mp3info

displays and edits MP3 file ID3 tags

TLDR

Show MP3 info

$ mp3info [file.mp3]

Set title tag

$ mp3info -t "[Song Title]" [file.mp3]

Set artist tag

$ mp3info -a "[Artist Name]" [file.mp3]

Set album tag

$ mp3info -l "[Album Name]" [file.mp3]

Set year tag

$ mp3info -y [2024] [file.mp3]

Set track number

$ mp3info -n [1] [file.mp3]

Delete all tags

$ mp3info -d [file.mp3]

SYNOPSIS

mp3info [options] files

DESCRIPTION

mp3info displays and edits MP3 file ID3 tags. It's a lightweight tag editor.
The tool reads ID3v1 tags. Shows bitrate, duration, and other technical info.

PARAMETERS

FILES

MP3 files to process.

-t TITLE

Set title tag.

-a ARTIST

Set artist tag.

-l ALBUM

Set album tag.

-y YEAR

Set year tag.

-n NUM

Set track number.

-d

Delete all ID3 tags.

--help

Display help information.

CAVEATS

ID3v1 focused. Limited ID3v2 support. Consider id3v2 for advanced editing.

HISTORY

mp3info was created as a simple ID3 tag viewer and editor for command-line MP3 management.