---
name: "mid3cp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python-mutagen"
version: "1.48.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mid3cp"
---

# mid3cp(1)

copy ID3 tags

## NAME

mid3cp - copy ID3 tags

## SYNOPSIS

**mid3cp** \[*options*\] *source* *dest*

## DESCRIPTION

**mid3cp** copies the ID3 tags from a source file to a destination file.

It is designed to provide similar functionality to id3lib's id3cp tool, and can optionally write ID3v1 tags. It can also exclude specific tags from being copied.

## OPTIONS

- **--verbose, -v**

  Be verbose: state all operations performed, and list tags in source file.

- **--write-v1**

  Write ID3v1 tags to the destination file, derived from the ID3v2 tags.

- **--exclude-tag, -x**

  Exclude a specific tag from being copied. Can be specified multiple times.

- **--merge**

  Copy over frames instead of replacing the whole ID3 tag. The tag version of *dest* will be used. In case *dest* has no ID3 tag this option has no effect.

## AUTHOR

Marcus Sundman.

Based on id3cp (part of id3lib) by Dirk Mahoney and Scott Thomas Haug.