# Export Action to txt

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-action-to-txt/40931>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 27, 2018, 8:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-action-to-txt/40931 "2018-02-27T08:28:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![a23bed](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@a23bed](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/a23bed)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 8:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-action-to-txt/40931/1 "2018-02-27T08:28:40Z")

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Can someone explain how to setup an action that exports the track list I've selected to a txt file.

somthing like this;  
$loop(%track%) %\_filename\_ext%; %track%; %title%; %\_length%  
$loopend()

I've tried various things, can't get it to work.  
It really can't be that difficult, but it has me confused.

No! I don't want to install anything from exports add-on page, etc.

If you can start from the main "Actions" menu, will be much appreciated.

Thanks  
from a very confused user.

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**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 8:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-action-to-txt/40931/2 "2018-02-27T08:47:51Z")

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Hi there 🙂

You can have a look at File \> Export... where you have a export configuration `txt_taglist`. It's probably the most basic one, which you can simply duplicate to have a working copy for your own needs.

Based on your example from above, I suggest using something like

```auto
$filename(txt,utf-8)$loop(%_path%)%_filename_ext%; %track%; %title%; %_length%
$loopend()

```

You can then [create a new action group](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/2) and add a new Export action to this group, selecting your export configuration as the export to be executed.

After that, you can perform this action again and again and again 🙂

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**Author:** ![a23bed](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@a23bed](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/a23bed)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 9:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-action-to-txt/40931/3 "2018-02-27T09:34:11Z")

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File Export works perfectly for me.  
no need for actions.

THANKS.

🙂 easy when you know how.

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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, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-action-to-txt/40931/4 "2026-02-09T12:27:15Z")

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