# Tag Difference: ID3v2.3 vs. ID3v2.4 **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-difference-id3v2-3-vs-id3v2-4/51255 **Category:** General Discussion **Created:** [December 18, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-difference-id3v2-3-vs-id3v2-4/51255 "2020-12-18T20:12:59Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 3
### Author: ![MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3Freak_Peter) #### Post date: [December 19, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-difference-id3v2-3-vs-id3v2-4/51255/3 "2020-12-19T14:11:52Z")
> > Is it smart to batch convert my library to 2.4? no, cause 2.3 is - as you wrote - more common. You'll get more problems than advantages. An older thread (now: ID3v2.3 UTF-16 is supported by most players) > [@What ID3v2 tag to use?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-id3v2-tag-to-use/3181/2): > > Just keep the standard settings (v2.3 utf-16) if you have no troubles with them. Or that one > [@ID3v2.5 or ID3v3](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-5-or-id3v3/47940): > > The development of the [ID3 tag format](http://id3.org) seems to have stalled if not ceased altogether, not least because most new downloads and rips use other container formats than MP3, notably ISO MPEG 4 part 14 (MP4/MOV) and Matroska (MKV), which come with their own metadata formats, although an ID3v2 tag may be embedded as well. However, I think there would still be some merit in updating ID3. For instance, neither the official site nor the [Github repository](https://github.com/id3/ID3v2.4) documents all the predefined v1 genres actually s… > > The explaination of 2.3 vs 2.4 is very coding-like explanation. > > Would really appreciate if someone could explain it simply but both comprehensive and extensive. Sorry, I can't. But you can have a look here : [https://id3.org/](https://id3.org/) --- _[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-difference-id3v2-3-vs-id3v2-4/51255)._