# Copy tag data as text to clipboard
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag-data-as-text-to-clipboard/64694
**Category:** General Discussion
**Tags:** feature
**Created:** [May 16, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag-data-as-text-to-clipboard/64694 "2024-05-16T16:52:37Z")
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag-data-as-text-to-clipboard/64694/1 "2024-05-16T16:52:37Z")
I just found
> [@Mp3tag Development Build Status](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-development-build-status/455/1):
>
> **3.25f** (2024-05-16)
>
> - NEW: added support for copying textual representation of files to clipboard.
and I really welcome that function.
Over the years (I found threads from 2005, 2007, 2012) there have been requests for this function.
And now it is there.
You find it in the Edit menu as "Copy as text ..." which opens a dialogue in which you can enter a format string very similar to Convert\>Tag-Filename.
Perhaps an entry in the right-click context menu of the file list would make the function even more accessible (hint, hint).
And while I am at it:
A checkbox to select all columns from the file list as output for the clipboard would be a nice enhancement ... plus perhaps an input box to define the field separator like dash, slash, underscore, tab character etc..
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag-data-as-text-to-clipboard/64694/2 "2026-08-08T09:27:12Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> Perhaps an entry in the right-click context menu of the file list would make the function even more accessible (hint, hint).
Just for future reference, I've added this with v3.27:
> [2024-07-04] NEW: added 'Copy as Text...' to File List context menu. ([#65135](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/65135))
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> select all columns from the file list as output for the clipboard would be a nice enhancement ... plus perhaps an input box to define the field separator like dash, slash, underscore, tab character etc..
This is possible with `$columnValues(x,y)` added in [Mp3tag v3.36-beta.4](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/455):
> NEW: added scripting functions `columnNames(x,y)` and `columnValues(x,y)` to retrieve all names and values of File List columns.
You can also do things like:
```auto
$if($eql(%_counter%,1),$columnNames(,$char(9))$char(10),)$columnValues(,$char(9))
```
to copy a tab-separated textual representation of a File List column names and values.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag-data-as-text-to-clipboard/64694/3 "2026-08-10T09:27:32Z")
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