# Howto use the foldername as a tag
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-use-the-foldername-as-a-tag/70990
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 3, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-use-the-foldername-as-a-tag/70990 "2026-04-03T19:44:50Z")
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### Author:  [@Starran](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Starran)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-use-the-foldername-as-a-tag/70990/1 "2026-04-03T19:44:50Z")
So, the discussions in the howto did not directly help me.
How can I convert the foldername into any given tag?
Sure, I can use Bulk rename Utility and to it there, then return to MP3tag and use the Convert File Name to tag, but I had hoped to do this within this program, if possible.
> [@Converters to rename files or to import tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016):
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> Mp3tag provides a variety of possibilities to get tag information from parts of the filename or rename files based on the information stored in the tag of a file. The base concept behind all converters in Mp3tag is the so called format string, which describes a pattern (or template) of a filename or a line in a tag-list file. A format string consists of any characters and predefined placeholders or scripting functions. Every placeholder begins with the percent sign %, followed by a tag field n…
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-use-the-foldername-as-a-tag/70990/2 "2026-04-03T19:50:31Z")
Maybe this documentation can help you?
> **[Import Parts of the Folder Structure to the Tag - Import Tags from File and...](https://docs.mp3tag.de/converters/import-tags-from-filenames/#import-parts-of-the-folder-structure-to-the-tag)**
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> Importing tags from filenames and directory names can be done by using Convert → Filename - Tag. | Documentation on Filename to Tag, a converter to import tags from file and folder names. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-use-the-foldername-as-a-tag/70990/3 "2026-04-10T19:51:04Z")
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