Still, even these can be slow or inaccurate.
One way to speed up this task is to use a dedicated album art downloader.
Album Art Downloader
Supports custom scripts for expanded functionality.
The Crab Project
Automatic mode saves you the hassle of searching for images.
No support for tags or renaming files.
Takes some time to configure to your preferences.
No support for multiple library locations.
Limited advanced search options.
The Bliss album art downloader runs in the background as you add music to keep your album art up-to-date.
It comes with 500 free album art fixes, after which you are asked to purchase additional fixes.
Bliss is iTunes/Music-compatible, but it doesn’t support multiple library locations.
You’ll have to direct it to a single library at a time.
Bliss does more than locate album art.
Just go to the Bliss website and download the version of the software for your operating system.
The website offers a quick start tutorial to teach the basics.
The Crab Project
Import lyrics for many tracks.
Automatically replaces cover art you already have.
Trouble identifying songs not in the Gracenote Database.
Additional features include identifying duplicate music on your machine.
It can also add the correct title and artist information to your tracks.
Hasn’t been updated in a while.
Fewer features than other programs.
Cover Retriever is freeware that locates album art for MP3s.
Download the utility and go for the folder where you keep your MP3s.
The app seeks missing album covers and saves them on a disk or in an audio file.
Thorough tutorials and documentation available.
Won’t organize your entire music library as a whole.
Extra plugins required for tags and other features.
The Crab is open-source software that finds and downloads cover art for albums.
It usesAmazonand Discogs to search for the correct artwork.
Add album art to songs using locally stored images.
Platforms:Windows (last updated April 2012)
