# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=127 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 128 --- ## [Renaming from Freedb](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-from-freedb/2774)
**Author:** [@symanuk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/symanuk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2006, 9:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-from-freedb/2774 "2006-01-16T09:47:33Z")
First time posting, so initially would like to state: Great program, can’t believe I never found this before. As with many people I have an MP3 collection built up over several years that needs to have the ID3 tags brou… --- ## [Sort by Album, then by Track #](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-album-then-by-track/2742)
**Author:** [@kockroach](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kockroach)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-album-then-by-track/2742 "2006-01-13T15:22:58Z")
When I open Mp3tag, the tracks are sorted 1, 10, 11, 12, 2, 3,… for each album (I have three albums open from same Artist right now). This is when it is set to sort either by Album or Artist. If I click on the “Track” c… --- ## [About id3 tagging](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/about-id3-tagging/2697)
**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/about-id3-tagging/2697 "2006-01-11T19:16:32Z")
Are id3v2.3 tag keys always exactly four characters in length, as I see on the following page, or can the keys be longer? http://www.id3.org/id3v2.4.0-frames.txt If only four-character tag keys are used, what does Mp3t… --- ## [Feature Request: Sort Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-sort-tags/2506)
**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-sort-tags/2506 "2006-01-11T19:00:18Z")
While it’s not necessary, an option to alphabetically sort the tags being written to a file would still be helpful. This would make viewing tags in other programs a lot easier. I notice that things like the four Replay… --- ## [How to set the order in which tags are written in](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-set-the-order-in-which-tags-are-written-in/2726)
**Author:** [@alokeprasad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alokeprasad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-set-the-order-in-which-tags-are-written-in/2726 "2006-01-11T18:57:39Z")
Pocket-Tunes (or pTunes) that I use to play MP3’s on my Treo 650 displays the song information tags in the sequence in which they are written in the MP3 file. These tags appear in different order (sequence) in different… --- ## [Just Download Cover Art / Web Drop Target](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/just-download-cover-art-web-drop-target/2682)
**Author:** [@geoelectric](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/geoelectric)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2006, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/just-download-cover-art-web-drop-target/2682 "2006-01-07T13:18:54Z")
There are two features I’d like to have that’d let me not have to manage any tags through iTunes. In 2.34a, there’s no way to find and download cover art without overwriting all of your tags with information from the … --- ## [20,000 mp3s OK but filenames are corrupt](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/20-000-mp3s-ok-but-filenames-are-corrupt/2711)
**Author:** [@Oichi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Oichi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2006, 6:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/20-000-mp3s-ok-but-filenames-are-corrupt/2711 "2006-01-07T06:39:58Z")
Happy New Year all My computer crashed while resizing my MP3 partition. I recovered everything using chkdsk /f. However, some of the filenames (and therefore tags) have been swapped. Before the crash ALL my mp3s were f… --- ## [Feature Request](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request/2574)
**Author:** [@goodtimetribe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/goodtimetribe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2006, 1:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request/2574 "2006-01-06T01:40:28Z")
I’ve been using mp3tag for awhile, and I love it. One behavior I would like to see improved is the ability to have multiple instances. I’ll sometimes forget that I have it open, and launch mp3tag on a different folder an… --- ## [Changing single character](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-single-character/2710)
**Author:** [@hulohulo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hulohulo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2006, 7:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-single-character/2710 "2006-01-05T07:05:41Z")
I need to change some language special characters in tags and filenames to standard ASCII characters automatically. Is there any possibility to set that for example “á” should be everytime changed to “a”? I have used sof… --- ## [ID3 v1&2 suggestion](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3-v1-2-suggestion/2709)
**Author:** [@hulohulo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hulohulo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2006, 5:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3-v1-2-suggestion/2709 "2006-01-05T05:28:45Z")
I’m unhappy whed don’t know which tag version is used in the MP3 file. What about using different colors for tag versions in the main tab? For example Black for v1&2, blue for v1 only, brown for v2 only and red for misma… --- ## [Disaster with drag-n-drop](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disaster-with-drag-n-drop/2703)
**Author:** [@alokeprasad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alokeprasad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disaster-with-drag-n-drop/2703 "2006-01-01T15:46:19Z")
I use mp3tag to create subset of files from my mp3’s (after filters etc) and then drag-n-drop them into my SD card for playback in my handheld (Treo 650). My mp3’s are in different directories on my PC, the directory tr… --- ## [Unique file identifier](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unique-file-identifier/2694)
**Author:** [@r2504](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/r2504)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unique-file-identifier/2694 "2005-12-31T15:59:48Z")
Can I get or set the MP3 Unique File Identifier (UFID) with MP3tag ? I guess I’ve set it with a Java program I just wrote, but I don’t see it with ALT-T ? --- ## [Simple command line call?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-command-line-call/2536)
**Author:** [@Wurstwasser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Wurstwasser)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2005, 9:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-command-line-call/2536 "2005-12-28T09:27:16Z")
Someone having an idea? I simply want to start mp3tag via SendTo. The shortcut in Sendto folder: “…\\mp3tag.exe /fp:” does not work. Seems like Sendto does not properly pass a directory name. Does anyone have a solution… --- ## [Actions that can include other actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-that-can-include-other-actions/2661)
**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-that-can-include-other-actions/2661 "2005-12-26T17:50:19Z")
As my list of actions grows, I’m finding that the “checkbox” interface for applying actions isn’t always very convenient. Since the list is long, many actions scroll off the bottom and you always have to be careful to s… --- ## [Taglist-File import](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/taglist-file-import/2670)
**Author:** [@Arheos](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Arheos)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2005, 8:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/taglist-file-import/2670 "2005-12-25T08:34:04Z")
Hello I didn’t find this mentioned anywhere but if I missed it feel free to remove the post. I want to import tags from a filelist but there was a certain tag (column in the list) that I didn’t want imported. After so… --- ## [\[Feature request\] Tag from file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-tag-from-file/2634)
**Author:** [@BoraBora](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BoraBora)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-tag-from-file/2634 "2005-12-16T21:45:10Z")
Hi! :slight\_smile: I have no idea if this is difficult to program, or even useful for a lot of people, but here’s a feature idea: Exports can be heavily customized with complex templates, but the “tag from file” featu… --- ## [Suggestion](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion/2607)
**Author:** [@bigal](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bigal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion/2607 "2005-12-09T19:27:46Z")
QuickPick-tray/about change text to urls (same as mainform about). Also url for forum on same form please. In my humble opinion. --- ## [genre](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre/2599)
**Author:** [@bigred](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bigred)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2005, 8:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre/2599 "2005-12-08T08:13:41Z")
\[:unsure:\] under the genre section, i have rock, acid rock, alternative rock, classic rock etc… when all i want is rock, jazz, techno… is it possible to custimize the fields, so the mp3 tagger will sort the songs into t… --- ## [Find Similar](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-similar/2592)
**Author:** [@bigal](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bigal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-similar/2592 "2005-12-07T18:05:25Z")
Many of us use MP3Tag as a utility for both file management on PC as well as Players (well I do anyway). Sometimes, in error I have say 3 Michael Jackson versions of ‘Bad’ across the 1g internal memory (of Sandisk player… --- ## [Forum Language filter](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/forum-language-filter/2585)
**Author:** [@bigal](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bigal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2005, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/forum-language-filter/2585 "2005-12-06T21:34:29Z")
Hi. When we look at new posts there does not seem to be able a filter for language. For example, German posts are no interest to most English. Search is fine, because you can define the forum to search in. Probably too… --- ## [Two New Exports + Updates](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/two-new-exports-updates/2186)
**Author:** [@milka](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/milka)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2005, 8:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/two-new-exports-updates/2186 "2005-12-06T08:24:45Z")
Complete Exports ! Album & music collection overview with covers, search, sorting and details popup from milka. Inspired by dano and nickless. Download Complete Exports:\[:music:\] Attachment 385 not found. Attachment 38… --- ## [How do I make MP3Tag remember selections between p](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-make-mp3tag-remember-selections-between-p/2561)
**Author:** [@alokeprasad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alokeprasad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2005, 8:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-make-mp3tag-remember-selections-between-p/2561 "2005-12-06T08:17:53Z")
I use MP3Tag to filter, randomize, and load songs into my Treo 650 handheld. I do this by drag-n-drop of the files to the SD-card’s \\Audio directory. After a few days, I’d like to load a different set of songs to my ha… --- ## [renaming of files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-of-files/2564)
**Author:** [@Molar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Molar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2005, 5:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-of-files/2564 "2005-12-02T05:34:19Z")
hello to all … This is one kick butt proggy for managing one’s mp3’s. Quick question … searched but found no answer. I want to rename the title " track ‘x’ " to " track ‘x’ of ‘y’ ". ‘y’ being the total numbers of tr… --- ## [foobar2000 + Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/foobar2000-mp3tag/1213)
**Author:** [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/foobar2000-mp3tag/1213 "2005-11-30T17:55:04Z")
If you use foobar as audioplayer, you can try foo\_openwith, a plug-in that let’s you launch external applications, like the “Tools” in Mp3tag. You can use “/fn:%\_path%” as Main parameter to start mp3tag via context menu… --- ## [How to change a blank for underlining?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-a-blank-for-underlining/2552)
**Author:** [@K\_A\_ScheY](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/K_A_ScheY)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2005, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-a-blank-for-underlining/2552 "2005-11-29T19:29:43Z")
I very badly know English, I from Russia, excuse At converting Tag -\> File Name how to аutomatically change (script) a blank (spacebar) for underlining (\_) Example: Tag (artist): Linkin Park File name: Linkin\_Park --- ## [Retagging for iPods](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/retagging-for-ipods/2550)
**Author:** [@encosion](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/encosion)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/retagging-for-ipods/2550 "2005-11-29T17:36:52Z")
Hiya, 2 things: \[1\] How can I create a script or action to retag my collection based on existing tags? I want: %title% = %track% %title% %album% = %year% %album% I store my files as so: %artist% – %year% – %album%/… --- ## [Who wants to donate?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/who-wants-to-donate/2541)
**Author:** [@bigal](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bigal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/who-wants-to-donate/2541 "2005-11-28T19:22:58Z")
If you are benefitting by using MP3TAG, consider this. He puts hard graft into the program, and costs for the web space. Put yourself in his place; would you like to work hard for the pleasure of others only to receive … --- ## [ASF/WMA files and codepage](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/asf-wma-files-and-codepage/2523)
**Author:** [@dgcom](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dgcom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2005, 5:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/asf-wma-files-and-codepage/2523 "2005-11-27T05:06:39Z")
Hi! I was using mp3tag with great success to edit asf/wma files tags up until I upgraded to the latest version (2.33f). I tried editing tags in Russian, and now only Artist and Album shows correctly. Other fields are d… --- ## [Feature Request: Select All](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-select-all/2505)
**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2005, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-select-all/2505 "2005-11-25T12:05:56Z")
It would be very helpful to have an option that, when set, would automatically select all files when mp3tag is launched. --- ## [Please bring back the default value option...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-bring-back-the-default-value-option/2229)
**Author:** [@george](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/george)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2005, 11:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-bring-back-the-default-value-option/2229 "2005-11-25T11:36:33Z")
Thanks for developing a great app. My MP3’s have never been better. I have just downloaded your latest version and found that you have removed the tag default value options. Any chance of bringing this feature back? … [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=126) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=128)