- home
- reviews
- news
- downloads
- cnet tv
On TechRepublic: Five super-secret features in Windows 7
- log in
- join CNET
- welcome,
- my profile
- log out

Comments on: Tag! But which program is it?

There's no one killer app for editing your music collection's metatags. Sometimes the differences between programs is huge, as with 123Tag and CATraxx.

Add a Comment (Log in or register) (18 Comments)

by brett_fish January 21, 2008 3:42 PM PST

Tag N Rename - best MP3 editor out there, hands down, just wish they had something like it for Macs

Like this Reply to this comment


by Traconian January 22, 2008 2:18 PM PST: Ditto - Tag&Rename is the best I've used. For the record, and I'm sure most of you would agree, iTunes sux for tagging. In fact, getting rid of duplicates is a pain in the ass in iTunes.; Like this


by wiangube January 23, 2008 3:55 AM PST: Hi brett_fish,

I remember I had the same feeling about Tag N Rename, until it 'damaged' many of my MP3s. Then I decided to try Mp3 Tag Tools, which in fact is much better.; Like this


by ramtronics January 21, 2008 5:19 PM PST: Try TagTuner.......It does everything I needed, like easily change the case of all my files and tags as well as lookup album art and tag info. online and change song filename based on tags. It will also change the filename of a matching CD+G file for karaoke buffs. The interface is very easy to learn and use.; Like this Reply to this comment


by mandelorapido January 21, 2008 5:42 PM PST: Hey! Trust the Deutch! Mp3tag is the best program I've found for this purpose.. Multiple editing at once, neat interface...and FREE!! It supports advanced features like tagging tons of files from text files and so on...give it a try http://www.mp3tag.de/en/index.html; Like this Reply to this comment

by gaurav_12 January 22, 2008 6:49 AM PST

i 2nd mandelorapido's view. mp3tag is the best tagging software i have ever used.it has support for dozens of audio formats, it lets you manually edit every single metadata of the file or you can let it tag automatically from sources such as amazon,freedb,discogs etc.easy setting to change album art etc. and it is a freeware.

Like this Reply to this comment


by webb264 January 22, 2008 9:23 PM PST: MP3tag is the bomb-diggity! I use it every day.; Like this


by Geewiz January 22, 2008 7:31 PM PST: I don't see what is wrong with WMP11. It renames files automatically according to CD rip settings, for example, I do Artist Name-Song Name.mp3, It arranges them into Folders by Artist Name and then Album. It looks data up automatically (I prefer manual to make sure it's correct) and then applies it to all new media.; Like this Reply to this comment


by webb264 January 22, 2008 10:08 PM PST: MP3tag is the way to go. Easy, fast, & yes, it's free!; Like this Reply to this comment

by JoyceNgo-218335993631273378369 January 22, 2008 10:18 PM PST

If I'm not mistaken, TagScanner works well also.

Like this Reply to this comment


by wingkypratama January 23, 2008 7:41 AM PST: I use TagScanner. It's free.; Like this


by lizsandon January 23, 2008 2:19 AM PST: I second the Tag&Rename recommendation - a lovely piece of software.; Like this Reply to this comment

by MSWallack January 23, 2008 6:34 AM PST

Unfortunately, the reviewer missed the boat with CATraxx. Digital tagging is only one small part of what this extraordinary program can do. CATraxxis aimed at anyone with a large music collection, whether on vinyl, CD, or hard drive. The power of the program is in the incredibly rich database design, the ability to link and view information in the way that works best for the user, and to customize most everything within the program. Few, if any, other programs understand how music "works" the way CATraxx does, from the ability to enter multiple artists for a given track (and to designate each artist's role on that track), to the ability to enter lyricist, guest musicians, band members, to extremely robust searching and reporting features. CATraxx will do a fine job of tagging your music collection, but if that is all you use CATraxx for, you are missing out on the real power of the program. I highly, highly recommend CATraxx (and its siblings BookkCAT, CATVids, and SoftCAT) for anyone with a music collection (or book collection, etc.) that wants to be able to know what they have! I've tried virtually every other music catalog program that I've come across over the last 15 years or so and nothing -- repeat, nothing -- has come even close to the power of CATraxx.

Like this Reply to this comment


by make_or_break January 23, 2008 6:25 PM PST: Sounds like a well rehearsed sales pitch to me.; Like this


by Stuessi January 23, 2008 11:09 AM PST: MP3Tag as stated above is unbeatable. It is just easy, flexible, and fantastic. I switched to Mac and was missing it horribly but have now gotten it installed using Codeweavers and up and running again and loving life.; Like this Reply to this comment


by eanderson January 23, 2008 12:06 PM PST: I've used MP3-Info Extension [http://www.mutschler.de/mp3ext/] for years and love it. It adds a tabbed window to the file properties dialog to allow tag editing. Unfortunately, while it installs on Vista it doesn't show up in the properties dialog.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Pegleg007 January 24, 2008 1:08 AM PST: You are missing the point, CATraxx is primarily a Catalogue database not an MP3 tagging tool (That' s why it's called CATraxx not TAGraxx ), still go and download the trial version sort your music into a feature rich CATALOGING database with lots of added tools (including batch tagging); Like this Reply to this comment


by midirunner December 12, 2008 6:39 AM PST: Try also the latest release of 123Tag, it's very simple and speedy to use; Like this Reply to this comment