# Extracting artwork to album folder - is that possible?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extracting-artwork-to-album-folder-is-that-possible/62208
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 26, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extracting-artwork-to-album-folder-is-that-possible/62208 "2023-09-26T14:37:51Z")
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### Author:  [@silvestre](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/silvestre)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extracting-artwork-to-album-folder-is-that-possible/62208/1 "2023-09-26T14:37:51Z")
I am using Volumio to listen to my music and they have stopped supporting reading artwork files embedded in the id3 tag of every mp3. I read somewhere that I could extract the embedded artwork file with MP3TAG, but I cannot find the option anywhere in the program. Am i missing something? Is this doable? If so, how do I do it? Many thanks for your help.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extracting-artwork-to-album-folder-is-that-possible/62208/2 "2023-09-26T15:21:03Z")
There is an action to export the embedded pictures to the file system:
> **[Export Cover to File – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/export-cover/)**
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> Documentation on the Export Cover action type that can be performed as Quick Action or as reusable workflow from Action Groups. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
Please check also the documentation on how to create an action:
> [@Actions and batch-operations](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-and-batch-operations/967/2):
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> How to create a new action? First, create a new action group via Actions \> [Actions] Actions or Alt + 6. Then, click on the button [New] New and give your action group an expressive name, e.g., "All tag fields Upper Case". This action group can be applied to the selected files after you have added one or more actions to it. Now, you can create a new action in your action group via the button [New] New and choose the desired action type from the list. At the moment the following action types …
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extracting-artwork-to-album-folder-is-that-possible/62208/3 "2023-10-26T15:21:11Z")
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