Id3kill May 2026

id3kill -q *.mp3 Remove tags from all MP3s in current directory:

id3kill -v music.mp3 Output:

id3kill -v1 track.mp3

id3kill filename.mp3 This removes all ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags from filename.mp3 (the file is overwritten). Example $ id3kill song.mp3 id3kill: removing id3v1 and id3v2 tags from song.mp3 5. Command-Line Options | Option | Description | |--------|-------------| | -q | Quiet mode – suppress all output except errors | | -v | Verbose – show details of tags found and removed | | -V | Very verbose – debug-level information | | -v1 | Remove only ID3v1 tag (leaves ID3v2 intact) | | -v2 | Remove only ID3v2 tag (leaves ID3v1 intact) | | -h | Display help message | Examples with Options Remove only ID3v1 tags:

for file in *.mp3; do id3kill -q "$file"; done Process recursively with find (Linux/macOS):

find /path/to/music -name "*.mp3" -exec id3kill -q {} \; Process only files without backup (dangerous – see safety below):