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There are many uses for the data that MusicBrainz provides; the following are a few [[MusicBrainz Enabled Applications|MusicBrainz enabled applications]] that tag music files with correct metadata.
MusicBrainz offers the following products for download and/or use. All of these are open source and/or free for non-commercial use.


If you are a developer you may be interested in our [[Developer Resources|developer resources]].
There is also a list of third-party [[MusicBrainz Enabled Applications|MusicBrainz enabled applications]] that feature MusicBrainz support.

==Client applications==


; [[MusicBrainz Picard]]
; [[MusicBrainz Picard]]
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: A Windows tagger for the MP3 file format that sponsors MusicBrainz and uses a built-in excerpt of the MusicBrainz core data. Magic Tagger is a [[Tagger Affiliate Program]] member. [http://www.magic-tagger.com Download here]
: A Windows tagger for the MP3 file format that sponsors MusicBrainz and uses a built-in excerpt of the MusicBrainz core data. Magic Tagger is a [[Tagger Affiliate Program]] member. [http://www.magic-tagger.com Download here]


; [[Jaikoz MP3 Tag Editor]]
; [[Jaikoz]]
: A Java based cross platform tagging application that uses MusicBrainz with [[PUID]] support. Jaikoz is a [[Tagger Affiliate Program]] member. [http://www.jthink.net/jaikoz/ Download here]
: A Java based cross platform tagging application that uses MusicBrainz with [[PUID]] support. Jaikoz is a [[Tagger Affiliate Program]] member. [http://www.jthink.net/jaikoz/ Download here]


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==MusicBrainz services==
==MusicBrainz services==

MusicBrainz believes in providing free open products, and thus all of our services are free for non-commercial use.


; [[MusicBrainz Server]]
; [[MusicBrainz Server]]
: The MusicBrainz Server is the web frontend to the [[MusicBrainz Database]], and is accessible at http://musicbrainz.org.
: The main MusicBrainz website.


; [[MusicBrainz Database]]
; [[MusicBrainz Database]]
: Almost entirely released into the Public Domain, the core data of the MusicBrainz Database is free for anyone to download and use for any purpose.
: The MusicBrainz database, and the data live-feed (replication features).


; [[Live Data Feed]]
; [[Live Data Feed]]
: As a service to those who require timely access to our data, our live data feed enables mirror servers to stay in synchronization with http://musicbrainz.org. This feed is available under a Creative Commons license and is free for non-commercial use.
: The MusicBrainz service provides a live data feed for mirror servers, free of charge.


; [[FreeDB Gateway]]
; [[FreeDB Gateway]]
: A gateway for accessing MusicBrainz data with CDDB/FreeDB clients through the [[FreeDB]] protocol.
: A gateway for accessing MusicBrainz data with CDDB/FreeDB clients through the [[FreeDB]] protocol.

==Developer resources==

; [[python-musicbrainz2]]
: A client library written in Python which provides easy object oriented access to the MusicBrainz database using the [[XML Web Service|XML web service]].

; [[XML Web Service|XML web service]]
: The new, REST-based webservice API for direct access to MusicBrainz data (Please review the libraries above before writing your own implementation). This web service should be used for all new development.

; [[libdiscid]]
: A C library for creating MusicBrainz disc IDs from audio CDs.

; [[libmusicbrainz]]
: A development library geared towards developers who wish to add MusicBrainz lookup capabilities to their applications.

== Deprecated products ==

; [[Classic Tagger]]
: The predecessor of [[MusicBrainz Picard]], this application had a track oriented approach to tagging and featured [[TRM]] acoustic fingerprinting.

; [[libtunepimp]]
: A development library geared towards developers who wish to write their own MusicBrainz enabled tagging application. This library and the RDF web service have been deprecated -- for details see [[Web Service|web service]].


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Revision as of 17:19, 24 March 2010

There are many uses for the data that MusicBrainz provides; the following are a few MusicBrainz enabled applications that tag music files with correct metadata.

If you are a developer you may be interested in our developer resources.

MusicBrainz Picard
Picard is a cross-platform (Linux/Mac OS X/Windows) application written in Python. It supports the majority of audio file formats, uses PUID audio fingerprints, performs CD lookups and disc ID submissions, and it has excellent Unicode support.
Magic MP3 Tagger
A Windows tagger for the MP3 file format that sponsors MusicBrainz and uses a built-in excerpt of the MusicBrainz core data. Magic Tagger is a Tagger Affiliate Program member. Download here
Jaikoz
A Java based cross platform tagging application that uses MusicBrainz with PUID support. Jaikoz is a Tagger Affiliate Program member. Download here
Rapport
An open source Mac OS X tagger for MP3 and M4A format files with PUID support. Download here

MusicBrainz services

MusicBrainz believes in providing free open products, and thus all of our services are free for non-commercial use.

MusicBrainz Server
The MusicBrainz Server is the web frontend to the MusicBrainz Database, and is accessible at http://musicbrainz.org.
MusicBrainz Database
Almost entirely released into the Public Domain, the core data of the MusicBrainz Database is free for anyone to download and use for any purpose.
Live Data Feed
As a service to those who require timely access to our data, our live data feed enables mirror servers to stay in synchronization with http://musicbrainz.org. This feed is available under a Creative Commons license and is free for non-commercial use.
FreeDB Gateway
A gateway for accessing MusicBrainz data with CDDB/FreeDB clients through the FreeDB protocol.