# Cover art not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [June 17, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-not-working/3463 "2006-06-17T22:22:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jshamash66](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@jshamash66](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jshamash66)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-not-working/3463/1 "2006-06-17T22:22:49Z")
I updated mp3tag to v2.36a recently. Now, the 'cover' feature (in 'extended tags') isn't working for some reason- when i add a cover, it shows up, and it says it's saving the tags, but then if i go back to 'extended tags', the cover is not shown. It's like it didn't actually add the picture. i tried downgrading to my old version, but it STILL doesn't work! I don't know if anyone can help me, but i REALLY need help, since now I have to use Windows Media Player to add an album cover, which is a pain in the ass. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/sebastian_mares/32/9285_2.png) [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 4:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-not-working/3463/2 "2006-06-18T04:39:09Z")
What audio format? What tag type and version? What image type? ---
**Author:** ![rasputin](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@rasputin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rasputin)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-not-working/3463/3 "2006-06-20T21:42:06Z")
Not sure what the original poster's environment was, but I have the same problem. MP3 files (various bitrates) ID3 v2.4 and v2.3 (UTF-16) Jpeg Image Microsoft XP SP 2 It used to work up until the 2.36a update, and now going back to 2.35 doesn't help. It appears as though the tag is being written (there is an observable lag), but then Alt-T doesn't show any picture associated with the music file. Let me know if you need any more details or screenshots. --R ---
**Author:** ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-not-working/3463/4 "2006-06-20T23:15:59Z")
Check if your tags have APEv2 tags and then go to Options \> Tags \> Mpeg and disable writing and reading of them. ---
**Author:** ![rasputin](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@rasputin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rasputin)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 8:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-not-working/3463/5 "2006-06-21T08:48:27Z")
Thanks Dano. That worked. Would there be any workaround to allow me to use APE tags? > [@dano](#): > > Check if your tags have APEv2 tags and then go to Options \> Tags \> Mpeg and disable writing and reading of them. --R ---
**Author:** ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 9:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-not-working/3463/6 "2006-06-21T09:44:38Z")
You can keep the writing option on if you want. ---
**Author:** ![philipp3](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@philipp3](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/philipp3)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-not-working/3463/7 "2023-07-19T17:31:24Z")
I've had the same problem, but for me it was the other way around. I enabled APE and APEv2 tags and then it worked ---
**Author:** ![MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/motleyg/32/440_2.png) [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-not-working/3463/8 "2023-07-19T17:37:19Z")
That means your covers are stored in the APE tags. I would recommend you update your tag preferences to write these under ID3 for wider compatibilty. There are plenty of threads here that detail how to do this. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-not-working/3463/9 "2023-08-18T17:37:22Z")
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