Kid3 audio tag editor released version 3.7.0 a few hours ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 16.04, and Linux Mint 18.x, 19.x.
The most important new feature in Kid3 3.7.0 is a playlist editor. Playlist items can be added, removed and reordered. Improvements include editors for the formats to convert between tags and file names and drop down lists with available tag values when multiple files are selected. The new file list fixes problems with updates when directories are renamed.
Kid3 3.7.0 release highlights:
- Add and reorder playlist items using drag’n’drop.
- Edit tags from files referenced in playlist.
- Play songs from playlist.
- Drag image files from file list to embed them in audio files.
- Drag files from file list into other applications.
- Reload action to refresh file list.
- Completions with different values when selecting multiple files.
- Option “–dbus” to have a D-Bus interface with kid3-cli.
- Code “%{dirname}” to use current directory name when renaming.
- Code “%{disk}” as alias for “%{disc number}”.
- Edit list of availble formats to set file and directory names
- Bug fixes and a few improvements.
How to Install Kid3 3.7.0 in Ubuntu:
The official Kid3 PPA contains the latest software packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and Ubuntu 18.10 so far.
Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcut or by searching for ‘terminal’ from software launcher. When it opens, do following steps one by one.
1. Copy and paste following command in terminal and hit run to add the PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ufleisch/kid3
Type your password (no asterisks feedback due to security reason) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.
2. Then you can upgrade Kid3 from a previous version via Software Updater:
or run commands one by one in terminal to install or upgrade to the latest tag editor:
sudo apt update sudo apt install kid3-qt
For KUbuntu, you may replace kid3-qt with kid3 in the last command for KDE integration.
Uninstall
To remove the PPA repository, either open Software & Updates -> Other Software tab, or run command:
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ufleisch/kid3
To remove the audio tag editor, either use your system package manager or run command:
sudo apt remove --autoremove kid3 kid3-*
