# Mac **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/mac/32.md?page=10 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 11 --- ## [Weird behaviour in Action Group](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-behaviour-in-action-group/64628)
**Author:** [@Etz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Etz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 6:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-behaviour-in-action-group/64628 "2024-05-10T06:41:22Z")
I am observing I weird behaviour on action group which I cannot explain in any ways, so maybe someone from this forum has an explanation. So, Action Group has 2 Actions, format tag field: \_FILENAME -\> %DISCNUMBER%$num… --- ## [Embedding artwork](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/embedding-artwork/64577)
**Author:** [@Laura](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Laura)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 6:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/embedding-artwork/64577 "2024-05-08T06:56:30Z")
Hi there, I'm using mp3tag to redo incorrect metadata on an album I'm releasing. When I load the tracks into mp3tag the artwork appears fine, and likewise, in my browser window a little thumbnail of the artwork appears… --- ## [Get Mp3tag for Mac](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-mp3tag-for-mac/64564)
**Author:** [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 7:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-mp3tag-for-mac/64564 "2024-05-03T07:14:40Z")
You do know that there is a dedicated Mac version available? I think that updates for a Mac version with a Windows emulator have been stopped some time ago. --- ## [ERROR(L24): unknown command 'debugwriteinput'](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-l24-unknown-command-debugwriteinput/64586)
**Author:** [@Dj.Irrisponsible](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dj.Irrisponsible)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 7:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-l24-unknown-command-debugwriteinput/64586 "2024-05-03T07:04:42Z")
Hello, i am using mp3tag on Mac vers 1.8.21 The tag source Soundcloud WS is giving me this error message ERROR(L24): unknown command 'debugwriteinput'. --- ## [MusicBrainz tags causing inconsistencies in LMS?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musicbrainz-tags-causing-inconsistencies-in-lms/64311)
**Author:** [@steklo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/steklo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musicbrainz-tags-causing-inconsistencies-in-lms/64311 "2024-04-26T16:11:55Z")
Hello everyone, I'm Stefan and I'm new to the forum. I would like to try mp3tag for Mac in the next few days and hope to be able to solve a few problems with my music library. So far, I've been managing it almost exclu… --- ## [Mp3Tagg Mac versions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tagg-mac-versions/64512)
**Author:** [@DjSurda](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DjSurda)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tagg-mac-versions/64512 "2024-04-26T12:03:57Z")
Hi, on the download page a mp3tagg version for macOS 10.14.6 Mojave or later is available Download – Mp3tag: the universal Tag Editor for Mac This threat provides a mp3tagg version for macOS 10. High Sierra Windows XP/… --- ## [Which program to use to replace iTunes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/which-program-to-use-to-replace-itunes/63361)
**Author:** [@DjSurda](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DjSurda)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/which-program-to-use-to-replace-itunes/63361 "2024-04-26T11:30:20Z")
Interesting, I always have used sort fields to keep an album/artist together. Maybe I do this just because iTunes provide this options & I have been managing my library for more than 15 years with iTunes. Now iTunes is… --- ## [Tag field "user1"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-field-user1/64498)
**Author:** [@jasonboudinot](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jasonboudinot)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-field-user1/64498 "2024-04-24T15:22:22Z")
I have a "User 1" tag field in my software. Is there a way to see this and edit this tag field in MP3TAG? Any help is appreciated. TIA --- ## [Question about setting track number based on MP3 creation date](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-about-setting-track-number-based-on-mp3-creation-date/64431)
**Author:** [@iAutobot](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/iAutobot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-about-setting-track-number-based-on-mp3-creation-date/64431 "2024-04-18T22:35:00Z")
Hi all - thanks in advance for any help! Is it possible to set track order of a group of MP3s based on their creation date? For example, track #1 as the MP3 with the oldest creation date of the group, and track #2 as th… --- ## [Add text to comment](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-text-to-comment/64441)
**Author:** [@jasonboudinot](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jasonboudinot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 6:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-text-to-comment/64441 "2024-04-18T06:55:55Z")
I have a single digit number in my comment field. Id like to add the text "Energy" before the number with a space between. Any help is appreciated. Replace or replace with regular expression? TIA --- ## [How to show TAG3 / Riff](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-show-tag3-riff/64409)
**Author:** [@TFK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TFK)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-show-tag3-riff/64409 "2024-04-16T12:17:45Z")
Hello, I am an absolute beginner and faced the following problem on my Mac: To have the information of certain music files to have been shown correct on my BluSound- Player I needed to re-tag the files. Unfortunately t… --- ## [Creating new actions on Mac](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-new-actions-on-mac/64304)
**Author:** [@iAutobot](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/iAutobot)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-new-actions-on-mac/64304 "2024-04-14T21:38:02Z")
I'm trying to create a custom action in MacOS version 1.8.19 (102) but I am not seeing the option. In the action panel, the only new option is for action group. Any ideas? --- ## [No Options Menu on Mac?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-options-menu-on-mac/64405)
**Author:** [@mk3](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mk3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-options-menu-on-mac/64405 "2024-04-14T14:34:58Z")
Possibly a stupid question, but I can't find the Options menu item in Files (or anywhere else), I only see Mp3Tag \> Preferences. The Options menu is referenced in the docs for a feature I really need, the ability to cha… --- ## [Cannot Write Album Art To Files On Network Drive \[SMB\]](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-write-album-art-to-files-on-network-drive-smb/64339)
**Author:** [@GhostSeven](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/GhostSeven)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 10:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-write-album-art-to-files-on-network-drive-smb/64339 "2024-04-11T10:39:07Z")
Hi, I am on latest version (on a trial if that helps) 1.8.20 (103) I am not able to write album art to files on a samba network share (flac files to be specific) I am able to change all the other tag properties however… --- ## [How to prevent mp3tag web source from overwriting certain existing tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-prevent-mp3tag-web-source-from-overwriting-certain-existing-tags/64348)
**Author:** [@pavelle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pavelle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-prevent-mp3tag-web-source-from-overwriting-certain-existing-tags/64348 "2024-04-09T12:01:10Z")
So here is my standard workflow: I usually encode wav. or .flac files to .m4a with Apple's build in AAC encoder within macOS. This way it creates two tags: ITUNNORM and ITUNSMPB. After that I use Discogs as the main tag… --- ## [Filter titles with "number" at the end](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-titles-with-number-at-the-end/64326)
**Author:** [@jasonboudinot](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jasonboudinot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-titles-with-number-at-the-end/64326 "2024-04-06T20:42:12Z")
I would like to filter titles with the title ending in a number. Example: "Kiss Me Deadly" 108. I would like to replace the number "108" with nothing. Any help is appreciated! Sometimes there is only 2 digits... --- ## [Year tag changes?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/year-tag-changes/64238)
**Author:** [@djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdizzle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 7:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/year-tag-changes/64238 "2024-03-30T07:02:21Z")
Hi, I would like to know if there have been changes made to the Year tag. I use the format 2003-07-15T07:00:00Z. I use the \[WS\] Apple Music script which formats to 2003-07-15T07:00:00.000Z and try to manually remove the… --- ## [Wav tags - file transfer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wav-tags-file-transfer/64222)
**Author:** [@Riko](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Riko)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wav-tags-file-transfer/64222 "2024-03-29T08:22:23Z")
Hi, After I tagged albums I imported in WAV, I want to copy/paste all the files from the computer to an external drive, and than from the drive to another computer. Did it keep the files with the tags? I tried few afte… --- ## ["moveline" error macOS version](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moveline-error-macos-version/64214)
**Author:** [@Backlit](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Backlit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moveline-error-macos-version/64214 "2024-03-28T12:18:04Z")
Hello! I'm trying to use scrips posted by community members for getting metadata info from vgmdb.net (/t/ws-vgmdb-extended/59822), and I'm getting an error like this one: ERROR(L170/moveline): line does not exist. I've… --- ## [Titel nach Tags aufteilen und bereinigen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/titel-nach-tags-aufteilen-und-bereinigen/64199)
**Author:** [@DJJD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJJD)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/titel-nach-tags-aufteilen-und-bereinigen/64199 "2024-03-26T14:58:00Z")
Moin aus Borkum, ich habe ein paar Tracks die haben folgen Eintrag im Titel: Artist - Titel - Artist - Titel - Artist (Bild habe ich beigefügt. Alle anderen Tags sind leer. Nun würde ich gerne den Titel entsprechend … --- ## [There was a problem connecting to the server error when using files from network](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/there-was-a-problem-connecting-to-the-server-error-when-using-files-from-network/63907)
**Author:** [@Rodaddy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rodaddy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/there-was-a-problem-connecting-to-the-server-error-when-using-files-from-network/63907 "2024-03-25T03:08:02Z")
I am working with some files from a network drive, but I get There was a problem connecting to the server "serverName" The server may not exist or it is unavailable at this time. Check the server name or IP address, chec… --- ## [How to make an album?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100)
**Author:** [@Dielis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dielis)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100 "2024-03-15T18:53:02Z")
I always try to make an album of various songs, and then put it as 1 album in my iPhone. But when I upload the album, all the songs are completely distributed in my library as individual songs. How can I fix this so that… --- ## [Scripting Appreciation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scripting-appreciation/64062)
**Author:** [@trudge](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/trudge)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scripting-appreciation/64062 "2024-03-13T19:41:57Z")
Kudus and many thanks for this excellent ID3 editor. I run a Mac M1 with several thousand music files obtained variously. A JavaScript music player I found needed the files named sequentially as a number (1.mp3,2.mp3,3.m… --- ## [Does mp3tag offer conversions from FLAC to ALAC within the app?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-mp3tag-offer-conversions-from-flac-to-alac-within-the-app/64055)
**Author:** [@brave](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/brave)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-mp3tag-offer-conversions-from-flac-to-alac-within-the-app/64055 "2024-03-13T11:57:40Z")
Wondering if it's possible to convert file formats within the mac app, is this feature available? If it isn't, is there any apps that offer this feature? --- ## [Action Group Export missing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-group-export-missing/64028)
**Author:** [@HHH](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HHH)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-group-export-missing/64028 "2024-03-10T19:21:23Z")
I don't have that option --- ## [Location of user actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/location-of-user-actions/64018)
**Author:** [@HHH](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HHH)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 6:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/location-of-user-actions/64018 "2024-03-10T06:31:36Z")
Do you know on Mac Os where are the Actions Stored? I'm trying to back up the ones I created --- ## [Retrieve album art from web and save it embedded in files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/retrieve-album-art-from-web-and-save-it-embedded-in-files/63964)
**Author:** [@t4gg3r](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/t4gg3r)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/retrieve-album-art-from-web-and-save-it-embedded-in-files/63964 "2024-03-07T12:02:27Z")
First, if you have not used Strawberry Music Player, it's the best file based music player IMO. It can query these sources and optionally embed the album art in the media file... ...and the source code for how this … --- ## [Shortcuts für Aktionen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shortcuts-fur-aktionen/63982)
**Author:** [@Revisor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Revisor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shortcuts-fur-aktionen/63982 "2024-03-04T21:32:52Z")
Moin, es wäre total praktisch wenn man Aktionsgruppen einen Shortcut zuordnen könnte, oder übersehe ich das. Etwa so wie bei dem Quellen. Das zumindest die letzte Aktion immer über einen Befehl wiederholbar ist. Beste … --- ## [Löschen von Dateien/Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/loschen-von-dateien-tags/63955)
**Author:** [@Didi1896](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Didi1896)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/loschen-von-dateien-tags/63955 "2024-03-03T11:12:56Z")
Hallo, ich habe folgendes Problem: ich kann alles bearbeiten, Cover hinzufügen, Tags ändern etc.etc. Will ich aber eine ganze CD oder nur ein Lied löschen (Verzeichnis aufräumen) ist sie zwar verschwunden, aber nachdem … --- ## [Overwrite existing files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/overwrite-existing-files/63961)
**Author:** [@Pommes](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Pommes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/overwrite-existing-files/63961 "2024-03-02T13:01:59Z")
Hello, I am trying to copy all files without replay gain, so I can process them. But unfortunately there are duplicate names for different files, so mp3tag will not copy them or overwrite them, because they all go into… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/mac/32.md?page=9) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/mac/32.md?page=11)