Mp3tag 1.2.0 May 2026

Added essential shortcuts like ⇧⌘C for managing covers and ⇧⌘A for quickly adding new artwork.

Change tags for hundreds of files (ID3v1, ID3v2.4, MP4, etc.) at once. Mp3tag 1.2.0

Mp3tag 1.2.0 was a significant update specifically for the of the popular metadata editor. While the Windows version has existed for decades and is currently on much higher version numbers, the Mac version (released in 2021) hit its 1.2.0 milestone to bring it closer in functionality to its Windows counterpart. Key Features in Mp3tag 1.2.0 (macOS) Added essential shortcuts like ⇧⌘C for managing covers

Introduced the "Manage Covers" dialog, allowing users to add, remove, and reorder multiple embedded cover arts simultaneously. While the Windows version has existed for decades

If you are encountering errors when writing tags in this version, it is often due to the files being "in use" by other apps like Plex or Apple Music, or internal file corruption that Mp3tag prevents from getting worse by refusing to write.

The 1.2.0 update focused on streamlining the user experience and improving how users interact with album art and file lists:

Automatically pull metadata and covers from Discogs and MusicBrainz .