# Export and import of the cover image

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-and-import-of-the-cover-image/53014>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 30, 2021, 6:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-and-import-of-the-cover-image/53014 "2021-04-30T06:56:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Pirounette](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ee7513/32.png) [@Pirounette](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Pirounette)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 6:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-and-import-of-the-cover-image/53014/1 "2021-04-30T06:56:44Z")

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I would like to export the cover image to a .csv file  
Then in a text file to tag converter import this image into another file

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**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:** [April 30, 2021, 9:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-and-import-of-the-cover-image/53014/2 "2021-04-30T09:12:48Z")

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I do not think that you can put picture data into a plain text file (which csv is).  
You would have to save the pictures into the [file system with an action](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/export-cover).  
If you choose a really unique name like  
`%artist%_%album%_%title%_%_cover_type%`  
and the target files have the same data for ARTIST, ALBUM and TITLE, then it should be easy to get the right picture into the right file - [again with an action](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/import-cover)

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**Author:** ![Crissov](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/crissov/32/6619_2.png) [@Crissov](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Crissov)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-and-import-of-the-cover-image/53014/3 "2021-04-30T09:28:00Z")

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Well, you can store binary data within a text file as a `data:` URL, for instance, but maybe, what is really wanted, is the cover image file name.

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**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:** [April 30, 2021, 9:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-and-import-of-the-cover-image/53014/4 "2021-04-30T09:35:59Z")

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I do not know any other MP3tag function that deals with pictures than the 2 actions for export and import from the filesystem.  
I do not know any function for export scripts that puts binary data into the export file.  
The embedded pictures do not have a filename, this filename has to be defined by the user - which is more or less the way I described it.  
As I do not know which workflow the OP wants to follow, I cannot help with more details.

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**Author:** ![Pirounette](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ee7513/32.png) [@Pirounette](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Pirounette)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-and-import-of-the-cover-image/53014/5 "2021-04-30T14:26:45Z")

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Je vous remercie pour toutes vos réponses

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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, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-and-import-of-the-cover-image/53014/6 "2026-02-09T12:29:12Z")

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