# Import tags from TXT or CSV
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-from-txt-or-csv/63855
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 22, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-from-txt-or-csv/63855 "2024-02-22T00:57:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Tempo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tempo)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-from-txt-or-csv/63855/1 "2024-02-22T00:57:12Z")
Hi all. New user here. I have done a search of the community support docs but nothing is jumping out at me as a solution.
My question is in two parts. I want to clear all existing tags (even invisible tags) and load a few common tags as below.
I'll be doing this one file at a time. No need for batching. I have around 200 songs (mp3 and WAV and some mp4 videos) where certain fields are always the same. For example;
Artist, Composer, Artist Website, Comments.
I've seen discussions about formatting with % etc, but I'll be having plain text in the text file so I'm not sure how to format the file to include the above.
I expect this would be something like; %Artist [Artist Name]%, %Composer [Composer]% etc...
What would be really handy (hint: owner of MP3TAG) is to have sample TXT files to download so we can learn from them.
Anyhow, I want to load a new un-tagged song and import these common tags into the new file. At the same time, delete every other tag that other software has embedded. In particular, there is a tag that shows up as "Where from" on some of my video files that don't show up in MP3TAG editor or any other editor. How can I delete that if it can't be found?
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2024, 5:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-from-txt-or-csv/63855/2 "2024-02-22T05:57:27Z")
It seems to me that you don't have text-files at the moment and you want to create them just for the goal to use them as source for Mp3Tag.
How do you create these textfiles?
Mp3Tag has so many features to fill tag fields directly in different ways that are centainly easier and more comfortable to handle than first creating a textfile just for the use to fill tags with Mp3Tag.
To delete all tags with Mp3Tag can be done easy in different ways.
- For the possibility that there may be tagfields in your files that Mp3Tag does not support, you could cut the content. Just mark all your files in the list and press CTRL-X to cut and then CTRL-St o save the files and all your tag-content is gone.
- You also can define actions of the type `Remove fields` or `Remove fields except.`
[Remove Fields – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/remove-fields/)
[Remove Fields Except – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/remove-fields-except/)
I strongly recommend not to delete useful content, you might regret it later.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2024, 6:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-from-txt-or-csv/63855/3 "2024-02-22T06:29:31Z")
> [@Tempo](#):
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> What would be really handy (hint: owner of MP3TAG) is to have sample TXT files to download so we can learn from them.
A good way to get to know MP3tag better would be to press F1 in MP3tag to call the documentation
> **[First Steps – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/getting-started/first-steps/)**
>
> A collection of tasks with step-by-step instructions intended for novice users of Mp3tag. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
Especially, as you are a
> [@Tempo](#):
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> New user
who claims that
> [@Tempo](#):
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> nothing is jumping out at me as a solution.
E.g. there is a whole section about the function that imports data from text files:
> **[Import Tags from Text Files – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/converters/import-tags-from-text-files/)**
>
> Documentation on Text File to Tag, a converter to import tags from text files. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
and for further support questions, please follow
> [@Hints for asking Support Requests](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hints-for-asking-support-requests/56190):
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> If you need support using Mp3tag, you can help the community members that are about to support you in finding a solution or workaround to your problem, by following these simple guidelines. Be descriptive, also in what you’ve already tried Please give a short explanation what’s not working as expected or what you’re trying to achieve. It’s best to know any details about the problem at hand and especially, what steps you’ve already tried to solve it by yourself. Helpful information also includ…
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2024, 6:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-from-txt-or-csv/63855/4 "2024-03-23T06:29:44Z")
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