# MusicBrainz Picard

MusicBrainz Picard is the official cross-platform music tagger, automatically organizing and tagging audio files using the MusicBrainz database, acoustic fingerprints, and CD lookups. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Docker Hub and Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/658/musicbrainz-picard

## Description

MusicBrainz Picard is the official cross-platform music tagger, automatically organizing and tagging audio files using the MusicBrainz database, acoustic fingerprints, and CD lookups.

## Platform availability

Available on 3 of 9 platforms: Unraid, Mac, Windows.

## Desktop and other devices

Mac, Windows.

## Health score

82/100 (Excellent), based on 3 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 100 (last commit 16 days ago)
- Popular: 74 (5,274 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 55 (3 install platforms, install notes, Docker image)

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/metabrainz/picard
- Documentation: https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Communication/ChatBrainz
- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/mikenye/picard
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/musicbrainz-picard-19jgu681qs3q5w?q=MusicBrainz-Picard
- Official website: https://picard.musicbrainz.org/
- desktop: https://github.com/metabrainz/picard/releases/latest

## Common questions

### If I expose a self-hosted MusicBrainz instance for tagging, which port should I map?

Map the container's port 5000 to your host because the web server inside the container listens on port 5000. Without exposing it, the website won't be reachable in a browser.

### How can I keep a Picard-tagged library easy to maintain in media servers?

Organize the collection so Picard-tagged files remain easy to maintain and playable in Kodi or Plex, while preserving the original files.

### Can Picard identify audio files that have no metadata?

Yes. Picard can use AcoustID audio fingerprints to identify files by the actual music, even when they have no metadata.

### How can I add a feature that Picard does not include by default?

You can choose from available Picard plugins or write your own plugin for the feature you need.

### Where should I post Picard-specific questions?

Use the MusicBrainz community Picard category for questions, suggestions, tagger scripts, naming schemes, and plugin recommendations, but check the Picard FAQ first.

## Alternatives

- AudioTag: AudioTag.info — is a free music-recognition service.
- Jaikoz
- Kid3: If you want to easily tag multiple MP3, Ogg/Vorbis, FLAC, MPC, MP4/AAC, MP2, Speex, TrueAudio, WavPack, WMA, WAV and AIFF files (e.g.
- Mp3tag: Edit and organize audio metadata easily with comprehensive support for batch editing and various audio formats.
- Puddletag: Puddletag is an audio tag editor for GNU/Linux, similar to the Windows program Mp3tag, that uses a spreadsheet-like layout to make every ta…
- TagScanner: TagScanner is a multifunction program for organizing and managing your music collection.
- Zortam
- beets: Beets is a music library manager that automatically tags, organizes, and enriches your audio files with metadata from online databases such…
- songkong: SongKong is a Dockerized music tagging application that identifies songs and automatically adds metadata and artwork.

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