taglib
Install command:
brew install taglibAlso known as: libtag
Audio metadata library
License: LGPL-2.1-only OR MPL-1.1
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/taglib.json
Formula code: taglib.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| sonoma | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 2.3.2 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Depends on:
| utf8cpp | 4.2.1 | UTF-8 with C++ in a Portable Way |
Depends on when building from source:
| cmake | 4.4.5 | Cross-platform make |
Binaries:
taglib-config
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 37,859 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 1,381,571 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 1,829 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 20.7× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-11T00:53:16Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-12 to 2026-11-11. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 1,822 | 4,615 | 36,416 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 7 | 13 | 90 |
| Installs on Request | 203 | 622 | 4,030 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 7 | 13 | 90 |
| Build Errors | 3 |