# Embedding Separate Cover Art into **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [May 18, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/embedding-separate-cover-art-into/61025 "2023-05-18T15:58:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jdanniel](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@jdanniel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jdanniel)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/embedding-separate-cover-art-into/61025/1 "2023-05-18T15:58:29Z")
Hello, everyone. I have a question about embedding cover art into MP3 files. I know how to do this, but I don’t know if it’s possible to automate the process for hundreds of albums. I did some research, and found this thread: > [@Batch add cover art to 800 albums](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-add-cover-art-to-800-albums/45739): > > Hi, Firstly, it's great to see MP3Tag still going! I have not tagged MP3 files for about 10 years, and must have had MP3Tag years before that... but it looked very different. I have just copied all my Flac files to MP3 and many do not have cover art in the ID3 or in the album folder. Is there a way to globally add cover.jpg to the folder and also to each file, but to have MP3TAG do it in a batch rather than one album at a time? If so, I would love to know how. Thanks, cheers, Mark. According to this thread, if I understand it correctly, it is not possible. However, this thread is from 2019. I am hoping this information is outdated, and there is a way to streamline the process. Here is a sample screen shot of a folder with many albums in it: ![Screenshot 1](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b3a5566715780ca9977abfe6ff9ac48b9f5f493b.jpeg) Each folder has its own cover art. The cover art files are all named either cover.jpg or folder.jpg. Is the answer found in the above thread still correct? Or has a way been developed since then to streamline this process? I have approximately 3,000 albums. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/embedding-separate-cover-art-into/61025/2 "2023-05-18T16:04:30Z")
> [@jdanniel](#): > > Each folder has its own cover art. If the pictures are already there, then there is hope to automate the process: Load all the files. Select the files. Open an Action (Quick) of the type "[Import cover from file](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/import-cover/)" Filename: folder.jpg This will import the file folder.jpg if found in the folder of the current file. You can then filter for the files that have not yet got a picture: %\_covers% MISSING and then apply the same type of action only this time Filename: cover.jpg Press F3 2x to see how many files are left without cover and then start the action a 3rd time, this time with Filename: `*.jpg` which will import the first found jpg from the current folder. ---
**Author:** ![jdanniel](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@jdanniel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jdanniel)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/embedding-separate-cover-art-into/61025/3 "2023-05-18T17:09:45Z")
Thank you very much for replying. That was a tremendous help. But I do have one follow-up question: When you say filter using **%\_covers% MISSING** , I'm not exactly sure where to do this. Could you please elaborate just a bit further, and if you do, then I think I've got it. Thank you again. Jd ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/embedding-separate-cover-art-into/61025/4 "2023-05-18T17:15:21Z")
The filter is the input are at the very bottom of the window. Press F3 a couple of times to see where the filter gets hidden or displayed. There you enter `%_covers% MISSING` That should reduce the number of loaded files to just those that have no cover. And only those need treatment in the next round. ---
**Author:** ![jdanniel](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@jdanniel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jdanniel)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/embedding-separate-cover-art-into/61025/5 "2023-05-18T17:33:07Z")
We got it. I think we're good. Thank you many, many times for your help. Very much appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/embedding-separate-cover-art-into/61025/6 "2023-06-17T17:33:26Z")
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