If you've got about a dozen MP3s or other digital music files on your computer, odds are you don't have too much trouble keeping them organized. But if you've got a few thousand, it can be hard to find what you're looking for unless each track is properly named and tagged. While popular music players like Windows Media Player, iTunes,
Foobar2000 and
Media Monkey will check online databases to find the appropriate metadata for songs you download or rip from a CD, sometimes mistakes occur.
TagScanner can help clean up the mess.
TagScanner is a free Windows application that gives you a variety of tools for organizing your digital music collection. You can import tag information from
freedb.org, Amazon, or
TrackType.org. you can also generate tags from files and foldernames, or rename your files based on tag information. The application supports a wide variety of formats:
- MP3, OGG, Musepack, Monkey Audio, FLAC, AAC, OptimFROG, SPEEX, WavePack, TrueAudio, WMA, MP4 audio files
- ID3 1.0/1.1/1.2/2/2.3/2.4, APE v1 and v2, WMA, MP4, and Vortbis tags, comments, and metadata
There's also a playlist editor and support for exporting playlists as HTML, Excel, and CSV files. And to top things off, there's a rudimentary audio player built right into TagScanner so you can listen to tracks while you're organizing them.
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TechnoSpot]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-08-2008 @ 1:51PM
DonDon said...
does anyone know if this works w/ itunes video (mp4?) I have alot of TV shows I need to organize (episode, season, etc) if not does anyone know of another freeware or cheap sw that would do so outside of itunes?
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4-08-2008 @ 3:02PM
Neal said...
From the third sentence on the product page:
"Also you may get album info via online databases like freedb or Amazon. Supports ID3v1, ID3v2, Vorbis comments, APEv2, WindowsMedia and MP4(iTunes) tags"
So, yes.
4-08-2008 @ 5:07PM
Matt said...
Mp3tag > all.
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4-08-2008 @ 5:07PM
Jack Mehoff said...
You can use it to catalog your 'Hooked on Phonics'.
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4-08-2008 @ 5:07PM
jackson said...
could someone pls recommend something similar for macs?
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4-08-2008 @ 5:08PM
Damage said...
How about album cover? iTunes does this automagically and nicely, but load the same tunes on a different DAP (Say the Zune) and bam, it's no longer there.
If there is a automagic program that handles auto tagging and auto high-res album covers, then I'll be a happy camper.
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4-12-2008 @ 7:26PM
nka said...
Tag & Rename
4-08-2008 @ 5:24PM
alienvenom said...
I'll give this program a try. I tried the demo version of Tag&Rename and it does the job as well but it costs money ($39.99 USD IIRC). I like the fact that this program is donation-based, and would rather donate the $40 than be forced to pay it.
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4-08-2008 @ 5:27PM
NitroFrost said...
Hope this helps with my Zune player
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4-08-2008 @ 10:13PM
Rumble said...
For all the Linux-goers, try Ex Falso. It makes sense.
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4-09-2008 @ 7:39AM
Odin said...
I've been using this for a loooong time ago. Believe me, it does what it does, very very well!
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4-09-2008 @ 7:53PM
hnkelley said...
I keep getting '202 error Disc not found' (not exact wording). And this is for CDs I ripped myself (my own collection, btw; no thievery). Any ideas?
Also, do I really have to select one album at a time? :_( I have over 3500 mp3s, many not properly categorized. (I know, bad planning on my part at the beginning.) Is there another way?? PLEASE??
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4-10-2008 @ 4:52AM
Goutam said...
10 out of 10
The best music organizer I have ever used...
Organized some 1000 mp3 in half an hour...
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4-12-2008 @ 7:23PM
Alex Leonard said...
This is really impressive
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4-12-2008 @ 7:24PM
Ben said...
Going to have to give a +1 for MP3Tag
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