ID3

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ID3 is one of the oldest ways of storing metadata in MP3 files, and is only intended for MP3 files. There are two major versions.


ID3v1

This is a very basic tagging format. It's limited to the following fields:

  • Song title
  • Artist
  • Album
  • Year
  • Comment
  • Genre
  • Album track (ID3v1.1)


ID3v2

ID3v2 is much more complicated than version 1, and all fields can be defined freely. It also supports embedding pictures and other data. Usually, a rewrite of the file is neccessary each time you update an ID3v2 field.

External Links

http://www.id3.org