eyed3
ID3 tag editor for MP3 files
TLDR
View information about an MP3 file
$ eyeD3 [filename.mp3]
Set the title of an MP3 file$ eyeD3 [-t|--title] "[A Title]" [filename.mp3]
Set the album of all MP3 files in directory$ eyeD3 [-A|--album] "[Album Name]" [*.mp3]
Set front cover art for an MP3 file$ eyeD3 --add-image [front_cover.jpeg]:FRONT_COVER: [filename.mp3]
SYNOPSIS
eyeD3 [options] files
DESCRIPTION
eyeD3 reads and manipulates ID3 metadata in MP3 files. It supports ID3 v1.x and v2.x tags including text, images, and custom frames.Useful for organizing music libraries and batch tagging MP3 collections.
PARAMETERS
-t, --title text
Set track title.-A, --album text
Set album name.-a, --artist text
Set artist name.-b, --album-artist text
Set album artist (compilations, multi-artist albums).-n, --track num
Set track number.-N, --track-total num
Set total number of tracks.-d, --disc-num num
Set disc number.-G, --genre genre
Set genre (name or numeric ID3v1 code).-Y, --release-year year
Set release year.-c, --comment text
Add a comment.--add-image path:type[:description]
Add an image (APIC frame); TYPE from `--list-image-types` (e.g. FRONT_COVER).--remove-all-images
Remove all embedded images.--write-images dir
Extract images to a directory.--to-v2.3, --to-v2.4, --to-v1.1
Convert the tag to the specified ID3 version.--remove-v1, --remove-v2, --remove-all
Remove ID3 v1.x, v2.x, or all tags.--preserve-file-times
Keep original file modification timestamps.-Q, --quiet
Suppress output.
INSTALL
nix profile install nixpkgs#eyed3
CAVEATS
Only works with MP3 files. Some players may not support all ID3v2 features. Unicode support depends on tag version.
