# Demand for a linux app? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [December 13, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/demand-for-a-linux-app/55511 "2021-12-13T22:31:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Casual\_Tea](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/casual_tea/32/18886_2.png) [@Casual\_Tea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Casual_Tea)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/demand-for-a-linux-app/55511/24 "2026-05-19T11:28:14Z")
It's odd. Opening the same file in Mp3tag in Windows (using the same portable installation) displays a normal `ü`. It's also not a general issue. A different test album I tried displays `ü`, `ß`, `á`, `é` etc. normally. Hexdump of the composed variant: ```auto hexdump -C 08\ Die\ Sümpfe\ Der\ Traurigkeit.flac | grep Traurigkeit -B 2 000000b0 00 00 44 61 74 65 3d 31 39 38 34 21 00 00 00 54 |..Date=1984!...T| 000000c0 69 74 6c 65 3d 44 69 65 20 53 c3 bc 6d 70 66 65 |itle=Die S..mpfe| 000000d0 20 44 65 72 20 54 72 61 75 72 69 67 6b 65 69 74 | Der Traurigkeit| ``` Hexdump of the decomposed variant: ```auto hexdump -C 01-01.flac | grep Kunststu -A 1 -B 1 00000050 76 66 36 32 2e 33 2e 31 30 30 19 00 00 00 54 49 |vf62.3.100....TI| 00000060 54 4c 45 3d 4b 75 6e 73 74 73 74 75 cc 88 63 6b |TLE=Kunststu..ck| 00000070 20 28 4c 69 76 65 29 0d 00 00 00 54 52 41 43 4b | (Live)....TRACK| ``` Mp3tag treats the decomposed version differently from the composed one. To rule out my config I created a clean test installation of Mp3tag beside my configured portable one. File that is displayed composed + file that is displayed decomposed: ![ü test files](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/6/a/6a8319522de5e8192b408132ce769a1d7c9d987d.png) filtering for `ü` doesn't show the decomposed form ![ü composed](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/6/2/62c777912df66614336c790175f6e25b5e4a81bf.png) filtering for the decomposed variant doesn't show the composed form ![ü decomposed](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/c/2/c29db841882850e4e36915f888ed6c90fd561db7.png) Mp3tag also retains the decomposed variant when saving (I appended `1` to the `TITLE` and saved the file, ü remains decomposed). I can send you the problematic file/album if you're interested in investigating this. ---
**Author:** ![7stones](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/7stones/32/17075_2.png) [@7stones](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/7stones)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/demand-for-a-linux-app/55511/25 "2026-05-19T11:29:04Z")
> [@Casual\_Tea](#): > > Are äöü (and quite likely other non-ascii characters) displayed correctly for you? Yes, äöü are displayed correctly over here, using v3.34.1 (64-bit, standard install i.e. not portable). ---
**Author:** ![wiedaar](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/b77776/32.png) [@wiedaar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wiedaar)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/demand-for-a-linux-app/55511/26 "2026-06-01T04:18:59Z")
Florian, with a little help from google i changed the Mp3tag.desktop file, and now when i rightclick a folder in double commander, i choose Mp3tag, and Mp3tag opens with al the mp3s in that folder. Here is the desktop file : [Desktop Entry] Name=Mp3tag Exec=sh -c 'WINEPREFIX="/home/yourname/.wine" wine "/home/yourname/.wine/drive\_c/Program Files/Mp3tag/Mp3tag.exe" /fp:"$(winepath -w "$1")"' \_ %f Type=Application StartupNotify=true Path=/home/yourname/.wine/drive\_c/Program Files/Mp3tag Icon=2FAC\_Mp3tag.0 StartupWMClass=mp3tag.exe ---
**Author:** ![Casual\_Tea](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/casual_tea/32/18886_2.png) [@Casual\_Tea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Casual_Tea)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/demand-for-a-linux-app/55511/27 "2026-06-01T07:13:33Z")
> [@wiedaar](#): > > now when i rightclick a folder in double commander Does this only work in double commander? And only with a single folder? The approach I chose for my [Mp3tag on Linux](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-on-linux-via-wine/71343) guide uses a separate .desktop file for the context menu as well as a helper bash script that allows calling Mp3tag with single or multiple files/folders, mimicking the behavior on Windows. [This](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-on-linux-via-wine/71343#p-242566-context-menu-13) is the section in question. Does your approach offer advantages over the one I chose? The additional upside of using a helper script for me is that it allows easy integration of Mp3tag into other programs. For example I've integrated it into [yazi](https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi) yesterday. ![yazi mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/f/3/f3bd1c59ef4513686c554f19c735615f68ee9564.gif) In case there are other yazi users in here (unlikely, which is why I didn't include it in the guide): in `yazi.toml` you can add mp3tag as an `[opener]`: ```auto tag = [ { run = "/mnt/mp3tag/mp3tag-context-menu.sh %s", desc = "Tag", for = "unix", orphan = true }, ] ``` and then assign it to folders and audio files in the `[open]` section: ```auto rules = [ # Folder { url = "*/", use = ["edit", "open", "reveal", "tag", "convert"] }, ... # Media { mime = "{audio,video}/*", use = ["play", "reveal", "tag"] }, ``` ---
**Author:** ![wiedaar](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/b77776/32.png) [@wiedaar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wiedaar)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 9:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/demand-for-a-linux-app/55511/28 "2026-06-01T09:34:55Z")
This is for all file managers in linux, i edited the code. It stopped working. I did not test your finding, i noticed it after i found mine. So now when you klik on a folder and choose open with mp3tag, it opens the folder with all the subfolders at once ---
**Author:** ![paminak620](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/paminak620/32/22963_2.png) [@paminak620](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/paminak620)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/demand-for-a-linux-app/55511/29 "2026-06-11T23:44:02Z")
Wow, this is brilliant! I use Yazi and Mp3tag via wine on Gentoo Linux and shall be trying this out. Thank you so much!! ---
**Author:** ![sruxd](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@sruxd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sruxd)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/demand-for-a-linux-app/55511/30 "2026-06-14T14:49:02Z")
Got mp3tag to work perfectly for me on Linux Mint using bottles. I documented my process here: [Mp3tag on Linux Mint (via wine, bottles, flatpak)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-on-linux-mint-via-wine-bottles-flatpak/71445) [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/demand-for-a-linux-app/55511.md?page=1)