MetaSync Plugin¶
This plugin provides the metasync command, which lets you fetch certain metadata from other sources: for example, your favorite audio player.
Currently, the plugin supports synchronizing with the Amarok music player. It can fetch the rating, score, first-played date, last-played date, play count, and track uid from Amarok.
Installation¶
Enable the metasync plugin in your configuration (see Using Plugins).
To synchronize with Amarok, you’ll need the dbus-python library. There are packages for most major Linux distributions.
Configuration¶
To configure the plugin, make a metasync: section in your configuration file. The available options are:
- source: A list of sources to fetch metadata from. Set this to “amarok” to enable synchronization with that player. Default: empty
Usage¶
Run beet metasync QUERY to fetch metadata from the configured list of sources.
The command has a few command-line options:
- To preview the changes that would be made without applying them, use the -p (--pretend) flag.
- To specify a temporary source to fetch metadata from, use the -s (--source) flag.