Automation, Macros NOT cli

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I've read about web sources, actions and various threads on automation - before anyone posts, I've also read in numerous places "This is not possible with Mp3tag. Mp3tag is a GUI tool, not a CLI tool" and I'm fine with that.

I'm still plodding through my lifetime collection of vinyl records, some 8,000 odd records, cassettes, reel to reel tapes and even a limited number of jazz artist laser discs which I rip for stereo sound and digitizing every one.

I use Audacity to capture the sound, also a UI tool. For the most part I have a few standard Audacity macros accessed via the Tools menu.

Once I've exported the files, again I have a pretty standard set of functions that I use in MP3 tools. I always use Discogs Release ID to retrieve the tags - for the infrequent records, tapes of music laserdiscs that are not on Discogs, I add them to discogs.

Once the files are tagged from Discogs, I renumber the tags as A1, A2 etc. don't work for me; once renumbered, I rename the files. I can do this almost entirely from the toolbar.

Audacity Macro Manager allows me to set the defaults for each of the actions and then runs through them with UI changes and only stops when there is a user decision to be made. For example "Export Audio" I prefer to make a UI selection rather than default.

Is there no outlook that MP3TAG could take on a macro like UI automation?

I've tried using Auto hotkey which works to a point but fails more than it succeeds.

Thanks.

++Mark.

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Please tell us (the more exact the better) which steps you want to get automated.
Macros are called "Actions" in MP3tag.

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My go-to automation tool is MiniMouseMacro.
I've played around with AHK, but imo this one is more user-friendly.

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@rboss: You should mention that your recommended tool MiniMouseMacro in the free version has various limitations, including "Product gating and nag screens":

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The 'unlocked' Pro version costs $9.99 as a one-time payment.

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You're right, I should have.

In my defense, the current version of MMM was released only a couple of months ago, and came with a relaunch of the app, after several years of hiatus.
I haven't explored the new features in depth; nor am I using (or have ever used) the paid version.

My mention of this tool was only as a -probably less know- alternative to AHK, whose free version may suit @cathcam's needs.

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I am pretty sure that without further details about the workflow nothing like macro will be implemented - esp. if it can be achieved with the already existing actions.
Also I doubt that a macro feature would behave the same way as other already established programs.
So the OP would have to get to know the actions as well as a possible macro implementation.
But as the OP's workflow already uses macros in other programs I wonder if that is not enough and MP3tag's actions would be sufficient.