Mp3 id3 tag
When you listen to music, ID3 tags provide title, artist, year, genre, and other important information.
Here you can find current standards files, pointers to software libraries in almost all languages, and other information that can be used to improve MP3 audio libraries.
mp3 id3 tag
ID3 tags are the audio file data standard for MP3 files and are actively used by software and hardware developers around the world. ID3 tags are supported by software such as iTunes, Windows Media Player, Winamp, VLC, and hardware players such as iPod, Creative Zen, Samsung Galaxy, and Sony Walkman.
An ID3 tag is a data container in an MP3 audio file stored in a specific format. This data typically contains the artist name, song title, year, and genre of the current audio file. This website contains standard format information for ID3 tag data containers. If you’ve read this far and are confused, check out the ID3v2Easy page for a brief low-tech introduction.
While there are old and new standards for ID3 tags, the most popular version implemented today is ID3 version 2.3. The follow-up version 2.4 is documented on this site, but it hasn’t caught on yet due to some disagreement over some revisions and the great inertia that exists in the software and hardware markets.
Consumers should read the introduction, which covers the basics of the ID3 tag format and its history. This page provides links to basic technical information on how ID3 tags work. The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page contains other items of interest.
Developers unfamiliar with the ID3 tag format may wish to skip to the ID3v2 simplified page for a quick low-tech introduction. Those interested in learning more about the standard should check out the developer information page. Software developers will find the ID3 tag manipulation library under Implementation.
The technical aspects of ID3 tags are discussed on the ID3v2 developer mailing list.
