Music Tag Editors

Kid3

Open source music tag editor for people organizing audio files and album folders.

Overview

Kid3 edits metadata across many audio formats. You can update shared album details together, convert tag versions, and build folder names from tags. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. Album data can be imported from Amazon, while repeat tasks can be automated through its command-line interface.

Updated Nov 6, 2026

6 things

What Kid3 has

Apps

For developers

Source code is publicly available for anyone to inspect, modify, or self-host.
A command-line interface that lets you run the tool from a terminal or scripts.

16 features

Key Features

ID3v2 frame editing
Edit all ID3v2.3 and ID3v2.4 frames
Tag conversion
Convert between ID3v1.1, ID3v2.3 and ID3v2.4 tags
Batch tag editing
Edit tags of multiple files, e.g. the artist, album, year and genre of all files of an album typically have the same values and can be set together
Tags from tag fields
Generate tags from the contents of tag fields
Directory management
Rename and create directories from tags
Text conversion
Automatically convert upper and lower case and replace strings
Album data import
Import from gnudb.org , MusicBrainz , Discogs , Amazon and other sources of album data
Tag export
Export tags as CSV, HTML, playlists, Kover XML and in other formats
Lyrics editing
Edit synchronized lyrics and event timing codes, import and export LRC files
Task automation
Automate tasks using QML/JavaScript, D-Bus or the command-line interface
ID3v2 editing
Edit all ID3v2.3 and ID3v2.4 frames
Multi-file tagging
Edit tags of multiple files, e.g. the artist, album, year and genre of all files of an album typically have the same values and can be set together
Multi-format tagging
Edit tags in MP3, Ogg/Vorbis, DSF, FLAC, Monkey's Audio, MPC, MP4/AAC, MP2, Matroska/WebM, Opus, Speex, TrueAudio, WavPack, WMA/WMV, WAV, AIFF files and tracker modules (MOD, S3M, IT, XM)
Tag generation
Generate tags from the contents of tag fields
Tag-based folders
Rename and create directories from tags
Synchronized lyrics
Edit synchronized lyrics and event timing codes, import and export LRC files

Pros and cons

Pros

Batch editing lets you set shared artist, album, year, and genre details together.
Kid3 is open source under the GNU General Public License.

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Does Kid3 have a command-line interface?

Yes. Kid3 can automate tasks through its command-line interface, QML/JavaScript, or D-Bus.

Does Kid3 work with Amazon?

Yes. Kid3 can import album data from Amazon, along with data from other album data sources.

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6 things

What Kid3 has

Apps

For developers

Source code is publicly available for anyone to inspect, modify, or self-host.
A command-line interface that lets you run the tool from a terminal or scripts.

16 features

Key Features

ID3v2 frame editing
Edit all ID3v2.3 and ID3v2.4 frames
Tag conversion
Convert between ID3v1.1, ID3v2.3 and ID3v2.4 tags
Batch tag editing
Edit tags of multiple files, e.g. the artist, album, year and genre of all files of an album typically have the same values and can be set together
Tags from tag fields
Generate tags from the contents of tag fields
Directory management
Rename and create directories from tags
Text conversion
Automatically convert upper and lower case and replace strings
Album data import
Import from gnudb.org , MusicBrainz , Discogs , Amazon and other sources of album data
Tag export
Export tags as CSV, HTML, playlists, Kover XML and in other formats
Lyrics editing
Edit synchronized lyrics and event timing codes, import and export LRC files
Task automation
Automate tasks using QML/JavaScript, D-Bus or the command-line interface
ID3v2 editing
Edit all ID3v2.3 and ID3v2.4 frames
Multi-file tagging
Edit tags of multiple files, e.g. the artist, album, year and genre of all files of an album typically have the same values and can be set together
Multi-format tagging
Edit tags in MP3, Ogg/Vorbis, DSF, FLAC, Monkey's Audio, MPC, MP4/AAC, MP2, Matroska/WebM, Opus, Speex, TrueAudio, WavPack, WMA/WMV, WAV, AIFF files and tracker modules (MOD, S3M, IT, XM)
Tag generation
Generate tags from the contents of tag fields
Tag-based folders
Rename and create directories from tags
Synchronized lyrics
Edit synchronized lyrics and event timing codes, import and export LRC files

Pros and cons

Pros

Batch editing lets you set shared artist, album, year, and genre details together.
Kid3 is open source under the GNU General Public License.

You?

Be the first to rate Kid3

Your review helps others make better decisions. No account needed. Takes about 10 seconds.

Featured Video

See Kid3 at work before you try it.

Watch on YouTube

2 questions

FAQs

Does Kid3 have a command-line interface?

Yes. Kid3 can automate tasks through its command-line interface, QML/JavaScript, or D-Bus.

Does Kid3 work with Amazon?

Yes. Kid3 can import album data from Amazon, along with data from other album data sources.

Kid3

Overview

What Kid3 has

Apps

For developers

Key Features

ID3v2 frame editing

Tag conversion

Batch tag editing

Tags from tag fields

Directory management

Text conversion

Album data import

Tag export

Lyrics editing

Task automation

ID3v2 editing

Multi-file tagging

Multi-format tagging

Tag generation

Tag-based folders

Synchronized lyrics

Pros and cons

Pros

Be the first to rate Kid3

Featured Video

FAQs

Does Kid3 have a command-line interface?

Does Kid3 work with Amazon?

What Kid3 has

Apps

For developers

Key Features

ID3v2 frame editing

Tag conversion

Batch tag editing

Tags from tag fields

Directory management

Text conversion

Album data import

Tag export

Lyrics editing

Task automation

ID3v2 editing

Multi-file tagging

Multi-format tagging

Tag generation

Tag-based folders

Synchronized lyrics

Pros and cons

Pros

Be the first to rate Kid3

Featured Video

FAQs

Does Kid3 have a command-line interface?

Does Kid3 work with Amazon?