macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install id3v2local Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install id3v2MacPorts ports tree · audio/id3v2/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install id3v2 with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Command-line editor. Version 0.1.12 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install id3v2Debian stable package indexes · id3v2 · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install id3v2Fedora Rawhide package metadata · id3v2 · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#id3v2nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/id/id3v2/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S id3v2Arch Linux sync databases · id3v2 · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install id3v2openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · id3v2 · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Command-line editor
Project links
Commands and aliases
- id3v2
history
Project history and usage
id3v2 is a small command-line editor for ID3v2 tags in MP3 files. It was written to fill a Linux command-line gap left by ID3v1-oriented tools, using id3lib underneath.
Project history
The upstream homepage says the author wrote id3v2 because ID3v1 tags were too limited and there was not a Linux tool to edit richer ID3v2 tags. The tool was based on id3lib examples, with the author's own code around them.
The SourceForge project was registered on 2000-03-31. Its project page describes add, modify, delete, and convert operations for ID3v2 and ID3v1 tags, and also records the project as a Linux-oriented C++ tag editor.
Adoption history
id3v2 became a convenient shell tool for scripts that needed to inspect or alter MP3 metadata without a GUI tagger. Distribution packaging kept it available in Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE-style ecosystems.
Its adoption is closely tied to id3lib. The project fills the end-user CLI role while id3lib supplies the parsing and writing implementation.
How it is used
Users run id3v2 to list, add, modify, remove, or convert MP3 tags. Debian describes it as a command-line tool for ID3v2 tags that can also convert or list ID3v1 tags, matching the upstream SourceForge description.
The tool's utility is strongest in batch tagging, shell pipelines, and old MP3 collection cleanup. It is not a broad modern media metadata framework; it is a narrow tool for a narrow and durable file format niche.
Why package nerds care
id3v2 is package-nerd useful because it is tiny, scriptable, and historically common enough that old HOWTOs and scripts still mention it. It represents the era when Unix audio tagging often meant one-purpose command-line tools layered over small C/C++ libraries.
The package also illustrates a dependency relationship that maintainers notice: if id3lib breaks on a newer compiler or platform, id3v2 is one of the visible reverse dependents.
Timeline
- 2000-03-31: The SourceForge id3v2 project was registered.
- 0.1.10: The README says the code moved under the LGPL at this version.
- 0.1.11: The upstream homepage linked the 0.1.11 tarball.
- 2013-12-02: SourceForge recorded a project activity update.
Related projects
- id3lib is the direct implementation dependency. GUI and broader audio taggers such as Kid3, EasyTAG, and later TagLib-based tools address overlapping tagging needs with wider format support.
- id3v2 belongs with other CLI metadata tools such as eyeD3 and mp3info, but its name and behavior are specifically tied to the ID3v2 tag format.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
id3v2 | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.1.12
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://id3v2.sourceforge.net/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://id3v2.sourceforge.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:id3v2 |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.12 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/id3v2 |
| Homepage | https://id3v2.sourceforge.net/ |
| Repository | https://sourceforge.net/p/id3v2/code |
| Upstream docs | https://id3v2.sourceforge.net/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/id3v2/id3v2/0.1.12/id3v2-0.1.12.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | id3lib |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | id3v2 |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
id3v2 0.1.12+dfsg-7
command line id3v2 tag editor
https://id3v2.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install id3v2- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Id3v2
Nix95%
id3v2
nix profile install nixpkgs#id3v2- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Id3v2
Ubuntu apt95%
id3v2 0.1.12+dfsg-7
command line id3v2 tag editor
https://id3v2.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install id3v2- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Id3v2
dnf95%
id3v2 0.1.12-41.fc44
Command line ID3 tag editor
sudo dnf install id3v2- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: id3v2
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Id3v2
pacman95%
id3v2 0.1.12-7
Utility to edit id3v2 tags
sudo pacman -S id3v2- License: LGPL
- Architecture: x86_64
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Id3v2
zypper95%
id3v2 0.1.12-20.7
A Command Line Editor for ID3 V2 tags
sudo zypper install id3v2- License: LGPL-2.1+
- Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Utilities
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: id3v2
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Id3v2
MacPorts95%
id3v2
sudo port install id3v2- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Id3v2
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment