mp3info ☆
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Description:
MP3 technical info viewer and ID3 1.x tag editor
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Multimedia
Tags: audio mp3 id3 metadata cli
Install: brew install mp3info
About:
Mp3info is a command-line utility designed to read and display technical information from MP3 audio files, such as bitrate, frequency, and duration. It also functions as a lightweight ID3 v1.1 tag editor, allowing users to view and modify metadata fields like artist, title, and album directly from the terminal.
Key Features:
  • Displays detailed technical data (bitrate, layer, frequency, etc.)
  • Reads and writes ID3 v1.1 tags
  • Lightweight and scriptable
  • Simple command-line interface
Use Cases:
  • Batch viewing technical specs of MP3 files
  • Quickly editing ID3 tags in a terminal environment
  • Scripting audio file validation or metadata extraction
Alternatives:
  • id3v2 – Focuses on ID3v2 tags, which support more fields and features than the v1 standard used by mp3info.
  • ffmpeg – A comprehensive multimedia framework that can extract metadata but is much heavier than mp3info.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 16, 2025 4:45am 0 VERSION_BUMP 4a076e7f
Sep 14, 2024 8:29am 0 VERSION_BUMP 45cc7023
Sep 30, 2023 9:43am 0 VERSION_BUMP 79c91743
Nov 25, 2022 9:12pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 249f0f6f
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