# Album art on multiple songs

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-on-multiple-songs/62127
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 16, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-on-multiple-songs/62127 "2023-09-16T04:38:39Z")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2023, 6:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-on-multiple-songs/62127/2 "2023-09-16T06:43:54Z")

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> [@rcflyers](#):
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> Is it possible to select all the songs in that 1980's folder and have MP£TAG automatically find and apply the cover art to them all please?

MP3tag works on the basis of an album. So you could assign a picture to all files of an album.  
For a selection of tracks from multiple albums, the answer is  
In short: no

You would have to use a 3rd party tool like

> [@How to use AlbumArtDownloader in Tools for Cover Art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-albumartdownloader-in-tools-for-cover-art/19422):
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> [AlbumArtDownloader](https://sourceforge.net/projects/album-art/) is arguably one of the best free album cover art downloaders around. It effortlessly searches a large number of cover art sources with standalone scripts that are constantly updated. And it presents all the found art with previews, sizes, etc. Download and install AlbumArtDownloader from SourceForge: [https://sourceforge.net/projects/album-art/](https://sourceforge.net/projects/album-art/) In MP3TAG, click on Tools and select Options... (Ctrl-O shortcut) In the Mp3tag Options window, select Tools on the left side,…

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