# getting track number from m3u
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-track-number-from-m3u/12483
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 6, 2011, 11:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-track-number-from-m3u/12483 "2011-09-06T11:38:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@alfa](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alfa)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2011, 11:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-track-number-from-m3u/12483/1 "2011-09-06T11:38:34Z")
Hello ,
I have some very old mp3 files that i have created. I wanted to ask if there is way to get the track number from m3u file.
m3u file is like
song.mp3
other song.mp3
an other song.mp3
thanks in advance...
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-track-number-from-m3u/12483/2 "2011-09-06T15:05:52Z")
> [@alfa](#):
>
> I wanted to ask if there is way to get the track number from m3u file.
If the playlist shows the tracks in the right order you can use the numbering assistant.
Or you write an action that format the field TRACk with the value of %counter%.
If the m3u list does not mention the track number it is rather hard to guess one.
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### Author:  [@alfa](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alfa)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-track-number-from-m3u/12483/3 "2011-09-07T03:58:40Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> If the playlist shows the tracks in the right order you can use the numbering assistant.
> Or you write an action that format the field TRACk with the value of %counter%.
> If the m3u list does not mention the track number it is rather hard to guess one.
m3u files doesnt have the track numbers but they are written in right order.
where is this numberin assistant ? 🙂
thx
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2011, 7:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-track-number-from-m3u/12483/4 "2011-09-07T07:29:07Z")
> [@alfa](#):
>
> m3u files doesnt have the track numbers but they are written in right order.
> where is this numberin assistant ? 🙂
> thx
See the online-help?
Scroll along the toolbar until the bubble help on one of the buttons shows "Numbering assistant"?
Open menu "Tools \> Numbering assistant"?
You will find it.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-track-number-from-m3u/12483/5 "2026-02-09T12:23:20Z")