# Feature Request: Open File (File/Open) from within MP3TAG
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-open-file-file-open-from-within-mp3tag/55518
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [December 14, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-open-file-file-open-from-within-mp3tag/55518 "2021-12-14T13:52:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@pgchase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pgchase)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-open-file-file-open-from-within-mp3tag/55518/1 "2021-12-14T13:52:24Z")
Would like the ability to open a file from within MP3Tag. There is no menu item called File/Open; we are dependent on the Windows context menu to use MP3Tag. A keyboard shortcut would be desirable also like CTRL+FO or just CTRL+F. (Right now, CTRL+O opens Options.) It would access the normal working directory by default as set in Options.
As an aside, there would probably not be a need for File/New; I'm not even sure what that would mean or what it would do.
Thanks. Use the program every day.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-open-file-file-open-from-within-mp3tag/55518/2 "2021-12-14T13:55:59Z")
Oh, there is a tool in the FAQs and since V3.11f there is a function in the file menu.
He, who can read is in the lead.
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### Author:  [@pgchase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pgchase)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-open-file-file-open-from-within-mp3tag/55518/3 "2021-12-14T13:58:47Z")
I like to think I can read, but this I'm not seeing. To what are you referring? Thank you.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-open-file-file-open-from-within-mp3tag/55518/4 "2021-12-14T13:59:22Z")
> [@pgchase](#):
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> There is no menu item called File/Open;
You can just drag & drop one or more files into Mp3tag. If you want to do that from various directories, just press CTRL during the drag&drop. You will see that you ADD it to your list with the little + on your mousepointer: 
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-open-file-file-open-from-within-mp3tag/55518/5 "2021-12-14T14:00:46Z")
@ohrenkino @LyricsLover , it's not what the OP is suggesting. It's simply about opening individual files from within Mp3tag without relying on Windows Explorer or loading whole directories.
@pgchase: valid feature request, I'll see what I can do.
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### Author:  [@pgchase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pgchase)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-open-file-file-open-from-within-mp3tag/55518/6 "2021-12-14T14:01:35Z")
That's good, but still not a standard keyboard shortcut which is what I'm requesting. Something not dependent on context menu or mouse.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-open-file-file-open-from-within-mp3tag/55518/7 "2021-12-14T14:02:32Z")
Thank for helping to interpret. This was just so out of my scope of workflow that I did not think it should be a function.
So, I withdraw my remark: the OP is right, there is no function to open a single file from within MP3tag, you need the explorer (or similar) to do so.