# 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: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@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")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> 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](#):
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> 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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