MusicBrainz Picard
MusicBrainz Picard is a macOS music tagger that identifies audio files, edits metadata, and organizes music folders using MusicBrainz data.
What is MusicBrainz Picard?
MusicBrainz Picard is a desktop music tagger for macOS that helps you identify audio files, fix their metadata, and organize a music library. It is the official tagger from MusicBrainz and is published by MetaBrainz Foundation Inc. Picard can match tracks and albums against the MusicBrainz database, use AcoustID audio fingerprints to identify files, and look up CDs for tagging. It also supports renaming files and moving them into folder structures based on your tagging rules, which makes it useful for cleaning up large local music collections. The app works with a wide range of audio formats and supports plugins and scripting for users who want more control over tagging and file organization. It is commonly used by collectors, DJs, archivists, and anyone managing downloaded or ripped music on a Mac.
Key features
- Identify albums and tracks using the MusicBrainz music database
- Match unknown files with AcoustID audio fingerprints
- Edit and save metadata tags for many common audio formats
- Rename and move music files into custom folder structures
- Look up audio CDs and submit disc IDs
- Extend tagging workflows with plugins and scripts
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
MusicBrainz Picard is legitimate music library software. It needs access to the audio files and folders you choose so it can read tags, write updated metadata, rename files, and move items when those options are enabled. Those changes are normal for a tag editor, but they can alter filenames and folder locations, so review your save and move settings before processing a large collection. Network access is also expected because the app looks up release information online.
Recommendation: Keep MusicBrainz Picard if you use it to tag or organize local music files. If you no longer manage a music collection with it, you can remove the app, but export or note any custom scripts, plugins, and tagging preferences you want to reuse first.
Common paths
/Applications/MusicBrainz Picard.app
Preference paths
~/.config/MusicBrainz/Picard.ini~/Library/Preferences/MusicBrainz/Picard/plugins
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