MusicBrainz Picard

About Picard

  • Introduction
  • Contributing to the Project
  • Acknowledgements
  • Glossary of Terms

Getting Started

  • Download & Install Picard
  • Starting Picard
  • Main Screen
  • Status Icons
  • Configuration
  • Tags & Variables
  • Scripting
  • Scripting Functions

Using Picard

  • General Usage
  • Other Picard Tasks
  • Option Profiles
  • Command and Batch Processing
  • Sessions Management
  • Custom Columns
  • Extending Picard
  • Frequently Asked Questions

Workflow Recommendations

  • General Recommendations
  • When the CD is available
  • When the ripper log file is available
  • When files are grouped by album
  • When files are not grouped but have some metadata
  • When files are not grouped and have little or no existing metadata

Troubleshooting

  • General Troubleshooting
  • Picard won’t start
  • There is no coverart
  • Tags are not updated or saved
  • Files are not being saved
  • Picard just stopped working

Tutorials

  • Writing a File Naming Script
  • Understanding Acoustic Fingerprinting and AcoustIDs
  • Handling of multiple release countries

Appendices

  • Appendix A: Tag Mapping
  • Appendix B: Command Line Options
  • Appendix C: Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Appendix D: Log Viewer
  • Appendix E: Cover Art Processing
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