iTunes Match is the new Cloud service created by Apple in order to organize your audio library using iCloud.
The service is really great, it allows you to use the iTunes Store in order to download, regularly purchased digital audio, with the higher quality version on Apple servers. The one missing features is that iTunes Match doesn’t give you a way to download the tag (metadata) on your matched songs.
Searching on internet I found this program iTunes Match Helper, that works really good but it doesn’t match so much songs. So I tried to create a program iTunesMatchAutoTagger by myself (this is my first program for Mac, I got my MacBook Pro only one week ago and I started coding Cocoa yesterday).
Currently it work only in English and Italian, but I’m ready to translate in other languages (need only someone to translate texts).
In order to improve performances I limited the number of iTunes Store checked by the application (only USA, Great Britain, Australian, France, Germany, Canada, Italy and Japan stores are used for tagging), in the next releases I would like to improve the tool introducing some features, improving performance, user settings and a better user experience.
This version is marked as obsolete, please download latest version @ iTunesMatchAutoTagger 2.0 – New release available
I tested only on my MacBook using my iTunes Library. Please report below any suggestion or bug.
I’m not responsible for any damage or loss caused by the use of this software in any case.
In addition, even if this software is defective, I’m not under obligation to correct or support it.
In french, you replace “Matched AAC audio file” by “Fichier audio AAC mis en correspondance” and it works.
Thank you
I will add your suggestion in the next version! Thanks
Just want to say Thank You.. this program works perfectly.
Btw, just a small comment, I can’t find a way to maximize the program view screen after pressing the “+”. Also the drag to expand the screen size on the corner does work. Some of my song has really long name, and the program’s view screen doesn’t fit all the information.
Other than that, everything is perfect! thank you again!
Currently is not implemented, I would like to do that in the next version.
Layout rework
Great application! Very useful when it finds the corrispondent metadatas!
It would have been excellent if it could find ALL metadatas’ song…but I don’t know why…for most doesn’t work..
any explication in order to let you fix this problem?
Stefano from Italy.
it depends on Apple service, they doesn’t show details even if the song is matched.
Ehm not properly, I was talking about “Matched” song (only matched song)
Others, obviously, is not fair to mention them =D
So, your program (as I said it’s very useful and great for me!) has problem in finding metadatas of several matched song… (the most)
I mean…are there some criteria in your program in finding metadatas? or it just works comparing the ID ?!number?! of a song…? ecc ecc ??
With this question we can learn if there are things that You could improve in the program, or, if We have to do something in order to make the job easier for your program, isn’t it? =)
I was reading what I wrote and it’s full of language errors =( sorry!!
Esiste anche una versione per windows?
Not in my plans
hi! thank you for this very nice app. it works perfect at my colleague macbook, but unfortunately it seems to not recognize my library – after scanning, the list is empty. i am wondering what the problem could be – match is activated of course.
Which is your system language?
I think it doesn’t work now. On OSX10.8 with iTunes 11..
Do you know something to replace it.
I should check it on iTunes 11…
Would be great if you could make it work under OSX10.8 with iTunes 11… thanks!!
really really good app, works perfectly! Saved very much time – well done!
Small request – any chance that individual tracks can be selected for matching and updating? As I add cd rips etc I appear to have to match the entire library again which takes about an hour and a half. A small price to pay for such a great app but wonder if this function might be added?
Ta again!
Hi Andy,
thanks. I have some improvements in my mind, because I use it also for my library and I want to improve UX, “unfortunately” I’m involved in several projects and I don’t have so much time
At the moment, you can unselect all song by clicking on the top of first column and select only the songs you want to match.
Best
Ivan