Implementations

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C/C++ libraries

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

• ID3Lib on Sourceforge. The source code 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 libraries

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

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

• IdSharp http://sourceforge.net/projects/idsharp

Borland Delphi library

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

Other implementations

A few programs that support 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 compliance by id3.org.