MusicBrainz Picard
A cross-platform audio tagger powered by the MusicBrainz database
Free · Open sourceLatest versionMac
About MusicBrainz Picard
MusicBrainz Picard is a cross-platform audio tagging application for Linux, macOS and Windows, and the official MusicBrainz tagger. It uses the open, community-maintained MusicBrainz database to provide accurate information about millions of music releases.
Picard tags files with an album-oriented approach, which lets it use the MusicBrainz data effectively. It is for people who want to organize and correctly tag their music library, and it supports the majority of audio formats, audio fingerprints and CD lookups, with excellent Unicode support.
Highlights
- Supports popular formats including MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, WMA and WAV
- AcoustID audio fingerprints to identify files even without metadata
- Looks up entire music CDs with a click
- Finds and downloads the correct cover art for your albums
- Scripting language to control how files are named and how tags look
- Plugin support
Description adapted from the project README.
- Version
- release-3.0.2
- Updated
- Oct 11, 2026
- Size
- 58 MB to 60 MB
- License
- GNU GPL 2.0
Open source details
- Source code
- Exact source for release-3.0.2
- Released
- Oct 11, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 5.3K
- Website
- picard.musicbrainz.org
Community project. Help and bug reports go to the maintainers on GitHub; AppsXi does not provide support for this app.
License
CopyleftGNU GPL 2.0
Use and change it freely; anything built from it must be shared under the same license, with its source.
Read the full licenseHow this app was checked
AppsXi checks every version before it is listed.
Signed by MetaBrainz Foundation Inc. (8D89TSJ88H)
Apple Developer ID team 8D89TSJ88H
Notarized by Apple
Hardened Runtime on
File matches the hash GitHub published
SHA-256 15f9054dfc381c6fe3884844361efc119e92d418aa88c6b1bcbf10492a5e7b7b
No malware found
ClamAV 1.5.4 on Oct 13, 2026
Install and behavior test in a virtual machine: not run yet
Coming soon for all listings.
1 technical note
- allow-unsigned-executable-memory (allow-jit is safer)
Versions
release-3.0.2checked
Checked Oct 13, 2026 · Mac
DMG · 58 MB, DMG · 60 MB
Questions about MusicBrainz Picard
Is MusicBrainz Picard free?
Yes. MusicBrainz Picard is free and open source under the GNU GPL 2.0. AppsXi lists the maintainers' official release and does not charge for it.
Is MusicBrainz Picard safe to download?
AppsXi downloads every version of MusicBrainz Picard from the maintainers' official GitHub release and checks it before it is listed. For version release-3.0.2 (checked Oct 13, 2026), the Mac download is signed by its developer and notarized by Apple, each file matches the checksum GitHub publishes for the release, byte for byte and a malware scan found nothing.
Does MusicBrainz Picard run on Apple silicon Macs?
Yes. MusicBrainz Picard has a native Apple silicon build, and it runs on Intel Macs too.
What does MusicBrainz Picard need to run?
MusicBrainz Picard needs macOS Ventura (13) or later.
Who makes MusicBrainz Picard?
MusicBrainz Picard is an open source project by MetaBrainz Foundation on GitHub (metabrainz/picard). Help and bug reports go to its maintainers there.
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