# Generate playlist name to name of directory containing the files
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 6, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834 "2026-03-06T14:06:41Z")
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### Author:  [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834/1 "2026-03-06T14:06:41Z")
is it possible to generate playlist name to name of directory containing the files
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834/2 "2026-03-06T14:12:45Z")
Have you tried File\>Generate Playlist ...?
> **[Generating Multiple Playlists - Playlists – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/playlists/#generating-multiple-playlists)**
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> Mp3tag supports .m3u playlists and .m3u8 playlists (UTF-8 encoded, supports international characters in file names). | Documentation on loading, managing, and saving Playlists. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
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### Author:  [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834/3 "2026-03-06T14:32:01Z")
Yes that's what used, but it populated with the previous playlist name I created, want it to automatically take the album or folder name that I'm using thanks
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834/4 "2026-03-06T14:33:26Z")
Please show us a screenshot of the function and parameters that you used.
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### Author:  [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834/5 "2026-03-06T15:14:31Z")
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834/6 "2026-03-06T15:16:36Z")
Thank you.
But that is File\>Options\>Playlist
and not
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> File\>Generate Playlist ...
and the function for which I linked the documentation.
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### Author:  [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834/7 "2026-03-06T17:04:16Z")
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834/8 "2026-03-06T17:09:42Z")
I would add a `.m3u` or `.m3u8` in the format string to define what kind of playlist it should become.
You would have to load all files for which you want to get a playlist if that should be processed in 1 go and create several playlists.
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### Author:  [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834/9 "2026-03-06T17:25:07Z")
worked it out
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834/10 "2026-03-06T18:23:19Z")
You say so little about how you loaded the files.
I have a general music folder with a number of folders and get a nice set of playlists:
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### Author:  [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834/11 "2026-03-06T18:44:38Z")
That image doesn't appear to be mp3tag
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834/12 "2026-03-06T18:48:37Z")
Why would I post an image that isn't Mp3tag?
Well, apparently, I can't help you - although this function probably would have been the solution for your problem.
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834/13 "2026-03-06T21:19:42Z")
> [@reddwarf4ever](#):
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> That image doesn't appear to be mp3tag
That is what mp3tag looks like with Windows Dark Mode enabled.
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### Author:  [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834/14 "2026-03-06T21:54:11Z")
well, sometimes people just want a simple answer, and not be directed to the FAQ page…i found how to get the playlist name to be the album name….but the screenshot you posted looked different to mp3tag, apparently it is from mp3tag, everyone is not as familiar with mp3tag as your good self….please try to be more understanding of others mistakes and misunderstandings, i`ll try to work out how to create playlists from multiple folders each with their unique name, i have worked it out now, thank you
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### Author:  [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834/15 "2026-03-06T22:07:19Z")
Thank you, didn't realise, looks so different. Realised that importing multiple albums into mp3tag, allows playlist generation of all the albums in one go….really cool, assume it will overwrite any existing m3u playlists of the same name. Thanks again for explaining the look of the image 🤗
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834/16 "2026-03-13T22:08:03Z")
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