# Automatically adding cover art from folder **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [August 4, 2023, 8:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-adding-cover-art-from-folder/61735 "2023-08-04T08:47:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mbpt1984](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@mbpt1984](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbpt1984)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 8:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-adding-cover-art-from-folder/61735/1 "2023-08-04T08:47:00Z")
Good Morning Developers I was wondering about a potential feature, If its possible. When adding a folder for example (Bon jovi album) for the program to automatically import the file art from the folder, instead of using the cover art finder / dragging and dropping by opening the folder this way it means i dont have to have multiple windows open. ---
**Author:** ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 8:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-adding-cover-art-from-folder/61735/2 "2023-08-04T08:59:25Z")
You can already import cover art from a folder with the Action "Import Cover from File": > **[Import Cover from File – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/import-cover/)** > > Documentation on the Import Cover action type that can be performed as Quick Action or as reusable workflow from Action Groups. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor. BTW: Do you remember this thread? > [@Export cover art with folder name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-cover-art-with-folder-name/60932/2): > > See, if this thread helps you: ---
**Author:** ![mbpt1984](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@mbpt1984](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbpt1984)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 9:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-adding-cover-art-from-folder/61735/3 "2023-08-04T09:06:08Z")
Thank you for this i will have a look now ---
**Author:** ![mbpt1984](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@mbpt1984](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbpt1984)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 9:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-adding-cover-art-from-folder/61735/4 "2023-08-04T09:08:37Z")
Hi.sorry to ask do you have a a copy of the action string as i cant get mine to work? ---
**Author:** ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 9:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-adding-cover-art-from-folder/61735/5 "2023-08-04T09:11:35Z")
The format string for image filename has to exactly match your cover artwork file name in your folder. As the documentation says: > You can use fixed text like `folder.jpg` and placeholders like `%artist%` and `%album%` in the [format string](https://docs.mp3tag.de/format). For example: ![image](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/8/8b53fc60990141cb40b322636b3ee8fb9b874670.png) ---
**Author:** ![mbpt1984](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@mbpt1984](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbpt1984)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 9:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-adding-cover-art-from-folder/61735/6 "2023-08-04T09:14:12Z")
i didnt really understand the place holders, ive followed your image. apologies for the noob questions ---
**Author:** ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 9:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-adding-cover-art-from-folder/61735/7 "2023-08-04T09:17:03Z")
> [@mbpt1984](#): > > i didnt really understand the place holders, Sometimes, the cover artwork does not have a fixed name like `folder.jpg` or `front.jpg` Sometimes, the cover artwork filename will be named like `ABBA - Waterloo.jpg` - for example. In such cases, you could use placeholders like `%artist% - %album%.jpg` as format string for image filename. The content for this placeholders will be taken from the tags ARTIST and ALBUM then. ---
**Author:** ![mbpt1984](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@mbpt1984](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbpt1984)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 9:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-adding-cover-art-from-folder/61735/8 "2023-08-04T09:18:23Z")
sorry for inconvenience, is there away for it to search for any jpg within the folder, as some of my art is labelled different? so in your image if i just add .jpg would that find any JPG and add it? ---
**Author:** ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 9:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-adding-cover-art-from-folder/61735/9 "2023-08-04T09:19:27Z")
> [@mbpt1984](#): > > so in your image if i just add .jpg would that find any JPG and add it? You can try it with `*.jpg` AFAIK in this case, it takes the first JPG in your folder and add it. But you have no control which JPG exactly will be added. ---
**Author:** ![mbpt1984](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@mbpt1984](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbpt1984)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 9:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-adding-cover-art-from-folder/61735/10 "2023-08-04T09:20:33Z")
right i will experiment with that, i mean what would be good is for it to add all the covers and then you remove which ones are not correct thank you buddy ---
**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-adding-cover-art-from-folder/61735/11 "2023-08-04T09:26:01Z")
> [@mbpt1984](#): > > i mean what would be good is for it to add all the covers and then you remove which ones are not correct I doubt that other people need that feature. Most people like to have control about what a software does. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-adding-cover-art-from-folder/61735/12 "2023-09-03T09:26:53Z")
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