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January 10 2023 - 12:32 pm

UPDATED: Artist to Last-First v5.7

This applet will parse the text of the chosen tag (Artist, Album Artist, Composer or one of their Sort siblings) of a selection of tracks and then can:

Move the LAST word of the tag to the beginning, eg:

  • Hound Dog Taylor -> Taylor, Hound Dog
  • OR Move the FIRST word of the tag to the end, eg:

  • The Crystal Method -> Crystal Method, The
  • Then, the newly configured text can be copied back to your choice of Artist, Album Artist, Composer, Sort Artist, Sort Album Artist and/or Sort Composer tag(s).

    Latest version:

    • Maintenance and minor performance fixes
    • Accommodations for macOS 13 Ventura

    More information for Artist to Last-First v5.7 and download link is here.

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