# Access to ID3v1 tag information

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/access-to-id3v1-tag-information/8058
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 8, 2009, 9:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/access-to-id3v1-tag-information/8058 "2009-03-08T09:07:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![roebidoebi](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@roebidoebi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/roebidoebi)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2009, 9:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/access-to-id3v1-tag-information/8058/1 "2009-03-08T09:07:58Z")

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Hi,

I'm just starting to use MP3TAG and must say it offers a lot of functionality.

One thing I'm strugling with is the ID3v1 comment tag information I have in my files which is not copied in the ID3v2.3 tag.

So I was wondering if there is a way I can access the ID3v1 information of the comment field and copy it into the ID3v2.3 field?

I don't want to completely overwrite the version 2 filed with version 1 info ...

Thanks in advance.

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/access-to-id3v1-tag-information/8058/2 "2009-03-08T11:17:00Z")

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This is possible via these steps:

1. Enable reading of ID3v1 only at Options \> Tags \> Mpeg
2. Export the comment fields via ![:mt_export:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/4262e887a75b94106ff726fd5c1883dabd63451d.png ":mt\_export:") File \> Export... using an export configuration like $filename(txt)$loop(%\_path%)%comment%

```
$loopend()</li><li>Enable writing of ID3v2 at <span style='color:green'>Options > Tags > Mpeg</span></li><li>Import the comments from the exported file via <img src="/uploads/default/original/1X/fb599927d56a3dea5261627b2c420f3f21fabb2d.png" width="16" height="16" alt=":mt_tff:" title=":mt_tff:"/> <span style='color:green'>Convert > Text file - Tag</span> with <!--fonto:Courier New--><span style="font-family:Courier New"><!--/fonto-->%comment%<!--fontc--></span><!--/fontc--> as format string</li></ol>

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Kind regards,  
Florian

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/access-to-id3v1-tag-information/8058/3 "2026-02-09T12:21:25Z")

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