Auto-Fill Tags
Audio Tags Editor can automatically fill tag fields for you — either by recognizing a song with Shazam or by parsing information directly from the file name.
Fill Tags with Shazam
Shazam recognition listens to audio playing on your device and identifies the song. Once a match is found, the app fills in the available tags automatically.
How to use
- Open the audio file you want to tag
- Play the file so audio is output through your speakers or headphones
- Click the Shazam button in the toolbar (or use the menu Tags → Recognize with Shazam)
- Wait a few seconds while Shazam listens and identifies the song
- Review the detected values and confirm to apply them to the tag fields
Tags filled by Shazam
Shazam can provide the following fields when a match is found:
| Tag | Filled by Shazam |
|---|---|
| Title | ✓ |
| Artist | ✓ |
| Album | ✓ |
| Year | ✓ |
| Genre | ✓ |
| Label | ✓ |
| ISRC | ✓ |
| Artwork | ✓ |
Shazam recognition requires an internet connection and works best when the audio is playing clearly. Results depend on the Shazam database — less common recordings may not be found.
Fill Tags from File Name
If your files are named in a consistent pattern (e.g. 01 The Beatles - Come Together.mp3), the app can parse the file name and populate the corresponding tag fields automatically.
How to use
- Select one or more files in the file browser
- Open Tags → Fill from File Name
- Enter the pattern that matches your file naming convention (see below)
- Preview the extracted values
- Click Apply to write the values to the tag fields
Pattern syntax
Use tag placeholders wrapped in curly braces {} to describe the structure of your file names. Any text outside of placeholders is treated as a literal separator.
| Placeholder | Tag |
|---|---|
{title} | Title |
{artist} | Artist |
{album} | Album |
{year} | Year |
{genre} | Genre |
{track} | Track Number |
Examples
| File name | Pattern | Result |
|---|---|---|
Come Together.mp3 | {title} | Title: Come Together |
The Beatles - Come Together.mp3 | {artist} - {title} | Artist: The Beatles, Title: Come Together |
01 - Come Together.mp3 | {track} - {title} | Track: 01, Title: Come Together |
1969 The Beatles - Come Together.mp3 | {year} {artist} - {title} | Year: 1969, Artist: The Beatles, Title: Come Together |
The pattern matching is case-insensitive and ignores the file extension. You only need to describe the base file name.