# Help - I'm lost! - get covers for files

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-im-lost-get-covers-for-files/69338
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 7, 2025, 9:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-im-lost-get-covers-for-files/69338 "2025-08-07T09:42:35Z")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2025, 10:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-im-lost-get-covers-for-files/69338/2 "2025-08-07T10:48:25Z")

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> [@booveedoo](#):
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> I seem to get so far with MusicBees, but when reloading into Mp3Tag to check, nothing is there.

How did you check that the covers are not there and where did the other program store them?  
In general: MP3tag can get the sam picture for several files if they belong to the same album.  
Otherwise you have to treat each file individually.  
In respect to accurateness: The album information would be vital to get the correct picture. Otherwise the track could come from the EP, album, live version, greatest hits, best of, charts compilation and so on.

> [@booveedoo](#):
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> so this is displayed on any musicplayer I use

You would have to find out what your player needs. There are numerous threads in the forum that deal with various players and their very specific needs to display pictures.

Here is a thread that guides you to use albumartdownloader as a tool in MP3tag:

> [@How to use AlbumArtDownloader in Tools for Cover Art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-albumartdownloader-in-tools-for-cover-art/19422):
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> [AlbumArtDownloader](https://sourceforge.net/projects/album-art/) is arguably one of the best free album cover art downloaders around. It effortlessly searches a large number of cover art sources with standalone scripts that are constantly updated. And it presents all the found art with previews, sizes, etc. Download and install AlbumArtDownloader from SourceForge: [https://sourceforge.net/projects/album-art/](https://sourceforge.net/projects/album-art/) In MP3TAG, click on Tools and select Options... (Ctrl-O shortcut) In the Mp3tag Options window, select Tools on the left side,…

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