| Tool | Command | Notes | |------|---------|-------| | eyeD3 | eyeD3 --remove-all file.mp3 | More features, widely available | | id3tag | id3tag -1 -2 file.mp3 (older) | Removes v1 and v2 | | ffmpeg | ffmpeg -i in.mp3 -map 0:a -c copy out.mp3 | Strips tags via re-mux | | mid3v2 | mid3v2 -D file.mp3 | From mutagen (Python) |
Remove tags from all MP3s in current directory:
To understand why a "kill" tool exists, one must understand the ID3 standard :
Output:
id3kill is a command-line utility designed to (metadata) from MP3 files. ID3 tags store information like artist, album, title, genre, cover art, and track number. While useful, tags can sometimes be: