#mpeg-4 #tags #media #m4b #cli #encoding

app mtag

A lightweight CLI utility for changing mpeg-4 tags and artwork

2 unstable releases

0.5.1 Jan 9, 2022
0.4.3 Jul 7, 2021

#211 in Multimedia

MIT license

14KB
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mtag

Mtag is a utility tool that tags mpeg-4 based media files.

Features

  • Edit artist, album, title, genre etc.
  • Change artwork.
  • Supports any mpeg-4 media type including m4a, m4b, mp4 and more.
  • Very fast, operations take milliseconds.
  • Works with iTunes.

Supported Formats

Any format that uses mpeg-4 would work, but i tested it with m4b and m4a files and it works.

Installation

From Scoop (Windows)

First add my bucket to scoop:

scoop bucket add insomnia https://github.com/inssomnimus/scoop-bucket

Update scoop:

scoop update

Install the app:

scoop install mtag

Download a Release Binary

From the releases page.

Build Your Own Binary

With this method, you'll also have auto generated shell completions after you build the crate. The generated shell completions will be in the target/release directory.

git clone https://github.com/insomnimus/mtag
cd mtag
git checkout main
cargo install --path .

Install From crates.io

cargo install mtag

Dependencies

~5–14MB
~174K SLoC