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The words metadata/tag/field may be used intermittently on this page to mean the same thing. This page is also far from complete and may never be.
Tags
The following tables just map tags in one format to another. Each format may have limitations, like not being able to handle UTF8 for example, or limitations as to the length of the content of a tag, some might have a non-textual tag like ID3v1 has for the Genre tag. These format limitations may or may not be mentioned on this page, so please keep that in mind.
Primary
| Tag |
ID3 v1/v1.1 |
FLAC/Vorbis/Ogg |
ID3 v2.3 & v2.4 |
APEv2 |
Matroska |
WMA
|
| Title
|
Title
|
TITLE
|
TIT2
|
Title
|
TITLE
|
Title
|
| Artist
|
Artist
|
ARTIST
|
TPE1
|
Artist
|
ARTIST
|
Author
|
| Album
|
Album
|
ALBUM
|
TALB
|
ALBUM
|
Album
|
WM/AlbumTitle
|
| Date
|
Year
|
DATE [1]
|
TDAT / TYER
|
Year
|
DATE_RELEASE
|
WM/Year
|
| Comment
|
Comment
|
DESCRIPTION
|
COMM
|
Comment
|
?
|
Description
|
| Genre
|
Genre
|
GENRE
|
TCON
|
Genre
|
?
|
WM/Genre
|
| Track
|
Album track [2]
|
TRACKNUMBER
|
TRCK
|
Track
|
TRACK
|
TRACKNUMBER
|
Secondary
| Tag |
ID3 v1/v1.1 |
FLAC/Vorbis/Ogg |
ID3 v2.3/v2.4 |
APEv2 |
Matroska |
WMA
|
| Total Tracks
|
n/a
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
TOTAL_PARTS
|
TRACKTOTAL
|
| Performer
|
n/a
|
PERFORMER
|
?
|
Artist
|
?
|
?
|
| Composer
|
n/a
|
PERFORMER
|
?
|
Composer
|
?
|
WM/Composer
|
| Disc
|
n/a
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
| Version
|
n/a
|
VERSION
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
| Copyright
|
n/a
|
COPYRIGHT
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
| License
|
n/a
|
LICENSE
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
| Publisher
|
n/a
|
ORGANIZATION
|
?
|
Publisher
|
?
|
?
|
Tertiary
| Tag |
ID3 v1/v1.1 |
FLAC/Vorbis/Ogg |
ID3 v2.3/v2.4 |
APEv2 |
Matroska |
WMA
|
| Location
|
n/a
|
LOCATION
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
| Contact
|
n/a
|
CONTACT
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
| ISRC
|
n/a
|
ISRC
|
?
|
ISRC
|
?
|
?
|
| ReplayGain
|
n/a
|
REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
| ReplayGain Peak
|
n/a
|
REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
| ReplayGain Album
|
n/a
|
REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_GAIN
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
| ReplayGain Album Peak
|
n/a
|
REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_PEAK
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Proprietary
These meta-tags are used in proprietary software, and is rarely of use outside that particular software.
| Tag |
ID3 v1/v1.1 |
FLAC/Vorbis/Ogg |
ID3 v2.3/v2.4 |
APEv2 |
Matroska |
WMA
|
| fieldname
|
n/a
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
| fieldname
|
n/a
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Proposed
| Tag |
ID3 v1/v1.1 |
FLAC/Vorbis/Ogg |
ID3 v2.3/v2.4 |
APEv2 |
Matroska |
WMA
|
| fieldname
|
n/a
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
| fieldname
|
n/a
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Experimental
These meta-tags are experimental in nature and should not be encountered normally, but in case they are they are listed here for completeness sake. These tags may appear and vanish at any time or may have their meaning or use changed at any time.
| Tag |
ID3 v1/v1.1 |
FLAC/Vorbis/Ogg |
ID3 v2.3/v2.4 |
APEv2 |
Matroska |
WMA
|
| fieldname
|
n/a
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
| fieldname
|
n/a
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Additional Information
Notes
- ↑ ISO 8601 date used/highly advised, see Vorbis Comment and ISO 8601 Wikipedia article for more.
- ↑ Difference between ID3 v1 and v1.1 is the addition of Album track, see ID3v1 specs for more.
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