# Copying lyrics (tags \<-\> txt)
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-lyrics-tags-txt/13607
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [July 2, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-lyrics-tags-txt/13607 "2012-07-02T13:48:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Sashka78](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sashka78)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-lyrics-tags-txt/13607/1 "2012-07-02T13:48:42Z")
I use foobar2000 + foo\_uie\_lyrics3 plugin to display lyrics from different sources incl. tags. All lyrics are saved as LYRICS (with sync timings) or UNSYNCED LYRICS (w/o syncing) tags.
My player COWON J3 supports lyrics but it can only get them from separate files (txt or lrc).
What I need is mass export of lyrics from tags to files with custom folder, name and extension (and back).
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-lyrics-tags-txt/13607/2 "2012-07-03T03:24:28Z")
Have you tried an export (File \> Export)?
Modify one of the relevant formats (e.g. txt) so that it exports only one field, e.g. UNSYNCEDLYRICS.
Please note, that for the import you need a single string without linebreaks or end-of-parapgraph characters as one line will be interpreted as one record. So you probably have to do some processing after export and prior to the import.
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2012, 4:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-lyrics-tags-txt/13607/3 "2012-07-03T04:27:58Z")
> [@Alexander Morotsky](#):
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> ... What I need is mass export of lyrics from tags to files with custom folder, name and extension (and back).
Start reading there ...
[/t/11427/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/11427/1)
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### Author:  [@Sashka78](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sashka78)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2012, 8:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-lyrics-tags-txt/13607/4 "2012-07-03T08:34:44Z")
> [@DetlevD](#):
>
> Start reading there ...
> [/t/11427/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/11427/1)
I have the same problem with UTF-8. I guess I'll have to wait for native implementation of multiple files export (not through dos prompt).
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-lyrics-tags-txt/13607/5 "2012-07-03T20:05:22Z")
I export all lyrics to one big file, then I use a little program I wrote to create single lyric files for each song text.
Also works with utf-8
Tell me if you want to try it.
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### Author:  [@Sashka78](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sashka78)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-lyrics-tags-txt/13607/6 "2012-07-03T20:09:20Z")
Yes please, I would like to give it a try!
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-lyrics-tags-txt/13607/7 "2012-07-03T20:50:25Z")
Download the archive.
Then put the .mte file in the %appdata%\export folder
Then select your files in Mp3tag (start with a smaller number) and use this new Export template _Lyrics#Export for Single Textfiles_ to create the big lyrics file.
Mp3tag should put it automatically in the Windows temp folder.
Next you just have to start the Mp3tagLyricsSplitter program. It will look in the temp folder for the lyrics file and then create the new files in the same folders as the audio files.
[Mp3tagLyricsSplitter.rar](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7216e38fd14accb0591f22511d103aa36f18bd13.rar) (293 KB)