# Can I create a .cue file from .mp3 files?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-create-a-cue-file-from-mp3-files/65623
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 16, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-create-a-cue-file-from-mp3-files/65623 "2024-08-16T00:04:26Z")
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### Author:  [@gio\_stz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gio_stz)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-create-a-cue-file-from-mp3-files/65623/1 "2024-08-16T00:04:26Z")
Hi all! I have a problem and I am not sure if there's a solution or if mp3tag can help me.
Some time ago I ripped many albums in .mp3 format and used mp3tag to edit all the tags by hand. Now I would like to rip the same albums in .flac, but have the .cue file with the same tags I added to the mp3 files.
Is it possible to obtain the .cue file from the mp3 files and use it to reproduce the .flac file I will rip? Or if I rip the albums in separated .flac files could I copy the tags from the .mp3 files to the .flac files?
Thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2024, 5:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-create-a-cue-file-from-mp3-files/65623/2 "2024-08-16T05:36:03Z")
> [@gio\_stz](#):
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> Or if I rip the albums in separated .flac files could I copy the tags from the .mp3 files to the .flac files?
Yes.
ONly make sure that the source files and the target files are the same in order and number,
select all the source files in 1 go,
use Edit\>Copy tags,
select all the target files in 1 go,
use Edit\>Paste tags
and the tag data from the source files will be copied to the target files.
A solution for .cue-files could start with this thread:
> [@.cue sheet export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cue-sheet-export/53909):
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> $filename(%album%.cue,utf-8)PERFORMER "$iflonger(%albumartist%,0,%albumartist%,%artist%)" TITLE "%album%" $loop(%\_filename\_rel%)FILE "%\_filename\_rel%" $if($eql($upper(%\_extension%),MP3),MP3,WAVE) TRACK $right(0%track%,2) AUDIO TITLE "%title%" PERFORMER "$iflonger(%artist%,0,%artist%,%albumartist%)" INDEX 01 00:00:00 $loopend() I have not found any ready to use solution for this specific task, so I wrote one myself. Enjoy. If you can offer any alterations - please do.
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### Author:  [@gio\_stz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gio_stz)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-create-a-cue-file-from-mp3-files/65623/3 "2024-08-25T21:30:07Z")
That's great. Thank you so much!
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-create-a-cue-file-from-mp3-files/65623/4 "2024-09-24T21:30:49Z")
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