Beets organizes music libraries by cataloging collections and improving their metadata.
Beets
Beets organizes music libraries and edits track tags using metadata from MusicBrainz.
About Beets
Beets catalogs local music collections and improves tags during import using metadata from MusicBrainz, Discogs, and Beatport, or by guessing from filenames or acoustic fingerprints.
It can fetch album art, lyrics, genres, tempos, ReplayGain levels and acoustic fingerprints, transcode audio, check for duplicates or missing tracks, and allow browsing and playback through a web browser or an MPD-compatible player. It is installed with pip or from distribution packages and can be extended with plugins written in Python.
Key features
- Catalog collection and correct tags during import
- Fetch metadata from MusicBrainz, Discogs, and Beatport
- Fetch album art, lyrics, genres, tempos and ReplayGain
- Transcode audio files to different formats
- Find duplicate tracks and albums with missing tracks
- Analyze file metadata from the command line
Best for: Collectors with local music files who are comfortable managing a library from the command line.
Good for
- Gets metadata from MusicBrainz, Discogs, and Beatport
- Extensible with plugins written in Python
- Installable with pip or from distribution repositories
Beets at a glance
- Website
- github.com/beetbox/beets
- Category
- Music & Audio › Music Tools
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Beets FAQ
How do I install Beets?
Type pip install beets or install directly from GitHub; it is also packaged in the software repositories of several distributions.
Where does Beets get metadata?
From MusicBrainz, Discogs, and Beatport, or by guessing from filenames or acoustic fingerprints.
Can I add new functions to Beets?
Yes, through plugins; you can write your own plugin if you know Python.
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