# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=350 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 351 --- ## [MP3TAG for Mac OSX?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-for-mac-osx/8283)
**Author:** [@ruwen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ruwen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2009, 11:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-for-mac-osx/8283 "2009-04-23T11:31:48Z")
Hi there, reasently I switched from PC to Mac but I can’t find any Mp3 Tagger that will nearly do such a good job as MP3TAG. I’m really sad that it’s not available for OSX. Are you guys going to develop one? Are there a… --- ## [Tagging an MP3 takes a little under a minute](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-an-mp3-takes-a-little-under-a-minute/8133)
**Author:** [@Alphaleon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Alphaleon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2009, 6:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-an-mp3-takes-a-little-under-a-minute/8133 "2009-04-22T06:22:08Z")
Hello; I’m new here. :slight\_smile: Let me first say (without sounding like too much of a buttkisser) is one the best freeware projects on the internet, and I am priviledged to have found it. Florian, you have done some … --- ## [Batch remove embedded cover art?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-embedded-cover-art/8272)
**Author:** [@dipdog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dipdog)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2009, 11:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-embedded-cover-art/8272 "2009-04-21T11:05:07Z")
I don’t really understand what unicode is, so I’m a little confused here. But I have some music files that were tagged, ID3 v1 and v2, with a program called Tag&Rename. I used MP3Tag to batch embed the cover art to all… --- ## [Saving tag data on MULTIPLE files?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-tag-data-on-multiple-files/8274)
**Author:** [@Dean\_Rotherham](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dean_Rotherham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2009, 9:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-tag-data-on-multiple-files/8274 "2009-04-21T09:17:47Z")
Hi All, I’m seemingly going in circles here and hoping someone can help or at least confirm the same problem. That is that when saving multiple files with custom tag fields set it would seem the data is not written corr… --- ## [Audiobooks](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audiobooks/6338)
**Author:** [@tloky](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tloky)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audiobooks/6338 "2009-04-20T19:41:35Z")
I have many audiobooks that are on CD. All files are in MP3 format. I need to organize the files so that they are in proper sequence on my MP3 player(Sansa clip). Here’s what I’m currently doing: copy all cd’s over t… --- ## [File Lock](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-lock/8252)
**Author:** [@djadrian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djadrian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 7:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-lock/8252 "2009-04-20T07:31:28Z")
after tagging a few of my mp3’s I cannot open the file in any type of music player. the kbps size went to 0. error I keep getting is file is in use by another program. I can’t copy/delete/modify these files. --- ## [Dropdown lists for Extended Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dropdown-lists-for-extended-tags/8263)
**Author:** [@drgilly](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/drgilly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dropdown-lists-for-extended-tags/8263 "2009-04-20T06:58:12Z")
Hello I’ve created some Extended Tags, but some of them I’d like to limit the selections that can be picked. For example, Tempo - I’d like Slow Medium Slow Medium Medium Fast Fast Is there a way to create a dropdown… --- ## [Cant write tags to remote NAS drive](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-write-tags-to-remote-nas-drive/8265)
**Author:** [@tippo88](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tippo88)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-write-tags-to-remote-nas-drive/8265 "2009-04-19T22:59:10Z")
I have my music on a DNS323 NAS drive, with Mp3Tag I can see the music and read the tags but when I try to asve and edited tag I get an error message saying " cannot open file … to write tag" and then 90% of the time Mp3… --- ## [Album art weirdness & mystery](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-weirdness-mystery/8230)
**Author:** [@0LD3\_DUDE](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/0LD3_DUDE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-weirdness-mystery/8230 "2009-04-19T12:10:53Z")
I use MP3Tag v2.40. I have a Sansa Fuze \[:music:\] . I noticed that some of my album art wouldn’t appear on the Fuze. With Mp3tag and my PC, I checked out the tags, and found some JPGs as large as 500KB!!! In fact, a lo… --- ## [Leading Zero in Track Numbers For mp4](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/leading-zero-in-track-numbers-for-mp4/8260)
**Author:** [@eric79new](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/eric79new)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 9:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/leading-zero-in-track-numbers-for-mp4/8260 "2009-04-19T09:15:03Z")
Does this not work for if you want to lable m4a. When I try to lable the mp3 I can change the track number from Track 3 to Track 03 But if I pull up the m4a files, I cannot change it so it has a leading zero. Is this… --- ## [Display Album Art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-album-art/8257)
**Author:** [@wrbird](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wrbird)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-album-art/8257 "2009-04-18T16:07:38Z")
Is there a way to display album art that is in the same folder as the mp3 files are in? I don’t have the album art tagged to each mp3 file (which I don’t want to), I just have the album art, folder.jpg, in the same fold… --- ## [ipod/itunes & 'BAND' field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ipod-itunes-band-field/8213)
**Author:** [@jc22](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jc22)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ipod-itunes-band-field/8213 "2009-04-18T13:24:30Z")
Firstly apologies if this has been covered before, I searched the forums and checked the FAQs first… I use mp3tag to get all my music looking nice. I mainly use it so everything looks right on my ipod. I use the BAND … --- ## [Filename - Tag: set several fields to same value?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-set-several-fields-to-same-value/8253)
**Author:** [@Leak](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Leak)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 8:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-set-several-fields-to-same-value/8253 "2009-04-18T08:33:26Z")
Since I often import freshly ripped CDs where the album artist and artist are one and the same - is there a way to tell MP3Tag to use the same placeholder for both when doing “Filename - Tag” (Alt+2)? (Yes, I have made … --- ## [how to delete unnecessary character?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-delete-unnecessary-character/8251)
**Author:** [@chin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-delete-unnecessary-character/8251 "2009-04-17T23:06:55Z")
I cannot describe it in English. e.g, categories are TITLE 001 test blahblahblah.mp3 002 test hblahblahbla.mp3 … 123 test lahblahblahb.mp3 Bolded are what will delete, how to made it with regular expressions? TH… --- ## [copy filename to multiple fields at the same time](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-multiple-fields-at-the-same-time/8245)
**Author:** [@cobar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cobar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 9:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-multiple-fields-at-the-same-time/8245 "2009-04-17T09:30:42Z")
Hello I am very pleased with your excellent software, and I have a specific question. I would like to be able to copy filename to title + artist + album in one move, and I cannot find the way to do this. \[As backgroun… --- ## [Formatting date entries](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatting-date-entries/8243)
**Author:** [@tonyorob](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tonyorob)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 9:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatting-date-entries/8243 "2009-04-16T09:31:56Z")
Hullo - I have just become a member and I would appreciate help in formatting date entries which I have placed in the COMMENTS field. These entries are at present written as numbers e.g. 20090415 (representing 15 April … --- ## [Copy 'Artist' tag to 'Album Artist'?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-artist-tag-to-album-artist/8237)
**Author:** [@v00n](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/v00n)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-artist-tag-to-album-artist/8237 "2009-04-14T15:28:10Z")
Hi My first post here, very impressed with product so far, however despite searching the forums and reading the FAQ there is one thing I can’t find how to do. I use MediaMonkey to manage my MP3 collection (over 120gb) … --- ## [Text files export/import, with 1 text file by folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-files-export-import-with-1-text-file-by-folder/8222)
**Author:** [@BoraBora](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BoraBora)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-files-export-import-with-1-text-file-by-folder/8222 "2009-04-14T13:50:16Z")
Hi, Haven’t been there for a while, but let me say first that MP3Tag is nicer than ever. \[:music:\] However, there’s something I can’t seem to achieve, probably because I’m doing it the wrong way. My goal is to save in … --- ## [Export to freedb](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-to-freedb/8238)
**Author:** [@User\_Unknown](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/User_Unknown)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 11:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-to-freedb/8238 "2009-04-14T11:34:40Z")
Hello! At first, thank you very mush for very good program, which I have been using for a couple of years. I have a question. Can I submit tags to freedb? I didn’t find this function in the program. --- ## [Single Release Year](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/single-release-year/8235)
**Author:** [@jonhayre](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jonhayre)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/single-release-year/8235 "2009-04-13T14:22:55Z")
I don’t want the ALBUM year, I want the Year (and ideally the date) that the actual SINGLE was released :slight\_smile: I know this would be useful for other dj types as well :smiley: \[:w00t:\] tia \[:music:\] --- ## [Adding artist tag to the end of the title field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-artist-tag-to-the-end-of-the-title-field/8233)
**Author:** [@mp3dr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mp3dr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-artist-tag-to-the-end-of-the-title-field/8233 "2009-04-13T00:17:03Z")
Basically i’ve got a heap of compilations and want to add the artist name at the end of the track title, so the artist shows up alongside the track title on my ipod. I have renamed the artists to various and don’t want … --- ## [making the title and filename the same](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/making-the-title-and-filename-the-same/8226)
**Author:** [@wombcorps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wombcorps)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/making-the-title-and-filename-the-same/8226 "2009-04-11T16:49:53Z")
Hi, been using mp3 tag for a while and tagged up loads of music but the title was different when played, only recently found the title column and realise where i was going wrong. i like my music organised so that the tit… --- ## [Adding a Genre](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-a-genre/8225)
**Author:** [@shel777](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shel777)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2009, 6:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-a-genre/8225 "2009-04-11T06:11:36Z")
Is it possible a user may add a genre? I want to add “Xmas.” Thanks! --- ## [Album art is distorted](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-is-distorted/8199)
**Author:** [@b8375629](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/b8375629)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2009, 1:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-is-distorted/8199 "2009-04-11T01:36:52Z")
Ever since I upgraded to 2.43, I’ve noticed the album art pictures now have white bands on each side of the picture, slightly squishing the image and not filling in the whole album art pane. It used to have a little 3-D… --- ## [Deleting info from the "Comments" field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-info-from-the-comments-field/8221)
**Author:** [@shel777](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shel777)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2009, 5:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-info-from-the-comments-field/8221 "2009-04-10T05:57:59Z")
Can it be done en-masse (altogether; not one by one)? Thanks! --- ## [Covert Art not in MP3tag file anymore](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/covert-art-not-in-mp3tag-file-anymore/8218)
**Author:** [@Johnny777](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Johnny777)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/covert-art-not-in-mp3tag-file-anymore/8218 "2009-04-09T16:57:21Z")
I just recently found MP3tag v2.43 and used it to add album / cd cover art to almost all of my 4000+ mp3’s I used allmusic.com and located each album cover and went to “Action” “import cover from file” and scroll over t… --- ## [Artist / title in the same field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-title-in-the-same-field/8212)
**Author:** [@schoffeleers](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/schoffeleers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-title-in-the-same-field/8212 "2009-04-08T19:47:33Z")
I got thousands of legal mp’3 from ripping my cd’s. The only problem is that with all my various artists albums MP3tag puts the artist and the title in the “title” tag. eg. if I take artist “Metallica” with the title “e… --- ## [problem with %\_counter% & image export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-counter-image-export/8201)
**Author:** [@prob](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/prob)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-counter-image-export/8201 "2009-04-07T19:56:57Z")
I am trying to export the images from a playlist using the export images action. I want chapter1.jpg, chapter2.jpg etc. Using the obvious syntax I get odd results. Suggestions? C:\\temp\\itunes\\chapter $num(%\_counter%,… --- ## [Help With Folder Renaming](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-folder-renaming/8208)
**Author:** [@kleggnutt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kleggnutt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-folder-renaming/8208 "2009-04-07T19:12:00Z")
This may well have been covered before.However i can’t seem to find instructions that will help me … maybe i am just too frustrated now to see/think clearly.I did figure this out before but have reinstalled Windows recen… --- ## [Auto-Populated drop-down lists](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-populated-drop-down-lists/8207)
**Author:** [@blake](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/blake)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-populated-drop-down-lists/8207 "2023-03-13T15:18:20Z")
This question has been addressed in previous posts, but I haven’t seen a clear answer on whether the feature exists, or is in development, or is unavailable. The question is whether it’s possible to create user-defined … [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=349) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=351)