easytag

graphical audio file metadata editor

TLDR

Launch EasyTAG

$ easytag

Open with specific directory

$ easytag [/path/to/music]

EasyTAG is a graphical application for viewing and editing audio file metadata (tags). It supports MP3, MP2, MP4/AAC, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Ogg Speex, Ogg Opus, MusePack, Monkey's Audio, and WavPack files.The application provides batch tagging, filename to tag conversion, tag to filename renaming, and CDDB lookup for automatic metadata retrieval. It's useful for organizing music libraries and fixing incorrect or missing tags.

PARAMETERS

directory

Music directory to open.

--help

Display help information.

--version

Show version.

CONFIGURATION

~/.config/easytag/easytag.conf

Application settings including default directory, tag format preferences, and UI options.

FEATURES

- Edit ID3v1, ID3v2, Vorbis, APE, and other tag formats- Batch tagging of multiple files- Auto-fill from filename patterns- Rename files based on tags- CDDB/freedb lookup- Cover art embedding

INSTALL

sudo apt install easytag

sudo dnf install easytag

sudo pacman -S easytag

sudo apk add easytag

sudo zypper install easytag

nix profile install nixpkgs#easytag

CAVEATS

GUI application; no command-line tag editing. Some tag formats may have limited support. Large collections may take time to scan. Character encoding issues possible with older tags.

HISTORY

EasyTAG was started by Jérôme Couderc in 2000 and has been maintained by the GNOME community. It evolved from earlier command-line tag editors to provide a user-friendly graphical interface for music metadata management.