# Automate the albumart process?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automate-the-albumart-process/9221
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 27, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automate-the-albumart-process/9221 "2009-10-27T21:06:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@elcoyoteloco](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/elcoyoteloco)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automate-the-albumart-process/9221/1 "2009-10-27T21:06:53Z")
Hi all,
I would like to know if there is a way to get mp3taq to automatically assign albumart. For instance, if there is a "folder.jpg" in the same folder as a group of mp3s, it would automatically embed it into each mp3. Currently I use the Extended Tags dialog, but it sucks when you have to do 20 or so albums individually.
What would really be useful is if there was a string value for albumart to use during batch converts, maybe something like:
%genre%\\%artist%\\%year% - %album%\\%track% - %title% **%albumart%**...with a setting in the Options dialog to let the user tell mp3tag what filename to use (i.e. "cover.png")
Thanks 🙂
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automate-the-albumart-process/9221/2 "2009-10-27T21:26:00Z")
You can use the action type
# Import cover from file
[/t/967/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/1)
As format string enter i.e. _folder.jpg_ or _%album%.jpg_
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### Author:  [@elcoyoteloco](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/elcoyoteloco)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automate-the-albumart-process/9221/3 "2009-10-29T19:18:55Z")
I'll give it a try, thanks 🙂
UPDATE: That's exactly what I needed. Thanks again!
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automate-the-albumart-process/9221/4 "2026-02-09T12:21:54Z")