mid3v2
edits ID3v2 tags in MP3 files
TLDR
SYNOPSIS
mid3v2 [--title text] [--artist text] [--album text] [options] files
DESCRIPTION
mid3v2 edits ID3v2 tags in MP3 files. It's a Mutagen-based alternative to id3v2 with better Unicode and ID3v2.4 support.
The tool reads and writes ID3v2.3 and ID3v2.4 tags. It can convert legacy ID3v1 tags to the modern format. Unicode text is handled correctly.
Common tags have short options (--artist, --album, --title). Arbitrary ID3v2 frames can be set using frame identifiers like TPE2 (album artist) or TXXX (user-defined text).
Cover art embeds images in the audio file. JPEG and PNG formats are supported. Multiple pictures with different types (front, back, artist) can be added.
Batch processing handles multiple files with wildcards. Combined with shell scripting, entire music libraries can be tagged.
PARAMETERS
-t, --title TEXT
Set title (TIT2).-a, --artist TEXT
Set artist (TPE1).-A, --album TEXT
Set album (TALB).-T, --track NUM
Set track number (TRCK).-y, --year YEAR
Set year (TDRC).-g, --genre GENRE
Set genre (TCON).-c, --comment TEXT
Set comment (COMM).--picture FILE
Set cover art (APIC).-l, --list
List all tags.-D, --delete-all
Remove all tags.-d, --delete-frames FRAMES
Delete specific frames.--convert
Convert ID3v1 to ID3v2.-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
CAVEATS
Only works with MP3 (ID3). For other formats use different tools. Large pictures increase file size. Some players prefer ID3v2.3 over v2.4.
HISTORY
mid3v2 is part of the Mutagen Python audio tagging library, created by Michael Urman and Joe Wreschnig around 2005. It was designed to properly handle ID3v2.4 and Unicode, which older tools handled poorly.
SEE ALSO
id3v2(1), eyeD3(1), ffmpeg(1), mutagen-inspect(1)
