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| caption = powerful and easy-to-use tool to edit metadata  
| caption = powerful and easy-to-use tool to edit metadata  
| maintainer = Florian Heidenreich
| maintainer = Florian Heidenreich
| stable_release = [http://www.mp3tag.de/en/download.html v2.57] (2013-07-06)
| stable_release = [http://www.mp3tag.de/en/download.html v2.70] (2015-05-01)
| preview_release = [http://developer.mp3tag.de/ v2.55a] (2013-04-24)
| preview_release = [http://forums.mp3tag.de/index.php?showtopic=57 here]
| operating_system = Windows
| operating_system = Windows
| use = Metadata
| use = Metadata
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=Introduction=
=Introduction=
'''MP3tag''' is an powerful [[Metadata|metadata]] editor for lots of common audio formats. You can rename files based on the [[Tagging|tag]] information, replace characters or words from tags and filenames, import/export tag information, create playlists.
'''MP3tag''' is an powerful and mature [[Metadata|metadata]] editor for lots of common audio formats. Its development was started in 1999 by Florian Heidenreich.


The program supports online freedb database lookups for selected files, allowing you to automatically gather proper tag information for select files or CDs.
You can rename files based on the [[Tagging|tag]] information, replace characters or words from tags and filenames, import/export tag information, create playlists. The program supports online database lookups for selected files, allowing you to automatically gather proper tag information for select files or CDs. Batch processing to edit lots of ifles is supported.


==Features==
==Features==
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* Regular Expressions
* Regular Expressions
* Export tag information to user-defined formats (like html, rtf, csv, xml)
* Export tag information to user-defined formats (like html, rtf, csv, xml)
* Import tag information from online databases like freedb or Amazon (also by text-search)
* Import tag information from online databases like Amazon, discogs, freedb, MusicBrain (also by text-search)
* Import tag information from local freedb databases
* Import tag information from local freedb databases
* Support for [[ID3v2|ID3v2.3]] (ISO-8859-1 and UTF-16) and [[ID3v2|ID3v2.4]] with [[UTF-8]]
* Support for [[ID3v2|ID3v2.3]] (ISO-8859-1 and UTF-16) and [[ID3v2|ID3v2.4]] with [[UTF-8]]
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==Operating Systems==
==Operating Systems==
* Win XP
* Win XP SP3
* Win 2003
* Win 2003
* Win Vista
* Win Vista
* Win 2008
* Win 2008
* Win 2012
* Win 7
* Win 7
* Win 8
* Win 8
* Win 8.1


Windows 2000 is no longer supported as of version 2.40. Version 2.39 is still available on the download page at the MP3tag website.
Windows 2000 is no longer supported as of version 2.40. Version 2.39 is still available on the download page at the MP3tag website.

Revision as of 14:03, 17 May 2015

MP3tag
MP3tag screenshot
powerful and easy-to-use tool to edit metadata
Developer(s) Florian Heidenreich
Release information
Initial release {{{released}}}
Stable release v2.70 (2015-05-01)
Preview release here
Compatibility
Operating system Windows
Additional information
Use Metadata
License Freeware
Website http://www.mp3tag.de

Introduction

MP3tag is an powerful and mature metadata editor for lots of common audio formats. Its development was started in 1999 by Florian Heidenreich.

You can rename files based on the tag information, replace characters or words from tags and filenames, import/export tag information, create playlists. The program supports online database lookups for selected files, allowing you to automatically gather proper tag information for select files or CDs. Batch processing to edit lots of ifles is supported.

Features

  • Write ID3v1.1-, ID3v2-, APEv2-Tags and Vorbis Comments to multiple files at once
  • Full Unicode support
  • Support for embedded cover art
  • Automatically create playlists
  • Recursive subfolders support
  • Remove parts or the entire tag of multiple files
  • Rename files based on the tag information
  • Import tags from filenames
  • Format tags and filenames
  • Replace characters or words from tags and filenames
  • Regular Expressions
  • Export tag information to user-defined formats (like html, rtf, csv, xml)
  • Import tag information from online databases like Amazon, discogs, freedb, MusicBrain (also by text-search)
  • Import tag information from local freedb databases
  • Support for ID3v2.3 (ISO-8859-1 and UTF-16) and ID3v2.4 with UTF-8

Supported formats

  • Advanced Audio Coding (aac)
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec (flac)
  • Monkey's Audio (ape)
  • Mpeg Layer 3 (mp3)
  • MPEG-4 (mp4 / m4a / m4b / iTunes compatible)
  • Musepack (mpc)
  • Ogg Vorbis (ogg)
  • OptimFROG (ofr)
  • OptimFROG DualStream (ofs)
  • Opus (opus)
  • Speex (spx)
  • TAK (TAK)
  • True Audio (tta)
  • Windows Media Audio (wma)
  • WavPack (wv)

Operating Systems

  • Win XP SP3
  • Win 2003
  • Win Vista
  • Win 2008
  • Win 2012
  • Win 7
  • Win 8
  • Win 8.1

Windows 2000 is no longer supported as of version 2.40. Version 2.39 is still available on the download page at the MP3tag website.

External links