# Export Tags to Text Files

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-tags-to-text-files/70192
**Category:** Documentation
**Tags:** mac
**Created:** [November 18, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-tags-to-text-files/70192 "2025-11-18T18:57:54Z")
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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: [November 18, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-tags-to-text-files/70192/1 "2025-11-18T18:57:54Z")

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## Export to Text Files

Mp3tag lets you export tag and file information to text-based formats via **File → Export** or ⌘E.

You can use any text along with the available [placeholders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/51688) and [scripting functions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/51689) to define the export format. Mp3tag applies this format to each selected file, generating a textual representation for each one. The resulting export file contains one line of output per file.

You can define a format string used to create the export filename at **Preferences → Export**.

## Export to Clipboard

Mp3tag also lets you copy a textual representation of the selected files to the macOS clipboard via **Edit → Copy** or ⌘C.

The format string used to generate this textual representation can be configured under **Preferences → Export**.