Freeware Tools: MusicBee 2.4.5

MusicBee enables you to manage and organize your music collection. You can browser you collection by artist, album and genre and also perform keyword searches to find the song you are looking for. If you have music files with incomplete or missing tag data, MusicBee can automatically download the tag data for you, along with lyrics and cover art. The program identifies a track by using the digital sound signature, this enable it to retrieve the data even if your MP3 files don't have any tags at all. This feature works surprisingly well.

MusicBee is a program which you can use to manage and play your favorite audio tracks.

Once you initialize the software with the user-friendly interface, you can import tracks and artwork from iTunes or the Windows Media library, as well as scan for them in particular folders.

In the playlist you can view the artist, title, album, year, genre, rating and time length of each audio track. So, you can play songs and view album artwork, queue a track to the next or previous position, edit ID3 tags, rate music, as well as auto-tag by album or track.

Furthermore, you can use a search function (e.g. in Windows Explorer or computer node), create a new library, manage filters, enable shuffle or repeat mode, import and export subscriptions and radio stations, as well as view play history.

But you can also create and edit playlist mixers, view upcoming releases and concerts online, as well as backup the library and view its statistics (e.g. top artists, most played artists and genres).

In addition, you can enable automatic shutdowns, copy tags, change the viewing mode (e.g. mini or compact player), select a predefined configuration for the layout, turn on auto-DJ and apply a crossfade effect.

Plus, you can use various tagging tools (e.g. show files with missing tags or artwork), manage duplicates, convert audio files (e.g. to FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV), rip a CD, burn a disc, analyze the volume, and many others.

Other features include smart playlists with the ability to discover and play new music from the web, duplicate removal, advanced tag editing, folder monitoring, synchronizing with portable devices, library backup, sound visualizer, iTunes import and secure CD ripping with embedded cuesheet AccurateRip validation.