# Create Shortcuts for Selected Items

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-shortcuts-for-selected-items/16209>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 3, 2014, 11:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-shortcuts-for-selected-items/16209 "2014-10-03T11:01:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f19dbf/32.png) [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 11:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-shortcuts-for-selected-items/16209/1 "2014-10-03T11:01:20Z")

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I can right-click on items and copy them, then create shortcuts in Windows XP. It would be nice to right-click and create shortcuts in one operation.

I can do this in Windows with c:\Program Files\Shortcut.exe /F:%1.lnk /A:C /T:%1\*.mp3  
Perhaps I can use a variation of Shortcut.exe as an Mp3tag tool?

I'm just not that good at defining the variables within the Tool parameter to make this work.

Help.

K

BTW. I have a very large mp3 collection, and I keep track of the subset of mp3's currently loaded in my Ipod by using shortcuts. Hence the value of being able to conveniently create shortcuts.

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**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 11:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-shortcuts-for-selected-items/16209/2 "2014-10-03T11:24:59Z")

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> [@rko31415](#):
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> ... I can do this in Windows with c:\Program Files\Shortcut.exe /F:%1.lnk /A:C /T:%1\*.mp3 ...

Which value do you put into the parameter %1 ...  
Filename, Filepath, Foldername, Folderpath?

DD.20141003.1525.CEST

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**Author:** ![ryerman](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ryerman/32/5285_2.png) [@ryerman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ryerman)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-shortcuts-for-selected-items/16209/3 "2014-10-03T13:11:29Z")

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> [@rko31415](#):
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> ....Perhaps I can use a variation of Shortcut.exe as an Mp3tag tool?....

For "Path", navigate to, and select Shortcut.exe.

For "Parameter" try:

```
/F:"%_folderpath%%artist% - %title%.lnk" /A:C /T:"%_path%"

```

This will create the shortcut in the containing folder of each file.

You can adjust the /F argument to suit your needs.  
For example:

```
/F:"C:\Users\myname\Desktop\\%artist% - %title%.lnk"

```

places the shortcut on my desktop.

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**Author:** ![rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f19dbf/32.png) [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-shortcuts-for-selected-items/16209/4 "2014-10-03T21:47:25Z")

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Your suggestion worked great ryerman ... Thanks a bunch.  
K

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-shortcuts-for-selected-items/16209/5 "2026-02-09T12:25:18Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC