TagScannerThe flexible tool to manage your music collection.4.3 out of 5
4.3 out of 5
Hot take
TagScanner is a robust desktop utility for organizing and managing digital music libraries, offering deep support for editing tags across a wide range of modern audio formats. It excels at batch ID3 editing, automated file renaming, and can fetch album info and cover art from major online databases like Discogs and MusicBrainz. With its comprehensive scripting options, playlist creator, and export tools for HTML or Excel, TagScanner is a standout for power users maintaining large collections. However, its advanced features and somewhat unintuitive workflow come with a learning curve, making it less beginner-friendly. Still, for creators seeking free, ad-free, offline control over their library’s metadata, it’s hard to beat TagScanner’s value and reliability.
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Pros
Free and ad-free software
Advanced batch tag editing and file renaming
Supports most modern audio formats
Fetches metadata and cover art from major online databases
Can create and export playlists in multiple formats
Scriptable for deep customization
Works offline, with strong privacy
Cons
Interface and workflow can be unintuitive for beginners
No cloud or mobile integration
Limited official customer support
Key Features
Batch tag editing (ID3v1/v2, Vorbis, APEv2, WMA, MP4)
Automated and custom file renaming
Import/export tag data (from filenames, text files, online databases)
Fetch album info and artwork from Discogs, MusicBrainz, FreeDB
Playlist creation and export to HTML, text, Excel
Integrated audio player
Scripting and text transformation tools
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