musicbrainz-picard
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Description:
Music tagger
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 2.13.3@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @MusicBrainz  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Multimedia
Tags: music tagging metadata audio musicbrainz
Install: brew install --cask musicbrainz-picard
About:
MusicBrainz Picard is a cross-platform music tagger written in Python. It identifies and auto-tags audio files by matching them against the MusicBrainz database. Its primary value is organizing large music libraries by accurately fetching metadata like artist, album, and track information.
Key Features:
  • Acoustic fingerprinting (AcoustID) for track identification
  • Supports multiple audio formats (MP3, FLAC, OGG, etc.)
  • Automated metadata fetching from MusicBrainz database
  • Scripting capabilities for custom tagging rules
  • Batch processing for large libraries
Use Cases:
  • Organizing a disorganized music collection with missing tags
  • Standardizing metadata across a large audio library
  • Fetching album art and detailed artist information
Alternatives:
  • beets – beets is a command-line tool, whereas Picard offers a graphical user interface (GUI).
  • MediaMonkey – MediaMonkey is a Windows-centric media player with tagging features, while Picard is cross-platform and focused specifically on tagging via MusicBrainz.
Version History
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Sep 15, 2025 12:27pm 2.13.3 0 VERSION_BUMP 1eeaeac8
Aug 5, 2025 2:21pm 2.13.3 0 VERSION_BUMP 9a7591f9
Aug 13, 2024 8:48pm 2.12.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 9743f446
Jul 27, 2024 1:49pm 2.12 0 VERSION_BUMP 0be2f368
Jun 28, 2024 7:45pm 2.12 0 VERSION_BUMP 0ff25e41