id3tag
command-line tool for viewing and editing ID3 tags in MP3 files
TLDR
View ID3 tags
$ id3tag [file.mp3]
Set title$ id3tag -t "[title]" [file.mp3]
Set artist$ id3tag -a "[artist]" [file.mp3]
Set album$ id3tag -A "[album]" [file.mp3]
Set year and track number$ id3tag -y [2024] -T [1] [file.mp3]
Set genre$ id3tag -g "[Rock]" [file.mp3]
Remove all tags$ id3tag -D [file.mp3]
SYNOPSIS
id3tag [options] file...
DESCRIPTION
id3tag is a command-line tool for viewing and editing ID3 tags in MP3 files. Supports both ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags. Can set title, artist, album, year, track number, genre, and comments. Useful for batch tagging with shell scripts.
PARAMETERS
-t title
Set song title.-a artist
Set artist name.-A album
Set album name.-y year
Set release year.-T num
Set track number.-g genre
Set genre.-c comment
Set comment.-D
Delete all tags.-v
Verbose output.