MusicBrainz Picard for macOS

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.

Download for macOS

data.musicbrainz.org · Official website

✓ Official source (Homebrew)
✓ SHA256 taken from the official repository
✓ Last checked: Nov. 4, 2026
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Version: 3.0.4,13.0
License: GPL-2.0
Installer type: dmg

Install from the command line

How do I use this?

This command needs Homebrew; if you don't have it, first run the install command from brew.sh. Then open Terminal (Applications > Utilities > Terminal), paste the command and press Enter.

brew install --cask musicbrainz-picard

SHA256 (file verification)

dc4bd3ab3da5df45baa7e82e0a6b49930f6f8dd72e76b74fde0d533f41850310

How to install

Download the disk image file using the official link on this page.
Open the downloaded DMG file and drag MusicBrainz Picard to your Applications folder.
Alternatively, run 'brew install --cask musicbrainz-picard' in Terminal.

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