From fa02717e1283bc3faf3982cd124f4c0cf205d4b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tjelite1986 Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:38:52 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: document pairing MeTube with a music tagger Short section pointing beets / Picard / Lidarr at AUDIO_DOWNLOAD_DIR, as suggested in #1027. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3de99d0..0f84924 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -229,6 +229,14 @@ In case you need to use your browser's cookies with MeTube, for example to downl * After upload, the cookie indicator should show as active. * Use **Delete Cookies** in the same section to remove uploaded cookies. +## 🎵 Pairing with a music tagger + +MeTube deliberately stops once the file is written — tagging and library organization belong to dedicated tools. Point one at your audio download folder (`AUDIO_DOWNLOAD_DIR`): + +* [beets](https://beets.io) — `beet import` matches tracks against MusicBrainz, fixes tags, and files them into an Artist/Album library; headless and scriptable. +* [MusicBrainz Picard](https://picard.musicbrainz.org) — GUI tagger with acoustic fingerprinting. +* [Lidarr](https://lidarr.audio) — full music library manager; add the folder as an import path. + ## 🔌 Browser extensions Browser extensions allow right-clicking videos and sending them directly to MeTube. If you're on an HTTPS page, your MeTube instance must be behind an HTTPS reverse proxy (see below) for extensions to work.