Significant performance improvements and additional editing capabilities are included in the latest version of Ear Tag.
Ear Tag is GTK4/libadwaita app designed for simple editing of audio file metadata. While designed for editing individual tracks you can use it to batch edit fields for multiple audio files at the same time. During the festive period a new version of of the app was released that enhances the focused feature-set further.
The Github description for the Ear Tag 0.3.0 release touts “greatly improved performance“, with faster loading times when working with and/or switching between audio files and, for the impatient, a loading indicator to reassure you the app is still functioning! Devs say they’ve also resolved several memory leaks.
Additionally, it’s now possible to edit more tag fields in Ear Tag v0.3.0, including less-common and niche tags like arranger, BPM, composer, copyright, ISRC, language, mood, and more. Audio files with existing metadata for these tags show editable fields, or you can use the new “select a tag” menu to add these tags individually.
Other changes include cover art support for M4A, Apple Lossless, WAV and WMA files thanks to a backend switch to Mutagen from TagLib; an improved default state when no files are open; and paging buttons within the editing canvas so you can quickly switch to other files loaded in the the selection queue.
In all, a substantial update for this little audio utility. While Linux users with sprawling music libraries will continue to better served by advanced tag editors like Kid3 and EasyTAG, those looking to fix the odd typos, or change alum art will find Ear Tag easier and quicker to use.
Ear Tag is free, open source software. You can find Ear Tag on Flathub, or grab the source code from GitHub.