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AtomicParsley is a lightweight command line program for reading, parsing and setting metadata into MPEG-4 files, in particular, iTunes-style metadata.
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AtomicParsley is a lightweight command line program for reading, parsing and setting metadata into MPEG-4 files, in particular, iTunes-style metadata.

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# AtomicParsley

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AtomicParsley is a lightweight command line program for reading, parsing and
setting metadata into MPEG-4 files, in particular, iTunes-style metadata.

## Install

### macOS

* Navigate to the [latest release](https://github.com/wez/atomicparsley/releases/latest)
* Download the `AtomicParsleyMacOS.zip` file and extract `AtomicParsley`

AtomicParsley is also available for brew users and can be installed by executing this command in a terminal:

```
$ brew install atomicparsley
````

Note that the version available in brew may lag behind the latest version of the code in this repo.

### Windows

* Navigate to the [latest release](https://github.com/wez/atomicparsley/releases/latest)
* Download the `AtomicParsleyWindows.zip` file and extract `AtomicParsley.exe`

### Linux (x86-64)

* Navigate to the [latest release](https://github.com/wez/atomicparsley/releases/latest)
* Download the `AtomicParsleyLinux.zip` file and extract `AtomicParsley`

### Alpine Linux (x86-64 musl libc)

* Navigate to the [latest release](https://github.com/wez/atomicparsley/releases/latest)
* Download the `AtomicParsleyAlpine.zip` file and extract `AtomicParsley`
* And finally `apk add libstdc++`

## Usage

```txt
AtomicParsley sets metadata into MPEG-4 files & derivatives supporting 3 tag
schemes: iTunes-style, 3GPP assets & ISO defined copyright notifications.

AtomicParsley quick help for setting iTunes-style metadata into MPEG-4 files.

General usage examples:
AtomicParsley /path/to.mp4 -T 1
AtomicParsley /path/to.mp4 -t +
AtomicParsley /path/to.mp4 --artist "Me" --artwork /path/to/art.jpg
Atomicparsley /path/to.mp4 --albumArtist "You" --podcastFlag true
Atomicparsley /path/to.mp4 --stik "TV Show" --advisory explicit

Getting information about the file & tags:
-T --test Test file for mpeg4-ishness & print atom tree
-t --textdata Prints tags embedded within the file
-E --extractPix Extracts pix to the same folder as the mpeg-4 file

Setting iTunes-style metadata tags
--artist (string) Set the artist tag
--title (string) Set the title tag
--album (string) Set the album tag
--genre (string) Genre tag (see --longhelp for more info)
--tracknum (num)[/tot] Track number (or track number/total tracks)
--disk (num)[/tot] Disk number (or disk number/total disks)
--comment (string) Set the comment tag
--year (num|UTC) Year tag (see --longhelp for "Release Date")
--lyrics (string) Set lyrics (not subject to 256 byte limit)
--lyricsFile (/path) Set lyrics to the content of a file
--composer (string) Set the composer tag
--copyright (string) Set the copyright tag
--grouping (string) Set the grouping tag
--artwork (/path) Set a piece of artwork (jpeg or png only)
--bpm (number) Set the tempo/bpm
--albumArtist (string) Set the album artist tag
--compilation (boolean) Set the compilation flag (true or false)
--hdvideo (number) Set the hdvideo flag to one of:
false or 0 for standard definition
true or 1 for 720p
2 for 1080p
--advisory (string*) Content advisory (*values: 'clean', 'explicit')
--stik (string*) Sets the iTunes "stik" atom (see --longhelp)
--description (string) Set the description tag
--longdesc (string) Set the long description tag
--storedesc (string) Set the store description tag
--TVNetwork (string) Set the TV Network name
--TVShowName (string) Set the TV Show name
--TVEpisode (string) Set the TV episode/production code
--TVSeasonNum (number) Set the TV Season number
--TVEpisodeNum (number) Set the TV Episode number
--podcastFlag (boolean) Set the podcast flag (true or false)
--category (string) Sets the podcast category
--keyword (string) Sets the podcast keyword
--podcastURL (URL) Set the podcast feed URL
--podcastGUID (URL) Set the episode's URL tag
--purchaseDate (UTC) Set time of purchase
--encodingTool (string) Set the name of the encoder
--encodedBy (string) Set the name of the Person/company who encoded the file
--apID (string) Set the Account Name
--cnID (number) Set the iTunes Catalog ID (see --longhelp)
--geID (number) Set the iTunes Genre ID (see --longhelp)
--xID (string) Set the vendor-supplied iTunes xID (see --longhelp)
--gapless (boolean) Set the gapless playback flag
--contentRating (string*) Set tv/mpaa rating (see -rDNS-help)

Deleting tags
Set the value to "": --artist "" --stik "" --bpm ""
To delete (all) artwork: --artwork REMOVE_ALL
manually removal: --manualAtomRemove "moov.udta.meta.ilst.ATOM"

More detailed iTunes help is available with AtomicParsley --longhelp
Setting reverse DNS forms for iTunes files: see --reverseDNS-help
Setting 3gp assets into 3GPP & derivative files: see --3gp-help
Setting copyright notices for all files: see --ISO-help
For file-level options & padding info: see --file-help
Setting custom private tag extensions: see --uuid-help
Setting ID3 tags onto mpeg-4 files: see --ID3-help

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AtomicParsley version: 20221229.172126.0 d813aa6e0304ed3ab6d92f1ae96cd52b586181ec (utf8)

Submit bug fixes to https://github.com/wez/atomicparsley
```

## Build from Source

If you are building from source you will need `cmake` and `make`.
On Windows systems you'll need Visual Studio or MingW.

```
cmake .
cmake --build . --config Release
```

will generate an `AtomicParsley` executable.

### Dependencies:

zlib - used to compress ID3 frames & expand already compressed frames
available from http://www.zlib.net

## A note on maintenance!

> I made some fixes to the original project on sourceforge back in 2009 and
> became the de-facto fork of AtomicParsley as a result. However, I haven't
> used this tool myself in many years and have acted in a very loose guiding
> role since then.
>
> In 2020 Bitbucket decided to cease hosting Mercurial based repositories
> which meant that I had to move it in order to keep it alive, so you'll
> see a flurry of recent activity.
>
> I'll consider merging pull requests if they are easy to review, but because
> I don't use this tool myself I have no way to verify complex changes.
> If you'd like to make such a change, please consider contributing some
> kind of basic automated test with a corresponding small test file.
>
> This repo has GitHub Actions enabled for the three major platforms
> so bootstrapping some test coverage is feasible.
>
> You are welcome to report issues using the issue tracker, but I (@wez)
> am unlikely to act upon them.