# How to include header row in export settings?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-include-header-row-in-export-settings/71426
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [June 10, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-include-header-row-in-export-settings/71426 "2026-06-10T20:54:39Z")
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### Author:  [@man\_like\_marv](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/man_like_marv)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-include-header-row-in-export-settings/71426/1 "2026-06-10T20:54:39Z")
Hi. I'm trying to export a taglist using the following string:
%\_covers%;%\_extension%;%\_filename\_ext%;%YEAR%;%ARTIST%;%ALBUMARTIST%;%TITLE%;%GENRE%;%GROUPING%;%CONTENTGROUP%;%COMMENT%;%ALBUM%;%MIXARTIST%;%COMPOSER%;%PUBLISHER%;%CONDUCTOR%;%BPM%;%INITIALKEY%;%\_bitrate%;%\_video\_bitrate%;%\_video\_width%;%\_video\_height%;%\_length%;%\_file\_size\_bytes%;%\_file\_create\_date%;%\_path%;
This works just great except the resultant file has no header row. I tried using he following code which kinda worked, but it placed a header row before every track in the list.
Cover;Filename;Artist;Title;Genre;Grouping;ContentGroup;Publisher;Conductor;Comment;Year;BPM;Key;Album;CreatedDate;Extension;FileSizeBytes;Length;Width;Height;Bitrate
%\_covers%;%\_path%;%ARTIST%;%TITLE%;%GENRE%;%GROUPING%;%CONTENTGROUP%;%PUBLISHER%;%CONDUCTOR%;%COMMENT%;%YEAR%;%BPM%;%INITIALKEY%;%ALBUM%;%\_file\_create\_date%;%\_extension%;%\_file\_size\_bytes%;%\_length%;%\_video\_width%;%\_video\_height%;%\_video\_bitrate%;
What do I need to add, remove or do in order to export a file with a single header row? I've tried searching but can't find anything. Thanks.
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-include-header-row-in-export-settings/71426/2 "2026-06-10T21:29:18Z")
Post withdrawn, the suggestion does not apply to Mac
See this thread for more context.
> [@Where is the export feature on mac?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-is-the-export-feature-on-mac/70911):
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> Where is the export list feature (on windows) for the mac app store version? I can’t seem to find it. On windows i can export list to get a list of songs numbered and sorted by album by using the following configuration. Does anyone know if this is possible on mac? Thanks! ‘‘‘ $filename(list.txt,utf-8) $puts(counter,0) $loop(%album%)%album% $loop(%\_path%)$puts(counter,$add($get(counter),1))$num($get(counter),1). %title% - %artist% %comment% $loopend() $loopend() ‘‘‘
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2026, 8:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-include-header-row-in-export-settings/71426/3 "2026-06-12T08:58:09Z")
> [@man\_like\_marv](#):
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> I've tried searching but can't find anything.
Have a look at the documentation:
> [@Export Tags to Text Files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-tags-to-text-files/70192):
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> Export to Text Files Mp3tag lets you export tag and file information to text-based formats via File → Export or ⌘E. You can use any text along with the available [placeholders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/51688) and [scripting functions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/51689) to define the export format. Mp3tag applies this format to each selected file, generating a textual representation for each one. The resulting export file contains one line of output per file. You can define a format string used to create the export filename at Preferences → Export. Export to Clip…
It says that you get 1 line per file. So there is no way to get a single line as a starter.
Perhaps you could add
`$if($eql(%_counter%,1),'Cover;Filename;Artist;Title;Genre;Grouping;ContentGroup;Publisher;Conductor;Comment;Year;BPM;Key;Album;CreatedDate;Extension;FileSizeBytes;Length;Width;Height;Bitrate'$char(13)$char(10),)`
to get a line only for the first file.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2026, 8:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-include-header-row-in-export-settings/71426/4 "2026-06-19T08:58:33Z")
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