Fixing tags on 17k mp3s

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Beets is a python CLI tool for fixing up metadata in music collections. I wrote up a guide from my own use on my ~17k track collection because writing instructions is a good way to learn. But also: it’s a power tool built by hobbyists over 15+ years, so the UI is clunky and often misleading. It doesn’t really respect the user’s time and attention, but it’s the least bad tool I could find.