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Audio metadata library. Version 2.3.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-20.
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Package summary
Audio metadata library
Project links
Commands and aliases
- taglib-config
history
Project history and usage
TagLib is a long-lived C++ audio metadata library used for reading and editing tags across common music formats. Its package-manager footprint is broad because many desktop, media-library, and audio-tool packages need a small native library for ID3, Vorbis comments, MP4 metadata, FLAC metadata, and related tag formats.
Project history
The official site describes TagLib as a library for reading and editing metadata in popular audio formats, with support for containers including ID3v1, ID3v2, Vorbis comments, MP4, Ogg, Opus, FLAC, Speex, APE, MPC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, TrueAudio, Matroska, WebM, ASF, WMA, DSF, DFF, and tracker files. The project publishes API documentation and release archives from taglib.org, with source development now on GitHub.
Adoption history
TagLib's adoption comes from its role as a reusable native dependency rather than an end-user CLI. The input package facts list packages in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, Arch, Nix, MacPorts, and openSUSE ecosystems, reflecting the library's use as a system dependency for media applications and audio tooling.
How it is used
Developers usually consume TagLib through headers, the C++ API, C bindings, CMake/pkg-config integration, and the `taglib-config` helper shipped by some packages. The API documentation emphasizes a basic tag interface for common fields, a property-map abstraction for textual metadata, complex properties such as pictures, and format-specific APIs when full control is needed.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about TagLib because it is infrastructure: when it changes ABI, compiler baseline, metadata-format coverage, or CMake exports, downstream media packages notice. The 2.0 release moved to C++17, made a binary-incompatible major-version break, expanded C bindings and complex-property support, and improved CMake `find_package(TagLib)` integration.
Timeline
- 2011: GitHub repository created for the project source.
- 2023: TagLib 1.13.1 released with parsing fixes and build-system improvements.
- 2024: TagLib 2.0 released as a binary-incompatible major version requiring C++17.
- 2025: TagLib 2.1 released with Shorten support and compile-time format configuration.
- 2026: TagLib 2.2 released with Matroska and WebM support.
Related projects
- TagLib relates to ID3, Vorbis comments, FLAC, MP4 metadata, MusicBrainz-style tagging workflows, media players, tag editors, CMake, pkg-config, and distro packaging.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for taglib. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
taglib-config | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version2.3.1
manager updated2026-07-20
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:taglib |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.3.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://taglib.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/taglib/taglib |
| Last updated | 2026-07-20T07:41:54Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation