Implementations

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ID3 C/C++ libraries

• TagLib Audio Meta-Data Library - modern implementation w/C, C++, Perl, Python and Ruby bindings http://developer.kde.org/~wheeler/taglib.html

• ID3Lib on Sourceforge. The sourcecode is coordinated by Scott Haug and was initially written by Dirk Mahoney and Andreas Sigfridsson. http://id3lib.sourceforge.net/

• libid3tag http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/

Java libraries

• Paul Taylor has a open source (LGPL) java library for editing tags. https://jaudiotagger.dev.java.net/

• Jens Vonderheide has written a java class that handles ID3v1, ID3v2 and MP3 properties. Seems a little dated. http://www.vdheide.de/projects.html"

• Entagged http://entagged.sourceforge.net/developer.php

Perl classes

• Both Chris Nandor and Matt DiMeo have some promising perl classes on cpan.

  • MP3::Info http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=MP3-Info

  • MPEG::ID3v2Tag http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=MPEG-ID3v2Tag

Python libraries

• Mutagen http://www.sacredchao.net/quodlibet/wiki/Development/Mutagen

• eyeD3 http://eyed3.nicfit.net/

ActiveX components

• ShazamMP3 http://www.ewal.net/shazam.php

• EzyID3 http://alphafish.com/core.php?page=article&id=3

.NET library

• UltraID3Lib http://home.fuse.net/honnert/hundred/?UltraID3Lib

• TagLib# http://developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php/TagLib_Sharp

Borland Delphi library

• James Webb has made a Delphi libraray with which you can read and write ID3v2.3.0 and ID2.4.0. http://www.audioxl.com/id3v2lib.html

Other implementations

A few programs that supports ID3v2. If you know of any ID3v2 supporting software that is not on the list, please contact us. NOTE: These programs have not been checked for ID3v2 complience by id3.org.

• AmigaAMP http://www.amigaamp.de/

• Argon http://www.intermedia.st/helium/

• AudioCatalog http://www.seansoft.co.uk/

• Audiograbber http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/

• Audion http://www.panic.com/audion/

• !AudioTT http://www.audiott.com/

• CD-Copy http://www.cdcopy.sk/

• CDDB-MP3-Tagger v2.0 http://www.batsanyi-tapolca.sulinet.hu/tagger/

• Dr.TAG http://www.drtag.de/en/

• Easy CD-DA Extractor http://www.poikosoft.com/easycdda.html

• Helium http://www.intermedia.st/helium/

• HTagEditor http://www.htageditor.de/

• ID3edit http://id3edit.sourceforge.net/

• ID3-TagIT http://www.id3-tagit.de/

• ID3v2 editor http://id3v2.sourceforge.net/

• The ID3v2 Package http://home.worldonline.dk/~jlaur/amiga/id3/

• ID3v2 Audio Text Tool http://sourceforge.net/projects/id3v2-atxt-tool

• ID3v2 Chapter Tool http://sourceforge.net/projects/id3v2-chap-tool

• ID3v2 Tag Edit http://www.audioxl.com/

• iTunes http://www.apple.com/itunes/

• Jaikoz tag editor http://www.jaikoz.net/

• MP3 Boss http://www.mp3-boss.com/index.html

• MP3 Collector http://www.collectorz.com/mp3/

• Magic Tagger http://www.magic-tagger.com/

• MP3 Manager http://www.volweb.cz/str/

• MP3 Rage http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/ProductPages/MP3Rage.html

• MP3 Tag Studio http://www.magnusbrading.com/mp3ts

• MP3Browser http://home.t-online.de/home/schweiger.A/

• MP3Ext http://odin.mutschler.de/mp3ext/

• Mp3tag http://www.mp3tag.de/en/

• MPTagger http://surf.to/mptagger

• Music Library http://www.wensoftware.com/MusicLibrary/

• Music Match http://www.musicmatch.com/jukebox/

• QuickTime 5 http://www.apple.com/quicktime/

• SingedIT http://www.glop.org/software/

• SoundJam http://www.soundjam.com/ov/

• Tag&Rename http://www.softpointer.com/tr.htm

• Winamp http://www.winamp.com/

• Zinf - FreeAMP http://www.zinf.org/

• ZLURP http://www.zlurp.com/