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## [Shell Integration in Windows 11 LTSC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shell-integration-in-windows-11-ltsc/66259)

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**Author:** [@Rubricabrac](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rubricabrac)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shell-integration-in-windows-11-ltsc/66259 "2024-10-13T22:30:58Z")

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I finally realized that when you don't install in the standard path "C:\\program Files", (Mp3Tag v3.27a x64) the shell integration doesn't work (the Mp3tagShell.msix seems to be "hardcoded" Would be great if you adapt ms…

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## [Simple way to abort action if regex does not match?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-way-to-abort-action-if-regex-does-not-match/66243)

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**Author:** [@Casual\_Tea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Casual_Tea)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-way-to-abort-action-if-regex-does-not-match/66243 "2024-10-13T21:42:40Z")

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I'm working on an action to extract the year from the title. Format value: Field: YEAR Format string: $regexp(%title%,^.\*\\D((?:(19|20))\\d{2})(?:\\D.\*|$),$1) Which does a solid job of only matching actual years. H…

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## [Assistance with RegEx converting date formats in the Tag to Tag function](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/assistance-with-regex-converting-date-formats-in-the-tag-to-tag-function/66254)

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**Author:** [@renarde3](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/renarde3)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/assistance-with-regex-converting-date-formats-in-the-tag-to-tag-function/66254 "2024-10-13T18:17:45Z")

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Hi all, I'm the first to admit I'm RegEx impaired, so I greatly appreciate your help! I've combed these threads trying to find an answer to my specific date formatting question and have tried several solutions, but can't…

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## [No album cover art showing for MusicBrainz selection](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-album-cover-art-showing-for-musicbrainz-selection/66248)

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**Author:** [@MrPickle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MrPickle)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-album-cover-art-showing-for-musicbrainz-selection/66248 "2024-10-13T14:00:50Z")

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When I select mp3 tracks then click on 'Tag Sources' and select MusicBrainz then MusicBrainz correctly identifies my album and gives a list of selection showing: Score, Type, Album,etc. The first column is blank. However…

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## [Counting tracks](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/counting-tracks/66246)

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**Author:** [@yorickausyps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yorickausyps)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/counting-tracks/66246 "2024-10-12T22:45:58Z")

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The following is an example for what can be done with the new feature to reference the content of output buffer via %output%, but to use the full potential of this feature it needs another hack to load the content of out…

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## [Creating a TAG panel field from text to numeric](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-a-tag-panel-field-from-text-to-numeric/66193)

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**Author:** [@xpac5896a](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xpac5896a)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-a-tag-panel-field-from-text-to-numeric/66193 "2024-10-12T14:40:15Z")

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I have created a TAG PANEL field called "DATE RELEASED" which is used to show the date an album was released. This field shows up in the COLUMNS and can also be exported to Excel using CSV. The problem I'm having is that…

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## [How to rename file with Action including %\_length%?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-rename-file-with-action-including-length/66233)

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**Author:** [@Lou2k7](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lou2k7)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-rename-file-with-action-including-length/66233 "2024-10-12T14:21:33Z")

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Hi All, I was hoping someone could tell me what I'm doing wrong. I'm trying to rename a file after doing a list of actions. My final action is to format value, Fieldname: \_FILENAME Value: '%artist% ~ %album% ~ T…

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## [Generate Playlist at Artist and Album Levels](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-at-artist-and-album-levels/66232)

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**Author:** [@kewa](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kewa)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-at-artist-and-album-levels/66232 "2024-10-12T13:54:29Z")

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Hi I have a large music collection structured \\MyMusic\\Artist\\Album\\Track I've generated playlists at album level but I also want to create a playlist in each Artist folder with all of the songs in each Album subfolder…

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## [Embedded icons in Kodi not showing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/embedded-icons-in-kodi-not-showing/66230)

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**Author:** [@Fetterbr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fetterbr)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/embedded-icons-in-kodi-not-showing/66230 "2024-10-12T13:44:00Z")

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Hi. I am lost in what to do and i dont know where the problem is so excuse me when i ask a question here and the issues is ina totally diffent app. But maybe one of you have had same issue. I use MP3tag to add the cover…

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## [Create column for INVOLVEDPEOPLE](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-column-for-involvedpeople/66226)

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**Author:** [@Unsealed2878](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Unsealed2878)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-column-for-involvedpeople/66226 "2024-10-11T15:44:25Z")

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I am here to bump this suggestion. I currently have the "INVOLVEDPEOPLE" and "LYRICIST" tags in my MP3Tag UI, and I would love to be able to just double-click on them to edit them instead of having to manually edit these…

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## [Simple filter to parse file names with tag fields delimited by -](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-filter-to-parse-file-names-with-tag-fields-delimited-by/66228)

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**Author:** [@MKM](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MKM)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-filter-to-parse-file-names-with-tag-fields-delimited-by/66228 "2024-10-11T13:50:52Z")

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I have a simple file naming convention: %artists% - %album% - %year% - %title% - %track% which works beautifully to Covert Filename - Tag for 90K files. Then I let MusicBrainz Picard run wild for a while and now I'd l…

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## [Discogs artwork not loading](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-artwork-not-loading/66223)

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**Author:** [@mrmusicman84](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mrmusicman84)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 8:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-artwork-not-loading/66223 "2024-10-11T08:01:58Z")

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Hello, For some reason now when I try using tag sources \> discogs artist + album none of the artwork loads from discogs. All the data tags properly but no artwork.

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## [Leading Zero's Missing on Hard Drive](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/leading-zeros-missing-on-hard-drive/66202)

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**Author:** [@Sharky](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sharky)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/leading-zeros-missing-on-hard-drive/66202 "2024-10-11T08:00:59Z")

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Hi and thank you for support... When tagging I use the leading zero option. Save repeatedly and all is okay. I can go back to the files after a week or two and view tagging sometimes the leading zero's are randomly mi…

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## [Double-click to open Extended Tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/double-click-to-open-extended-tags/44916)

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**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/double-click-to-open-extended-tags/44916 "2020-05-31T21:36:20Z")

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I could have sworn that previously in Mp3tag I could double-click a non-editing field such as Tags in the file list and it would open the Extended Tags dialog box for the file. I believe it was when the Default tool sett…

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## [Can’t access file via secure bookmark](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-t-access-file-via-secure-bookmark/66040)

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**Author:** [@josephzitt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/josephzitt)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 5:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-t-access-file-via-secure-bookmark/66040 "2024-10-11T05:38:03Z")

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This is popping up again (for the first time for me), in Version 1.8.23 (107) on an M1 MacBook AIr. I'm getting this error whenever I try to save files. I recently upgraded to Sequoia, which may be a factor.

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## [MP3Tag in Bold want its NON-Bold](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-in-bold-want-its-non-bold/66208)

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**Author:** [@Absolut\_Aussie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Absolut_Aussie)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-in-bold-want-its-non-bold/66208 "2024-10-10T17:36:13Z")

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Hi there Some of my files have there file names in BOLD this get formatted in Title Ect when i copy them over Is there a way to change all to NON Bold someway. Please help as i have google searched and on here as well…

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## [Incorrect script line numbers in debug output](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/incorrect-script-line-numbers-in-debug-output/66132)

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**Author:** [@yorickausyps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yorickausyps)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/incorrect-script-line-numbers-in-debug-output/66132 "2024-10-10T16:51:01Z")

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The debug output file from the websource script language command debug "on" "debug.out" doesn't always contain the correct script line numbers, instead the shown numbers usually are smaller. This makes it difficult to d…

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## [Double replacement of output buffer content](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/double-replacement-of-output-buffer-content/66196)

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**Author:** [@yorickausyps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yorickausyps)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/double-replacement-of-output-buffer-content/66196 "2024-10-10T14:19:30Z")

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Since Mp3tag v3.23 a new feature for developing tag sources has been implemented and documented, it says "You can reference contents of output buffers via %output% in all string parameters". I have used this new feature …

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## [Replaygain doesn't work with ID3v2.3 UTF-16 and VLC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replaygain-doesnt-work-with-id3v2-3-utf-16-and-vlc/66146)

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**Author:** [@bob.knight](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bob.knight)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 11:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replaygain-doesnt-work-with-id3v2-3-utf-16-and-vlc/66146 "2024-10-10T11:59:43Z")

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Hi, I was trying to setup %replaygain\_track\_gain% in mp3 files and I found that it works using APE tags and ID3v2.4 (UTF8) but not when using id3v2.3 (UTF16), at least with VLC player. Why is this happening? A problem …

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## [Insert dashes for date](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/insert-dashes-for-date/66212)

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**Author:** [@Stev\_Jackson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Stev_Jackson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/insert-dashes-for-date/66212 "2024-10-10T11:41:19Z")

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Hi. I took a break from tagging files that I record off FM and I forgot my way of working. I have the date recorded in the comment field as "20240314" (which would be YYYYMMDD). I want to rename the files from "2024031…

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## [Auto-numbering wizard fails to renumber](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-numbering-wizard-fails-to-renumber/66185)

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**Author:** [@ahartley](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ahartley)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 10:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-numbering-wizard-fails-to-renumber/66185 "2024-10-10T10:48:54Z")

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I tried to renumber with leading zeros. It's been a while since I've used this feature. It doesn't change the track number. It's so easy to use, I can't imagine what I'm doing wrong. I'm running version 3.27a.

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## [Scripting with Multi value fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scripting-with-multi-value-fields/66205)

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**Author:** [@mista\_j](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mista_j)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 4:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scripting-with-multi-value-fields/66205 "2024-10-10T04:31:26Z")

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Recently I've run into an issue where Record Labels are something like: Label1 / Label2 / Label3 Label1 / Label2 The player I'm using reads those as one Record label even if I swap those "/" for commas or semicolons (…

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## [Best Practices For Crediting Vocalists, Lyricists, and Guest Performers?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/best-practices-for-crediting-vocalists-lyricists-and-guest-performers/66210)

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**Author:** [@Unsealed2878](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Unsealed2878)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/best-practices-for-crediting-vocalists-lyricists-and-guest-performers/66210 "2024-10-09T21:06:24Z")

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Right now I am adding Vocalists and Performers at the end of the Artists tag (example): Artist: Angelo Badalamenti; Vocals - Julee Cruise And I am adding Lyricists to the end of the Composer tag (example): Composer: A…

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## [Title formatting syntax highlighting for Cudatext](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-formatting-syntax-highlighting-for-cudatext/66211)

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**Author:** [@Stem75](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Stem75)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-formatting-syntax-highlighting-for-cudatext/66211 "2024-10-09T18:01:27Z")

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Made a Title\_formatting syntax highlighting for Cudatext https://cudatext.github.io You can find it here https://synwrite.sourceforge.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3186 It supports VS Code Snippets and Auto complete\*. A…

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## [Mp3tag syntax colouring editor](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-syntax-colouring-editor/12621)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-syntax-colouring-editor/12621 "2024-10-09T17:51:37Z")

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Whcih editors have Mp3tag export config script syntax colouring? Thanks.

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## [Field for Metadata Tags Within Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/field-for-metadata-tags-within-mp3tag/66137)

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**Author:** [@bananeyfish](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bananeyfish)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/field-for-metadata-tags-within-mp3tag/66137 "2024-10-09T17:06:00Z")

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I've been using this software to organize my video collection, which I know isn't the intended purpose, but the software is very good. I have typically been using the Metadata tags under "Properties \> Details \> Tags" on …

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## [How to measure script efficiency?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-measure-script-efficiency/66088)

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**Author:** [@rboss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rboss)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-measure-script-efficiency/66088 "2024-10-09T13:58:46Z")

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Hello everyone; Recently I came across a situation that made me re-evaluate how I measure script efficiency. Up to now, as rule of thumb, I have used the debug output file's size as a way to quickly see how much text i…

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## [Tags added do not appear in Apple Music](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-added-do-not-appear-in-apple-music/66198)

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**Author:** [@dougmckown](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dougmckown)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-added-do-not-appear-in-apple-music/66198 "2024-10-08T20:14:15Z")

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I have version MP3TAG 1.8.25 for macOS and Apple Music version 1.5.0.174. I added album, artist, genre and year tags to an album. According to the MP3TAG app, they are all there. Yet, when I import that album into Apple …

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## [Streamlining workflow](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/streamlining-workflow/66187)

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**Author:** [@emmanuelkatto](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/emmanuelkatto)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 6:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/streamlining-workflow/66187 "2024-10-08T06:28:48Z")

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Hi everyone, My name is Emmanuel Katto. I am new to this community. Can anyone share scripts or actions for automating common tagging tasks in MP3Tag? I’d love to streamline my workflow. Thanks in advance! Best, Emman…

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## [How do I get this forum to email me notifications of replies?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-this-forum-to-email-me-notifications-of-replies/66170)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-this-forum-to-email-me-notifications-of-replies/66170 "2024-10-07T22:15:00Z")

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"Post can't be empty" Uh?

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