[PR #11859] Use music metadata from ffprobe when TagLib fails #13020

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opened 2026-02-07 07:05:47 +03:00 by OVERLORD · 0 comments
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Original Pull Request: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/pull/11859

State: closed
Merged: Yes


TagLib has its own limitations, which cause it to fail on certain audio files or extract incomplete information from the tags. Use the information from ffprobe when TagLib fails to extract data.

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  • Use ffprobe's data when taglib fails.

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Fixes #11678

Also forum: https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-mka-tags-recognized-by-jellyfin

**Original Pull Request:** https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/pull/11859 **State:** closed **Merged:** Yes --- TagLib has its own limitations, which cause it to fail on certain audio files or extract incomplete information from the tags. Use the information from ffprobe when TagLib fails to extract data. <!-- Ensure your title is short, descriptive, and in the imperative mood (Fix X, Change Y, instead of Fixed X, Changed Y). For a good inspiration of what to write in commit messages and PRs please review https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/ and our documentation. --> **Changes** <!-- Describe your changes here in 1-5 sentences. --> - Use ffprobe's data when taglib fails. **Issues** <!-- Tag any issues that this PR solves here. ex. Fixes # --> Fixes #11678 Also forum: https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-mka-tags-recognized-by-jellyfin
OVERLORD added the pull-request label 2026-02-07 07:05:47 +03:00
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Reference: starred/jellyfin#13020