Kid3 audio tag editor reached the 3.6.0 release earlier today with some new features, MP4 support improvements and bug-fixes.

New features and improvements in Kid3 3.6.0:

• New look for Android app using Qt Quick Controls 2.
• Editor for star ratings, configurable mapping between rating values and number of stars.
• Option to restrict length of file names.
• Option to show hidden files in file and directory lists.
• Support adding unknown 4 letter atoms to M4A files.
• Allow Camelot wheel value 1A-12A, 1B-12B for initial key.

How to Install Kid3 3.6.0 in Ubuntu:

The developer maintains a PPA repository with the latest packages for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, and Ubuntu 17.10.

1. Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for ‘terminal’ from app launcher. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ufleisch/kid3

Type in your password (no visual feedback while typing) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.

2. Then run following commands to install or upgrade the audio editor:

sudo apt update 

sudo apt install kid3-qt

For KDE users, replace kid3-qt in the last command with kid3 for better integration.

To upgrade Kid3 from an existing release, simply install the updates via Software Updater:

Uninstall:

To remove the PPA, launch Software & Updates and navigate to ‘Other Software’ tab.

To remove Kid3 tag editor, either use system package manger or run command:

sudo apt-get remove --autoremove kid3 kid3-*