is especially useful when collecting albums or files with different writing methods. Check automatic suggestions before you take them over.
Download Mp3tag
Downloads are available for Windows, macOS.
Check tags and file names separately
A modified title in the tags does not automatically change the file name. Mp3tag can convert between both, but first check the selected fields and pattern. Use album artists consistently in collective albums to avoid fragmentation in music players. Test an operation on one album before renaming an entire collection.
Compare Mp3tag with alternatives
With music tags, the main difference is how much you want to automatically recognize. Some programs retrieve album data or use audio recognition; others give you control over fields and file names. With a large collection, make a small trial selection first, so that your existing tag structure is preserved.
| Software | What can it do? | Platform and licence |
|---|---|---|
| Mp3tagYou are viewing this app | You adjust tags and file names of many music files at the same time, with actions and conversions between tags and names. That's useful if you want to apply your own naming rules. | Windows, macOSFreeware |
| Kid3View this alternative | You edit audio tags on multiple platforms and process multiple files at once. You have direct control over fields and file names. | Windows, macOS, Linux, AndroidOpen source |
| MusicBrainz PicardView this alternative | You can connect music to the MusicBrainz database and get recordings recognized with audiofingerprints. This helps with albums whose names or tags are incomplete. | Windows, macOS, LinuxOpen source |
Choose an alternative to explore its features, system requirements and download options.
Who is it for?
This helps you with your own collection of ripped or downloaded music. It fits with cleaning up compilations, disk numbers and inconsistent names. You change the description of a file; for sound editing or repairing a corrupted recording, you need other software.
Getting started
Start with a copy of one album and check numbering and album artist. Then apply the same method to a larger selection.
Privacy
Tags may contain names, comments and other personal data. Take note of your own recordings that you share. A search on an external music database sends information to that service. Also check embedded folders before transferring files, especially when you have added images yourself.
Good to know
An error in batch operation hits multiple files. The Windows and macOS editions have different license conditions.
Please note
A batch change can overwrite many files at the same time. Work first on copies and use distinctive selections. When renaming, check that a pattern leads to duplicate names. Different audio formats use different tag systems; therefore check the result in the player you are actually using.
Advantages
- You can tag multiple music files consistently.
- Data from databases can reduce input work manually.
- Filenames and tags can be matched for a better organized collection.
Things to consider
- Selecting the right album release remains your review.
- Bad batch settings hit a lot of files.
- A neat tag does not improve the underlying sound quality.
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Provider’s website · www.mp3tag.de
Version history
3.36.1
You can add album covers without the runner who could perform in the previous version.
What’s new?
- You can add a cover to a selection of music files that already contain different images. Mp3tag does not stick anymore due to the corrected error.
- This correction is especially relevant if you provide multiple songs with the same album cover. The problem had arisen during the development of version 3.36.
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Our verdict
Mp3tag is a targeted choice if your music files are displayed wrong or incomplete in a player. You edit tags like artist, album and track number, individually or in groups. That tackles the data on which many music libraries sort. Renameing a file alone is often not enough to make an album appear properly in your player.
Choose this approach when the problem is in the information of your music files, for example an album that breaks up across different artists. Compare the real track list with proposed online data. Then check the result in your regular player. More correctly filled fields help to find back; random name rules without coherence can make your collection more difficult to transfer.
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