Should I remove MusicBrainz Picard?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

5% remove it95% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Very good

What do people think about it?

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How common is it?

Global Rank #2,764

United States Rank #2,987

Reach 0.2184%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 14.13 days

416.71 days >

Average installed length: 218.95 days

Versions

Version	Distribution
2.2.3	0.09%
2.1.3	0.07%
2.1.2	0.02%
2.0.4	0.02%
1.4.2	3.07%
1.4.1	0.44%
1.4.0final0_win_20170214120233	1.12%
1.4.0dev5_win_20160509100108	0.02%
1.4.0dev5_win_20160403100044	0.02%
1.4.0dev5_win_20160312120055	0.02%
1.4.0dev3_win_20151101110421	0.05%
1.4.0dev3_win_20150731100134	0.02%
1.4.0dev3_win_20150712100034	0.02%
1.4.0dev2_win_20150704100111	0.02%
1.4.0dev2_win_20150625120035	0.02%
1.4.0dev2_win_20150530095939	0.02%
1.4.0dev2_win_20150209110006	0.02%
1.4.0dev2_win_20150204105928	0.02%
1.4.0dev2_win_20150112105942	0.02%
1.3.2	26.60%
1.3.1	1.12%
1.3.0dev4_win_20140912095756	0.02%
1.3	3.97%
1.2	38.57%
1.1	10.25%
1.0	4.25%
0.16	4.62%
0.15.1	0.93%
0.15.0beta2	0.09%
0.15	1.02%
0.14	0.33%
0.13	1.07%
0.12.1	2.02%

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MusicBrainz Picard

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What is MusicBrainz Picard? (from MusicBrainz)

MusicBrainz Picard is a cross-platform (Linux/Mac OS X/Windows) application written in Python and is the official MusicBrainz tagger. Picard supports the majority of audio file formats, is capable of using audio fingerprints (PUIDs, AcoustIDs), performing CD lookups and disc ID submissions, and it has excellent Unicode... Read more

Overview

MusicBrainz Picard is a software program developed by MusicBrainz. The most common release is 1.2, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named picard.exe. The setup package generally installs about 73 files and is usually about 32.89 MB (34,483,917 bytes). The program is built using the Nokia Qt cross-platforms native C++ framework. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 45% of users of MusicBrainz Picard come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.

Program details

URL: musicbrainz.org/doc/MusicBrainz_Picard

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\musicbrainz picard

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\MusicBrainz Picard\uninst.exe

Estimated size: 32.89 MB

Files installed by MusicBrainz Picard

Program executable:	picard.exe
Name:	picard
	The next generation MusicBrainz tagger
Path:	C:\Program Files\musicbrainz picard\picard.exe
MD5:	f7c7bbf175e8211b212e22e5aaa2c836

Additional files:

uninst.exe - MusicBrainz Picard (Installation for MusicBrainz Picard)
libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
SSLEAY32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
discid.dll (by MetaBrainz Foundation) - libdiscid (MusicBrainz disc ID library)
pywintypes27.dll - PyWin32
python27.dll (by Python Software Foundation) - Python (Python Core)
QtCore4.dll (by Nokia and/or its subsidiary(-ies)) - Qt4 (C++ application development framework.)
QtGui4.dll (by Nokia and/or its subsidiary(-ies))
QtNetwork4.dll
QtXml4.dll
avcodec-52.dll
avformat-52.dll
avutil-50.dll
fpcalc.exe
libfftw3-3.dll
libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
libofa.dll
libstdc++-6.dll
w9xpopen.exe

Behaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task

fpcalc.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D640CBDE-4963-43B3-8188-A41110ACC9D0}' (runs on registration).

Windows Firewall Allowed Program

picard.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\MusicBrainz Picard\picard.exe'.

Resource utilization averages
Show technical details

picard.exe
Memory:	35.78 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0012734241%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00071957%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00055386%	0.015104% average

How do I remove MusicBrainz Picard?

You can uninstall MusicBrainz Picard from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.

When you find the program MusicBrainz Picard, click it, and then do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove MusicBrainz Picard.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 50%

Win Vista 0%

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 5%

Keep it 95%

GLOBAL RANK

#2,764

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	52.26%
Windows 10	42.08%
Windows XP	3.04%
Windows Vista	2.60%
Windows Server 2003	0.02%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	24.07%
Windows 7 Ultimate	14.16%
Windows 7 Professional	12.20%
Windows 10 Home	11.99%
Windows 10 Pro	7.81%
Windows 8.1	7.23%

Geography

45.04% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	45.04%
Germany	12.72%
France	7.26%
Italy	5.54%
United Kingdom	4.72%
Canada	3.06%
Australia	1.90%
Netherlands	1.85%
Belgium	1.73%
Austria	1.17%
Brazil	1.13%
Switzerland	1.07%
Spain	0.97%
India	0.77%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Hewlett-Packard	21.68%
Dell	20.77%
Acer	14.97%
ASUS	13.85%
GIGABYTE	9.51%
Toshiba	4.69%
Samsung	4.43%
Lenovo	4.39%
Medion	2.88%
MSI	1.46%
Intel	1.38%
Common models
ASUS All Series	9.28%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ...	6.19%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ...	3.87%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P...	2.06%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P...	1.93%
Dell XPS 8300	1.93%

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