id3v2

command-line tool for viewing and editing ID3v2 tags in MP3 files

TLDR

List all available genres

$ id3v2 -L

List all tags of specific files

$ id3v2 -l [path/to/file.mp3]

Delete id3v2 tags from files

$ id3v2 --delete-v2 [path/to/file.mp3]

Delete id3v1 tags from files

$ id3v2 --delete-v1 [path/to/file.mp3]

Display help

$ id3v2 -h

id3v2 is a command-line tool for viewing and editing ID3v2 tags in MP3 files. It also handles ID3v1 tags and can convert between the two versions.ID3 tags store metadata like artist, album, title, year, and genre within MP3 files. The id3v2 format supports extended information including album art, lyrics, and custom frames.

PARAMETERS

-L, --list-genres

List all available genre codes

-l, --list

List all tags in the specified files

--delete-v2

Delete all id3v2 tags

--delete-v1

Delete all id3v1 tags

-a, --artist ARTIST

Set the artist tag

-A, --album ALBUM

Set the album tag

-t, --song TITLE

Set the song title tag

-g, --genre GENRE

Set the genre (number or name)

-y, --year YEAR

Set the year tag

-T, --track NUM/TOTAL

Set track number

INSTALL

sudo apt install id3v2

sudo dnf install id3v2

sudo pacman -S id3v2

sudo zypper install id3v2

brew install id3v2

nix profile install nixpkgs#id3v2

CAVEATS

Some poorly-encoded files may have corrupted tags. ID3v2 tags can be at the beginning or end of the file. Editing tags doesn't re-encode the audio. Some players may cache tag information.

HISTORY

ID3v2 was developed as an extension to the original ID3v1 tag format, which was limited to 30 characters per field. ID3v2 was introduced in 1998 and supports Unicode, embedded images, and virtually unlimited field lengths.