# Picard 2.5 is now available for download **URL:** \ **Category:** MusicBrainz Picard\ **Created:** [October 22, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346 "2020-10-22T16:09:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/outsidecontext/32/90_2.png) [@outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/outsidecontext)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/1 "2020-10-22T16:09:25Z")
We have released the stable version of Picard 2.5. Please see the blog post for details on the changes: > **[Picard 2.5 release](https://blog.metabrainz.org/2020/10/22/picard-2-5-release/)** > > Picard 2.5 is now available. Thanks a lot to everybody who contributed to this release with code, translations, bug reports and general feedback. What’s new? This release contains few fixes and imp… ---
**Author:** ![outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/outsidecontext/32/90_2.png) [@outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/outsidecontext)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/2 "2020-10-22T16:10:16Z")
Pinned globally on October 22, 2020, 4:10pm UTC ---
**Author:** ![wlhlm](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/wlhlm/32/18822_2.png) [@wlhlm](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/wlhlm)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/3 "2020-10-22T17:26:04Z")
Thanks for another release! This time with a [suspicious](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/can-i-set-the-track-number-tag-based-on-the-filename/499182) clustering of filename-as-tags-related changes… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/outsidecontext/32/90_2.png) [@outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/outsidecontext)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/4 "2020-10-22T18:01:19Z")
Yes, and indeed this is thanks to @scotia actually using this feature and reporting back 😃 This also triggered me to look into the dialog more closely, make it easier to access (it has a keyboard shortcut now and you can place it in the toolbar if you want) and finally [document it](https://picard-docs.musicbrainz.org/en/usage/tags_from_file_names.html). And if this release has a common theme it is probably fixing small annoyances and making small adjustments to the UI to make it more user friendly and more discoverable. Mostly triggered by discussions here, on IRC and the ticket system. So at this point thanks a lot to everyone who had feedback or questions on Picard. And a friendly reminder that everyone is [welcomed to improve and extend the documentation](https://picard-docs.musicbrainz.org/en/contributing.html) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Halex212](https://community.metabrainz.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/f08c70/32.png) [@Halex212](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Halex212)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/5 "2020-10-24T21:54:40Z")
Hi, the Mac OS download says “No mountable file systems” when you try to mount the .dmg file. I get the same error when you download from the US & EU mirrors. ---
**Author:** ![outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/outsidecontext/32/90_2.png) [@outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/outsidecontext)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/6 "2020-10-24T22:24:04Z")
What version of macOS are you running? ---
**Author:** ![outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/outsidecontext/32/90_2.png) [@outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/outsidecontext)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 11:39am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/7 "2020-10-25T11:39:43Z")
Please also verify the integrity of the downloaded DMG file. If you have downloaded it open a Terminal and run: ``` md5 ~/Downloads/MusicBrainz-Picard-2.5.dmg ``` Adjust the path if you have placed the file elsewhere. The command should output MD5 checksum of `b0cf05354bae73bb7ada0cf26f891a43`. If it is different the download is broken. In general the files from both mirrors are fine, I just checked them. ---
**Author:** ![hbrtkp](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/hbrtkp/32/23585_2.png) [@hbrtkp](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/hbrtkp)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/8 "2020-10-25T19:46:16Z")
Picard 2.5 has problem with `%_multiartist%` . I’m using this command: `$if($and(%_multiartist%,$or(%compilation%,%_artists_album_additional_id%)),%artist% - ,)$truncate(%title%,70)` It doesn’t create artist name in filename, also with this command is the same problem. `$if(%_multiartist%,%artist% - ,)$truncate(%title%,70)` Rolling back to 2.4.4. ---
**Author:** ![outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/outsidecontext/32/90_2.png) [@outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/outsidecontext)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/9 "2020-10-25T20:39:41Z")
Yes, this has already been fixed, will be in the 2.5.1 release. This affects the `%_multiartist%`, `%_pregap%`, `%_datatrack%` and `%_totalalbumtracks%` variables. ---
**Author:** ![outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/outsidecontext/32/90_2.png) [@outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/outsidecontext)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/10 "2020-10-28T21:21:11Z")
We have release Picard 2.5.1 with a couple of bugfixes and minor improvements over the 2.5 release. As this fixes a potential crash when loading directories without permission and fixes the issue with the `%_multiartist%` tag no longer being usable I recommend to update. See the blog post for details on the release: > **[Picard 2.5.1 released](https://blog.metabrainz.org/2020/10/28/picard-2-5-1-released/)** > > Picard 2.5.1 is a maintenance release, fixing some bugs and providing minor improvements to the recent 2.5 release. Thanks a lot to everyone who gave feedback and reported issues. The latest releas… ---
**Author:** ![outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/outsidecontext/32/90_2.png) [@outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/outsidecontext)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/12 "2020-11-15T19:24:39Z")
Picard 2.5.2 is now available as the next maintenance release of the 2.5 series. Another round of fixes, but also some new functionality: > **[Picard 2.5.2 released](https://blog.metabrainz.org/2020/11/15/picard-2-5-2-released/)** > > Picard 2.5.2 is a maintenance release, fixing some bugs and providing minor improvements to the recent 2.5.1 release. Thanks a lot to everyone who gave feedback and reported issues. The latest rele… ---
**Author:** ![outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/outsidecontext/32/90_2.png) [@outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/outsidecontext)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/13 "2020-11-15T19:24:50Z")
Pinned on November 15, 2020, 7:24pm UTC ---
**Author:** ![nosedocman](https://community.metabrainz.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/c4cdca/32.png) [@nosedocman](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/nosedocman)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/14 "2020-12-09T01:22:42Z")
I get the same message. The upgrade won’t mount. ---
**Author:** ![HibiscusKazeneko](https://community.metabrainz.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HibiscusKazeneko](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/HibiscusKazeneko)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/15 "2020-12-09T02:29:42Z")
I would retype the question, but @outsidecontext asked the same of @Halex212 upthread: > [@outsidecontext](#): > > What version of macOS are you running? I’m running macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 and the upgrade worked fine for me. ---
**Author:** ![outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/outsidecontext/32/90_2.png) [@outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/outsidecontext)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 7:57am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/16 "2020-12-09T07:57:41Z")
@nosedocman See what @HibiscusKazeneko wrote, and also verify the integrity of the download > [@outsidecontext](#): > > ``` > md5 ~/Downloads/MusicBrainz-Picard-2.5.dmg > > ``` > > Adjust the path if you have placed the file elsewhere. The command should output MD5 checksum of `b0cf05354bae73bb7ada0cf26f891a43`. If it is different the download is broken. In general the files from both mirrors are fine, I just checked them. ---
**Author:** ![outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/outsidecontext/32/90_2.png) [@outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/outsidecontext)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/17 "2020-12-15T15:07:42Z")
We have now released Picard 2.5.3: > **[Picard 2.5.3 released](https://blog.metabrainz.org/2020/12/15/picard-2-5-3-released/)** > > The Picard team is happy to announce the release of Picard 2.5.3. This release fixes a performance regression introduced in Picard 2.5.2 and brings many more bug fixes and improvements to existing … As this release contains an important fix to a performance regression in Picard 2.5.2 which could badly impact saving many files or removing many files or albums it is highly recommended to update. Overall this release contains much more changes than originally expected, including quite a few improvements to the usability. Unless you find some bad bug this is likely the last release for 2020! ---
**Author:** ![outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/outsidecontext/32/90_2.png) [@outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/outsidecontext)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/18 "2020-12-15T15:08:10Z")
Pinned on December 15, 2020, 3:08pm UTC ---
**Author:** ![hiccup](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/hiccup/32/5512_2.png) [@hiccup](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/hiccup)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/19 "2020-12-15T16:40:45Z")
Great! Thanks guys! I followed the link, expecting a happy little DOWNLOAD button there, but the page currently looks a little bit weird to me? [![](https://i.imgur.com/icOGIUOm.jpg)](https://i.imgur.com/icOGIUO.png) ---
**Author:** ![HibiscusKazeneko](https://community.metabrainz.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HibiscusKazeneko](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/HibiscusKazeneko)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/20 "2020-12-15T16:50:15Z")
I had to navigate back to [the main Picard page](https://picard.musicbrainz.org/) to download it. I agree, most of the blog posts up until this point have included a link so readers wouldn’t have to do this. ---
**Author:** ![hiccup](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/hiccup/32/5512_2.png) [@hiccup](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/hiccup)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346/21 "2020-12-15T16:53:15Z")
And a suggestion/request for maybe next year?: Picard has shortcuts available for several functions. It could be useful that when you hover over a button such as ‘Cluster’, the tool-tip popup displays that a shortcut is available for it by displaying: ‘Ctrl+U’. [Next page](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/picard-2-5-is-now-available-for-download/500346.md?page=2)