Kid3
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Kid3, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from Kid3's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audio formats
- It supports tags in formats including MP3, FLAC, Ogg/Vorbis, MP4/AAC, Matroska/WebM, WAV and AIFF.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Automation
- It can automate tasks using QML/JavaScript, D-Bus or a command-line interface.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Batch editing
- It can set shared tag values across multiple files.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Cloud collaboration
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Downloads
- The site provides downloads for Linux, Windows, macOS, and Android, as well as source code.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Export
- Tags can be exported as CSV, HTML, playlists, Kover XML, and other formats.checked 9 Oct 2026
- File organization
- It can generate tags from filenames, generate filenames from tags, and rename or create directories from tags.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Latest release
- The site lists version 3.10.2, dated 08 Oct 2026, as fixing Discogs import and supporting large Apple Music catalog IDs.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License
- Kid3 is open-source software licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).checked 9 Oct 2026
- Lyrics
- It supports editing synchronized lyrics and event timing codes, and importing and exporting LRC files.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Metadata sources
- It can import album data from gnudb.org, MusicBrainz, Discogs, Amazon and other sources.checked 9 Oct 2026
- MIDI sequencing
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Multitrack editing
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Noise reduction
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Kid3 is an audio tagger for editing tags on multiple audio files, including full albums.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Recent release
- Version 3.10.2, dated 8 October 2026, fixes Discogs import and supports large Apple Music catalog IDs.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Release integrity
- The download page provides PGP signatures and SHA256 sums for release files.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Release verification
- The download page provides SHA256 sums and PGP signatures for release files.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to report bugs, submit feature requests, or ask for help through an issue.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Tag formats
- It edits ID3v1.1 tags and ID3v2.3 and ID3v2.4 frames, and converts between those tag versions.checked 9 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- KDE describes itself as an international community that builds and distributes free, open-source software and says KDE e.V. legally represents it.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The project says Kid3 runs on Linux, Windows, macOS and Android.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Linux, Windows, macOS, Androidchecked 23 Sep 2026
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