MoonMP32010.08.09

Audio files are all fitted with various different details related to the author, track, and many more. You can view and edit these details from the default properties panel, but this implies editing files one by one. Luckily, you can use specialized applications like MoonMP3 in order to speed up the process.

Perks of portability

A neat advantage is that you don’t need to go through the effort of pressing a few Next buttons. With no installation required, the application can be stored, and used from a thumb drive, enabling you to take it with you. However, you need to make sure that Java Runtime Environment is on the computer you want to use the app.Things can be a little confusing at first, because of the overwhelming feeling of various buttons cluttered together in different tabs, and a pretty compact main window. Luckily, you can pay a visit to the help tab for a detailed explanation of the process.

Change tags, and mass-rename

The application can perform several operations, one of which is changing the ID3 tag of MP3 files. You need to load an entire directory, and navigate through all elements, with no list to view them. Just so you don’t make any mistakes along the way, you need to press the update button after changes are made, or update all when done editing the entire collection.Another component is used to rename your collection of songs. This comes in handy if you just updated tags, because there are several functions with which to generate names according to tags. One last tab gives you the possibility to organize songs in a database. Apart from adding pictures, or writing to CD, there’s an option to automatically create a corresponding M3U playlist file.

To sum it up

Bottom line is that MoonMP3 can seem a little confusing, and overwhelming at first. However, it’s packed with various different utilities to handle audio files, several algorithms to make tag editing, and renaming automatic. You can use it on other computers with ease, and can help you organize entire music collections in a short time.