Learn MusicBrainz

DISCLAIMER: This is an unofficial, independent learning app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the MetaBrainz Foundation or MusicBrainz. MusicBrainz, MusicBrainz Picard and MetaBrainz are trademarks of the MetaBrainz Foundation and are used here only to describe what this app teaches. All lessons are written for this app, and examples use fictional artists, albums and data. For official rules and documentation, visit the MusicBrainz website.

TagWise Academy teaches you how to use MusicBrainz, the open, community-maintained encyclopedia of music information. Whether you want a tidy music library, want to contribute data, or want to build software with music metadata, the course takes you there one short module at a time.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
18 modules in 6 phases, from Beginner to Expert:

- Phase 1, Orientation: what MusicBrainz is, its history and data licences, and a tour of every button, menu and tab on the website.
- Phase 2, Core concepts: release groups, releases, mediums and tracks; recordings, works and IDs; advanced search.
- Phase 3, Tagging with Picard: the window and toolbar, a safe tagging workflow, cover art and file naming.
- Phase 4, Contributing: how editing and voting work, style basics, writing good edit notes and adding a release step by step.
- Phase 5, Power editing: relationships and credits, merges, non-Latin names, and Picard scripting.
- Phase 6, For developers: the web service API, database dumps, mirrors and SQL, plus the wider ecosystem.

HOW EACH MODULE WORKS
1. Learn: short lessons built around clear examples.
2. Explore: tap through simplified screens to see what each part does.
3. Practice: a hands-on simulation with instant feedback on every choice.
4. Quiz: five questions. Pass to complete the module.

FEATURES
- 18 interactive simulations: sorting challenges, step-ordering puzzles, a search query builder, a file naming script builder and an API request builder
- Progress tracker with levels from Beginner to Expert
- Final exam
- Lessons work without an internet connection
- No account needed

WHO IT IS FOR
- Music collectors who want correct tags, cover art and file names
- New and experienced MusicBrainz editors
- Developers working with music metadata

ADS AND PRIVACY
TagWise Academy is free and supported by ads. Your progress and settings are stored only on your device, and you can reset them at any time in Settings. See the privacy policy linked on this page for details about how advertising data is handled.