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Jaikoz
Jaikoz 4.5.6
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(10) 4.4

Powerful MP4 and MP3 tag editor.   Shareware ($30)
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    JThink Ltd.
Jaikoz allows you to organize, edit and correct thousands of songs with ease. It currently supports Mp4, M4p, Mp3,Wma,Flac and Ogg Audio Formats. Jaikoz uses MusicBrainz, an online database of over 7 million songs. MusicBrainz is a community based database with contributions by over 200,000 people and its system of moderation ensures the data is extremely accurate. Many of these songs also have associated Acoustic Ids provided by MusicIP, allowing a song to be identified by the actual music, so it can do a match even if if you have no metadata.

But no identification system is
What's New
Version 4.5.6:
  • Show User on title bar
  • Match to One Release not working correctly
  • Import file from spreadsheet is ignoring the last row
  • If Discogs continually timing out takes a long time for Jaikoz to fail
Requirements
  • PPC / Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 or later
  • Java 1.5 or later







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Jaikoz User Discussion (Write a Review)
ver. 4.x:
(10)
Your rating: Now say why...
Overall:
(40)

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Macaccro reviewed on 18 Dec 2011
When you think your iTunes library is clean... There's always a lot of ID3 junk somewhere you don't see in iTunes, until you need to import your songs into another software.

Jaikoz is the tool you need if you want to clean up tags you don't need anymore and keep the good ones!

Not really easy to use at first, but the more you explore it, the more you realize it can do everything you really need. Highly recommendable.
[Version 4.5.2 N]


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+37

Twisted reviewed on 05 Nov 2011
I adopted Jaikoz many years ago and dragging files in it it’s a necessary step to maintain my iTunes. It works very well and recognize quite every MP3.

Sadly it has a Java GUI so it is ugly and slow :-) It is also not easy to use: every time you need something more then press CMD+1 or CMD+5 you have to navigate in preferences or menus hard to understand. An easier way to update would be also welcomed since the fast releases cycle.
[Version 4.5.0 N]

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Jthink (developer) replied on 09 Nov 2011
Thanks for your comments, you are correct that I do not have a comprehensive shortcut key mapping , this together with a fully customizable toolbar are high on the priority list.

I would take issue with it being Java and therefore slow. I have finally given up using both Aperture and iTunes because of their slowness, both are native Mac applications.

Jaikoz is doing alot of work behind the scenes and there are terms of service limiting the rate queries are sent to Musicbraiznz/Discogs that limits speed, but the idea is you can run Jaikoz unattended.
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+37
Twisted replied on 15 Nov 2011
Yes, you are right about the slowness. Maybe the experience is conditioned by the ugliness of a Java App: you know, Mac users pretend a balance between beauty and functionality :-)
In an attempt to satisfy every possible user, you have sacrificed the app’s usability and ease-of-use.

I’ve still to find a good alternative, but as soon a better and native App will come out, i will be the first to switch.

Anyway, I like the developer is here to answer! Thank you.
burypromote
+1
Jthink (developer) replied on 15 Nov 2011
Hi, if you have any other particular usability issues please post them to http://www.jthink.com/jaikozforum/forums/list.page , unless I know what they are its difficult for me to address them :)
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-2

+432
Corpsecorps commented on 17 Oct 2011
$32?!
Does it make breakfast?
[Version 4.4.0 N]

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+4
Jthink (developer) replied on 02 Nov 2011
No, but if you are trying to sort out your music collection the time Jaikoz saves you give you plenty of time to make some really nice breakfasts.
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Macaccro replied on 18 Dec 2011
Totally agree with Jthink! It saves me a lot of time!
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+1

-4

Acricketer1 reviewed on 14 Sep 2011
My license stopped working with the latest update. The developer couldn't have been more helpful and delivered a solution immediately. Very impressed.
[Version 4.3.0 N]


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-4

Acricketer1 reviewed on 09 Sep 2011
Paid for it about 2 years ago. Very hit and miss. Only corrects 60% of stuff. Very slow and the GUI is clumsy. Now they want more money for an improved version when the rest of us paid for below average.
[Version 4.3.0 N]

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Jthink (developer) replied on 13 Sep 2011
A Pro version has been added that contains some new features, but 99% of features are in the standard version and even if you bought Jaikoz 5 years ago you can still freely update to the latest version of Jaikoz Standard at no cost, I don't think that is a bad deal.
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Acricketer1 replied on 13 Sep 2011
Sadly, I updated to the pay version merrily thinking it was a normal update. Now I am lumbered with a demo version of something I have to once again pay for.
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Jthink (developer) replied on 13 Sep 2011
No thats incorrect, if you already have a license then you can use the latest version of Jaikoz at no extra cost. If you are having a problem with your license please email me support@jthink.net to resolve it.
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Acricketer1 replied on 13 Sep 2011
I have a license and am told that I am in Demo mode for the new version Jaikoz 4.3.1 NGS and that my existing license is invalid. I wish I had kept the old version now.
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Jthink (developer) replied on 13 Sep 2011
Then that is a problem with the extra licensing controls brought it with 4.2.0 to combat piracy, it is nothing to do with the Pro version. But because I do not know your email address I cannot resolve this until you email me.
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gstephen70 reviewed on 22 Aug 2011
Great app for managing a massive music library. Still using the demo version though as $32 is a bit steep for me right now. Like anything though, you get out of it what you put into it. It's somewhat overwhelming at first, but if you take it slow, it's easy to understand and implement. Keep up the great work. And yes, the CDDB is improving regularly. Thanks, Don.
[Version 4.2.0 N]


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BigJohnson commented on 30 Jun 2011
This thin is wayyyy too complicated!
I don't have the patience to read the entire manual and go through all the settings.

I did give it a short test, but I see a big problem right from the start: There's no way to view the files side-by-side in a before/after mode.

After the running the AutoCorrect function on one iTunes music folder, the Console showed there was lots of data to be edited, but since I couldn't see WHAT was going to be added or changed, I canceled and quit the app before it made a bunch of unwanted changes.

I'm not about to just let it change tags on more than a thousand files without approving them file by file. Yes, that's very slow, but at least I could feel comfortable in knowing the changes were positive.

Hard to believe that with the ton of features this has, there's no preview pane.
[Version 4.1.0 N]

1 Reply

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Jthink (developer) replied on 01 Jul 2011
Hi, there is preview, just select View/Show View Pane and the screen is split horizontally with the original info at the top. Then you can easily scan the differences for multiple songs as you wish. And Jaikoz doesnt automatically save any changes until you ask it for the reasons you give.

There are lots of options in Jaikoz to help customers with their particular way of doing things. But 90% of customers just click Autcorrect, Review Changes, Save Changes.
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Pantone reviewed on 27 Feb 2011
This app is awesome for doing bulk id3 changes and corrections. The only complaint I have is that the database for music titles, names, etc. is not consistent; but, thankfully this is getting better over time. It is much more accurate labeling songs than it was 6 months ago. Definitely worth the money imo.
[Version 3.9.1]


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+6

jpl373 reviewed on 15 Jan 2011
Free lifetime updates. Responsive developer. The best for getting into the guts of the music tagging system, including lyrics and album covers. One caveat: understanding the tagging system is not difficult, but if you want something with a simplified user interface, where you don't have to understand what's happening with the tagging system, then this is probably not for you. but try it anyway.
[Version 3.8.3]

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Acricketer1 replied on 09 Sep 2011
Free lifetime updates?
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+17

Trashie reviewed on 15 Jan 2011
Slow as all Java apps are that are this size (oh how I hate Java but there is no other way to be platform this easily). As the author wants multiplatform so be it Java. That is the bad bit about this app it is S....L....O....W....

You should have seen it earlier in it's life cycle LOL compared then it is like a rocket now.

I agree interface sucks but this is because of Java and the framework in use.

Good bits are it's the BEST auto tagger on OSX I have used. So all the above SO WHAT you just load up a directory packed with tracks and let it do it's magic. It is not 100% but it is way above 95% in my experience. So all you do it clean the 5% by hand. So you dave 95% of tagging time with this app. Just run it when you going out or sleeping.

If you want a hand tagger don;t bother with this it is way to slow for that and lacks a lot of "hand" features. But if you want auto tagging then go for this for sure. I have tagged thousands of tracks with it.

Great app but it will never be your only tagging app.
[Version 3.8.3]


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Frank-van-Son had trouble on 20 Nov 2010
In 3.8.2 the editing of album art is broken: when changing it shows correctly in the list of MP3's, but the illustration on the track info in the lower half of the screen shows a broken image. In iTunes, no album art is shown.
I have gone back to 3.7.1 and there it works like a charm.

For the rest a good app ... using it for some years already.
[Version 3.8.2]

2 Replies

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Jthink (developer) replied on 25 Nov 2010
Hi, artwork problems have been resolved in version 3.8.3
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Frank-van-Son replied on 15 Jan 2011
In 3.8.3 I keep on having issues with adding album art to tracks, everytime generating a CD with yellow exclamation mark in the preview pane at the bottom.
In iTunes it works flawless, but that is not the reason why I brought this software ;)
Shall I e-mail you an example of mp3 and album art to check?
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Caiuspetronius had trouble on 31 Jul 2010
Jaikoz 3.7.0 doesn't launch. (3.6.0 does).
Tried to trash prefs folder, but it didn't help.
(OS X 10.5.6)
[Version 3.7.0]

1 Reply

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Paul Taylor commented on 31 Jul 2010
Please post a question on the forum at http://www.jthink.net/jaikozforum so I can resolve this issue for you


Nomadiquemc rated on 18 Jan 2012

[Version 4.5.3]




Thomas Bergeron rated on 07 Oct 2011

[Version 4.4.0 N]




visualrobots rated on 17 Sep 2011

[Version 4.3.0 N]




niclydon rated on 09 Jul 2011

[Version 4.1.1 N]




Morpheus22 rated on 24 Jun 2011

[Version 4.0.1 N]



+10

Paul Taylor rated on 06 Jun 2011

[Version 4.0]




Nomadiquemc rated on 17 May 2011

[Version 3.11.1]




Nomadiquemc rated on 30 Mar 2011

[Version 3.10]




Oliver Hahn rated on 26 Mar 2011

[Version 3.10]


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License:Shareware
Date:03 Feb 2012
Platform:PPC / Intel
Price: $30.00
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But no identification system is 100% accurate so we have made it as quick and easy as possible to edit your data manually as well. Jaikoz uses a convenient spreadsheet view to allow you to edit information very quickly and provides many autoformatting features that do most of the work for you.

Key Features are:
  • Free upgrades for life for all versions , minor or major.
  • Supports Mp4,M4p,Mp4,Mp3,Flac,Wma and Ogg and formats
  • Acoustic matching using MusicBrainz and MusicIP to match tracks based on the actual music
  • MetaData matching using MusicBrainz to match tracks from the metadata in your files either automatically or manually.
  • Automatically retrieve artwork from Internet
  • Intelligent AutoMatch compares different Audio files and finds field matches and then allows all similar fields to be formatted the same
  • Intelligent AutoFormat provides automatic capitalization, conversion of special words and removal of invalid and punctuation characters
  • Intelligent FileName to Tagger can extract information from the filename into the tag without having to know the format of the field
  • Rename filenames and folders from your metadata in your chosen format
  • AutoCorrect can be used to perform automatic formatting of your chosen columns in a single click
  • Provides full support of all text fields and easy tagging of large number of audio files
  • The innovative split screen spreadsheet view allows easy comparison of changes during editing
  • Automatically keeps v1 and v2 tags synchronised
  • Full Unicode support allow any character from any language to be used
  • Easy conversion of tags between version
  • Displays what is actually contained in the tag allowing the user full control
  • Jaikoz runs on Mac OS X (v10.4 and above), Windows and Linux
  • Jaikoz is Internationalized, currently supports English, German, Greek, Italian and Spanish
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