beetbox/beets
music library manager and MusicBrainz tagger observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 95
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 14.5
- age_days: 5868
- days_rel: 35
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 19
Adoption not part of the score
15590 stars · 2089 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Beets is a Python-based music library manager that catalogs music collections and automatically corrects and enriches metadata using MusicBrainz and other sources. It is extensible via a large plugin ecosystem covering album art, lyrics, transcoding, duplicates detection, and a web-based browser interface.
Use cases
- organize a messy music collection with correct tags
- automatically tag mp3s using MusicBrainz
- find and remove duplicate tracks in my music library
- fetch album art and lyrics for my songs
- transcode my music library to another format
- browse and play my music library from a web browser
- deduplicate and clean up id3 tags
When to choose
- you have a large music collection with inconsistent or missing metadata
- you want a scriptable, plugin-extensible command-line music organizer
- you want automatic metadata lookup from MusicBrainz, Discogs, or Beatport
- you prefer a local, self-hosted library over streaming services
When to avoid
- you only need a simple music player rather than a library manager
- you want a polished graphical-first experience with no command line
- you need streaming service integration rather than local file management
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
cli plugin-system search-engine http-server media developer-tools python cli cross-platform windows music-library musicbrainz tagging metadata audio mpd media-management command-line automation linux macos
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/beetbox/beets · fetched 2026-08-28 · de6749198921
- homepage: http://beets.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 52537e8b7453
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/beets/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 60b1fb025b1c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| beetbox/beets | main | 98 |
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