# A freedb Query
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-freedb-query/1513
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 7, 2004, 12:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-freedb-query/1513 "2004-12-07T00:29:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@hp01jpc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hp01jpc)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2004, 12:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-freedb-query/1513/1 "2004-12-07T00:29:28Z")
Hello Florian,
Wonderful piece of software you have crafted here. I have one small question for you. If I download the freedb database, can I still use it with mp3tag? Under the freedb menu, there is an option to "create local index" is that what I need? When I click on it, I get the message - directory "" could not be found.
I want to download the database so that I can tag my MP3's when I'm not on the internet. This is possible I take it?
I did a bit of searching around to see if anyone else had this question - so I'm sorry if you've answered it already.
Kindest regards
James
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### Author:  [@vitamin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vitamin)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-freedb-query/1513/2 "2004-12-07T02:37:17Z")
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> If I download the freedb database, can I still use it with mp3tag?
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> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>
Yes you can.
Basicly you have to tell mp3tag the path to your local DB in "tools-\>options-\>freedb-\>local".
vitamin
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-freedb-query/1513/3 "2026-02-09T12:19:17Z")