# Custom Keyboard shortcuts
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [February 10, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691 "2017-02-10T14:25:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@grandpa](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/grandpa)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/1 "2017-02-10T14:25:45Z")
Is there any way I can use my own shortcuts š
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/2 "2017-02-10T14:36:08Z")
That depends. Not for the menues that belong to MP3Tag but partly for own self-defined actions.
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### Author:  [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/3 "2017-02-15T20:06:02Z")
> [@grandpa](#):
>
> Is there any way I can use my own shortcuts š
File \> Options \> Tools
There you can define what should happen, when you press CTRL +1, CTRL + 2, ..., CTRL + 0
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### Author:  [@grandpa](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/grandpa)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2017, 11:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/4 "2017-02-17T11:57:36Z")
Why can't I make my own????
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### Author:  [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/5 "2017-07-23T14:08:49Z")
> [@grandpa](#):
>
> Is there any way I can use my own shortcuts š
I was just about to suggest the same, but that still stands. +1 for this.
But you can do stuff, it just depends on what you want to do.
For example, you can search the title and artist in youtube using macros in arsclip and assign your own keyboard shortcut. Website: \>\>\>[http://www.joejoesoft.com/vcms/97/](http://www.joejoesoft.com/vcms/97/).
This can copy text to a word documents and other things too. Quite powerful liitle app.
> **-** First DL and install arsclip (Unzip the .zip file and run the .exe - It's a portable app) and an amazing FREE clipboard manager, I'd highly recommend it anyway for day-to-day use!. It has macros which can do a multitude of things. **-** So head to the edit clips/marco section of arsclip. **-** RMB in the system tray to find that. **-** See screenshot of UI of how you set it up.
Here's the code below.
Thing is, this also works in itunes fields too or whatever music player you use as it's a global shortcut.
You might want to look at Autohotkey too. [https://autohotkey.com/](https://autohotkey.com/) Which can control window handles (such as buttons/menus in a program and press them AFAIK). I've yet to look into that, but I'm sure it's possible and probably not to difficult.
**Youtube title and artist search example.**
**Usage:** Just place your cursor in the editbox of the title in mp3tag and this macro will select that text tab to the artist append copy that and then open youtube with that combined string. It reverses the artist and title automatically. See code, it's fairly easy after a few trail and error runs.
```
start_ac_macro:
[HOME REPEAT=1]
end_ac_macro:
start_ac_macro:
[SPACE REPEAT=1]
end_ac_macro:
start_ac_macro:
[SELECTALL]
end_ac_macro:
start_ac_macro:
[COPY="NORMAL"]
end_ac_macro:
start_ac_macro:
[HOME REPEAT=1]
end_ac_macro:
start_ac_macro:
[DEL REPEAT=1]
end_ac_macro:
start_ac_macro:
[TAB REPEAT=1]
end_ac_macro:
start_ac_macro:
[WAIT=100]
end_ac_macro:
start_ac_macro:
[COPY="PREPEND"]
end_ac_macro:
function main(clipboardStr) {
var s = clipboardStr.replace(/\(om\)/gi,"(Original Mix)").replace(/[^a-z]/gi," ").replace(/\s+/gi," ").replace(/^\s|\s$/gi,"");
setClipboard(s);
start_ac_macro:
[RUN]https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=[CLIPBRDCURRENT]
end_ac_macro:
}
```
**Google PRE-SELECTED text search example.**
**Usage:** Highlight the text (in any program and run your global keyboard shortcut)
```
start_ac_macro:
[COPYWAIT=200]
end_ac_macro:
function main(clipboardStr) {
var s = clipboardStr.replace(/\(om\)/gi,"(Original Mix)").replace(/&/gi,"%26").replace(/\s+/gi," ").replace(/^\s|\s$/gi,"");
setClipboard(s);
start_ac_macro:
[RUN]http://www.google.com/search?q=[CLIPBRDCURRENT][ENDRUN]
end_ac_macro:
}
```
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### Author:  [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/6 "2017-07-23T21:29:15Z")
AutoHotkey can do what you want + MORE š
- Install [this](https://autohotkey.com/download/ahk-install.exe)
- **RMB on your desktop\>New\>AutoHotkey Script**
- Rename the file to **AHK\_mp3tag.ahk** for example. Just make sure the extension is **.ahk**
- Double click the newly created file.
This **AHK\_mp3tag.ahk** file could be loaded very time windows starts.
Just hit **win+R** key and type **shell:startup** and paste that file in there and you should be good to go. Or if you had trouble like me in the past with win 10 use **shell:Common Startup** instead.
See notes for usage.
```
;
; Mp3Tag - Re-mappings and custom keyboard short-cuts by stevehero
; Allowing custom keyboard short-cuts ONLY while the active windows is Mp3Tag.
;
; ALT+M, Global hot key to suspend all of these keyboard short-cuts.
!m::Suspend
;
; Short-cut: ALT+6
; Remap Alt+6 to automatically accept the next pop-up dialog
; The dialog is still available by clicking it on the toolbar.
; This short-cut merely avoids having to click OK.
;
#IfWinActive ahk_exe Mp3tag.exe
!6::
Sleep, 400
send, !{6}
send, {enter}
Return
#IfWinActive
;
; Short-cut: CTRL+N
; Remap TRACK Auto-Renumber
;
#IfWinActive ahk_exe Mp3tag.exe
^n::
Sleep, 500
send, {LAlt}
send, {o}
send, {Down 1}
send, {enter}
; This next line accepts the AR dialog
send, {enter}
Return
#IfWinActive
;
; Short-cut: CTRL+T
; Quick RMB Tool Context menu
; If you want this to fire up a tool in mp3Tag, then rename
; the tool to have an ampersands in the name to represent the last button pressed.
; e.g. '&Youtube Search' (see {y} below)
;
#IfWinActive ahk_exe Mp3tag.exe
^t::
Sleep, 400
SendInput {control down}{shift down}{f10 down}
SendInput {control up}{shift up}{f10 up}
send, {t}
; Line below is optional. Here you can fire up the tool using the letter represented by the & in the tool name.
; send, {y}
Return
#IfWinActive
;
; Short-cut: CTRL+SHIFT+S
; Works only when explorer.exe is the active window.
; Taken from AHK forum from user jeeswg: https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?p=160589#p160589
; Many thanks for that
; Change the path to whatever path your Spek.exe lies.
;
#IfWinActive, ahk_exe explorer.exe
^+s::;explorer - open selected file in SPEK
Clipboard := ""
Send, ^c
ClipWait
vPath := Clipboard
if !FileExist(vPath)
return
WinGet, hWnd, ID, Spek - ahk_class wxWindowNR
if !hWnd
{
Run, "C:\Program Files (x86)\Spek\spek.exe" "%vPath%"
return
}
WinActivate, % "ahk_id " hWnd
WinWaitActive, % "ahk_id " hWnd
PostMessage, 0x111, 5000,,, % "ahk_id " hWnd;WM_COMMAND
WinWaitActive, Open File ahk_class #32770 ahk_exe spek.exe
WinGet, hWnd2, ID, Open File ahk_class #32770 ahk_exe spek.exe
ControlSetText, Edit1, % vPath, % "ahk_id " hWnd2
ControlClick, Button1, % "ahk_id " hWnd2
return
#IfWinActive
```
You've got 500millisecs (half second) in which to hit the commands and lift off or else the code won't fire.
**Reason for edit:** Added additional code and added a suspend script to ALT+M.
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### Author:  [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2022, 7:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/7 "2022-04-27T07:47:52Z")
I would also like to take this opportunity to request that these shortcuts be customizable. I LOVE this program, but some of the keyboard shortcuts I hate. Some, like CTRL+B, have cost me some time. Maybe just be able to deactivate some?
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### Author:  [@Lebon14](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lebon14)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/8 "2025-11-23T19:54:08Z")
Sorry for the necro. Saw that there was an exact topic on what I was trying to create.
But Iād love custom keyboard shortcuts without having to go the very complicated external custom tools.
I often use the āPlaylist from Selected Filesā in āFilesā menu but that one got no keyboard shortcut. Iād love to use more shortcuts and they would be easier for me to remember if I could set them to binds I decided.
Cheers.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/9 "2025-11-23T20:04:32Z")
Here is a list of already active keyboard shortcuts:
> **[Keyboard Shortcuts ā Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/keyboard/)**
>
> Overview of keyboard shortcuts available in Mp3tag. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
which of the free ones would you prefer?
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### Author:  [@Lebon14](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lebon14)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/10 "2025-11-23T20:19:38Z")
For example, Iād like Redo to be CTRL-SHIFT-Z instead of CTRL-Y (ie. Like in Adobe software) which is one-hand friendly. With CTRL-Y, you need to move your hand away from your mouse.
CTRL-Q for Playlist to Selected Files.
Also have to set custom keyboard shortcuts for Actionsā¦
I canāt just think of shortcuts like that, Iād just want a menu where I can change them then experimentwith what sticks in my brain.
Things that are universal such as:
- Select All (CTRL-A)
- Save tags (CTRL-S)
- Select previous/next file (SHIFT-Up/Down arrow)
- Copy (CTRL-C)
- Cut (CTRL-X)
- Paste (CTRL-V)
I got no problem with those. There are so much keyboard shortcuts that I donāt use that Iād love to just assign somewhere else where they could be useful.
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### Author:  [@Doug\_Mackie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Doug_Mackie)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/11 "2025-11-23T23:01:28Z")
Sorry but I am dubious.
> [@Lebon14](#):
>
> CTRL-Q for Playlist to Selected Files.
> Also have to set custom keyboard shortcuts for Actionsā¦
Changing existing shortcuts is surely going to annoy long-time Mp3tag users. **Ctrl+Q** is already used to toggle the tag panel off and on, a common operation.
There are already shortcut options for Action groups. Please see the "Organizing Action Groups /Keyboard Shortcuts" section [on this page](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/#keyboard-shortcuts).
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### Author:  [@Lebon14](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lebon14)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/12 "2025-11-23T23:08:38Z")
> [@Doug\_Mackie](#):
>
> Changing existing shortcuts is surely going to annoy long-time Mp3tag users. **Ctrl+Q** is already used to toggle the tag panel off and on, a common operation.
My idea here, is to be able to change them. If you are too used to the current ones, then, donāt change them. I personally never close that panel and I want my shortcuts to be as one-handed as possible for me to find them useful. A sub-menu in āConfigurationā called āKeyboard Shortcutsā would not only show the default ones but also be able to re-assign them. Personally, Iād even include an option to just nuke all of them (as well as resetting to defaults) and then just put all the keyboard binds I want.
The inflexibility in the shortcuts is probably MP3tagās biggest negative imo.
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### Author:  [@Doug\_Mackie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Doug_Mackie)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/13 "2025-11-23T23:44:56Z")
> [@Lebon14](#):
>
> A sub-menu in āConfigurationā called āKeyboard Shortcutsā would not only show the default ones but also be able to re-assign them. Personally, Iād even include an option to just nuke all of them (as well as resetting to defaults) and then just put all the keyboard binds I want.
Sounds nice but surely that would require a huge amount of work by our developer. I will be surprised if he implements your plan.
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### Author:  [@Lebon14](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lebon14)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2025, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/14 "2025-11-23T23:59:16Z")
> [@Doug\_Mackie](#):
>
> Sounds nice but surely that would require a huge amount of work by our developer. I will be surprised if he implements your plan.
Iām not expecting something to happen in the next hour. It could be put on the road map for a major future version for example (ie. version 4). Then, again, itās all up to Florian to decide whether or not to implement this in the long run.
Iād love to know whatās Florianās take on this though. What does he think about customizable keyboard shortcuts? š¤
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2025, 6:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/15 "2025-11-24T06:26:41Z")
> [@Lebon14](#):
>
> customizable keyboard shortcuts?
TBH, it would make e.g. support in this forum much more difficult, as the keyboard shortcuts are unified across the various languages while the labelling is not.
E.g. the "Options" Ctrl-O access wandered from the Extras menu (which got abolished altogether) to the File menu - but the shortcut stayed the same.
As a consequence all threads in the forum that used the menu path had to be updated, the others, that used the keyboard shortcut to explain which function should be used, could stay the same. (Something similar happened to the Auto numbering wizard Ctrl-K).
I admit that it would be nice if the functions for the playlists would all get hotkeys, that could be used with Alt-F-.
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2025, 6:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/16 "2025-11-24T06:58:41Z")
> [@Lebon14](#):
>
> For example, Iād like Redo to be CTRL-SHIFT-Z instead of CTRL-Y (ie. Like in Adobe software) which is one-hand friendly. With CTRL-Y, you need to move your hand away from your mouse.
Well, it's one-hand friendly here because on a German keyboard, Y and Z are exactly swapped. š
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2025, 11:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/17 "2025-11-24T11:52:08Z")
> [@Lebon14](#):
>
> But Iād love custom keyboard shortcuts without having to go the very complicated external custom tools.
Just a heads-up:
I don't know at what point things get too complicated for you, but the keyboard manager in Windows PowerToys seems pretty straightforward to me. You can change keys and key combinations not only system-wide but also for individual programs.
Perhaps a workaround until an Mp3tag feature is added, or if one never is.
> **[Remap Keys and Shortcuts with PowerToys Keyboard Manager](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/keyboard-manager)**
>
> Learn how to remap keyboard keys and shortcuts using PowerToys Keyboard Manager. Customize your Windows keyboard layout and create custom shortcuts for improved productivity.
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### Author:  [@Lebon14](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lebon14)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2025, 2:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/18 "2025-11-25T02:42:32Z")
> [@poster](#):
>
> I don't know at what point things get too complicated for you
I was referring to the AutoHotKey discussion above that happened when the thread was opened.
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### Author:  [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2025, 2:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/19 "2025-12-17T02:32:13Z")
It does seem that every new feature that you donāt find useful you come up with the same reasoning. That somehow itās a huge burden on the developer. I say that everything is a huge burden on the developer. Including many things that I or many others donāt use. In addition, thereās now AI that can significantly reduced the amount of work that it takes to accomplish this. Not that I expect Florian incorporate these features but I do find it a little bit perturbing that you seem to just dismiss everybodyās request just because you donāt happen to find them useful.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/18691/20 "2025-12-17T13:59:14Z")
> [@esumsea](#):
>
> I say that everything is a huge burden on the developer.
You are probably right. And to releave that burden, tasks have to be prioritized. And AFAI understood @Doug_Mackie's reasoning it was just to show that perhaps and possibly this particular (and some other suggestions as well) do not get a high priority as there are already similar functions, only realized in a different way.
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