Installation :

• First you need to install dependencies by (example for Debian based distro): sudo apt-get install python-mutagen python-notify

• Then to get the latest version of the plugin, do : mkdir ~/.local/share/rhythmbox/plugins/ (if your plugin directory does not exists) cd ~/.local/share/rhythmbox/plugins/ git clone git://github.com/masterbox/saveTAGRating

Installation done !

Usage :

• first backup ~/.local/share/rhythmbox/rhythmdb.xml and your audio files in case something goes wrong

• To save rhythmbox database ratings and playcounts to files tag do : right click on a selection of files (mp3,ogg,oga,flac,mpc,mp4,spx) > save ratings and counts to file (it will erase any previous stored ratings and playcounts tags)

• To restore rhythmbox database ratings and playcounts from files tag do : right click on a selection of files (mp3,ogg,oga,flac,mpc,mp4,spx) > restore ratings and counts from file (it will erase rhythmbox database values unless the value from the file are 0)

Git repo usage :

• create a local .gitignore and put the following lines :

.pyc . *~ to ignore hidden files, backup files and .pyc files

Todo :

• Use a Source to display errors (unrecognized format, missing header, etc..)
• New entry to synchronize between rhythmbox database and files (in a smart way, for example always set max(filecount,dbcount) for the playcount tag)