# Latest **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=120&state=muted [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 121 --- ## [Tool to visualize (and explain) regular expressions?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tool-to-visualize-and-explain-regular-expressions/62328)
**Author:** [@Casual\_Tea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Casual_Tea)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 9:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tool-to-visualize-and-explain-regular-expressions/62328 "2023-10-09T09:04:34Z")
Out of curiosity, did you make that visualization yourself or are you using a tool I'm not aware of? Looks really neat to quickly understand a more complicated regex. --- ## [Adding "Composer" changes file duration](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-composer-changes-file-duration/62320)
**Author:** [@twsf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/twsf)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 6:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-composer-changes-file-duration/62320 "2023-10-08T06:29:42Z")
This is VERY puzzling and VERY problematic. Load a brand-new Deutsche Gramaphone album - purchased and downloaded their pristine MP3 files. For some reason the album files don't include the Composer tag. Open album in MP… --- ## [Actions using GUESS on varying filenames](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-using-guess-on-varying-filenames/62323)
**Author:** [@botanvgalstuke](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/botanvgalstuke)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-using-guess-on-varying-filenames/62323 "2023-10-07T21:38:51Z")
Hello. Can you kindly help with Actions converting filename to tag: I have an audiobook folder with files that may be named like: Author - book.mp3 Author \[series - number\] - book.mp3 Author - book (narrator) {year}… --- ## [Why has filename column disappeared?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-has-filename-column-disappeared/62310)
**Author:** [@twsf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/twsf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-has-filename-column-disappeared/62310 "2023-10-07T14:28:18Z")
Why is filename no longer appearing in the main window view, nor available to add as a column? --- ## [Handling of Unique file identifier (UFID) frames](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/handling-of-unique-file-identifier-ufid-frames/62268)
**Author:** [@fridgemagnet](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fridgemagnet)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/handling-of-unique-file-identifier-ufid-frames/62268 "2023-10-07T13:48:35Z")
Hi, I think there is an issue in the handling of UFID frames. In a nutshell, it looks like an assumption has been made that the identifier information is a string. In my case, I'm writing binary data (using taglib), whi… --- ## [Mp3tag freezes for x seconds when I try to change some tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-freezes-for-x-seconds-when-i-try-to-change-some-tags/62317)
**Author:** [@Simos\_Sigma](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Simos_Sigma)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-freezes-for-x-seconds-when-i-try-to-change-some-tags/62317 "2023-10-07T10:46:30Z")
Let's say I have a list of 100 .mp4 and .mkv files and I want to change the "Comments" or "Rating" tag, for example. Every time I try to do that, the program freezes for about 30 seconds!!! Do you have any idea why this … --- ## [Problem with folders containing tracks from multiple discs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-folders-containing-tracks-from-multiple-discs/62294)
**Author:** [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-folders-containing-tracks-from-multiple-discs/62294 "2023-10-06T15:02:10Z")
Hello there, I've lost some of my MTA files following new Windows installation and can't fix it. Could someone please help? Let's say I have a folder that contains the tracks from disc 1 and 2. The meta data is there an… --- ## [Issue deleting tags (doing something wrong)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-deleting-tags-doing-something-wrong/62306)
**Author:** [@TheThinMan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheThinMan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-deleting-tags-doing-something-wrong/62306 "2023-10-06T19:21:43Z")
When I try and delete an APE tag from a file that contains both APE and ID3v2 tags, both types of tags are deleted. However, when I click on "undo" the file is restored with the unwanted APE tag deleted and the wanted I… --- ## [Cover Art doesn't show up](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-doesnt-show-up/62278)
**Author:** [@Janni](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Janni)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-doesnt-show-up/62278 "2023-10-06T14:36:04Z")
Hi there, so what I did was downloading somthing declared as free music on youtube with the Programm MediaHuman YouTube to MP3 Converter. Just copying the stuff right away on my mp3 player and the cover shows up immedia… --- ## [What's missing for this regex replace expression? DISCNUMBER "1 / 2" or "2 / 2" etc](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/whats-missing-for-this-regex-replace-expression-discnumber-1-2-or-2-2-etc/62299)
**Author:** [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 5:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/whats-missing-for-this-regex-replace-expression-discnumber-1-2-or-2-2-etc/62299 "2023-10-06T05:06:56Z")
Hello there, I have a regular expression to detect the discnumber and convert to single digit. It's always been fine but now it's not changing my example. I just want it to show as 1, 2 or any relevant number that… --- ## [Album art attached but not showing up](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-attached-but-not-showing-up/9713)
**Author:** [@Nishiio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nishiio)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 5:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-attached-but-not-showing-up/9713 "2023-10-06T05:01:59Z")
This is kinda irking me, haha. I've been on vacation for the past couple weeks and took some time to organizing my music. I used MP3Tag to add album art to all the MP3 files. Just yesterday, I was editing a certain alb… --- ## [Title Edit by removing first few characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-edit-by-removing-first-few-characters/45850)
**Author:** [@Carlos1228](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Carlos1228)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-edit-by-removing-first-few-characters/45850 "2023-10-05T18:45:46Z")
I'm new to MP3tag, and would like to remove the first few characters of a batch of titles. I have come across some forum entries about using Replace with Regular Expression but have not been able to do what I need. Samp… --- ## [Copy a single group of fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-a-single-group-of-fields/62292)
**Author:** [@Vedruger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Vedruger)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-a-single-group-of-fields/62292 "2023-10-05T13:26:07Z")
Hello. I have made several attempts to copy a single group of fields and I cannot find the function if it has one. What I want to do is just copy a group of campor in batch, for example, copy the song lyrics from one dis… --- ## [Convert text file tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-text-file-tag/62289)
**Author:** [@mbrazil05](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbrazil05)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-text-file-tag/62289 "2023-10-04T15:02:37Z")
01 - Nelly - Flap Your Wings 02 - Too Short - Choosin 03 - Lil John - What They Going Do 04 - R. Kelly ft. Jay-Z - World's Greatest 05 - Aallyah - Are U That 06 - 4PM - Sukiyaki 07 - C & C Music Factory - Get Funky … --- ## [Coverbild im Auto](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/coverbild-im-auto/62206)
**Author:** [@robert.vienna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/robert.vienna)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 8:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/coverbild-im-auto/62206 "2023-10-04T08:10:55Z")
Hi, habe alle Coverbilder in die mp3-Dateien integriert. Werden auch in Winamp und am Android-Handy mit Poweramp problemlos angezeigt. Aber wenn ich ein Auto mit Bluetooth mit dem Handy verbinde, werden a) entweder ke… --- ## [Tagpanel: In eignem Fenster (MDI)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagpanel-in-eignem-fenster-mdi/62222)
**Author:** [@MulovMax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MulovMax)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagpanel-in-eignem-fenster-mdi/62222 "2023-10-03T23:58:14Z")
Ich fände es echt gut wenn man das Tagpanel, je nach Bedarf, in ein eigenes (unter)Fenster auslagern bzw. darstellen könnte. Ähnlich wie bei vielen MDI-Anwendungen könnte man sich das Tagpanel dann auf einem Zweitmonito… --- ## [Action Menu Level 3 Is Undocumented](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-menu-level-3-is-undocumented/62280)
**Author:** [@Doug\_Mackie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Doug_Mackie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-menu-level-3-is-undocumented/62280 "2023-10-03T14:48:00Z")
The relevant page is: Actions – Mp3tag Documentation Nowhere does it mention that an additional level of Action submenus is possible by adding a second standard separator (#). For example, this Action title: youTube#K… --- ## [Tagging Convert with ft. Artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-convert-with-ft-artist/62286)
**Author:** [@DJ68](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJ68)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 10:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-convert-with-ft-artist/62286 "2023-10-03T10:35:46Z")
On mp3tag convert %title% - %artist% But I want to add the ft. artist as well... Is there a way you can do this??? Please let me know... I hope all is going well... DJ68 Harlem Globetrotter --- ## [OffTopic: Rename File für Dokumente](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/offtopic-rename-file-fur-dokumente/62279)
**Author:** [@kahn39](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kahn39)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/offtopic-rename-file-fur-dokumente/62279 "2023-10-03T05:33:56Z")
Das Prinzip von MP3Tag ist einfach genial. So, etwas fehlt m.E. für die Umbenennung von Dokumenten. Problemstellung: Ein Haufen von gescannten PDF (ohne OCR). Eine AI Lösung zum Sortieren und Renamen unbezahlbar und kom… --- ## [(3.22) Not sorting Discogs generated vinyl tracks A1/B1 etc](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-22-not-sorting-discogs-generated-vinyl-tracks-a1-b1-etc/62277)
**Author:** [@cathcam](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cathcam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-22-not-sorting-discogs-generated-vinyl-tracks-a1-b1-etc/62277 "2023-10-02T18:44:10Z")
I'm sure this should have worked but this morning when I click on the header "Track" the order of the tracks does not change. Selecting the tracks via Ctrl-A doesn't impact the sort. After clicking the order indicato… --- ## [Thanks and a feature request to open several folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/thanks-and-a-feature-request-to-open-several-folders/62274)
**Author:** [@W1tchseason](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/W1tchseason)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/thanks-and-a-feature-request-to-open-several-folders/62274 "2023-10-02T13:39:14Z")
Hi all I've had MP3Tag (free, portable version) on my PC for several years but never gotten round to using it much - until recently. I had some complex tasks I wanted to do and was amazed that MP3Tag could do them easil… --- ## [Add Alt + key combinations to action group possible?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-alt-key-combinations-to-action-group-possible/62258)
**Author:** [@irie27](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/irie27)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-alt-key-combinations-to-action-group-possible/62258 "2023-10-01T21:13:08Z")
Is it possible to add the alt+key combinations from the Convert drop down to an action group? Granted, it's not much effort to hit the key combinations, but if I could basically have my workflow as an action group the t… --- ## [Extract & move year from title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-move-year-from-title/62270)
**Author:** [@mbrazil05](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbrazil05)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-move-year-from-title/62270 "2023-10-01T21:06:37Z")
how do I Extract the year from title: Still In The Groove 1981 As you can see the year is one space separated from the title. Is there a way to just extract the "1981" AND PLACE IT INTO THE YEAR TAG? --- ## [Tidying Track Numbers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tidying-track-numbers/62269)
**Author:** [@Pompey1952](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Pompey1952)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tidying-track-numbers/62269 "2023-10-01T19:20:32Z")
I have been playing around with compilations of several records. Of course each track comes from the original record so several are the same. I know there is a tool for renumbering albums but I this wont cover me this t… --- ## [Cleaning up and Removing ID3v1 and APE tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cleaning-up-and-removing-id3v1-and-ape-tags/62266)
**Author:** [@db76](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/db76)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cleaning-up-and-removing-id3v1-and-ape-tags/62266 "2023-10-01T14:07:56Z")
I am using mp3tag on Mac and have read a few different threads on here about removing APE tags. I think I have understood how to do it but I would just like a little more guidance. For example I read the thread below: … --- ## [Run python script as tool?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/run-python-script-as-tool/62262)
**Author:** [@Casual\_Tea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Casual_Tea)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/run-python-script-as-tool/62262 "2023-10-01T13:27:32Z")
I've written a python script that takes a folderpath as parameter and then renames that folder based on what is in the folder. If it's only mp3s all with the same bitrate it appends \[MP3 320\] for example. If it's a mix… --- ## [Adding REPLAYGAIN\_ALBUM\_GAIN and REPLAYGAIN\_ALBUM\_PEAK tag columns](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-replaygain-album-gain-and-replaygain-album-peak-tag-columns/62256)
**Author:** [@db76](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/db76)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-replaygain-album-gain-and-replaygain-album-peak-tag-columns/62256 "2023-09-30T23:59:59Z")
I have installed mp3tag on Mac and I have managed to get REPLAYGAIN\_TRACK\_GAIN and REPLAYGAIN\_TRACK\_PEAK to appear as tag columns. However, I am also trying to add REPLAYGAIN\_ALBUM\_GAIN and REPLAYGAIN\_ALBUM\_PEAK as tag c… --- ## [Installation error message](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installation-error-message/62261)
**Author:** [@sjd22](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sjd22)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installation-error-message/62261 "2023-09-30T17:11:25Z")
Hello everybody I have just tried to install mp3tagv322b-x64-setup.exe in Windows 11 (I am already using MP3Tag), but receive the following error: "Staging Sparse Package failed C:\\Program F¡les\\Mp3tag Mp3tagShell.ms¡x… --- ## [Cannot open mp3tag - error 0x00000000](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-open-mp3tag-error-0x00000000/62254)
**Author:** [@Helter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Helter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 10:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-open-mp3tag-error-0x00000000/62254 "2023-09-30T10:27:41Z")
Hello. After installing a new version of mp3tag simply i can not open it. Everytime i try to open after few times reinstalling it i have such an error: ERROR ------------------------------------------------------------… --- ## [Version 3.22b probelm with Keywords tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/version-3-22b-probelm-with-keywords-tag/62251)
**Author:** [@kallicano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kallicano)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 9:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/version-3-22b-probelm-with-keywords-tag/62251 "2023-09-30T09:04:30Z")
Hi I had to upgrade my PC and reinstall Mp3Tag, and now I can't find the tag "Keywords" anymore. Is it a problem with version 3.22b or should I set up the software for a different "family" of Tags? Thanks for help [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=119&state=muted) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=121&state=muted)