Alternatives to TagScanner

Rename music files and edit their tags in batches. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as TagScanner.

  • Mp3tag

    A tag editor that fixes the metadata of a whole music folder at once, with online database lookups.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Mp3tag adds a macOS version, paid there after a trial, and offers batch tag editing with Discogs and MusicBrainz lookups and regular expression renaming.

  • MusicBrainz Picard

    The official MusicBrainz tagger, which identifies music by its audio fingerprint and fills in the tags.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    MusicBrainz Picard is open source across Windows, macOS and Linux and identifies files by AcoustID fingerprint, though it needs an internet connection and favours album workflows.

  • Kid3

    Edit audio-file tags individually or in batches.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Kid3 is open source for Windows, macOS and Linux, editing multiple tag formats individually or in batches and renaming files from tag information.

  • Metatogger

    Clean up music tags and filenames with a Windows library utility.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    Metatogger is another free Windows tool for batch tag and filename cleanup, adding tools for identifying recordings, with proposed changes needing review.

  • beets

    Organize a music library from the command line.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    beets is an MIT-licensed command-line organiser for Windows, macOS and Linux that matches metadata on import, requiring comfort with a terminal instead of a graphical interface.

Also worth comparing

These listings name TagScanner as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • puddletag

    An audio tag editor for Linux with a spreadsheet-style layout, modelled on Mp3tag.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    TagScanner is a free, closed-source Windows tool for batch tag editing and renaming files from metadata, with online tag retrieval.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.