Good software to manage ID3 tags and mp3 file names?

[Phokus]

I got a lot of mp3's and their ID3 tags and file names are all inconsistent. What's the best software to manage this? Either free or non-free software will be fine, thanks.

 

[BlueWeasel]

I really like MP3tag. It can write the ID3 tags based off the filename, and vice versa. It makes editing large groups of MP3 files a breeze.

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
I really like MP3tag. It can write the ID3 tags based off the filename, and vice versa. It makes editing large groups of MP3 files a breeze.

thanks i'll check it out

 

[Reikon]

I use Tag & Rename

 

[Andvari]

I use TagScanner. It works great for renaming files and/or renaming their ID3/ID3v2 tags. I personally like to name all the ID3 tags how I like them, then use the feature that renames the files to match the tags. Only takes a click of a button.

I'm sure the others mentioned here have those features, but I just happen to like this one. Nice GUI too.

 

[BespinReactorShaft]

There's heaps of them out there but currently I'm using:

http://massid3lib.sourceforge.net/

 

[Smilin]

The best tagging software I've used is MusicMatch Jukebox.

It does id3 tags as you would expect, but also goes both ways. If you have proper tags it can rename the song and vice versa. Also, if you have none of the above it will do the following:

1. Pull info down from the 'net from cddb
2. Use the filename to try and find a song on the 'net
3. Use other peoples databases or id3 tags
4. Let you make your own (and allow others to use)

It also lets you mass-rename based on fields in whatever order you choose: artist, title, CD, track no etc..

 

[AnyMal]

I use Napster client for everything from ripping to tag editing to transfering music to my Dell DJ. It's free to boot.

 

[spidey]

Mp3Tag is the best free one I've tried.

 

[Allio]

Musicbrainz is pretty much the only one that will detect and fix incorrectly tagged/named files as well as cleaning up the tags and names of the correct ones. All the others rely on you working out exactly what the file is - Musicbrainz does a large part of that for you by analysing the file and generating a signature, which it matches to its database.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Allio
Musicbrainz is pretty much the only one that will detect and fix incorrectly tagged/named files as well as cleaning up the tags and names of the correct ones. All the others rely on you working out exactly what the file is - Musicbrainz does a large part of that for you by analysing the file and generating a signature, which it matches to its database.

Don't ask me whym but this program REALLY pissed me off once... It took all the perfectly good tags i had and changed them to the incorrect songs.... Not only did it change the tags on those, but it also changed the file names... Classical songs were listed as some rock ones... Real PITA.