beets for Mac
Music library manager and tagger
brew install beets. It is distributed under the MIT licence.
It has 120 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.
What beets is
beets is a media app for macOS: music library manager and tagger.
It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the MIT licence.
How to install beets
- Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
- If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
- Run
brew install beets.
Homebrew installer, if you need it:
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install beets on Mac?
Run brew install beets in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.
Is beets open source?
Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.
Does beets run on Apple silicon?
Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.
How popular is beets?
It was installed 120 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3161 in this catalogue.
What version of beets is current?
The latest packaged version is 2.14.1.