MusicBrainz Picard

• Introduction
  • Picard Can…
  • Picard Cannot…
  • Limitations
• Contributing to the Project
• Acknowledgements
• Glossary of Terms
• Getting Started
  • Download & Install Picard
    • Installing Picard on Linux
      • Installing with Flatpak
      • Installing with Snap
      • Installing from your distribution’s package repository
  • Starting Picard
  • Main Screen
  • Status Icons
    • Album / Release Icons
    • Track Icons
    • Status Bar
• Configuration
  • Screen Setup
  • Action Options
  • Option Settings
    • General Options
    • Profile Options
    • Metadata Options
      • Preferred Releases
      • Genres
      • Ratings
    • Tag Options
      • Before Tagging
      • ID3 Files
      • AAC Files
      • AC3 Files
      • WAVE Files
    • Cover Art Options
      • Location
      • Cover Art Providers
      • Cover Art Archive
      • Local Files
    • File Naming Options
      • File Naming Script Editor
      • File Naming Compatibility Options
    • File Naming Script Editor
    • File Naming Compatibility Options
    • Fingerprinting Options
    • CD Lookup Options
      • Windows
      • macOS
      • Linux
      • Other platforms
    • Plugins Options
      • Plugins List
      • Installing Third-Party Plugins
    • User Interface Options
      • Colors
      • Top Tags
      • Toolbar
    • Scripting Options
    • Advanced Options
      • Network
      • Matching
      • Maintenance
• Tags & Variables
  • Basic Tags
    • Tags Provided from MusicBrainz Data
    • Tags Not Provided from MusicBrainz Data
    • iTunes-Specific Tags
  • Advanced Tags
    • Track Relationship Tags
    • Genre Tags
  • Basic Variables
  • File Variables
  • Advanced Variables
    • Release Relationship Variables
    • Track Relationship Variables
  • Classical Music Tags
  • Tags from Plugins
    • Last.fm Plugin
    • Additional Artists Variables Plugin
  • Other Information
• Scripting
  • Syntax
  • Metadata Variables
  • Scripting Functions
• Scripting Functions
  • Assignment Functions
    • $copy
    • $copymerge
    • $delete
    • $set
    • $setmulti
    • $unset
  • Text Functions
    • $delprefix
    • $find
    • $firstalphachar
    • $firstwords
    • $get
    • $initials
    • $left
    • $len
    • $lower
    • $num
    • $pad
    • $replace
    • $reverse
    • $right
    • $rreplace
    • $rsearch
    • $strip
    • $substr
    • $swapprefix
    • $title
    • $trim
    • $truncate
    • $upper
  • Multi-Value Functions
    • $cleanmulti
    • $getmulti
    • $join
    • $lenmulti
    • $map
    • $performer
    • $replacemulti
    • $reversemulti
    • $slice
    • $sortmulti
    • $unique
  • Mathematical Functions
    • $add
    • $div
    • $mod
    • $mul
    • $sub
  • Conditional Functions
    • $and
    • $endswith
    • $eq
    • $eq_all
    • $eq_any
    • $gt
    • $gte
    • $if
    • $if2
    • $in
    • $inmulti
    • $is_audio
    • $is_complete
    • $is_multi
    • $is_video
    • $lt
    • $lte
    • $ne
    • $ne_all
    • $ne_any
    • $not
    • $or
    • $startswith
  • Information Functions
    • $countryname
    • $dateformat
    • $datetime
    • $day
    • $matchedtracks
    • $max
    • $min
    • $month
    • $year
  • Loop Functions
    • $foreach
    • $while
  • Miscellaneous Functions
    • $noop
• Using Picard
  • Retrieving Album Information
    • Lookup CD or Ripper Log
    • Lookup Files
    • Scan Files
    • Lookup in Browser
    • Manual Lookup
  • Matching Files to Tracks
  • Setting the Cover Art
  • Saving Updated Files
• Work Flow Recommendations
• Other Picard Tasks
  • Attaching a Disc ID to a Release
  • Submitting Acoustic Fingerprints
    • Submitting when using Scan to identify the release
    • Submitting when not using Scan to identify the release
  • Generating tags from file names
    • Basic usage
    • Matching folders
    • Replace underscores with spaces
    • Ignoring parts of the file name
  • Submitting Cluster as a Release
    • Submitting multiple tracks as a cluster
    • Submitting a single track
• Option Profiles
  • How Option Profiles Work
  • Example of Using Profiles
  • Managing Option Profiles
  • Saving Profile Option Settings
• Command and Batch Processing
  • Executable Commands
    • CLEAR_LOGS
    • CLUSTER
    • FINGERPRINT
    • FROM_FILE
    • LOAD
    • LOOKUP
    • LOOKUP_CD
    • PAUSE
    • QUIT
    • REMOVE
    • REMOVE_ALL
    • REMOVE_EMPTY
    • REMOVE_SAVED
    • REMOVE_UNCLUSTERED
    • SAVE_MATCHED
    • SAVE_MODIFIED
    • SCAN
    • SHOW
    • SUBMIT_FINGERPRINTS
    • WRITE_LOGS
• Extending Picard
  • Plugins
  • Scripts
    • File Naming Script
    • Tagging Scripts
    • Tagging Script Examples
      • Move disambiguation to album title
      • Release language as language
      • Use original release date
      • Set album sort name
      • Set compilation for multi artist releases
      • Remove featuring from album artist
      • Move featuring from artist to title
      • Preserve original filename
  • Processing Order
    • Startup
    • Loading a Release
    • Loading Music Files
    • Adding / Removing Files
    • Saving Files
    • Removing Albums
    • Context Menus
• Troubleshooting
  • General Troubleshooting
    • Getting Help
    • Reporting a Bug
    • Getting a Debug Log
    • Getting Logs in Case of Crashes
      • Windows Systems
      • macOS Systems
      • Linux Systems
  • Picard won’t start
  • There is no coverart
    • Picard isn’t finding and downloading any cover art
    • Coverart that is saved with the files isn’t displayed
  • Tags are not updated or saved
  • Files are not being saved
  • Picard just stopped working
  • macOS shows the app is damaged
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • Using Picard
    • How do I tag files with Picard?
    • The green “Tagger” icon disappeared from MusicBrainz.org, how do I get it back?
    • I’m trying to load a release in Picard, but all I’m seeing is “Couldn’t load album errors”. What’s up?
    • I’m using macOS, where are my network folders or drives?
    • macOS shows the app is damaged. How can I run Picard?
    • Picard is installed on Linux as a Snap, how can I access removable media?
    • On Windows, how do I solve errors on saving to cloud storage drives mounted with rclone?
  • File Formats
    • What formats does Picard support?
    • What formats will Picard support?
    • What rippers are supported for looking up from logs?
    • Which tags can Picard write to my files?
    • How do I edit tags in several files at once?
    • Why is saving files sometimes slow, but saving a second time much faster?
    • Why does Picard not use Vinyl style track numbers (e.g. A1, A2, …) by default?
    • The built-in audio player cannot play my file. Which formats does it support?
    • I am using Fedora. Why doesn’t acoustic fingerprinting work?
  • Configuration
    • Where is the Picard configuration saved?
    • I tagged a file in Picard, but iTunes is not seeing the tags!
    • My tags are truncated to 30 characters in Windows Media Player!
    • How do I tell Picard which browser to use?
• Tutorials
  • Writing a File Naming Script
  • Understanding Acoustic Fingerprinting and AcoustIDs
  • Handling of multiple release countries
    • Using preferred release countries
    • Using scripting to set a different country
    • What’s missing?
  • Writing a Plugin
  • Loading releases with MusicBrainz for Android
    • Configuring Picard
    • Installing and configuring the MusicBrainz Android app
    • Loading releases by barcode
    • Loading releases by search
    • Loading releases from the Tagger
• Appendices
  • Appendix A: Plugins API
    • Plugin Metadata
    • Metadata Processors
      • Album metadata example:
      • Track metadata example:
    • Event Hooks
      • file_post_load_processor(file)
      • file_post_save_processor(file)
      • file_post_addition_to_track_processor(track, file)
      • file_post_removal_from_track_processor(track, file)
      • album_post_removal_processor(album)
    • File Formats
    • Tagger Script Functions
    • Context Menu Actions
  • Appendix B: Tag Mapping
    • AcoustID
    • AcoustID Fingerprint
    • Album
    • Album Artist
    • Album Artist Sort Order
    • Album Sort Order ^[4]
    • Arranger
    • Artist
    • Artist Sort Order
    • Artists
    • ASIN
    • Barcode
    • BPM ^[4]
    • Catalog Number
    • Comment ^[4]
    • Compilation (iTunes) ^[5]
    • Composer
    • Composer Sort Order
    • Conductor
    • Copyright ^[4]
    • Date ^[10]
    • Director
    • Disc Number
    • Disc Subtitle
    • Encoded By ^[4]
    • Encoder Settings ^[4]
    • Engineer
    • Gapless Playback ^[4]
    • Genre
    • Grouping ^[3]
    • Initial Key
    • ISRC
    • Language
    • License ^{[6, 7]}
    • Lyricist
    • Lyrics ^[4]
    • Media
    • Mix-DJ
    • Mixer
    • Mood ^[3]
    • Movement ^[4]
    • Movement Count ^[4]
    • Movement Number ^[4]
    • MusicBrainz Artist ID
    • MusicBrainz Disc ID
    • MusicBrainz Original Artist ID
    • MusicBrainz Original Release ID
    • MusicBrainz Recording ID
    • MusicBrainz Release Artist ID
    • MusicBrainz Release Group ID
    • MusicBrainz Release ID
    • MusicBrainz Track ID
    • MusicBrainz TRM ID
    • MusicBrainz Work ID
    • MusicIP Fingerprint
    • MusicIP PUID
    • Original Album
    • Original Artist
    • Original Filename
    • Original Release Date ^[1]
    • Original Release Year ^[1]
    • Performer
    • Podcast ^[4]
    • Podcast URL ^[4]
    • Producer
    • Rating
    • Record Label
    • Release Country
    • Release Date ^[10]
    • Release Status
    • Release Type
    • Remixer
    • ReplayGain Album Gain
    • ReplayGain Album Peak
    • ReplayGain Album Range
    • ReplayGain Reference Loudness
    • ReplayGain Track Gain
    • ReplayGain Track Peak
    • ReplayGain Track Range
    • Script
    • Show Name ^[4]
    • Show Name Sort Order ^[4]
    • Show Work & Movement ^[4]
    • Subtitle ^[4]
    • Total Discs
    • Total Tracks
    • Track Number
    • Track Title
    • Track Title Sort Order ^[4]
    • Website (official artist website)
    • Work Title
    • Writer ^[2]
  • Appendix C: Command Line Options
  • Appendix D: Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Main window
      • File
      • Edit
      • View
      • Options
      • Tools
      • Help
      • Metadata view
      • Other
    • Script editor
    • File naming script editor