ID3 Tags

ExifTool extracts ID3 information from MP3, MPEG, AIFF, OGG, FLAC, APE and RealAudio files.

IndexTag Name WritableValues / Notes
'ID3v1' ID3v1 - --> ID3 v1 Tags
'ID3v22' ID3v2_2 - --> ID3 v2_2 Tags
'ID3v23' ID3v2_3 - --> ID3 v2_3 Tags
'ID3v24' ID3v2_4 - --> ID3 v2_4 Tags

ID3 v1 Tags

IndexTag Name WritableValues / Notes
3 Title N  
33 Artist N  
63 Album N  
93 Year N  
97 Comment N  
127 Genre N (CR and RX are ID3v2 only)
0 = Blues
1 = Classic Rock
2 = Country
3 = Dance
4 = Disco
5 = Funk
6 = Grunge
7 = Hip-Hop
8 = Jazz
9 = Metal
10 = New Age
11 = Oldies
12 = Other
13 = Pop
14 = R&B
15 = Rap
16 = Reggae
17 = Rock
18 = Techno
19 = Industrial
20 = Alternative
21 = Ska
22 = Death Metal
23 = Pranks
24 = Soundtrack
25 = Euro-Techno
26 = Ambient
27 = Trip-Hop
28 = Vocal
29 = Jazz+Funk
30 = Fusion
31 = Trance
32 = Classical
33 = Instrumental
34 = Acid
35 = House
36 = Game
37 = Sound Clip
38 = Gospel
39 = Noise
40 = AlternRock
41 = Bass
42 = Soul
43 = Punk
44 = Space
45 = Meditative
46 = Instrumental Pop
47 = Instrumental Rock
48 = Ethnic
49 = Gothic
50 = Darkwave
51 = Techno-Industrial
52 = Electronic
53 = Pop-Folk
54 = Eurodance
55 = Dream
56 = Southern Rock
57 = Comedy
58 = Cult
59 = Gangsta
60 = Top 40
61 = Christian Rap
62 = Pop/Funk
63 = Jungle
64 = Native American
65 = Cabaret
66 = New Wave
67 = Psychadelic
68 = Rave
69 = Showtunes
70 = Trailer
71 = Lo-Fi
72 = Tribal
73 = Acid Punk
74 = Acid Jazz
75 = Polka
76 = Retro
77 = Musical
78 = Rock & Roll
79 = Hard Rock
80 = Folk
81 = Folk-Rock
82 = National Folk
83 = Swing
84 = Fast Fusion
85 = Bebob
86 = Latin
87 = Revival
88 = Celtic
89 = Bluegrass
90 = Avantgarde
91 = Gothic Rock
92 = Progressive Rock
93 = Psychedelic Rock
94 = Symphonic Rock
95 = Slow Rock
96 = Big Band
97 = Chorus
98 = Easy Listening
99 = Acoustic
100 = Humour
101 = Speech
102 = Chanson
103 = Opera
104 = Chamber Music
105 = Sonata
106 = Symphony
107 = Booty Bass
108 = Primus
109 = Porn Groove
110 = Satire
111 = Slow Jam
112 = Club
113 = Tango
114 = Samba
115 = Folklore
116 = Ballad
117 = Power Ballad
118 = Rhythmic Soul
119 = Freestyle
120 = Duet
121 = Punk Rock
122 = Drum Solo
123 = Acapella
124 = Euro-House
125 = Dance Hall
255 = None
'CR' = Cover
'RX' = Remix

ID3 v2_2 Tags

ExifTool extracts mainly text-based tags from ID3v2 information. The tags in the tables below are those extracted by ExifTool, and don't represent a complete list of available ID3v2 tags.

ID3 version 2.2 tags. (These are the tags written by iTunes 5.0.)

Tag IDTag Name WritableValues / Notes
'CNT' PlayCounter N  
'COM' Comment N  
'IPL' InvolvedPeople N  
'PIC' Picture N  
'TAL' Album N  
'TBP' BeatsPerMinute N  
'TCM' Composer N  
'TCO' Genre N (uses same lookup table as ID3v1 Genre)
'TCP' Compilation N  
'TCR' Copyright N  
'TDA' Date N  
'TDY' PlaylistDelay N  
'TEN' EncodedBy N  
'TFT' FileType N  
'TIM' Time N  
'TKE' InitialKey N  
'TLA' Language N  
'TLE' Length N  
'TMT' Media N  
'TOA' OriginalArtist N  
'TOF' OriginalFilename N  
'TOL' OriginalLyricist N  
'TOR' OriginalReleaseYear N  
'TOT' OriginalAlbum N  
'TP1' Artist N  
'TP2' Band N  
'TP3' Conductor N  
'TP4' InterpretedBy N  
'TPA' PartOfSet N  
'TPB' Publisher N  
'TRC' ISRC N  
'TRD' RecordingDates N  
'TRK' Track N  
'TSI' Size N  
'TSS' EncoderSettings N  
'TT1' Grouping N  
'TT2' Title N  
'TT3' Subtitle N  
'TXT' Lyricist N  
'TXX' UserDefinedText N  
'TYE' Year N  
'ULT' Lyrics N  
'WAF' FileRUL N  
'WAR' ArtistURL N  
'WAS' SourceURL N  
'WCM' CommercialURL N  
'WCP' CopyrightURL N  
'WPB' PublisherURL N  
'WXX' UserDefinedURL N  

ID3 v2_3 Tags

ID3 version 2.3 tags

Tag IDTag Name WritableValues / Notes
'APIC' Picture N  
'COMM' Comment N  
'IPLS' InvolvedPeople N  
'MCDI' MusicCDIdentifier N  
'PCNT' PlayCounter N  
'PRIV' Private - --> ID3 Private Tags
'TALB' Album N  
'TBPM' BeatsPerMinute N  
'TCOM' Composer N  
'TCON' Genre N (uses same lookup table as ID3v1 Genre)
'TCOP' Copyright N  
'TDAT' Date N  
'TDLY' PlaylistDelay N  
'TENC' EncodedBy N  
'TEXT' Lyricist N  
'TFLT' FileType N  
'TIME' Time N  
'TIT1' Grouping N  
'TIT2' Title N  
'TIT3' Subtitle N  
'TKEY' InitialKey N  
'TLAN' Language N  
'TLEN' Length N  
'TMED' Media N  
'TOAL' OriginalAlbum N  
'TOFN' OriginalFilename N  
'TOLY' OriginalLyricist N  
'TOPE' OriginalArtist N  
'TORY' OriginalReleaseYear N  
'TOWN' FileOwner N  
'TPE1' Artist N  
'TPE2' Band N  
'TPE3' Conductor N  
'TPE4' InterpretedBy N  
'TPOS' PartOfSet N  
'TPUB' Publisher N  
'TRCK' Track N  
'TRDA' RecordingDates N  
'TRSN' InternetRadioStationName N  
'TRSO' InternetRadioStationOwner N  
'TSIZ' Size N  
'TSRC' ISRC N  
'TSSE' EncoderSettings N  
'TXXX' UserDefinedText N  
'TYER' Year N  
'USER' TermsOfUse N  
'USLT' Lyrics N  
'WCOM' CommercialURL N  
'WCOP' CopyrightURL N  
'WOAF' FileRUL N  
'WOAR' ArtistURL N  
'WOAS' SourceURL N  
'WORS' InternetRadioStationURL N  
'WPAY' PaymentURL N  
'WPUB' PublisherURL N  
'WXXX' UserDefinedURL N  

ID3 Private Tags

ID3 private (PRIV) tags.

Tag IDTag Name WritableValues / Notes
'AverageLevel' AverageLevel N  
'PeakValue' PeakValue N  
'XMP' XMP - --> XMP Tags

ID3 v2_4 Tags

ID3 version 2.4 tags

Tag IDTag Name WritableValues / Notes
'APIC' Picture N  
'COMM' Comment N  
'MCDI' MusicCDIdentifier N  
'PCNT' PlayCounter N  
'PRIV' Private - --> ID3 Private Tags
'TALB' Album N  
'TBPM' BeatsPerMinute N  
'TCOM' Composer N  
'TCON' Genre N (uses same lookup table as ID3v1 Genre)
'TCOP' Copyright N  
'TDEN' EncodingTime N  
'TDLY' PlaylistDelay N  
'TDOR' OriginalReleaseTime N  
'TDRC' RecordingTime N  
'TDRL' ReleaseTime N  
'TDTG' TaggingTime N  
'TENC' EncodedBy N  
'TEXT' Lyricist N  
'TFLT' FileType N  
'TIPL' InvolvedPeople N  
'TIT1' Grouping N  
'TIT2' Title N  
'TIT3' Subtitle N  
'TKEY' InitialKey N  
'TLAN' Language N  
'TLEN' Length N  
'TMCL' MusicianCredits N  
'TMED' Media N  
'TMOO' Mood N  
'TOAL' OriginalAlbum N  
'TOFN' OriginalFilename N  
'TOLY' OriginalLyricist N  
'TOPE' OriginalArtist N  
'TOWN' FileOwner N  
'TPE1' Artist N  
'TPE2' Band N  
'TPE3' Conductor N  
'TPE4' InterpretedBy N  
'TPOS' PartOfSet N  
'TPRO' ProducedNotice N  
'TPUB' Publisher N  
'TRCK' Track N  
'TRSN' InternetRadioStationName N  
'TRSO' InternetRadioStationOwner N  
'TSOA' AlbumSortOrder N  
'TSOP' PerformerSortOrder N  
'TSOT' TitleSortOrder N  
'TSRC' ISRC N  
'TSSE' EncoderSettings N  
'TSST' SetSubtitle N  
'TXXX' UserDefinedText N  
'USER' TermsOfUse N  
'USLT' Lyrics N  
'WCOM' CommercialURL N  
'WCOP' CopyrightURL N  
'WOAF' FileRUL N  
'WOAR' ArtistURL N  
'WOAS' SourceURL N  
'WORS' InternetRadioStationURL N  
'WPAY' PaymentURL N  
'WPUB' PublisherURL N  
'WXXX' UserDefinedURL N  

(This document generated automatically by Image::ExifTool::BuildTagLookup)
Last revised Oct 11, 2007

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