---
title: MusicBrainz Picard
description: Music tagger and organizer
showHero: false
author: wompmacho
date: '2026-04-28'
lastmod: '2026-04-28'
tags: ['music', 'metadata', 'tags', 'organizer']
---

## What is MusicBrainz Picard?

`MusicBrainz Picard` is a cross-platform music tagger written in Python. It uses the MusicBrainz database to identify and tag your audio files accurately. Using the `jlesage/musicbrainz-picard` Docker image allows me to use the full GUI via a web browser.

## Docker Compose Example

```yaml
{{% include "/srv/configs/docker_compose/musicbrainz-picard/docker-compose.yaml" %}}
```

## How I use it

I use Picard to clean up the metadata of music downloaded via Nicotine+ before it gets added to my Navidrome library. The Docker version is especially useful as it has direct access to my NFS music share.
