Description:
Media file tag editor
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Type: Cask
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Latest Version: 8.3.6@0
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Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
@2manyrobots |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Productivity
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Tags:
tag-editor
metadata
audio
video
macos
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Install:
brew install --cask yate
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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.
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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
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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
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Alternatives:
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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.
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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.
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Version |
Rev |
Change |
Commit |
| 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 |
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