Quick Answer
View and edit metadata for your MP3 files. Change the Title, Artist, Album, Year, Genre, and even update the Cover Art image directly in your browser.
MP3 Metadata Editor
Edit ID3 tags and cover art for MP3 files.
Supported Tags
Title, artist, album, album artist, year, genre, track, disc, comments, lyrics, and front cover art.
File Support
Metadata editing is currently supported for MP3 files only. This ensures maximum compatibility with standard ID3v2 tags.
Frequently Asked Questions
ID3 tags are hidden text fields inside MP3 files that store the Artist Name, Album Title, Year, Genre, and Cover Art. Players use this info to display track details.
Yes! You can upload a JPG or PNG image, and we will embed it directly into the MP3 file so it shows up on your phone or car stereo.
Yes. We write standard ID3v2.3 tags which are fully compatible with iTunes (Apple Music), Windows Media Player, Spotify Local Files, and all modern car stereos.
ID3v2.3 vs ID3v2.4: what reads what
SwiftFiles writes ID3v2.3. That is the conservative choice - every player below reads it, while ID3v2.4 is still missed or mishandled in several places.
| Software | ID3v2.3 | ID3v2.4 |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Explorer / Windows Media Player | Supported | Not supported |
| iTunes / Apple Music | Supported | Supported |
| Serato DJAlbum artwork saved as v2.4 has been reported not to display. | Supported | Partial |
| rekordbox | Supported | Supported |
| Traktor | Supported | Supported |
| Plexv2.4 album and artist data has been reported to scan inconsistently. | Supported | Partial |
| foobar2000 / VLC / MusicBee | Supported | Supported |
Which frame holds each field
The year is the field that catches people out: ID3v2.3 stores it in TYER, which ID3v2.4 dropped in favour of TDRC.
| Software | ID3v2.3 | ID3v2.4 |
|---|---|---|
| Title - TIT2 | Supported | Supported |
| Artist - TPE1 | Supported | Supported |
| Album - TALB | Supported | Supported |
| Genre - TCON | Supported | Supported |
| Year - TYERThis is what SwiftFiles writes. | Supported | Not supported |
| Recording date - TDRCReplaced TYER in v2.4. | Not supported | Supported |
| Cover art - APIC | Supported | Supported |