Overview
TuneForge converts YouTube videos to MP3 and fills in the tags for you. Instead of a messy filename and empty metadata, you get a file tagged the way an official digital release would be, using MusicBrainz, the Cover Art Archive and LRCLib.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I use TuneForge?
Paste any YouTube video link into the converter on the home page and click Convert. TuneForge will download the audio, extract the metadata, fetch corresponding cover art, and query lyric databases. Once complete, you can double-check the tags, select your preferred cover, customize or search for lyrics, and click Finalize & Download to save the file.
What metadata gets automatically embedded?
TuneForge extracts and embeds standard ID3v2.4 tags in your MP3 including:
- Title & Artist: Isolated using smart regex filters that strip away video-specific noise (like "(Official Music Video)" or "[HD]").
- Album & Genre: Queried from the MusicBrainz database.
- Year & Track Number: Injected automatically based on release information.
- Source Link: Embedded as a custom user-defined URL tag (WXXX) pointing back to the source YouTube video.
How does cover art selection work?
TuneForge offers artwork from three sources:
- YouTube Thumbnail: The default video thumbnail (max resolution available).
- MusicBrainz Release Art: High-resolution album cover art from the official MusicBrainz/Cover Art Archive database.
- Custom Upload: Drag and drop your own JPG/PNG image to use as the cover art.
Every cover is resized to a 500x500 square (Lanczos filtering), which keeps files small and displays well on phones and car stereos.
How does lyrics integration work?
We query the LRCLib database using the matched artist, song title, and audio duration. If a match is found, we load both the plain-text lyrics and synced (LRC format) lyrics. Synced lyrics will automatically highlight line-by-line in the preview player. All lyrics are saved directly inside the MP3's USLT (Unsynchronised Lyrics) tag, supported by all major media players.
What audio quality options are supported?
TuneForge supports constant bitrate (CBR) MP3 encoding with options for:
- 320 kbps: Maximum MP3 quality (Recommended for audiophiles).
- 256 kbps: Premium quality, good size-to-fidelity ratio.
- 192 kbps: High quality, standard encoding.
- 128 kbps: Standard quality, small file size.
How is privacy and data handled?
Downloaded videos and converted files are temporary. They are processed on our servers in a private cache, and a background job deletes them 30 minutes after they are created. We do not keep copies of any audio.