MusicBrainz Picard for Linux

MusicBrainz · Open source

MusicBrainz Picard is an open-source, cross-platform audio tagger powered by the community-maintained MusicBrainz database. It uses AcoustID audio fingerprinting to identify tracks by sound rather than just filenames or existing metadata, organizing entire albums accurately.

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flathub.org · Official website

✓ Community package (Flathub)
✓ Last checked: Nov. 4, 2026

Version: 3.0.4
Release date: Nov. 1, 2026
License: GPL-2.0
Installer type: flatpak

Install from the command line

How do I use this?

Open a terminal, paste the command and press Enter. Flatpak and Flathub must be set up; Linux Mint has them by default, for other distributions see flathub.org/setup.

flatpak install flathub org.musicbrainz.Picard

How to install

Open the Flathub page using the official download link on our site.
Click Install, or run 'flatpak install flathub org.musicbrainz.Picard' in your terminal.
Launch Picard from your desktop applications menu.

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