⚠️ Known Issue: This version has a critical bug with large metadata fields. Please use v1.0.1 instead.
🎉 First Official Release
Thanks to your inspiring adoption and excellent suggestions, I'm excited to announce the first official release of Metadata Remote (mdrm)!
✨ Key Features
Audio Format Support
- Full support for MP3, FLAC, M4A, WAV, WMA, and WV files
- Format-aware editing with visual indicators for limitations
- Automatic handling of format-specific metadata requirements
Smart Metadata Inference
- Intelligent automatic suggestions for empty fields
- Synthesizes analysis of filenames, folder structures, and nearby files with MusicBrainz API integration
- Confidence scoring shows reliability of each suggestion
Complete Editing History
- Full undo/redo for all changes with visual timeline -- edit fearlessly!
- Track metadata changes and album art updates
- Batch operation support - even bulk changes can be undone
- Persistent history across file renames
Album Art Management
- Upload, preview, and save album art
- Apply art to entire folders with one click
- Automatic detection and repair of corrupted embedded images
Efficient Bulk Operations
- Apply any metadata field to all files in a folder
- Per-field saving without affecting other fields
- Folder-wide album art application
- Smart workflow optimized for large collections
Advanced Navigation
- Keyboard-first design with arrow keys, Tab, and Enter
- Custom key repeat for smooth navigation
- Real-time file filtering within folders
- Three-pane interface with resizable panels
Additional Features
- In-browser audio playback (MP3, FLAC, M4A, WAV)
- Direct file renaming through the web interface
- Modern dark theme with smooth animations
- Responsive design with visual feedback
- Ultra-lightweight Docker deployment (189MB)
🚀 Technical Highlights
- Zero dependencies frontend (pure JavaScript)
- Multi-architecture support (x86, ARM, Apple Silicon)
- FFmpeg-powered for reliable metadata handling
- Privacy-focused with local-only design
📋 License
This software is released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0).
🐳 Installation
Using Docker Compose:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wow-signal-dev/metadata-remote/main/docker-compose.yml
# Edit the file to set your music directory path
docker-compose up -d