# Change filename into %artist & %title
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-filename-into-artist-title/69838
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 21, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-filename-into-artist-title/69838 "2025-09-21T07:15:21Z")
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### Author:  [@Reijer59](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Reijer59)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-filename-into-artist-title/69838/1 "2025-09-21T07:15:21Z")
I have tracks that only exist of a filename. Is it possible to convert it into artist and title column automated or do I need to do this by hand only?
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### Author:  [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2025, 7:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-filename-into-artist-title/69838/2 "2025-09-21T07:19:13Z")
Have a look here. What you are looking for is FILENAME -\> TAG _ALT+2_
> [@Converters to rename files or to import tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016):
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> Mp3tag provides a variety of possibilities to get tag information from parts of the filename or rename files based on the information stored in the tag of a file. The base concept behind all converters in Mp3tag is the so called format string, which describes a pattern (or template) of a filename or a line in a tag-list file. A format string consists of any characters and predefined placeholders or scripting functions. Every placeholder begins with the percent sign %, followed by a tag field n…
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### Author:  [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2025, 7:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-filename-into-artist-title/69838/3 "2025-09-21T07:22:41Z")
Can you give an example of a filename and what tags you want from them, so we can help you
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### Author:  [@Reijer59](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Reijer59)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-filename-into-artist-title/69838/4 "2025-09-21T14:33:13Z")
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### Author:  [@Reijer59](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Reijer59)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-filename-into-artist-title/69838/5 "2025-09-21T14:34:17Z")
I’ve just uploaded a screenshot of the folder where the %artist and %Title are missing
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-filename-into-artist-title/69838/6 "2025-09-21T14:36:26Z")
For the ones with a hyphen in the filename you could use:
Convert\>Filename-Tag
Format string: %artist% - %title%
There are other files with a different pattern in the filename (e.g. the top one with underscores) or the "Amalfino" track that does not seem to have an artist part in it. These files have to be treated with a different format string.
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### Author:  [@Reijer59](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Reijer59)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-filename-into-artist-title/69838/7 "2025-09-21T18:56:15Z")
Thank you for your solution, this was what i was looking for. The problem with the \_ hyphen and lower capitals I solve with Advance Renamer. It’s a program with a lot of options to adjust the filename.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-filename-into-artist-title/69838/8 "2025-09-21T19:01:58Z")
> [@Reijer59](#):
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> Advance Renamer
I doubt that another program is really necessary.
For `.dozzy_&_exercize_one-united_elements`
You could use the same function, only a different format string would be required:
Format string: %artist%-%title%
And then you replace - also with a built-in function - all underscores with a space.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-filename-into-artist-title/69838/9 "2025-10-21T19:02:03Z")
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