# Latest **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=214 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 215 --- ## [Launch single program for multiple files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/launch-single-program-for-multiple-files/54336)
**Author:** [@Everso](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Everso)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/launch-single-program-for-multiple-files/54336 "2021-09-11T17:29:56Z")
Hi all, I have started looking at the tools/options/tools section to launch an external program (xMedia recode as it happens). This works just fine for a single file but not so well for multiple files. If I select 3 fil… --- ## [Mp3tag doesn't start](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-doesnt-start/54181)
**Author:** [@Zhnigo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zhnigo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2021, 11:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-doesnt-start/54181 "2021-09-11T11:52:16Z")
Hello and first of all, thanks for you work! When I open mp3tag, the app doesn't appear, although it's still visible in the task manager. The only thing that appears is the prompt for a new version update. After install… --- ## [3.08c - 2 bugs - Slovak translation + GUI related](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-08c-2-bugs-slovak-translation-gui-related/54293)
**Author:** [@ferw](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ferw)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 8:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-08c-2-bugs-slovak-translation-gui-related/54293 "2021-09-09T08:57:51Z")
Hello, first of all, thank you for this awesome utility, it's simply amazing :slight\_smile: I just freshly installed v3.08c and found 2 bugs: Slovak translation-related: When manually checking for updates, there's a… --- ## [I am trying to replace the album tag with the value in the length tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-am-trying-to-replace-the-album-tag-with-the-value-in-the-length-tag/54332)
**Author:** [@spleendrivel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/spleendrivel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-am-trying-to-replace-the-album-tag-with-the-value-in-the-length-tag/54332 "2021-09-10T19:12:20Z")
I believe I need to convert the length tag but can not find a function to store as string... --- ## [Ordner lässt sich nicht umbenennen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ordner-lasst-sich-nicht-umbenennen/54333)
**Author:** [@Partyhexe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Partyhexe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ordner-lasst-sich-nicht-umbenennen/54333 "2021-09-10T17:09:23Z")
Hallo Ihr Lieben Profis von MP3tag :slightly\_smiling\_face: Ich habe mehrere Ordnern auf meinen Desktop und möchte ihn mit dem MP3tag umbennen. Aber Irgendwie will es bei mir nicht gehen. Was mache ich da verkehrt? z.b.… --- ## [Why to copy the whole filename into the Title field?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-to-copy-the-whole-filename-into-the-title-field/54328)
**Author:** [@Sn1p3r31173](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sn1p3r31173)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-to-copy-the-whole-filename-into-the-title-field/54328 "2021-09-10T17:06:18Z")
Why to copy the whole filename into the Title field, then separate the Artist and the Title manually, when you have such a wonderful program as MP3Tag? ★ Maybe, it would be more useful to copy filename to Artist and to … --- ## [Export: mehrere einträge in einem Tag werden nicht übernommen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-mehrere-eintrage-in-einem-tag-werden-nicht-ubernommen/54271)
**Author:** [@Gregorianfan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gregorianfan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-mehrere-eintrage-in-einem-tag-werden-nicht-ubernommen/54271 "2021-09-10T05:13:49Z")
Moin, Ich hab die Exportdatei jetzt so hinbekommen, dass es so aussieht, wie ich möchte. Das einzige, wo ich nicht weiterkomme ist folgendes: Ich habe z.B. bei "Vocals", wenn es mehrere SängerInnen gibt diese durch \\ ge… --- ## [Falsch geschriebene Titel finden](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/falsch-geschriebene-titel-finden/54320)
**Author:** [@Gregorianfan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gregorianfan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 5:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/falsch-geschriebene-titel-finden/54320 "2021-09-10T05:53:50Z")
Guten! :slight\_smile: Gibt es eine Möglichkeit mit mp3tag -automatisch- falsch geschriebene Titel zu finden? z.B.: folgende Titel sind auf verschiedenen Alben zu finden, aber manchmal leicht falsch geschrieben: Heroin… --- ## [Star mark the song in itunes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/star-mark-the-song-in-itunes/54325)
**Author:** [@tropico1999](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tropico1999)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/star-mark-the-song-in-itunes/54325 "2021-09-10T05:09:45Z")
Hello, can anyone show me how to mark a star next to a song in iTunes? I saw many people do it but i don't know how. --- ## [Insert Same Text In a Field That Contains Multiple Entries](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/insert-same-text-in-a-field-that-contains-multiple-entries/54313)
**Author:** [@davidi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/davidi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/insert-same-text-in-a-field-that-contains-multiple-entries/54313 "2021-09-09T15:59:53Z")
Hello. Long time lurker, first time poster :slight\_smile: I've been trying to figure out how to do this for the past few days and I can't quite seem to get it right. I've tried searching to no avail, so, I'm hoping someo… --- ## [Need Web Source Script for Youtube Music Source](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-web-source-script-for-youtube-music-source/52699)
**Author:** [@iMBSB](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/iMBSB)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 11:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-web-source-script-for-youtube-music-source/52699 "2021-09-09T11:39:51Z")
Hi everyone, I am looking for a web source script which can fetch data from YT Music (music.youtube.com), I couldn't find here please suggest to get it or please help me to develop one. Thanks in advance.. --- ## [Lowercase parentheses words](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lowercase-parentheses-words/54319)
**Author:** [@Seeker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Seeker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 11:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lowercase-parentheses-words/54319 "2021-09-09T11:21:08Z")
How do I change words like "live" or "demo" when they are in parentheses with RegEx? For example: Bargain (Live) --\> Bargain (live) --- ## [Change ANSI to UTF-8 in export template files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-ansi-to-utf-8-in-export-template-files/54315)
**Author:** [@Sn1p3r31173](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sn1p3r31173)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 5:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-ansi-to-utf-8-in-export-template-files/54315 "2021-09-09T05:52:10Z")
Please change ANSI to UTF-8 in export template files, especially in \*.rtf, because the ANSI saves question marks instead of the real characters, if the letters are not in Latin. ★ I have modified ANSI to UTF-8 in all e… --- ## [Finding duplicates](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-duplicates/54294)
**Author:** [@Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fritz57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-duplicates/54294 "2021-09-08T21:20:06Z")
I have tried the Ctrl-E config for dupes, but I don't know where the exported file ends up. Is there some way to just show duplicates by title in the window? --- ## [Copy Tag Items to Clipboard](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag-items-to-clipboard/14045)
**Author:** [@ni.va](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ni.va)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag-items-to-clipboard/14045 "2021-09-08T20:18:09Z")
Hi, I am a big fan of mp3tag & recently I decided to write a simple script with autohotkey (the amazing free scripting software for desktop) to copy tags to clipboard. To use this tiny utility, go to tools in mp3tag op… --- ## ["Intelligente" Dateinamen erstellen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/intelligente-dateinamen-erstellen/54307)
**Author:** [@BadWolf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BadWolf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/intelligente-dateinamen-erstellen/54307 "2021-09-08T17:45:12Z")
Das Problem: Ich habe zahlreiche Jazz- sowie Klassik-Stücke, die oft sowohl im Titel als auch beim Interpreten ziemlich lange Tags haben. Da ich die Dateinamen anhand der Tags erstelle, kann dieser schnell zu lang werden… --- ## [Should music filenames be numbered... 01, 02, etc.?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/should-music-filenames-be-numbered-01-02-etc/54305)
**Author:** [@leeuniverse](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/leeuniverse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/should-music-filenames-be-numbered-01-02-etc/54305 "2021-09-08T16:38:21Z")
Is there any necessary reason to have the filenames numbered, for example, 01 Tarzan Boy.mp3 02 Oingo Boingo.mp3 etc.? I understand there is a thing with "Wavs" that need it for some reason, but I'm having MP3s only. … --- ## [Thank you for the "Save the changes?" confirmation message!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/thank-you-for-the-save-the-changes-confirmation-message/54298)
**Author:** [@mp3tag\_rocks](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mp3tag_rocks)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/thank-you-for-the-save-the-changes-confirmation-message/54298 "2021-09-08T13:25:21Z")
Awesome improvement. Ever since I upgraded, this has saved me many a "Doh!" moment. :slight\_smile: Best Regards, Longtime Supporter P.S. Just made another donation to say "Thanks!" --- ## [Open album folder in windows explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-album-folder-in-windows-explorer/54284)
**Author:** [@RussianMix](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RussianMix)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-album-folder-in-windows-explorer/54284 "2021-09-08T12:23:34Z")
Hello, i am not a big fan of dragging and dropping individual albums to Mp3tag from within windows explorer. I rather open all my albums at once and work with them in mp3tag exclusively. However there are times when i n… --- ## [Auto Numbering and leading zero # in explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-numbering-and-leading-zero-in-explorer/54302)
**Author:** [@Gavy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gavy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 7:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-numbering-and-leading-zero-in-explorer/54302 "2021-09-08T07:58:17Z")
Have looked through support pages but still can't figure out the problem with leading zero's Tracks number correctly if only up to 99 in file but say 103 tracks and window displays duplicate 8 or 9 numbers etc believe … --- ## [Display of Album Art on Mobile](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-of-album-art-on-mobile/54291)
**Author:** [@Ali](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ali)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-of-album-art-on-mobile/54291 "2021-09-08T05:01:57Z")
No problem in applying album art on pc and it displays perfectly but when I transfer the songs to my mobile, it randomly picks the album art of a particular song and applies it to all the other songs edited with mp3tag. … --- ## [Customized columns sort](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/customized-columns-sort/49223)
**Author:** [@Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fritz57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/customized-columns-sort/49223 "2021-09-07T18:29:15Z")
I added "Date Added" I managed to get the year, but I'd like to get the sort as "yr/mo/date". Currently it is sorting as "mo/date/yr". --- ## [Actions to convert tags to/from greeklish](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-to-convert-tags-to-from-greeklish/12878)
**Author:** [@kitharodos](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kitharodos)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-to-convert-tags-to-from-greeklish/12878 "2021-09-07T18:01:21Z")
I am from those who are very allergic to greeklish (greek written with latin characters). So, I spend lots of time retyping all tags of my music collection from greeklish to real greek. I would like to be able to conve… --- ## [How to make a 2nd "Play" button with Tools menu and to customize it to play audio files?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-a-2nd-play-button-with-tools-menu-and-to-customize-it-to-play-audio-files/54289)
**Author:** [@Sn1p3r31173](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sn1p3r31173)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-a-2nd-play-button-with-tools-menu-and-to-customize-it-to-play-audio-files/54289 "2021-09-07T14:43:22Z")
Hello. How to make the Play button in MP3Tag to play the music files with any other Player? When an audio file is dragged from MP3Tag and dropped on the Winamp Player, it starts to play the audio file. ★ Is it possible… --- ## [Correct Russian ID3 in MP3Tag Actions Menu](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/correct-russian-id3-in-mp3tag-actions-menu/54283)
**Author:** [@Sn1p3r31173](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sn1p3r31173)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/correct-russian-id3-in-mp3tag-actions-menu/54283 "2021-09-07T13:31:49Z")
How to correct the unreadable Russian ID3 tags? Have you ever seen unreadable Russian Abracadabra, which the Russians don't care at all about? For example: Áåñàìý ìó÷î (íà ôðàíöóçñêîì ÿçûêå), did you understand what it i… --- ## [More picture formats for cover](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/more-picture-formats-for-cover/50215)
**Author:** [@gerryp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gerryp)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/more-picture-formats-for-cover/50215 "2021-09-07T13:30:56Z")
Hi. I need to use tag cover with .ico format picture. I have video file and I want to set DVD icon for it, but only with .ico format it looks good - with .png and .jpeg there's always white space around the DVD icon. Is … --- ## [Rename kexp tracks with artist-title / artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-kexp-tracks-with-artist-title-artist/54282)
**Author:** [@kiwipaul](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kiwipaul)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 8:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-kexp-tracks-with-artist-title-artist/54282 "2021-09-07T08:52:01Z")
Greetings. I not sure if I need to use regex or $replace(string,from,to) ... Anyway, KEXP songs of the day have track metadata as follows: 'artist - title' as the title; and just 'artist' as artist. I want to delete … --- ## [Collectiontype?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/collectiontype/54278)
**Author:** [@Pyromagne](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Pyromagne)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/collectiontype/54278 "2021-09-06T15:19:23Z")
Hi I heard about collectiontype field what is that? it is true or official? --- ## [ID3v1 tags are not identified in FLAC files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v1-tags-are-not-identified-in-flac-files/13156)
**Author:** [@ryerman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ryerman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v1-tags-are-not-identified-in-flac-files/13156 "2021-09-04T09:56:26Z")
If a FLAC file has Vorbis tags and ID3v2 tags then %\_tag% expands to “FLAC ID3v2”. Good. This shows me the files that should be edited to remove the ID3 tags. However, without using Mp3tag, I accidentally discovered se… --- ## [3.08b Unwanted case conversion](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-08b-unwanted-case-conversion/54237)
**Author:** [@Labdoc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Labdoc)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 9:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-08b-unwanted-case-conversion/54237 "2021-09-04T09:53:34Z")
I have used this string for a long time to copy the Title Tag to the File Name: $num(%track%,2)- $validate(%title%,-) Today, with 3.08b, I get unwanted case conversions. When I revert to v.3.08, there is no case conver… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=213) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=215)