# Install bwfmetaedit with Homebrew Tool for embedding, validating, and exporting BWF file metadata. Version 26.01 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:bwfmetaedit ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install bwfmetaedit ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:bwfmetaedit - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 26.01 - **Source summary:** Tool for embedding, validating, and exporting BWF file metadata - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** 0BSD - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - bwfmetaedit (cli) - bwfmetaedit (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 26.01 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://mediaarea.net/BWFMetaEdit - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage BWF MetaEdit is a MediaArea tool for embedding, validating, exporting, and reporting metadata in Broadcast WAVE files. It is closely tied to audio preservation workflows and the FADGI Broadcast WAVE Metadata Embedding Guidelines. ### Project history The official MediaArea page says BWF MetaEdit was initially funded by the Library of Congress and FADGI, designed and led by AVPreserve, and developed by MediaArea. The project page and README describe support for importing, editing, embedding, exporting, validating, checksumming, and reporting Broadcast WAVE metadata. The official Git repository carries both CLI and GUI build instructions. Tags show a 1.1.0 release in 2010 and later date-based releases such as 20.05, 24.10, 25.04, and 26.01. ### Adoption history BWF MetaEdit's adoption is concentrated in archives, libraries, and audiovisual preservation rather than broad Unix administration. MediaArea distributes binaries for Windows, macOS, Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, openSUSE, Arch, Raspbian, and Flatpak, while the supplied package facts show a Homebrew formula for the CLI. ### How it is used Users apply BWF MetaEdit to inspect or repair Broadcast WAVE metadata, export technical and descriptive fields as CSV or XML, verify or embed MD5 checksums for audio data chunks, and validate files against FADGI, EBU, Microsoft, and IBM-related WAVE/BWF expectations. ### Why package nerds care BWF MetaEdit matters to package nerds because it is a preservation-domain command-line tool with GUI siblings, standards references, and cross-platform binary distribution. Its formula is niche, but it gives archivists a scriptable way to enforce metadata and checksum conventions on audio collections. ### Timeline - 2010: v1.1.0 tag appears in the official Git repository. - 2017: v1.3.x tags appear in the official Git repository. - 2020: Date-based v20.05 and v20.08 releases appear. - 2024: v24.01, v24.05, and v24.10 releases appear. - 2026: MediaArea page lists BWF MetaEdit 26.01. ### Related projects - MediaInfo, MediaConch, MediaTrace, QCTools, AVI MetaEdit, MOV MetaEdit, DVAnalyzer, RAWcooked, and DVRescue are listed alongside BWF MetaEdit in MediaArea's project navigation. - FADGI and the Library of Congress are important institutional sources for the guidelines and original funding context. ### Sources - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** bwfmetaedit - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [avimetaedit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/avimetaedit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata, validation. - [id3lib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/id3lib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, metadata. - [id3v2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/id3v2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, metadata. - [media-info](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/media-info/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, metadata. - [mp3info](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mp3info/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, metadata. - [rsgain](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rsgain/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, metadata. - [taglib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/taglib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, metadata. - [cd-discid](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cd-discid/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata. - [mediaconch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mediaconch/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, media, metadata, validation. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/bwfmetaedit.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/bwfmetaedit.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph