# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=18 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 19 --- ## [Create playlist dump on exit](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-playlist-dump-on-exit/41510)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-playlist-dump-on-exit/41510 "2022-04-05T13:08:55Z")
I propose adding an option of making a playlist when Mp3tag is closed. It should be crated automatically in the background. There should also be added a new icon, so that after reopening of Mp3tag the user could easily p… --- ## [REQUEST: Video Codec field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-video-codec-field/52359)
**Author:** [@Lem](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 6:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-video-codec-field/52359 "2022-04-05T06:42:28Z")
There are separate fields for bitrate (audio) and video\_bitrate (video) but yet there is no equivalent separation when it comes to codecs. Only audio codecs has a field. It would therefore be very useful to have a separ… --- ## [Tool for Auto-numbering DISC Number](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tool-for-auto-numbering-disc-number/44229)
**Author:** [@mp3control](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mp3control)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tool-for-auto-numbering-disc-number/44229 "2022-04-04T20:45:53Z")
Hi, I like a lot Collection series. So, I have a lot of multi-discs albums. At time, the TOOLS/Auto-numbering Wizard is very powerfull. With a simple + I can renumber the list of tracks. Great! However, to renumber DIS… --- ## [Windows Explorer: context menu item opens file but does not select it](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-explorer-context-menu-item-opens-file-but-does-not-select-it/16396)
**Author:** [@gernoth](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gernoth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-explorer-context-menu-item-opens-file-but-does-not-select-it/16396 "2022-04-04T20:36:01Z")
mp3tag added a context menu item to windows explorer, for each mp3 file I see "mp3tag" but when I select that item, the behaviour is not as I expect True, mp3tag is opened and the file is loaded. However, I do NOT see… --- ## [Feature Request : Don't close the search box if query gives no result](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-dont-close-the-search-box-if-query-gives-no-result/40825)
**Author:** [@syldub](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/syldub)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-dont-close-the-search-box-if-query-gives-no-result/40825 "2022-04-04T20:27:07Z")
When using tag sources scripts (like Pone Mod), if the query gives no result, we get the information message box: "Sorry, no entries are matching your search criteria." Then, when we click on the OK button, the search i… --- ## [Feature Request: Windows Explorer - %\_folderpath%](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-windows-explorer-folderpath/42106)
**Author:** [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-windows-explorer-folderpath/42106 "2022-04-04T19:54:35Z")
I think one of the most asked features for MP3Tag is to directly open a folder with windows explorer for a selected file in the list-view. I know that it is possible to achieve this by defining it in Tools and I explain… --- ## [Metadata question](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/metadata-question/56917)
**Author:** [@Romano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Romano)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/metadata-question/56917 "2022-04-04T19:56:26Z")
Is it possible to show the metadata when it as only one audiofile(i use it a lot for audiobooks), to see what is in the audiofile, instead of doing ALT+T before? in the adjust tag information, i know its just a detail, … --- ## [Append to existing title for batch of selected files?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/append-to-existing-title-for-batch-of-selected-files/56938)
**Author:** [@itm60](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/itm60)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 11:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/append-to-existing-title-for-batch-of-selected-files/56938 "2022-04-04T11:23:29Z")
I want to mass edit mp3 track titles to append the text: "(Live)" to all track names on live albums. Is there an easy way to do this? --- ## [Adjust tag info menu to give greater flexability](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adjust-tag-info-menu-to-give-greater-flexability/11781)
**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 8:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adjust-tag-info-menu-to-give-greater-flexability/11781 "2022-04-04T08:00:54Z")
Please see attached pic of what I’m looking for. Why you ask? As hip hop artists have a lot of people featuring on the song the window could do with been able to adjust a little to how you like. BTW I’m using a 22 inch… --- ## [Adding files or folders and sorting](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-files-or-folders-and-sorting/56849)
**Author:** [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-files-or-folders-and-sorting/56849 "2022-04-02T17:40:03Z")
If you add files or folders to a file selection that is sorted, the horizontal scroll bar jumps to the left and the sorting is disabled. This results in adding the added selected files to the bottom of the selection. It … --- ## [New lesson suggestion for new users](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-lesson-suggestion-for-new-users/56920)
**Author:** [@ericredding](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ericredding)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-lesson-suggestion-for-new-users/56920 "2022-04-02T13:12:24Z")
A thought for future lessons. I only use your program to handle the M4B format… other programs are useless at it. The ability to select and copy the same field name to multiple files is stunning eg 12 books in the sa… --- ## [REQUEST: Night mode button](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-night-mode-button/19363)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-night-mode-button/19363 "2022-03-31T14:52:34Z")
I guess that probably most of the users have the Mp3tag set to a full size of the screen. And that their main window, the list of files, is white \[which comes from the settings of the OS\] And I also guess that those who… --- ## [Local Documentation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/local-documentation/56871)
**Author:** [@tgm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tgm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/local-documentation/56871 "2022-03-30T19:23:08Z")
Every developer wants us to look through whatever documentation is available instead of asking the same questions repeatedly. But these days it is becoming much more difficult to go look at their documentation without a… --- ## ["Rating" field in Windows Explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rating-field-in-windows-explorer/56860)
**Author:** [@DROSSELBOY](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DROSSELBOY)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rating-field-in-windows-explorer/56860 "2022-03-30T15:17:20Z")
Hello, in my music list I give a rating (stars) to each song in the "Rating" field in Windows Explorer. It would be interesting to be able to include this field in MP3TAG in order to make a classification. Please conside… --- ## ["The content of the current directory may have changed" issue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-content-of-the-current-directory-may-have-changed-issue/56850)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-content-of-the-current-directory-may-have-changed-issue/56850 "2022-03-30T12:16:58Z")
How to reproduce such situation: 1\] Turn a Column on for the \_DIRECTORY and / or \_FOLDERPATH 2\] Load up to Mp3tag 3 files 3\] Play one of the files 4\] Select that file and one other - thus leaving the third one alone … --- ## [Reading Apple Music \*.acc Files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reading-apple-music-acc-files/56854)
**Author:** [@grievousangel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/grievousangel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reading-apple-music-acc-files/56854 "2022-03-29T21:09:32Z")
I choose ITunes Media directory where Apple Music lives, but it only reads in.mp4 files. No \*.acc files are read. In Options, \*.acc files are allowed. Any suggestions on this? --- ## [Auto select-all when starting up](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-select-all-when-starting-up/14184)
**Author:** [@camelx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/camelx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-select-all-when-starting-up/14184 "2022-03-26T11:01:36Z")
I will always use mp3tag in this way: right click on album directory and select Mp3Tag then the first thing I have to do, thousands of times so far is “Edit” menu, “Select All Files” or I do a Ctrl-A I KNOW, many hav… --- ## [Large lags when sorting fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/large-lags-when-sorting-fields/56739)
**Author:** [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/large-lags-when-sorting-fields/56739 "2022-03-25T16:59:39Z")
I am working with 80K+ files and when I use the column browser to sort songs, it can take up to 4-5 seconds for the files to sort. I am wondering what I may be doing wrong as when I sort the same files in iTunes it does … --- ## [Hovering over a tag field should display whole data from this tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hovering-over-a-tag-field-should-display-whole-data-from-this-tag/56788)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hovering-over-a-tag-field-should-display-whole-data-from-this-tag/56788 "2022-03-25T14:42:39Z")
I often find myself having to grab the vertically placed Tag Panel by its right edge and extend it, so that I can see the truncated long content of a given tag field. I also constantly have to expand the size of a column… --- ## [The file cannot be accessed error should have more options than just ''OK''](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-file-cannot-be-accessed-error-should-have-more-options-than-just-ok/56787)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-file-cannot-be-accessed-error-should-have-more-options-than-just-ok/56787 "2022-03-24T20:17:37Z")
For example: if a user has among bunch of files two that have FILENAME like Some\_Song and Some\_\_Song i.e. with one and two pauses between the words and decides to remove all excess pauses \[in this example replaced wi… --- ## [Dark Theme missed elements](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dark-theme-missed-elements/54891)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dark-theme-missed-elements/54891 "2022-03-24T18:49:35Z")
I would like to point out that the recent dark color theme still has these elements in normal light mode: window pup-up with info about saving \[exporting\] settings window pup-up with info about exported list of fil… --- ## [Pop-up descriptions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/pop-up-descriptions/56124)
**Author:** [@jrsousa2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jrsousa2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/pop-up-descriptions/56124 "2022-03-24T18:29:37Z")
One of the things that annoys me the most in the world are pesky pop-up descriptions. I absolutely hate them, don't find them useful and never use them. Whenever I can I disable them. Maybe I have sursumfenestraphobia,… --- ## [Information Bar at Bottom of Main Window](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/information-bar-at-bottom-of-main-window/56454)
**Author:** [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/information-bar-at-bottom-of-main-window/56454 "2022-03-24T15:46:29Z")
Currently at bottom of Main Window on the left is displayed "ready" ... which doesn't yet mean anything to me. Much better would be to display the filename. Being sight impaired I use the 125% layout on my screen, and of… --- ## [Resizing of adjust tag info splitter](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/resizing-of-adjust-tag-info-splitter/56689)
**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/resizing-of-adjust-tag-info-splitter/56689 "2022-03-20T16:44:57Z")
See this here where the line is --- ## [Feature request: Import tags from clipboard](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-import-tags-from-clipboard/7196)
**Author:** [@egd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/egd)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-import-tags-from-clipboard/7196 "2022-03-20T12:35:05Z")
I’d love to see an option to import tags from the current clipboard, much the same as one can do currently using Text File \> Tag. --- ## [Feature Request: Filter option matching diacritics or not](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-filter-option-matching-diacritics-or-not/18338)
**Author:** [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-filter-option-matching-diacritics-or-not/18338 "2022-03-17T10:49:03Z")
I want to suggest a feature for the filter. There should be an option in settings if the filter should look for matching diacritics or not. Instead of placing this option in settings it would even be better to make it … --- ## [Adjust tag information panel: Choose the height too? Maybe some WSS header info?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adjust-tag-information-panel-choose-the-height-too-maybe-some-wss-header-info/56667)
**Author:** [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adjust-tag-information-panel-choose-the-height-too-maybe-some-wss-header-info/56667 "2022-03-15T14:09:35Z")
Thank you for the latest very useful change with the "Adjust tag information panel" in Mp3tag v3.12c @Florian. This will let the websource script developers reduce the amount of SET commands at the end of every WSS. … --- ## [Inconsistent column headings in tag source result window](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/inconsistent-column-headings-in-tag-source-result-window/56645)
**Author:** [@yorickausyps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yorickausyps)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/inconsistent-column-headings-in-tag-source-result-window/56645 "2022-03-15T14:00:26Z")
During a query of the online tag source discogs for information about a release we get to the tag source result window, in german called "Anpassen der ermittelten Informationen". The title list in the lower left block of… --- ## [Suggestion - Checkboxes in adjust tag info panel for WSF](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-checkboxes-in-adjust-tag-info-panel-for-wsf/54105)
**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-checkboxes-in-adjust-tag-info-panel-for-wsf/54105 "2022-03-13T20:12:23Z")
It would be nice for this UI panel to show checkboxes of the parsed tags so that users could enable or disable any without the need to create a new script for that. A check all or uncheck all button would be great to qu… --- ## [Reloading directories with a lot of files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reloading-directories-with-a-lot-of-files/56679)
**Author:** [@jecnoi3](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jecnoi3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reloading-directories-with-a-lot-of-files/56679 "2022-03-12T17:39:10Z")
When reloading the directory is it possible to only reload the files that have been added? I.e If I have a folder of 1000 items and I add 1 song, I don't need to reload all 1000 files again. [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=17) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=19)