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MPTagThat uses Taglib# for reading and writing tags. Several Tags, like Artist, Album, Title, are common to all file formats. Some of them are specific to a file format only.
The following section lists the currently supported tags along with their description.
Common Tags to All Formats
Tag |
ID3 Equivalent |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Artist |
TPE1 |
The main artist performing this track. (Multiple values possible by separating with a ";") |
Album |
TALB |
The album the track is part of. |
Title |
TIT2 |
The title of the composition. |
Album Artist |
TPE2 |
The primary artists who created the album or appear on the cover, or "Various Artists". Sometimes called Band or Orchestra |
Composers |
TCOM |
The people who composed the music. (Multiple values possible by separating with a ";") |
Conductor |
TPE3 |
The person conducting the track |
Comments |
COMM |
A user defined description of the current track. |
Genres |
TCON |
Genres of music that the track/album belongs to. (Multiple values possible by separating with a ";") |
Year |
TYER |
The year the album was released. |
Track |
TRCK |
The order in which the track appears in the album, or zero if albumless. |
TrackCount |
TRCK |
The number of tracks in the album, or zero if unknown. |
Disc |
TPOS |
The order in which the disc appears in a boxed set, or zero if not a set. (Sometimes called "Part of a set") |
DiscCount |
TPOS |
The number of discs in a boxed set, or zero if unknown. |
Lyrics |
USLT |
The lyrics or text transcription of the track. |
Grouping |
TIT1 |
The grouping that the current track belongs to. This could be an movement for classical music, or the part of the disc, or an empty string if unknown. |
Beats / Minute |
TBPM |
The number of beats per minute, or zero if unknown. This is very useful for DJ's. |
Copyright |
TCOP |
Copyright information for the track, or an empty string if unknown. |
Pictures |
APIC |
Pictures relevant to the current track. They can be cover images, inserts, the performers, the recording studio, etc. |
ID3 Tags only
TAG |
ID3 Equivalent |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Popularimeter |
POPM |
Allows rating of the file. |
Original Release Time |
TDOR |
Contains a timestamp describing when the original recording of the audio was released. |
Encoded by |
TENC |
Contains the name of the person or organisation that encoded the audio file. |
Lyrics Writer |
TEXT |
Intended for the writer of the text or lyrics in the recording. |
Involved People List |
TIPL |
maps between functions, like producer, and names. |
Subtitle / Description |
TIT3 |
used for information directly related to the contents title (e.g. "Op. 16" or "Performed live at Wembley"). |
Length |
TLEN |
contains the length of the audio file in milliseconds, represented as a numeric string. |
Musician credits list |
TMCL |
mapping between instruments and the musician that played it. |
Media Type |
TMED |
describes from which media the sound originated. |
Original album/movie/show title |
TOAL |
the title of the original recording (or source of sound), if for example the music in the file should be a cover of a previously released song. |
Original file name |
TOFN |
the preferred filename for the file, since some media doesn't allow the desired length of the filename. |
Original Text Writer |
TOLY |
the text writer of the original recording, if for example the music in the file should be a cover of a previously released song. |
Original Artist/Performer |
TOPE |
the performer of the original recording, if for example the music in the file should be a cover of a previously released song. |
File Owner |
TOWN |
the name of the owner or licensee of the file and it's contents. |
Interpreted, remixed, or otherwise modified by |
TPE4 |
contains more information about the people behind a remix and similar interpretations of another existing piece. |
Publisher |
TPUB |
the name of the label or publisher. |
Album Sort Order |
TSOA |
defines a string which should be used instead of the album name (TALB) for sorting purposes. E.g. an album named "A Soundtrack" might preferably be sorted as "Soundtrack". |
Performer Sort Order |
TSOP |
defines a string which should be used instead of the performer (TPE2) for sorting purposes. |
Title Sort Order |
TSOT |
defines a string which should be used instead of the title (TIT2) for sorting purposes. |
Commercial Information |
WCOM |
is a URL pointing at a webpage with information such as where the album can be bought. |
Copyright Information |
WCOP |
is a URL pointing at a webpage where the terms of use and ownership of the file is described. |
Official Audio Web Page |
WOAF |
is a URL pointing at a file specific webpage. |
Official Artist/Performer Web Page |
WOAR |
is a URL pointing at the artists official webpage. |
Official Audio Source Web Page |
WOAS |
is a URL pointing at the official webpage for the source of the audio file, e.g. a movie. |
Official Internet Radio Station Home Page |
WORS |
contains a URL pointing at the homepage of the internet radio station. |
Payment |
WPAY |
is a URL pointing at a webpage that will handle the process of paying for this file. |
Publisher Web Page |
WPUB |
is a URL pointing at the official webpage for the publisher. |
User Defined URL |
WXXX |
is intended for URL links concerning the audio file in a similar way to the other "W"-frames. |
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