Aug 13,2019 • Filed to: iTunes Music Transfer • Proven solutions
Are you looking for a good iTunes music app for managing your song library? If you’re someone that dislikes chaos or someone who needs everything to be laced up, then what you’re looking for is a good ID3 Tag Manager. There are a bunch of different apps and programs that can help you do this — and we’re going to be showing you 11 of them. Scroll down and see if you can find one that will work for you and your needs.
To start off this iTunes Music app exploration. We’re going to be introducing you to our favorite iTunes Music organizer, called iMusic. This is a good program to use if you’re big when it comes to making sure that all your songs are tagged and appropriately marked. Which is helpful not only because it has much better aesthetics but also because you’ll know that you will always be able to find the songs that you want to listen to when you want to listen to it. The main key feature of this highly versatile software includes:
iMusic - All-in-one Best iTunes Music App to Tag ID3 and Organize iTunes Music
- One click to fix iTunes Music easily.
- Support iTunes Library manager for editing (Song Names, Artists Names, Album Names, Genres, Album Cover, etc.)
- Download songs that supports over 3000+ websites.
- Device transfer software for syncing media from mobile device to iTunes.
- Extra tools for burning CDs, removing DRM, backup iTunes library, etc.
- Created to be used (easily) by beginners.
- Transfer Music from iTunes to IOS device/android/Mac/Windows with one click.
Guide to Use the Best iTunes Music App to Edit ID3 and Organize Music
Step 1 — ITUNES LIBRARY
In order to edit your song’s ID3 Tags with a program like iMusic, you need to first find the library manager. For iTunes, that shortcut button is right at the top of the window (circled in the image below), second to the left, called ITUNES LIBRARY!
This is the page where you can view all the contents of your iTunes library, and it will act as a ‘bridge’ so that all the changes you make here, will be applied to your actual iTunes library as well.
Step 2 — Edit Music Info
Next, select the song that you want to edit the tags of from the list, right-click it, and then choose the Edit Music Info option when it appears on your screen (like you see in the image below.)
Step 3 — Edit Music Info (Sidebar)
A sidebar should now have appeared on the right-hand side of your window (you can see it shown in the image below.) This is where you’ll be able to edit your song’s ID3 Tags.
-
Insert an album/track cover by clicking the “+” icon.
-
Change the title of your song .
-
Change or Add the artist of your song.
-
Change or Add the album of your song.
-
Choose a genre of music that matches your song most.
Tip: You’ll notice that all the changes that you make will be applied immediately (be it the title, artist, album, genre, etc.)
Step 4 — Save
Now, even if you see that your changes have been applied, it is still important that you click the Save button. This is to ensure that none of your work is undone!
Up next, we have 10 other iTunes Music App organizers that might interest you. Now, most of these will not be as advanced or feature-rich as iMusic. Why is that? Well, it’s primarily because they were made specifically to be used for the purpose of managing and organizing your music (unlike iMusic, which is multi-functional.) That’s not to say that these apps are no good but expect there to be a bit of a difference because these will be primarily FREE and open-source.
5 iTunes Music App for Windows/Mac to Organize iTunes Music
Before we proceed, we’re going to be starting with our list of Music Apps that you can use for your Mac/Windows computer first! If that’s not what you’re looking for, then you can scroll down to see our breakdown of the best mobile music apps for organizing your iTunes music below.
1. TagScanner
Price: FREE
Platform: Windows
For our first music app, we have the TagScanner. This is a Windows-only program that will allow you to update/add tags to your music (with many of the most common audio formats accepted.) It also has the automatic metadata collection tool that will allow you to quickly and efficiently grab information from the net for you to use for organizing your songs. Add to that the fact that it is 100% FREE, and you got yourself a pretty good winner!
Pros:
- Automatic tag changer/editor available (collects tags from popular audio libraries)
- Organization feature available for exporting entire playlists as an Excel (or HTML) spreadsheet for keeping track of your entire library.
- Extra features that will allow you to listen to music while browsing.
Cons:
- Specific use only (was created to be primarily a tag editor)
- The interface is a bit cluttered (with a bunch of tools all available on the row up-top that are difficult to use and navigate through)
- As a FREE tag editor software, it is not as constantly upgraded as more premium products. So, you might want to expect certain bugs or crashes.
2. MP3TAG
URL: https://www.mp3tag.de/en/
Price: FREE
Platform: Windows
With our next ‘tag-scanner’ program, we have the MP3 tag software. This program, much like the one that came before it, we have another software that is made specifically for editing audio metadata. That means that you won’t get a lot of fancy extra features, but it is pretty advanced for a Music Organizer. Much like with TagScanner, you’ll be able to look up tags from the net as well for simplifying the process and taking away a lot of the work from your hands.
Pros:
- Comes with the usual online scanning feature for automatic tag management.
- Can be used for editing a bunch of tracks at once.
- Album/Track picture can also be added fairly easily.
Cons:
- The interface is a little harsh on the eyes (much like before with Tag Scanner, you get a bunch of unnamed tools at the top — all lined in a row, that are difficult to use and navigate through)
- Changes can be undone incidentally if you don’t remember to save.
- If you’re looking for a lyric manager for your songs, then know that the MP3 tag software is incapable of letting you add synced-lyrics.
3. Picard
URL: https://picard.musicbrainz.org/
Price: FREE
Platform: Windows, Mac, and Linux
With MusicBrainz’s Picard software, we get another FREE tag editing software (although this one is available not just for Windows, but Mac and Linux computers as well!) The difference between this software and the others, is the fact that it is better known as a batch-editor. What does that mean? Well, that means that whilst you can use it for editing songs one at a time, its interface was created more for editing full albums or actual song collections.
Pros:
- Great for organizing albums or a collection of tracks.
- Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
- Fully open-source (can be used by anyone for FREE)
Cons:
- The interface was designed more for editing the tags of albums or collections (rather than singular songs)
- Online tag lookup is not as advanced as the ones available for other programs.
- You’ll have to remember to save because there is no automatic save function.
4. Metatogger
URL: http://www.luminescence-software.org/en/metatogger.html
Price: FREE
Platform: Windows
You might realize this from the screenshot below, but the Metatogger is designed differently from all the other tag-editing programs we’ve discussed thus far. BUT, somehow, it’s not completely unfamiliar. Why? Well, it was actually designed with one of Microsoft’s old interfaces (which is something you’ll need to install by the way, before you’re able to use it properly.) What can this program do for you as a music organizer? Well, it does a lot of the same thing that other programs we’ve discussed so far do — manual editing and online lookup tools are both available here as well.
Pros:
- Album/Track pictures can be directly looked up on-program .
- Online lookup available, as well as manual tag editing.
- Automatic lyric look-up also available.
- You’ll need to have Microsoft (any version of it) installed on your computer in order to be able to use it properly.
- Is not available for certain OS systems .
- The interface is a bit complex, but icons are titled to ease that somewhat.
- Online tag lookup is available for automatically adding tags to your songs.
- It was created for mass-editing of tracks to fit into entire albums or collections.
- Lots of audio format support (most of the common ones can be imported easily)
- The interface is definitely not as sleek as others.
- It can also be a bit confusing to use at times, and much like with the other programs we’ve already introduced a lot of its tools are unmarked.
- Of course, the fact that it is open-source is very nice because it is FREE, but you’ll have to watch out for crashes or bugs as it is not regularly updated.
- Premium music library app that will allow you to have your entire song collection in one place for you to keep organized.
- Can be used to listen to purchased songs.
- The App itself is FREE .
- Actual tag-editing capabilities are pretty limited because you’re mostly dealing with DRM protected music directly from iTunes.
- There are lots of negative reviews on how it doesn’t really work as it should on Android devices — it crashes a lot and it isn’t really as convenient as it can be.
- As mentioned, the only way you can really use this app is if you have an Apple Music account.
- Can be used for automatic tag-lookup.
- The tags are embedded to the audio files so you won’t have to redo them again should you transfer the song to another device or PC.
- The App itself is completely FREE .
- Much like most FREE apps that you see available on Android, it contains a lot of Ads.
- There are In-App Purchases available that you might have to consider.
- There are reviews from users that talk about how the app has a tendency of accidentally deleting songs mid-update — which is really not something anyone would ever want to happen.
- Star Music offers SD card support, which means, that you’re able to directly edit songs from your Android’s SD card.
- Automatic tag lookup is, of course, available.
- Offers a clean and fairly straightforward interface for manual editing of ID3 Tags.
- As a FREE app on Android, you should pretty much expect the fact that it is filled with all sorts of pop-up Ads.
- It also has its own fair share of In-App Purchases (which makes it not entirely FREE)
- It’s received mixed reviews, with some people loving its editing features and other complaints about the limits (word limits, album cover file size, etc.
- Auto-tagging of songs and music albums available.
- Can be used as an album editor (for editing an entire album or collection at once)
- SD Card support available for editing music directly from your SD Card.
- Although it’s technically FREE, the app does include In-App Purchases.
- Limited Audio Format Support.
- There are reviews left on the product that describes the app as ‘buggy’ and something that ‘crashes’ and ‘breaks down’ constantly.
- It can be used for Editing Tags Manually.
- Supports batch-processing for albums and entire song collections.
- Tag changes can be both Android-only and embedded (permanent changes)
- As a FREE Android app, it does contain Ads.
- It also doesn’t offer much in terms of audio format support (certain audio files it just cannot read or process properly)
- The interface is not as clean as it could be, and it does get a bit confusing when you’re using it for editing.
Cons:
5. TigoTago
URL: http://tigotago.com/
Price: FREE
Platform: Windows
Much like with our third pick on this list we have another ‘batch-editor’ with TigoTago. That means that this is better used for batch editing (be it entire albums or collections.) Of course, it does offer the usual manual tag editing tools as well as the online lookup tools (which will allow you to automatically add the usual tag information as well as the proper track orders — which is not something that you get with just any editor.) It’s definitely not a bad software — even if it is our last pick, and it’s just as FREE and open-source as the rest of them!
Pros:
Cons:
5 Free iTunes Music App for Android to Organize iTunes Music
Now that we’ve gone through all the computer programs that we have to recommend, we have another five music apps. This time, they will specifically be used for your Android (and sometimes iOS) mobile devices.
1. Apple Music
URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.android.music&hl=en
Platform: iOS & Android
Price: FREE
Even if you’re not an iOS user, iTunes has now made it possible for you to gain access to the Apple Music store! This is through their Apple Music app. Now, the price of this app is technically FREE, but it isn’t really something that you can use unless you have an Apple Music account (which is a PAID subscription-based service.) With this app, even though it isn’t really a tag editor, it is still a great mobile app for organizing your music library.
Pros:
Cons:
2. Automatic Tag Editor
URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fillobotto.mp3tagger&hl=en_US
Platform: Android
Price: FREE (Contains Ads & In-App Purchases)
Okay, with the Automatic Tag Editor? We’re back to our music organizing apps. It’s actually one of the most highly rated (and downloaded) tag editing apps on the Android Play Store, which says a lot about its dependability. A warning, much like most FREE apps, it does contain a lot of ads that tend to just pop-up while you’re working (which can get really frustrating after a while.) However, it does have a lot of the same functionalities that you see in the computer tag editors we introduced just now. That means that you can automatically look up tags for your song and even manually edit and add the tags yourself - it’s very multi-versatile!
Pros:
Cons:
3. Star Music Tag Editor
URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.music.star.startag&hl=en_US
Platform: Android
Price: FREE (Contains Ads & In-App Purchases)
For our third music app for Android, we have the Star Music Tag Editor. This is the second highest rated on the Android Play Store, and it has received some mixed reviews. Now, a lot of people seem to enjoy it for editing tags — the interface that it offers is fairly straightforward and it’s clean, which is nice when you’re working on such a small surface. It also offers a lot of the usual options — automatic online lookup, manual editing, etc. (for album covers, names, artists, albums, lyrics, etc.)
Pros:
Cons:
4. AutoTagger
URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.serg.chuprin.tageditor&hl=en_US
Platform: Android
Price: FREE (In-App Purchases)
The AutoTagger is our fourth recommended Android app for organizing your music, and — as you can guess from the name, it’s one that you can use for automatically tagging your songs. A note, it’s not as feature-rich as the other programs on this list. Not necessarily because of the tools (it does a lot of the normal things — auto tagging, manual tagging, etc.), but because of its limited audio format support. Which, at the time of writing this article, it only really supports MP3, MP4, and FLAC audio files.
Pros:
Cons:
5. ID3Fixer
URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yschi.ID3Fixer&hl=en_US
Platform: Android
Price: FREE (Contains Ads)
For our last recommended iTunes Music App, we have the ID3Fixer. Now, with this mobile app, in particular, you really cannot expect too much. It does work, of course, it can be used for manually editing your song tags. However, the tools that it provides for this are very basic. So, you shouldn’t expect anything too fancy (which makes sense, as it is a 100% FREE product — although it does contain Ads.)
Pros:
Cons:
That’s all we have for our 11 most recommended music apps for 2019! Now, before we end this completely, let’s take a final look at the main features of all the programs that we discussed and how they differ from one and the other! There’s an obvious quality shift here – between iMusic and the rest of the iTunes organizers that we introduced. That is why, in the end, iMusic is our favorite.
| Features | iMusic | Tag Scanner | MP3 Tag | Picard | Meta Togger | Tigo Tago | Apple Music | ATE | Star Music | Auto Tagger | ID3 Fixer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic Tag LookUp | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Manual Tag Editing | YES | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Built-in MusicPlayer | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Directly Edits Tags for iTunes Music | YES | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Sync or Transfer Songs to your iOS/Android Mobile Device | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Downloads Songs or Videos from 3000+ Supported Websites | YES | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Conclusion: As you can see, there are many (many) different iTunes Music Apps available in the market. Each of the programs we mentioned today you can definitely use if all you’re looking for is just a quick little ‘tag’ editing session. However, if you want something a little bit more than that, then try out the first program that we mentioned — iMusic. The iMusic software can do pretty much all the things that the rest of the programs we introduced can, and then some. It’s considered a ‘premium’ product for a reason, and it’s made for your utmost convenience.Try it out for yourself! A FREE trial is available on the iMusic website.
Adam Cash
staff Editor
0 Comment(s)