Description:
Music tagger
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Type: Cask
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Latest Version: 2.13.3@0
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Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
@MusicBrainz |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Multimedia
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Tags:
music
tagging
metadata
audio
musicbrainz
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Install:
brew install --cask musicbrainz-picard
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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.
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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
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Use Cases:
- Organizing a disorganized music collection with missing tags
- Standardizing metadata across a large audio library
- Fetching album art and detailed artist information
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Alternatives:
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beets
– beets is a command-line tool, whereas Picard offers a graphical user interface (GUI).
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MediaMonkey
– MediaMonkey is a Windows-centric media player with tagging features, while Picard is cross-platform and focused specifically on tagging via MusicBrainz.
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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 |
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0ff25e41 |
| Nov 11, 2023 2:09pm |
2.10 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
10cd8212 |
| Oct 12, 2023 8:54am |
2.10 |
0 |
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000651c6 |
| Dec 6, 2022 1:11pm |
2.8.5 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
3bbce77a |
| Nov 22, 2022 11:05pm |
2.8.4 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
32b6eebe |
| Aug 18, 2022 10:05am |
2.8.3 |
0 |
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c8976a39 |
| Jul 7, 2022 1:17pm |
2.8.2 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
15ca7a0f |
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