Tags Library

Creating software requires both skill and knowledge, but there are lot of components and libraries meant to ease the work of developers and help them focus more on the concept than implementing basic functionality.

One example is the Tags Library, a component for Delphi, Lazarus, Free Pascal, C++, VB, C#, VB.NET and other languages that support usage of DLLs and COM classes The library has the capability of reading and writing all the common audio tag formats in MP4, WMV and OGG video files, so it is perfect to use for developers who plan on creating multimedia-related tools.

The Tags Library can load all the common audio tags, including ID3v1, ID3v2, Lyrics3, APEv1, APEv2, Flac, WAV LIST INFO, MP4, and the list does not end here. The list of tags that can be saved is pretty much the same. With its help, tags can be removed and additional functions for reading, writing or removing tags for a file are provided.

Extracting and attaching a new album cover is also possible with Tags Library. Direct functions are called and tags are handled transparently. As a plus, the library can also extract the attributes of an audio file, ensuring compatibility with some of the most popular audio formats: MPEG, AIFF/AIFC, Flac, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, WAV, MusePack, WavPack.

Delphi users get pure code with no external dependencies for Windows, OSX32, iOS and Android, as well as DLL components for Win32 and Win64, including a COM wrapper.

The functionality described above can be tested using the Tags Library tutorial app, which is practically a demo of how the library works. You can load an audio file and the tutorial app reads its duration, sample rate and bit rate, while also displaying its tags (title, artist, album and others). Moreover, there are options to change or export the cover art for the loaded file.

Tags Library provides the components developers need to implement tag reading, editing and removing in their projects. Its functionality is explained and the tutorial app in the package helps developers test-drive the library and see what it can do.