# General Discussion

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## [Transfer music from ipod classic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-music-from-ipod-classic/46551)

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**Author:** [@balma01](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/balma01)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 8:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-music-from-ipod-classic/46551 "2019-09-29T08:23:25Z")

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Hi I need to copy all the music froma an ipod classic to my win7 PC. I copied ol the music folders from the ipod, using mp3tag I renamed the files using the %title% tag and now I need to copy this bounch of files to a …

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## [Tagging & Editing photo metadata](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-editing-photo-metadata/46530)

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**Author:** [@Tiriana](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tiriana)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-editing-photo-metadata/46530 "2019-09-26T17:35:20Z")

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I have been using MP3Tag for several years now and think its a wonderful, simple, tool. I would love a 'sister' program that allows easy tagging and editing of photo metadata. Is there anything out there thats remotely…

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## [Remarks and Include statement in an Export .mte](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remarks-and-include-statement-in-an-export-mte/46510)

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**Author:** [@I0v0I](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/I0v0I)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 9:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remarks-and-include-statement-in-an-export-mte/46510 "2019-09-24T09:23:14Z")

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Hello people, I would like to add some remarks in the form of to my .mte files. Additionally I would like to use an HTML 'include' line as well, these are enclosed in as well. This does not seem to be acceptable. S…

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## [Mp3Tag is not replacing some pesky characters from the file name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-is-not-replacing-some-pesky-characters-from-the-file-name/46424)

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**Author:** [@jrsousa2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jrsousa2)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-is-not-replacing-some-pesky-characters-from-the-file-name/46424 "2019-09-15T18:29:16Z")

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I want to remove characters with Ascii codes 226, 128 and 142 from the file names. They create a lot of trouble. A display in UTF-8 from SAS creates the following garbage characters. 29 %put # &kw1; � 30 …

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## [SUGGESTION: Make MP3Tag more generic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-make-mp3tag-more-generic/46404)

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**Author:** [@iUK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/iUK)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-make-mp3tag-more-generic/46404 "2019-09-12T12:48:44Z")

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Hello, This is my first post on the forum but I have been using MP3Tag for quite some time and love it's features such as Filename/Filename renaming and so on. It's such features that led me to post this suggestion. I…

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## [Music Player that Shows All Cover Art Types?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/music-player-that-shows-all-cover-art-types/46330)

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**Author:** [@kevinianbryan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kevinianbryan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/music-player-that-shows-all-cover-art-types/46330 "2019-09-04T18:41:06Z")

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Is there a music player out there that shows all the different album art cover types supported by Mp3tag? Virtually all music players can show the front cover, but Mp3tag allows you to set cover types such as: Band / C…

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## [Change a name in MP3](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-a-name-in-mp3/46295)

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**Author:** [@Strid](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Strid)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-a-name-in-mp3/46295 "2019-08-31T13:43:13Z")

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Hello! I got files and i want them only to be converted to a string that is like this %artist% - %title% The problem is when i mark the file name and it is blue i press convert and alt + f2 and type %artist% - %Title% Th…

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## [SUGGESTION: Middle Button selection for a new Clipboard List function](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-middle-button-selection-for-a-new-clipboard-list-function/45917)

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**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-middle-button-selection-for-a-new-clipboard-list-function/45917 "2019-08-29T20:26:58Z")

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The burden is this: there is this certain long task work than I repeat now and then whch forces me to copy filename from a file menager \[or a TXT list\] to the Filter box. I then select the exact file I need and perform c…

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## [REQUEST: \[Middle Mouse Button\] Pop-Up Tag Box](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-middle-mouse-button-pop-up-tag-box/46239)

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**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-middle-mouse-button-pop-up-tag-box/46239 "2019-08-25T19:08:09Z")

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I would like to suggest adding new feature When we hover over the files in the main window, we could get a pop up window every time we stop over a file. This window would display a single line or a box of multiple l…

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## [Please make the cover size bigger](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-make-the-cover-size-bigger/45440)

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**Author:** [@grandpaterry6363](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/grandpaterry6363)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-make-the-cover-size-bigger/45440 "2019-08-20T14:38:57Z")

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I would like to see the cover box made at least 1/3 bigger so we can read whats on the record

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## [Mp3Tag.apk (2020)?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-apk-2020/46147)

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**Author:** [@ELIOMAR](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ELIOMAR)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-apk-2020/46147 "2019-08-15T16:37:20Z")

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Congratulations Mp3Tag is the best I've seen so far. I like to tag my movies through Windows more, but I started using my smartphone more and missed Mp3Tag to tag my mp4 videos! would be very good a mobile version (.AP…

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## [App for Windows Store](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/app-for-windows-store/19454)

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**Author:** [@dlxMachine](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dlxMachine)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 10:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/app-for-windows-store/19454 "2019-08-10T10:12:35Z")

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I am no windows developer. But there is desktop bridge to convert win32 application to store app. Is there any consideration to port Mp3tag for windows 10 app. Mp3tag will be more discoverable as users will find it when…

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## [REQUEST: shell icon](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-shell-icon/18030)

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**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 8:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-shell-icon/18030 "2022-04-05T08:45:44Z")

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I propose the addition of icon to the Mp3tag entry in the context menu Other pieces of software add their distinctive icon, helping a little bit in navigation. So why also Mp3tag let have its icon in that menu?

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## [(Very) Small Comment](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/very-small-comment/46084)

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**Author:** [@phossler](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/phossler)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2019, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/very-small-comment/46084 "2019-08-05T12:53:06Z")

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When I right click on a single file to open MP3Tag, it displays the file just like it always does However, the single file is not selected, and many times (I guess I'm a slow learner) I'll enter tag values in the left p…

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## [Action Keyboard Commands](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-keyboard-commands/12781)

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**Author:** [@drmusic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/drmusic)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2019, 4:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-keyboard-commands/12781 "2019-08-05T04:26:58Z")

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Hi! I have a couple of actions I created that I use on almost every album I tag…Add Album Cover, Make Title Titlecase and Copy Album Year To Album Sort Field. Is there a way you could make it so we can assign custom ke…

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## [Remove items from drop-down lists](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-items-from-drop-down-lists/46062)

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**Author:** [@Lugosi84](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lugosi84)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-items-from-drop-down-lists/46062 "2019-08-01T11:22:50Z")

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I have a bunch of custom naming/numbering schemes that are in the drop down list for: Filename - Tag | Select Format String I made a mistake when entering one, and I would like to remove it from that list. Is there a w…

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## [Write all files at once?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/write-all-files-at-once/46061)

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**Author:** [@Lugosi84](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lugosi84)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 11:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/write-all-files-at-once/46061 "2019-08-01T11:20:19Z")

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I have a large list of MP3s and I would like to go down the list, adding a different cover picture to every file. It seems to me that I have to add a cover to a file, then save the file, then repeat with the next files, …

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## [Cover size and format](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-size-and-format/46045)

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**Author:** [@valas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/valas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 5:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-size-and-format/46045 "2019-07-30T05:28:28Z")

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Please think about the cover sizes in the new version. Ability to resize the cover (resize to all photos 500x500) Ability to resize the cover (resize to all photos 30 KB) Ability to change the number of covers (removi…

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## [Insert tag fields inside another tag field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/insert-tag-fields-inside-another-tag-field/45991)

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**Author:** [@JoseyMcWales](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JoseyMcWales)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2019, 7:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/insert-tag-fields-inside-another-tag-field/45991 "2019-07-27T07:15:46Z")

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Hi Guys Just joined and are very new to this scripting thing. All my tracks have the fields %album%, %year%, %release date%. %year% is the year when an artist released a certain album for the very first time %release…

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## [LAME and unwanted ReplayGain fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lame-and-unwanted-replaygain-fields/45919)

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**Author:** [@markf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/markf)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lame-and-unwanted-replaygain-fields/45919 "2019-07-26T12:04:13Z")

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## [Thank. You. All](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/thank-you-all/45984)

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**Author:** [@kramerman342](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kramerman342)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 6:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/thank-you-all/45984 "2019-07-25T06:55:19Z")

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HUGE thank you to everybody involved in the community and another to those involved building of the MP3TAG (as a growing,updating product) as well! If not for you, I would have taken MONTHS of time getting through my li…

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## [Run MP3Gain from MP3Tag!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/run-mp3gain-from-mp3tag/45627)

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**Author:** [@Patch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Patch)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/run-mp3gain-from-mp3tag/45627 "2019-07-02T19:52:14Z")

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So - you can run MP3Gain from inside MP3Tag? Who knew! This is amazing for me.

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## [Bitmap size in pixels and something at Gibson forums](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bitmap-size-in-pixels-and-something-at-gibson-forums/45674)

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**Author:** [@0LD3\_DUDE](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/0LD3_DUDE)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bitmap-size-in-pixels-and-something-at-gibson-forums/45674 "2019-07-03T12:52:40Z")

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Back in the day, we had to keep our cover art to a certain size, else our players might not display it. I used an old Sansa Fuze, and learned to keep my artwork at 200 by 200 pixels or less, or roughly less than 25KB in …

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## [Image dimension and size in cover art search results](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/image-dimension-and-size-in-cover-art-search-results/45796)

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**Author:** [@hoodafukisalice](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hoodafukisalice)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/image-dimension-and-size-in-cover-art-search-results/45796 "2019-07-01T18:39:09Z")

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Hello developer(s), would be great to have a provision to see the image dimension (width and height) and size in the cover art search results. This would help in sorting by size and/or by dimension to pick the best image…

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## [Thank you for the years of continued development and support!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/thank-you-for-the-years-of-continued-development-and-support/45771)

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**Author:** [@Om\_Audio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Om_Audio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/thank-you-for-the-years-of-continued-development-and-support/45771 "2019-06-28T18:40:24Z")

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As another update notification popped up I just wanted to say THANKS. Thanks for developing a useful and reliable tool. Thanks for keeping it updated. Thanks for creating user forums.

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## [Improve MusicBrainz scrapper](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/improve-musicbrainz-scrapper/45729)

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**Author:** [@1024mb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/1024mb)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/improve-musicbrainz-scrapper/45729 "2019-06-21T12:33:12Z")

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Can you please improve the MusicBrainz scrapper? I mean, it only downloads some very limited tags. For example with this release: https://musicbrainz.org/release/dab1ceec-5f07-441d-bac4-3797a4d661ae, MP3Tag will only d…

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## [Multiple selection in right click menus of Tag Panel and Columns](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-selection-in-right-click-menus-of-tag-panel-and-columns/45683)

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**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 8:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-selection-in-right-click-menus-of-tag-panel-and-columns/45683 "2019-06-21T08:49:16Z")

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I would like to point out that currently when we right click on Tag Panel or the name of a Column and see the handy menu with positions, we can click something \[thus turn something on or off\] only once. If we want to cha…

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## [Android Version?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/android-version/44872)

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**Author:** [@C21Mac01](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/C21Mac01)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/android-version/44872 "2019-06-18T14:08:58Z")

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I am a truck driver and spend many nights away from home enclosed in a small cab with hours to kill before sleep takes me. I do not yet have a laptop to take with me but i do have an android tablet with a usb key with s…

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## [Ticking to swap between tag panels](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ticking-to-swap-between-tag-panels/45697)

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**Author:** [@vilsen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vilsen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2019, 10:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ticking-to-swap-between-tag-panels/45697 "2019-06-16T10:31:40Z")

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I like the context menu in the tag panel where you can tick/untick the desired fields. I wonder if ticking could be implemented for loading the tag panels as well? And why not take it one step further by automating the …

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## [Metadata not shown in adobe air](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/metadata-not-shown-in-adobe-air/45702)

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**Author:** [@AdobeAirUser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AdobeAirUser)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/metadata-not-shown-in-adobe-air/45702 "2019-06-16T14:34:58Z")

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Used mp3tag to batch change cover pic in mp4 files and saved but now metadata for year & genre does not show in Adobe air. If I use VLC for single song, no issues with metadata in mp4. Info is in mp4 original file befo…

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