How to Install Beets on MacOS

Beets is a music library management tool designed to make it easy to maintain a large music collection. Follow the steps below to install Beets on your Mac:

Prerequisites

Before installing Beets, you will need to make sure that your Mac meets the following requirements:

  • macOS operating system (10.10 Yosemite or later)
  • Python (version 2.7 or 3.4+)
  • pip (the Python package installer)

Steps to Install Beets

  1. Open Terminal on your Mac by going to the Finder, clicking Go, selecting Utilities, and then double-clicking Terminal.

  2. Install Beets using pip by entering the following command in Terminal:

    sudo pip install beets
    

    You will need to enter your Mac password to confirm that you have administrative privileges to install software.

  3. Once installation is complete, you can test that Beets is working by typing the command beet version in the Terminal. You should see the version number displayed on the screen.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Beets on your Mac. Now you can start configuring your music library by following the documentation provided on the Beets website.