Mp3tag 2.45b

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Mp3tag allows you to modify, add and delete the metadata included in music files. The name of the program might suggest that it is only limited to editing MP3 files, this is not true. Mp3tag supports all commonly found audio formats.

Besides supporting different types of audio files, it also supports different types of metadata. Mp3tag supports ID3 tags, including ID3v1, ID3v2.3, ID3v2.4, but also WMA tags, iTunes MP4 tags, Vorbis Comments, and APE Tags.

Mp3tag can rename file names based on the tag information embedded into the file. The renaming feature allows advanced control such replacing only certain characters or words, importing and exporting tag info, creating playlists, and a few other advanced features.

Support for online database lookups is included in Mp3tag so you can automatically embed the correct tags and cover art into your music files. The supported online databases includes Amazon, discogs, freedb, and a few others.

Mp3tag main features

Supported file formats

Mp3tag supports the following file formats: AAC, FLAC, APE, MP3, MP4, M4A, M4B, MPC, OGG, OFR, OFS, SPX, TAK, TTA, WMA, WV. It is also compatible with the iTunes MPEG-4 format.

Batch tag editing

Mp3tag can handle multiple files at once; it can update the following tags of any number of files: ID3v1.1, ID3v2.3, ID3v2.4, MP4, WMA, APEv2 Tags and Vorbis Comments.

Cover art support

You can embed cover art into your music files.

Import tag info from online databases

Tag information can be automatically imported from various online databases so you don't have to type out everything yourself. There is support for Amazon, discogs, freedb, MusicBrainz, and many more.

Word or character replacement

You can replace words or individual characters using advanced controls which support Regular expressions from programming languages.

Automatically create playlists

Mp3tag can create and automatically update playlists while you are editing audio files.

Rename files based on tags

You can rename your audio files based on the embedded tag information, or you can update the tag information based on the file name.

Export reports

You can generate reports and lists of your music collection based on a template you can define. The generated reports are in the following formats: HTML, RTF, or CSV.

Full unicode support

Mp3tag offers full support for unicode through its user-interface and its tag updating. Unicode support is important for non Western languages such as Chinese and Russian.

Changes in this version include:

• NEW: Explorer context menu entry now realised via dedicated shell extension.
• NEW: added field PRESENT keyword to filter for files that contain a specfic field in their tags.
• NEW: placeholder %_tool% for TAK now contains used TAK encoder version.
• NEW: support for reordering files via drag and drop at Tag Sources dialog.
• CHG: adjusted MP4 mediatype mappings to reflect changes in iTunes 9.
• CHG: COPYRIGHT field now maps to MP4 cprt atom.
• CHG: extended profile information displayed in %_vbr% for TAK files.
• CHG: file extension is now not selected when renaming files in file list.
• CHG: now displays technical information of the first audio track in MP4 (instead of the first track).
• CHG: SUBTITLE at MP4 now contains what previously was ITUNESPODCASTDESC which now contains the long description.
• CHG: Tag Sources selection dialog now remembers its selection state and sorting of search results.
• CHG: updated discogs web source.
• CHG: updated TAK decoder library tak_deco_lib.dll to TAK 2.0.0.
• CHG: user-defined fields are not truncated to 255 characters in MP4 anymore.
• FIX: menu 'Edit, Select all files' only worked if file list had focus.
• FIX: placeholder %_counter% was not available at action 'Export cover to file'.
• FIX: placeholder %_md5audio% now only available for audio formats tagged with ID3 and/or APE tags.
• FIX: removing files from filter result caused files that do not match the filter expression to be displayed.
• FIX: runtime error when sorting files after filtering with an invalid filter expression.
• FIX: sort indicator in file view was not reset if playlists were loaded or files were added.
• FIX: workaround for MP4 files with unconventional avcC atoms.