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Yate

Version 6.19

Tag and organize your audio files.

4.1
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Yate overview

Yate was developed for people who want complete control over their tagging experience. Supports audio in AIFF, APE, DFF, DSF, FLAC, OGG OPUS, OGG VORBIS, M4A, M4B, MP3, MP2, MP4, STEM.MP4, WAV and WV files. Supports video in M4V and MP4.

Yate has a long list of features; most importantly, an innovative scripting system called actions. Actions can be used to update all of an album's tags with a single operation. Yate also supports integration with AcouticBrainz, AcoustID, Beatport, Discogs, iTunes, MusicBrainz and TMDb. All changes can be easily reverted and individual changes can be undone in any order. Whether you want to automatically or manually tag your files, Yate can do it all!

What’s new in version 6.19

Updated on Apr 04 2024

Multi Field Editor
  • The Multi Field Editor has a new set of functions grouped under Credits.
  • These functions only operate on the Involved People or Musician credits fields. The source field is specified in the panel. The list of fields is ignored and is disabled.
  • The functions operate on all selected files even if the fields have different values.
  • The following functions are provided: Remove credits; Remove people; Remove credits for people; Add credits; Combine credits; Rename Credit and Rename Person.
  • As the functions will often to be used to modify files which have mixed values, a preview button is available which displays the current values for Involved People and Musician Credits in the Log Viewer. The preview is persistent and will automatically update. For additional information do a Help>Search Yate Help and search for Involved People/Musician Credits Preview.
  • When the Multi Field Editor is launched from the Involved People or Musician Credits function button, the Credits function is automatically selected and the source field is automatically set.
  • There is a new ? button at the bottom left of the window. Clicking on the button will run the Action Updater. Actions targeted to the Multi Field Editor will always be listed (even if installed). This is a quick means of checking for new Multi Field Editor specific actions.
  • There are new Multi Field Editor actions available which extend the Copy functionality to UDTIs and named Comments.

Full list of changes available here

Information

License

Shareware

Size

17.1 MB

Developer’s website

https://2manyrobots.com/

Downloads

33759

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 10.13 or later
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Septic Monkey
Septic Monkey
Jan 6 2022
6.8
0.0
Jan 6 2022
0.0
Version: 6.8
This app is just way too complicated, even for an experienced user such as myself. I much prefer using Tag Editor which brings-up all the info spreadsheet style for easy viewing, thus allowing the user to swiftly delete all unnecessary fields; either manually or by search-replace. It's a 'jump straight in' app. I don't have the time or the patience to spend months trying to figure-out Yate.
Gog4
Gog4
Nov 1 2021
6.6.1.3
2.0
Nov 1 2021
2.0
Version: 6.6.1.3
I just wish this app had an "Easy mode".
ungtuem-1
ungtuem-1
Aug 16 2020
6.0.1
2.0
Aug 16 2020
2.0
Version: 6.0.1
I bought this application years ago. Reviews told me that this is the best tagger. First i realized that without reading the help pages i could not figure out how to do anything with it. As an experienced user, confident about my skills and very familiar with tagging my music , i put it to the side to pick later. Several times i did and came to the conclusion that I hate the User Interface. It has not improved a bit during the last years. Surely you can do a lot with Yate but the developer should focus not only on features but if not on looks at least on usability.
Bart-Pans
Bart-Pans
Sep 11 2017
3.17.1.2
0.0
Sep 11 2017
0.0
Version: 3.17.1.2
Does this also supports MP2? I cannot find any info about this.
franticfreddie
franticfreddie
Jul 21 2017
3.16.2.3
5.0
Jul 21 2017
5.0
Version: 3.16.2.3
The best full-scale audio tagger for MacOS. With good support, too.
neil-21
neil-21
Jul 30 2016
3.13
5.0
Jul 30 2016
5.0
Version: 3.13
Does it have the ability to perform file relocation operations on items in a folder other than music files? For example, in Tag & Rename under Windows, I could do something like convert a file structure that looks like \Music\Genre\Artist\Album\01 - songname.flac into a single folder layer like Music\Genre - Artist - Album\01- songname.flac by including the folder layout in the rename files from tags expression. It works, but only for the music. If you have jpegs, logs, pdf's, or anything else in the folder with the music, that all gets left behind in the old folder structure. It would be great if there were a way of rebuilding the folder structure of a library based on album level tags, and have the file relocation include all files in the folder with the album, so nothing gets lost by rebuilding an entire folder structure. This would be such a big improvement over simple file renaming.
matt-sephton
matt-sephton
Jun 23 2016
3.12
5.0
Jun 23 2016
5.0
Version: 3.12
Great, full featured tagger. Let's you browse different directories without reloading the app.
Dudirowski
Dudirowski
May 23 2016
3.12
5.0
May 23 2016
5.0
Version: 3.12
My favourite app for sure and Barry's support is the best. 5 stars for sure!
persecutor
persecutor
May 20 2016
3.12
5.0
May 20 2016
5.0
Version: 3.12
Amazing pice of work. 2000+ albums to manage, and I could not ask for a more efficient tool. Kudos mate!
Lounge-Deluxe
Lounge-Deluxe
Mar 26 2016
3.11.0.1
0.0
Mar 26 2016
0.0
Version: 3.11.0.1
I'm looking for a tag app that can extract data from the file name for tag fields (i.e. the date) but Yate seems not able to do that. MediaRage can, but its horrible UI makes it an annoyance rather than a pleasant tool. So I have to continue looking, pity as Yate looks promising.
Mikael-B
Mikael-B
Jul 7 2015
3.7.1.1
0.0
Jul 7 2015
0.0
Version: 3.7.1.1
Can any user please advice if the current Yate is reliable in repairing a crashed library where some hundred files lack tags all together, several other hundreds are faulty and many are in fine shape? Does it work equally well on any format like ALAC, AIFF, WAV as well as MP3?
Igor-Freiberger
Igor-Freiberger
May 10 2015
3.6.0.2
5.0
May 10 2015
5.0
Version: 3.6.0.2
I use Yate for almost three years and consider it the best tag editor available by a large margin. The set of features is impressive. You can use it just for the basic tasks (normalize artist name, album, genre), add artwork (with customizable search criteria) or edit even the more obscure information (beyond the average need but fundamental for serious library management). Renaming files from tags and vice-versa are easy to make. Renumbering track is just two clicks away. List of artists, composers and genres could be recorded from the changes you do. Even the play counts or private info, not editable in iTunes, can be changed in Yate. The app is fast and stable even for large collections, and it can handle iTunes database with direct linking and adding. About all tasks could be batched through easy-to-make actions, all saved with a very convenient export/import preferences option. Developer keeps a frequent update policy, with continuous improvement and quick support answer – although you will rarely need it. Some users say the interface is subpar. I disagree: Yate is clean and all usual controls are logical and intuitive. Maybe just the advanced field panel (where you can normalize capitulation, do find and change, trim or add strings) seems a bit clumsy. Anyway, it is functional and powerful. If you want to keep an organized music library, Yate is a great choice.
Alkeran
Alkeran
Feb 12 2015
3.3.0.1
5.0
Feb 12 2015
5.0
Version: 3.3.0.1
Tried so much tagging softwares. Yate does the job, flawlessly, specially on my NAS with more than 25000 mp3/flac/alac/aac files. Can tag, insert album front cover, insert so many informations, even connect to musicbrainz, etc... Deserves every buck. Thanks to the developer !
mmac79
mmac79
Nov 3 2014
3.1
5.0
Nov 3 2014
5.0
Version: 3.1
Great feature set. Easy to use. I personally think a lower price tag (10$) would make the decision to buy it easier :-)
yg8
yg8
Sep 27 2014
3.0.0.2
5.0
Sep 27 2014
5.0
Version: 3.0.0.2
The most powerful tagging software I've tried, and version 3 is just awesome
Mcclough
Mcclough
Sep 25 2014
3.0.0.1
2.5
Sep 25 2014
2.5
Version: 3.0.0.1
Good audio tagger but too expensive. Tagger is almost as powerful and free.
Flavum
Flavum
Sep 23 2014
3.0
5.0
Sep 23 2014
5.0
Version: 3.0
The v3.0 upgrade appears to be free (my 2.x license is still working). How generous is that? Wow.
Mikael-B
Mikael-B
Sep 22 2014
3.0
0.0
Sep 22 2014
0.0
Version: 3.0
Anyone use Yate for tagging their Sample library files? I need some workflow ideas there. I use Live 9 as a DAW, which is great, but I'd prefer an independent Sample Library system.
Amgwanagitbhuti
Amgwanagitbhuti
Aug 26 2014
2.7.7
5.0
Aug 26 2014
5.0
Version: 2.7.7
I had been using three or four other apps to handle my FLAC library workflow but recently I wanted to tidy up all metadata and artwork from my entire collection, around 39,000 tracks. I contacted the developer, Barry, and he confirmed that Yate could handle what I wanted to do. He even provided script files for one of the actions I was setting up and the three actions I eventually executed in batch mode literally saved me hundreds of hours of effort! Whenever I ran into an issue, Barry was quick to provide a new build. I also like the fact that this stable app is Cocoa-native. If you're meticulous about maintaining tags on a large library of audio tracks, I would give this app serious consideration. I'm really glad that Yate can handle ALL my library maintenance tasks going forward.
Cantello
Cantello
Aug 15 2014
2.7.6.1
5.0
Aug 15 2014
5.0
Version: 2.7.6.1
Very good app that handles everything you can throw at it due to its flexible scripted actions. Might look intimidating at first but once you get used to it, it is very powerful and easy to use. Only the UI is a little clunky, but this is something that can be safely ignored due to the app's capabilities.
Gog4
Gog4
Nov 1 2021
6.6.1.3
2.0
Nov 1 2021
2.0
Version: 6.6.1.3
clemons_Z
clemons_Z
May 19 2021
6.5
4.0
May 19 2021
4.0
Version: 6.5
ungtuem-1
ungtuem-1
Aug 16 2020
2.0
Aug 16 2020
2.0
Version: null
Igor-Freiberger
Igor-Freiberger
Jul 14 2020
5.0
Jul 14 2020
5.0
Version: null
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Dec 28 2017
5.0
Dec 28 2017
5.0
Version: null
Soffoklo74
Soffoklo74
Sep 8 2017
5.0
Sep 8 2017
5.0
Version: null
franticfreddie
franticfreddie
Jul 21 2017
5.0
Jul 21 2017
5.0
Version: null
d-arslan
d-arslan
Jul 2 2017
3.0
Jul 2 2017
3.0
Version: null
neil-21
neil-21
Jul 30 2016
5.0
Jul 30 2016
5.0
Version: null
matt-sephton
matt-sephton
Jun 23 2016
5.0
Jun 23 2016
5.0
Version: null
Dudirowski
Dudirowski
May 23 2016
5.0
May 23 2016
5.0
Version: null
persecutor
persecutor
May 20 2016
5.0
May 20 2016
5.0
Version: null
MXT
MXT
Jan 12 2016
5.0
Jan 12 2016
5.0
Version: null
ReeceB1830
ReeceB1830
Mar 13 2015
2.0
Mar 13 2015
2.0
Version: null
Alkeran
Alkeran
Feb 12 2015
5.0
Feb 12 2015
5.0
Version: null
mmac79
mmac79
Nov 3 2014
5.0
Nov 3 2014
5.0
Version: null
Bleech-Jef
Bleech-Jef
Oct 1 2014
2.0
Oct 1 2014
2.0
Version: null
yg8
yg8
Sep 27 2014
5.0
Sep 27 2014
5.0
Version: null
Liselotte
Liselotte
Sep 26 2014
1.5
Sep 26 2014
1.5
Version: null
Mcclough
Mcclough
Sep 25 2014
2.5
Sep 25 2014
2.5
Version: null
Flavum
Flavum
Sep 22 2014
5.0
Sep 22 2014
5.0
Version: null
Amgwanagitbhuti
Amgwanagitbhuti
Aug 26 2014
5.0
Aug 26 2014
5.0
Version: null
Cantello
Cantello
Aug 15 2014
5.0
Aug 15 2014
5.0
Version: null
Jfinneganva
Jfinneganva
Jul 26 2014
3.5
Jul 26 2014
3.5
Version: null
Liam-
Liam-
Jun 8 2014
4.5
Jun 8 2014
4.5
Version: null
RichardDickJohnson
RichardDickJohnson
May 2 2014
5.0
May 2 2014
5.0
Version: null
Mk-Ultra
Mk-Ultra
Mar 20 2014
5.0
Mar 20 2014
5.0
Version: null
Phantasm
Phantasm
Mar 15 2014
5.0
Mar 15 2014
5.0
Version: null
Christel1987
Christel1987
Mar 14 2014
3.5
Mar 14 2014
3.5
Version: null
sosq-29
sosq-29
Mar 5 2014
5.0
Mar 5 2014
5.0
Version: null
ThierryN7785
ThierryN7785
Mar 5 2014
5.0
Mar 5 2014
5.0
Version: null
emce
emce
Feb 1 2014
5.0
Feb 1 2014
5.0
Version: null
Mextex
Mextex
Jan 16 2014
5.0
Jan 16 2014
5.0
Version: null
Eltweedle
Eltweedle
Jan 5 2014
5.0
Jan 5 2014
5.0
Version: null
Ang
Ang
Oct 16 2013
5.0
Oct 16 2013
5.0
Version: null
Andrew8042
Andrew8042
Oct 4 2013
0.5
Oct 4 2013
0.5
Version: null
JeremyC9641
JeremyC9641
Sep 22 2013
5.0
Sep 22 2013
5.0
Version: null
Tommy-Gun
Tommy-Gun
Jul 27 2013
2.0
Jul 27 2013
2.0
Version: null
Uhuburu
Uhuburu
Apr 21 2013
5.0
Apr 21 2013
5.0
Version: null
Stephan2nd
Stephan2nd
Apr 16 2013
3.0
Apr 16 2013
3.0
Version: null
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