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'''MusicBrainz Picard''' is a cross-platform (Linux/Mac OS X/Windows) application written in Python and is the official MusicBrainz tagger.
'''MusicBrainz Picard''' is a cross-platform (Linux/Mac OS X/Windows) application written in Python and is the official MusicBrainz [[MusicBrainz_Enabled_Applications|tagger]]. It supports the majority of audio file formats, is capable of using audio fingerprints ([[AcoustID]]s), performing CD lookups and [[Disc ID|disc ID]] submissions, and it has excellent Unicode support.


Picard supports the majority of audio file formats, is capable of using audio fingerprints ([[PUID]]s), performing CD lookups and [[Disc ID|disc ID]] submissions, and it has excellent Unicode support. Additionally, there are several [[Picard Plugins|plugins]] available that extend Picard's features.


==External links==
When tagging files, Picard uses an album-oriented approach. This approach allows it to utilize the MusicBrainz data as effectively as possible and correctly tag your music. For more information, see the [[How To Tag Files With Picard|illustrated quick start guide to tagging]].


* [https://picard.musicbrainz.org/ Official website]
Picard is named after Captain Jean-Luc Picard from the TV series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''.
* [https://picard-docs.musicbrainz.org/ User guide]

== Download ==

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'''MusicBrainz Picard for Windows (BETA)<br />
Download: [http://ftp.musicbrainz.org/pub/musicbrainz/picard/picard-setup-0.15.0beta2.exe picard-setup-0.15.0beta2.exe] <br />
Size: 9.0M installer <br/>
Version: 0.15beta2 <br />
MD5: <small>55621edbca9f0af0fa4302097e7c238e</small>
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'''MusicBrainz Picard for Windows <br />
Download: [http://ftp.musicbrainz.org/pub/musicbrainz/picard/picard-setup-0.14.exe picard-setup-0.14.exe] <br />
Size: 9.0M installer <br/>
Version: 0.14 <br />
MD5: <small>304acb129cfd6961327fc884d32cba12</small>
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'''MusicBrainz Picard for Mac OS X 10.4+ (BETA)<br />
Download: [ftp://ftp.musicbrainz.org/pub/musicbrainz/picard/MusicBrainz-Picard-0.15beta2.dmg MusicBrainz-Picard-0.15beta2.dmg] <br />
Size: 15.0MB <b>intel only binary</b> <br />
Version: 0.15beta2<br />
MD5: <small>XXX</small>
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'''MusicBrainz Picard for Mac OS X 10.4+<br />
Download: [ftp://ftp.musicbrainz.org/pub/musicbrainz/picard/MusicBrainz-Picard-0.14.dmg MusicBrainz-Picard-0.14.dmg] <br />
Size: 15.0MB <b>intel only binary</b> <br />
Version: 0.14.0<br />
MD5: <small>53f5d9bbf8f7eab6cc6c781925ffa6da</small>
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'''MusicBrainz Picard for Mac OS X 10.4+<br />
Download: [ftp://ftp.musicbrainz.org/pub/musicbrainz/picard/MusicBrainz%20Picard%20UB.dmg MusicBrainz Picard UB.dmg] <br />
Size: 49MB universal binary<br />
Version: 0.11 <br />
MD5: <small>138c98757d365241c76259ad6e0e1c7f</small>
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'''MusicBrainz Picard source code (BETA)<br />
Download: [http://ftp.musicbrainz.org/pub/musicbrainz/picard/picard-0.15beta2.tar.gz picard-0.15beta2.tar.gz] <br />
Size: 1.4M tarball <br />
Version: 0.15beta2 <br />
MD5: <small>1f522d51ca9e246a669042f279b884f9</small>
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'''MusicBrainz Picard source code <br />
Download: [http://ftp.musicbrainz.org/pub/musicbrainz/picard/picard-0.14.tar.gz picard-0.14.tar.gz] <br />
Size: 1.4M tarball <br />
Version: 0.14 <br />
MD5: <small>bbc6aee61e779153b77e381e8cd2ba08</small>
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For Windows users: If you get an error about being unable to run the program, install the [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9b2da534-3e03-4391-8a4d-074b9f2bc1bf&displaylang=en Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)].

For Linux users: Picard is also available in many distributions' software repositories. (Using Fedora? [[Picard_FAQ#I_am_using_Fedora.2C_why_doesn.27t_acoustic_fingerprinting_work.3F|See the FAQ]].)

For earlier releases of Picard, [http://ftp.musicbrainz.org/pub/musicbrainz/picard/?C=M;O=D browse the FTP server].

== Documentation ==

* [[Picard Documentation|Picard documentation]]
* [[How To Tag Files With Picard|Illustrated quick start guide to tagging]]
* [[Picard Screencasts|Picard screencasts]]
* [[Picard FAQ]]


'''Customization:
* [[Picard Plugins|Picard plugins]]
* [[Picard Scripting|Picard scripting]]
* [[Picard Tags|Picard tags]]

== Need further help? ==

If you need help or have any questions about using Picard, you can turn to the [[Users Mailing List|users mailing list]] or the [[MusicBrainz Forum|forum]]. If you think you have found a bug, please report it on the [[Bug Tracker|bug tracker]]. In other cases you can [[Contact Us|contact us]].

== Development ==

Picard development has been led by [[User:LukasLalinsky|Lukáš Lalinský]] and [[User:OutsideContext|Philipp Wolfer]] with efforts put in by several other developers. See the [http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~musicbrainz-developers/picard/trunk/view/head:/NEWS.txt change log] for details.

The source code of Picard is maintained in [http://bazaar-vcs.org/ Bazaar], the main development branch is hosted on [https://launchpad.net/picard Launchpad], and you can get the source code with all its history using:

bzr branch lp:picard

If you are interested in providing development assistance, contact us by either posting on the [[Developers Mailing List|developers mailing list]] or joining the #musicbrainz IRC channel on irc.freenode.net.

== License ==

Picard is licensed under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GPL 2.0 or later].

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MusicBrainz Picard is a cross-platform (Linux/Mac OS X/Windows) application written in Python and is the official MusicBrainz tagger. It supports the majority of audio file formats, is capable of using audio fingerprints (AcoustIDs), performing CD lookups and disc ID submissions, and it has excellent Unicode support.


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