MP3 ID3 Tag Viewer
Drop in an MP3 to read its ID3 tags: title, artist, album, year, genre, track number and comment, along with which tag versions are stored (the modern ID3v2 header and the legacy 128-byte ID3v1 trailer). The file is read entirely in your browser and never uploaded.
How to view MP3 ID3 tags
- Drag an MP3 onto the box, or click browse to pick one.
- Read the title, artist, album, year, genre, track and comment that appear.
- Check which tag versions are present (ID3v2, ID3v1, or none).
Examples
A tagged music file
song.mp3 (with an ID3v2.3 header)
Title: Bohemian Rhapsody, Artist: Queen, Album: A Night at the Opera, ID3v2.3.0
Frequently asked questions
Is my MP3 uploaded anywhere?
No. Nothing is uploaded. The file is read and parsed entirely in your browser using JavaScript, so it runs in your browser and the audio never leaves your device.
What are ID3 tags?
ID3 is the metadata format MP3 files use to store the title, artist, album, year, genre, track number and a comment. There are two kinds: ID3v2, a flexible block of frames at the start of the file, and ID3v1, a fixed 128-byte record at the very end.
What is the difference between ID3v1 and ID3v2?
ID3v1 is the old format: a 128-byte trailer with short, fixed-length fields and a numeric genre. ID3v2 is newer and richer, sitting at the front of the file in named frames such as TIT2 for title and TPE1 for artist, with full Unicode text. A file can carry both, and this viewer reports each one it finds.
Why are some fields blank?
A field is only shown when the tag actually contains it. Many MP3s leave the album, year, genre or comment empty, and some files have no ID3 tags at all, in which case the viewer reports that no tags were found.
Does it handle non-English characters?
Yes. ID3v2 text frames declare their encoding (Latin-1, UTF-16 or UTF-8), and the viewer decodes each accordingly, so accented and non-Latin titles read correctly.
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