Tagging your music collection is a worthwhile task. Music tags (metadata) are pieces of information embedded in audio files. Tagged tracks help you search, sort, and enjoy music with greater efficiency.
Music Tagging Apps
Here are some good apps to edit audio files:
- MP3Tag – This app offers batch tag editing, supports many formats, imports from Discogs/MusicBrainz, cover art, renaming files, playlist creation, export options.
- MusicBrainz Picard – An automatic tagging via online database, digital fingerprinting, album clustering, manual editing.
- Foobar2000 – This freeware audio player allows you to edit the tags of individual music tracks.
- MediaHuman Audio Converter – A free, user-friendly audio conversion application available for both macOS and Windows. It supports converting audio files between all major formats, including MP3, AAC, WMA, OGG, FLAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC), AIFF, and WAV.
Tagging Tips
- Use MusicBrainz Picard for automatic tagging and clustering albums.
- Clean up or fine-tune tags with MP3Tag, especially for batch edits or to fix inconsistencies.
- Add or update album art and any missing metadata.
- Use file renaming features to match your preferred folder structure (e.g., “Artist/Album/Track – Title”).
