yate
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Description:
Media file tag editor
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 8.3.6@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @2manyrobots  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Productivity
Tags: tag-editor metadata audio video macos
Install: brew install --cask yate
About:
Yate is a comprehensive macOS media file tag editor designed for audio and video files. It provides deep metadata manipulation capabilities for formats like MP4, M4A, FLAC, and MP3. Its main value is offering a powerful, scriptable interface for organizing and batch-editing complex metadata tags.
Key Features:
  • Supports a wide range of audio and video formats including MP4, M4A, FLAC, and MP3
  • Advanced batch editing capabilities for metadata across multiple files
  • Scriptable actions for automating complex tagging workflows
  • Intuitive user interface for viewing and editing detailed tag information
Use Cases:
  • Batch renaming and tagging large music libraries for consistent organization
  • Adding or correcting metadata for video files to ensure proper playback and organization
  • Scripting automated workflows to process and tag media files upon import
Alternatives:
  • MusicBrainz Picard – Picard is free and excels at automatic tagging from the MusicBrainz database, while Yate is a paid tool with a focus on powerful manual editing and scripting.
  • Kid3 – Kid3 is a free, cross-platform tag editor that is more basic in interface and features compared to Yate's advanced macOS-native capabilities.
Version History
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Jan 11, 2026 10:40pm 8.3.6 0 VERSION_BUMP 1d2dad41
Sep 15, 2025 1:37pm 8.3.1 0 VERSION_BUMP f555c42b
Sep 12, 2025 7:47pm 8.3.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 12721b85
Sep 4, 2025 8:59pm 8.3 0 VERSION_BUMP fac7b389
Aug 13, 2025 4:54pm 8.2.4 0 VERSION_BUMP af99cc6c
Jul 31, 2025 4:38pm 8.2.3 0 VERSION_BUMP 382fd737
Jul 28, 2024 11:30am 6.20.0.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 19e091e7