Command-line tool

id3lib

brew/id3lib

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ID3 tag manipulation

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install id3lib

Linux

brew install id3lib

Set artist and song title tag of an MP3 file

id3tag --artist artist --song song_title path/to/file.mp3

Set album title of all MP3 files in the current directory

id3tag --album album *.mp3

Display help

id3tag --help

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