# FLAC and ID3v2
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-and-id3v2/11473
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 20, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-and-id3v2/11473 "2011-01-20T16:57:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@mistic100](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mistic100)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-and-id3v2/11473/1 "2011-01-20T16:57:30Z")
Hi,
how to force Mp3Tag to add both FLAC and ID3v2 tags to FLAC files ?
I know, you will say me that it's not a good thing but windows explorer and my audio player/converter don't read FLAC tags...
Thanks, Mistic.
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### Author:  [@mistic100](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mistic100)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-and-id3v2/11473/2 "2011-01-27T20:16:20Z")
up plz
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### Author:  [@ryerman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ryerman)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-and-id3v2/11473/3 "2011-01-27T20:42:02Z")
Change the file extension to "MP3", write the tags, and then change the file extension back to "FLAC".
And you're correct, most people will say that is a bad idea. It may be better to change audio players (Winamp, for example) or add a plugin (to WMP, for example).
Jim
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-and-id3v2/11473/4 "2026-02-09T12:22:51Z")