Ex Falso

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This article is about the file tagging software. For the logical principle, see ex falso quodlibet.

Ex Falso
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The tag-editing interface of Ex Falso v3.3
Developer(s)
  • Nick Boultbee
  • Christoph Reiter
  • Steven Robertson
  • Iñigo Serna
  • Michael Urman
  • Joe Wreschnig
  • et al.[1]
Initial release30 October 2004; 17 years ago (2004-10-30)[2]
Stable release
4.4.0 / 28 February 2021; 10 months ago (2021-02-28)[2]
Written inPython, PyGTK
Operating systemLinux, macOS, Windows[1]
Available inBasque, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish[2]
TypeTag editor
LicenseGNU General Public License v2[3]
Websitequodlibet.readthedocs.io

Ex Falso is a free and open source, cross-platform audio tag editor[4] and library organizer.[5] It is a user interface sharing the same backend software as Quod Libet, minus the ability to play music. It is developed by the same software team responsible for Quod Libet.[1]


Tag editing Features[]

  • Complete Unicode support
  • Changes to multiple files at once, even if files are in different formats
  • Ability to tag files based on filenames with fully configurable formats
  • Customizable renaming of files based on their tags and a user-supplied format
  • Human readable tag references, e.g. <artist> or <title> rather than %a or %t, with support for "if not-null x else y" logic (e.g. <albumartist|albumartist|artist>)
  • Fast track renumbering
  • Add / edit bookmarks within files


See also[]

  • List of tag editors
  • Free and open-source software logo (2009).svg Free software portal

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Ex Falso / Quod Libet". GitHub. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Changelog". Quod Libet. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. ^ "License & Contributors". Quod Libet. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. ^ Peddicord, Jacob (21 October 2007). "Fix your False Tags with Ex Falso". FOSSwire. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. ^ Purdy, Kevin (30 October 2007). "Organize MP3 Metadata with Ex Falso". Lifehacker. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

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