# How to create m3u with genre wildcard

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-m3u-with-genre-wildcard/18596>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 9, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-m3u-with-genre-wildcard/18596 "2017-01-09T19:55:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![skootx](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@skootx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/skootx)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-m3u-with-genre-wildcard/18596/1 "2017-01-09T19:55:49Z")

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I'm not sure if this is possible. I want to create an m3u of all songs in a particular genre. Does this need to be a track-by-track listing, or can the m3u contain only a reference to a genre?

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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:** [January 9, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-m3u-with-genre-wildcard/18596/2 "2017-01-09T20:14:33Z")

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> [@skootx](#):
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> I'm not sure if this is possible.... Does this need to be a track-by-track listing...

Yes, I think this is the case.  
Automatic playlists are a feature of the player.

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-m3u-with-genre-wildcard/18596/3 "2026-02-09T12:26:36Z")

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