Software · Audio & music

MusicBrainz Picard

Picard is a cross-platform music tagger powered by the MusicBrainz database.

Completely free
Windows, macOS and Linux
Open source
No account

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
License: GPL-2.0+ — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager), Wikidata
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms), Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Account required: Noconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Watermark: not documented
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows, macOS and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Flathub, Wikidata · macOS: Homebrew, Wikidata · Windows: Wikidata, Winget
Publisher: MetaBrainz Foundation
Latest version: 3.0.4 (1 November 2026)
Latest activity: 7 November 2026

Overview

Features described in its GitHub repository, in Wikidata and in its Winget manifest: tags and folders, plugins and add-ons, scripting and macros.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Software application for identifying, tagging, and organising digital audio recordings.” — Wikidata, 10 November 2026
“Plugin support: If you need a particular feature, you can choose from a selection of available plugins or write your own.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
“Scripting: A flexible but easy to learn scripting language allows you to exactly specify how your music files will be named and how the tags will look like.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

MusicBrainz Picard is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-2.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
No account needed
Commercial use allowed

About

Do you need to clean up your music library? Picard is an open-source cross-platform music tagger by MusicBrainz. It has the ability to identify audio files even without any existing metadata. Picard helps you organize your music collection by renaming your music files and sorting them into a folder structure exactly the way you want it. A variety of plugins are available and you can even write your own. Picard supports a wide range of audio formats and can also lookup an entire CD for you. Tagging audio files has never been easier. Features: Multiple formats: Picard supports all popular music formats, including MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, WMA, WAV, and more. AcoustID: Picard uses AcoustID audio fingerprints, allowing files to be identified by the actual music, even if they have no metadata. Comprehensive database: Picard uses the open and community-maintained MusicBrainz database to provide accurate information about millions of music releases. CD lookups: Picard can lookup entire music CDs with a click. Plugin support: If you need a particular feature, you can choose from a selection of available plugins or write your own. Scripting: A flexible but easy to learn scripting language allows you to exactly specify how your music files will be named and how the tags will look like. Cover Art: Picard can find and download the correct cover art for your albums. Open Source: Picard is licensed under the GNU General Public License 2.0 or later, and is hosted on GitHub where it is actively developed by some awesome developers.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 10 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 6 November 2026
Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 6 November 2026
Facts collected from Homebrew (platforms) — 5 November 2026
Facts collected from Wikidata (licence, platforms) — 5 November 2026
Last technical check: 5 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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