# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=8 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 9 --- ## [Searching by Catalog Number?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/searching-by-catalog-number/71046)
**Author:** [@PatrikSelin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PatrikSelin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/searching-by-catalog-number/71046 "2026-04-12T15:53:20Z")
Is it possible to retrieve album metadata in Mp3tag using a catalog number or barcode? I have an album titled 'I am' by Joe Hisaishi, which was released in Japan, but the app's search feature can't seem to find it. In m… --- ## [Creating m3u playlist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-m3u-playlist/70959)
**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-m3u-playlist/70959 "2026-04-12T14:27:28Z")
I use generate playlists, managed to get each m3u file into individual folders. the m3u files look ok populated with he correct tracks, but when i add them to my media player device it says the playlists are empty. i c… --- ## [Creating a new action-unsynced lytics](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-a-new-action-unsynced-lytics/71038)
**Author:** [@gumby188](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gumby188)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-a-new-action-unsynced-lytics/71038 "2026-04-10T20:58:43Z")
Hello ! I would like to create an action so that i can hit one button, and it would open the tag window, then add the unsynced lyrics option, and wait for me to paste in the lyrics. is this possible? --- ## [The new interface is horrible](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-new-interface-is-horrible/71036)
**Author:** [@blackbeen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/blackbeen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-new-interface-is-horrible/71036 "2026-04-10T20:32:32Z")
Edit tags is inconveniently hidden somewhere, why??? --- ## [Cover art directory issue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-directory-issue/71035)
**Author:** [@bjohnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bjohnson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-directory-issue/71035 "2026-04-10T16:04:40Z")
I’m having an issue when I add a new cover to a song, the dialog to locate the image file does not start in the “Cover art directory” as I believe it used to do. --- ## [Odd issue opening mp3tag via a command line](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odd-issue-opening-mp3tag-via-a-command-line/71025)
**Author:** [@godef](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/godef)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odd-issue-opening-mp3tag-via-a-command-line/71025 "2026-04-09T21:41:02Z")
I have an Access database for my music collection. A certain button, when focused on a single MP3 file, tries to open the file from it’s file location in mp3tag. I always get the popup message “File cannot be accessed.” … --- ## [Filter Operations "Start with", "End with"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-operations-start-with-end-with/71022)
**Author:** [@corrado63](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/corrado63)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-operations-start-with-end-with/71022 "2026-04-08T13:34:22Z")
Hi, a question. I use filters with operators like HAS/IS/GREATER/LESS/EQUAL/MATCHES. However, if I want to use a “start with” or “end with” filter, how should I set the filter? An example: Filter All records where the t… --- ## [Tag to filename allow overwrite?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-allow-overwrite/71018)
**Author:** [@JohnIV](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JohnIV)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-allow-overwrite/71018 "2026-04-08T13:25:51Z")
Hello, I’m doing a curated cleanup of my 560K song collection and would like to use the app to do some of the moving. Is there a way to disable the ‘can’t overwrite existing files exist’ message and allow the destructiv… --- ## [Compare Covers for Same Album](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/compare-covers-for-same-album/71017)
**Author:** [@telrod11](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/telrod11)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/compare-covers-for-same-album/71017 "2026-04-08T13:23:02Z")
Is there a way to have Mp3Tag go through my library, and determine if I’ve embedded different covers for the same album? What I’m trying to accomplish is to make sure all albums have the exact same cover art, and not ha… --- ## [Uploading CD information to Discogs and Musicbrainz](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/uploading-cd-information-to-discogs-and-musicbrainz/71007)
**Author:** [@TAC109](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TAC109)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/uploading-cd-information-to-discogs-and-musicbrainz/71007 "2026-04-07T18:34:09Z")
I have a CD that has been downloaded and completely tagged, but it doesn’t appear in Discogs or Musicbrainz. I would like to be a good citizen and upload the information to these databases. Is there any method to do this… --- ## [Replace and Replace regexp actions issues](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-and-replace-regexp-actions-issues/71006)
**Author:** [@Qadddd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Qadddd)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 10:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-and-replace-regexp-actions-issues/71006 "2026-04-07T10:09:16Z")
Hello? I would like to set the Album name to all mp3’s files of my directory and decided to use Replace or Replace by a regexp. Use Replace : not possible to use it if Album field is currently empty because. Creating… --- ## [Folder Renumbering](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-renumbering/71015)
**Author:** [@BrunoPouchele781](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BrunoPouchele781)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 8:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-renumbering/71015 "2026-04-07T08:57:03Z")
I would like to know how it is possible to modify the original folder so that it is in the same format (Year / album Title /Artist). Many Thanks Bruno --- ## [Mp3 archive editing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-archive-editing/71004)
**Author:** [@cengizhan403](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cengizhan403)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-archive-editing/71004 "2026-04-07T06:27:14Z")
Friends, I have a music archive organized into folders, and I only want to display the song title, artist name, and my archive name. I want to remove all other extensions. Is this possible? If so, how? Is there a code? M… --- ## [Copying tags from mp3 to flac using unique id](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-tags-from-mp3-to-flac-using-unique-id/71008)
**Author:** [@MusicTaggerUser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MusicTaggerUser)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-tags-from-mp3-to-flac-using-unique-id/71008 "2026-04-07T02:58:46Z")
Any suggestion or best way to copy 48 tags from MP3 files located in one subdirectory to FLAC files located in a different subdirectory under parent directory? I exported and edited a csv file, but always get “Cannot pa… --- ## [Filename in Title field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-in-title-field/70989)
**Author:** [@Mikeh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mikeh)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-in-title-field/70989 "2026-04-06T12:53:35Z")
My car plays everything in alphabetical order (uses song titles) and not according to the folder contents. It uses the TITLE as the “read” field. Even “01 filename” makes no difference in the FILENAME field In mp3tag… --- ## [Cache.mp3tag.de not reachable?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cache-mp3tag-de-not-reachable/70996)
**Author:** [@Krapfen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Krapfen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cache-mp3tag-de-not-reachable/70996 "2026-04-04T16:35:49Z")
The Cover Art with the discogs websource script does not work on my end since today. --- ## [Space between tiltle names](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/space-between-tiltle-names/70995)
**Author:** [@Wil](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Wil)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/space-between-tiltle-names/70995 "2026-04-04T14:26:56Z")
i have in a lot of files the title like this WithoutTheMemories in a lot of files. Is there something to put in one action space between the words like this Without The Memories. And that is everyword starting with a … --- ## [How to auto render dates to year only?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-auto-render-dates-to-year-only/70993)
**Author:** [@charibancho](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/charibancho)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 8:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-auto-render-dates-to-year-only/70993 "2026-04-04T08:19:39Z")
I had some great help creating a great action to remove all ‘feat/featuring’ etc text from tags and filenames a while back here. My final boss issue (for now) is an action to change release date fields like this: 2026\\4… --- ## [Howto use the foldername as a tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-use-the-foldername-as-a-tag/70990)
**Author:** [@Starran](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Starran)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-use-the-foldername-as-a-tag/70990 "2026-04-03T19:50:31Z")
So, the discussions in the howto did not directly help me. How can I convert the foldername into any given tag? Sure, I can use Bulk rename Utility and to it there, then return to MP3tag and use the Convert File Name t… --- ## [Deleting the end of an entry problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-the-end-of-an-entry-problem/70988)
**Author:** [@DoobieDoo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DoobieDoo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-the-end-of-an-entry-problem/70988 "2026-04-03T15:44:00Z")
This is something that I’ve noticed for years. If you delete the end of a tag then edit something in else in the tag the deleted portion returns. Roe example, if you have a title string such as “Jump To It (Original Exte… --- ## [Mp3tag 3.34 beta8 - Didn't recognize custom language file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-3-34-beta8-didnt-recognize-custom-language-file/70970)
**Author:** [@bovirus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bovirus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-3-34-beta8-didnt-recognize-custom-language-file/70970 "2026-04-02T04:28:25Z")
Hi. I revised the Italian language file for Mp3tag. I fill-in the missing strings and revised current use of Italian strings. With 3.34 beta 7 worked fine. When I updated to Mp3tag 3.34 beta 8 the program reported th… --- ## [File name reverts to first song](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-name-reverts-to-first-song/70984)
**Author:** [@Chit4brainz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Chit4brainz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-name-reverts-to-first-song/70984 "2026-04-02T02:16:49Z")
It’s been awhile since I used MP3TAG so I don’t know if this is previous behavior or not, but when I search by artist and title and select the proper Album it naturally brings up the track list with the first song. When … --- ## [Can I edit this action (easily) to exclude one word?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-edit-this-action-easily-to-exclude-one-word/70983)
**Author:** [@raymondjiii](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/raymondjiii)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-edit-this-action-easily-to-exclude-one-word/70983 "2026-04-01T22:18:49Z")
I’ve been happily using this action for years now for Case Conversions putting things in the exact format I like: Format tag field “ALBUM”: $caps2(%album%, ‘({\\\[‘) Is there a way to exclude the word “iTunes” from this,… --- ## [MP3tag Subgenres in Plex Styles-Field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-subgenres-in-plex-styles-field/70924)
**Author:** [@Poschi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Poschi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 8:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-subgenres-in-plex-styles-field/70924 "2026-04-01T08:57:17Z")
I'd like to assign subgenres in MP3Tag so that they appear in the “Styles” field in Plex. But I don't know which MP3Tag field to enter the subgenres into. Can someone explain the corresponding mapping to me? Preferabl… --- ## [Rename Artist, The](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-artist-the/70979)
**Author:** [@joseluisx4](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/joseluisx4)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-artist-the/70979 "2026-03-31T16:40:32Z")
How to convert Artist tags (Example: O'Jays, The for The O'Jays) Gracias --- ## [Script function: if true, skip and do not operate on file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/script-function-if-true-skip-and-do-not-operate-on-file/70967)
**Author:** [@jGPxZT2J7BMKzVqD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jGPxZT2J7BMKzVqD)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/script-function-if-true-skip-and-do-not-operate-on-file/70967 "2026-03-30T08:05:59Z")
tldr: is there a function or another way of accomplishing this: $if(X,SKIP-THIS-FILE-DURING-BULK-EDIT,Y) My use-case is for files that lack complete metadata, but already have a valid filename; I would not like to touc… --- ## [Operating with 2 sets of brackets ((Part 2))](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/operating-with-2-sets-of-brackets-part-2/70963)
**Author:** [@Kev\_Vader](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Kev_Vader)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/operating-with-2-sets-of-brackets-part-2/70963 "2026-03-29T06:16:21Z")
Hi All, I have been using the two scripts provided here in relation to tags with two sets of bracket, and it has been working well, or so I thought! I’ve noticed that the process results in a blank space remaining at… --- ## [Column for MOOD not functioning](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/column-for-mood-not-functioning/70964)
**Author:** [@NegativeZero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/NegativeZero)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/column-for-mood-not-functioning/70964 "2026-03-29T06:01:39Z")
I’ve been trying to make a column with the “Mood” property, but I can’t seem to make it work correctly, and have been troubleshooting for ~20 minutes. In Customize Column, I’ve added a new one named “Mood” with $meta\_s… --- ## [Discogs tag source consistently failing (401: Unauthorized)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-tag-source-consistently-failing-401-unauthorized/70956)
**Author:** [@JonnyGators](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JonnyGators)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-tag-source-consistently-failing-401-unauthorized/70956 "2026-03-27T15:59:33Z")
Trying to tag items using discogs for a tag source is consistently failing with the attached error. --- ## [Format String "$num(%track%,3) - %title%" not working](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-string-num-track-3-title-not-working/70944)
**Author:** [@Quark1947](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Quark1947)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-string-num-track-3-title-not-working/70944 "2026-03-27T15:58:45Z")
format string "$num(%track%,3) - %title%" not working Mp3tag Support 2026.03.25 mp3tag-v3.33.1-x64 (2026.02.06) Using Windows 11, v 25H2, OS Build 26200.8037 Most often trying to change file name using "Tag - File Na… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=7) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=9)