# Import title from filename
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-title-from-filename/13269
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 30, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-title-from-filename/13269 "2012-03-30T19:42:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Snotnose](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Snotnose)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-title-from-filename/13269/1 "2012-03-30T19:42:39Z")
I must be stupid, I can't figure this out. I have a directory of untagged files. I managed to group-change the album and artist fields, but can't get the title. I want the title tag to be the filename with the trailing .mp3 removed.
How do I do this?
While I'm at it, I've got another directory with the artist name in the file name. How do I tell it to rename all the files but remove the artist. For example
01 - Beatles - I wanna hold your hand
02 - Beatles - Yesterday
I want to remove - Beatles.
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### Author:  [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-title-from-filename/13269/2 "2012-03-30T20:43:20Z")
> [@Snotnose](#):
>
> I must be stupid, I can't figure this out. I have a directory of untagged files. I managed to group-change the album and artist fields, but can't get the title. I want the title tag to be the filename with the trailing .mp3 removed.
>
> How do I do this?
Use format with:
FORMAT FIELD: TITLE
FORMAT VALUE: %\_filename%
> [@Snotnose](#):
>
> While I'm at it, I've got another directory with the artist name in the file name. How do I tell it to rename all the files but remove the artist. For example
> 01 - Beatles - I wanna hold your hand
> 02 - Beatles - Yesterday
>
> I want to remove - Beatles.
Use regexp replace:
reg exp: ^(\d+)\s+-\s+.+\s+-\s+(.+)$
replace with: $1 - $2
On my fone so hadnt the chance to test.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2012, 6:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-title-from-filename/13269/3 "2012-03-31T06:21:31Z")
> [@Snotnose](#):
>
> ...How do I do this?
>
> While I'm at it, I've got another directory with the artist name in the file name. How do I tell it to rename all the files but remove the artist. For example
> 01 - Beatles - I wanna hold your hand
> 02 - Beatles - Yesterday
>
> I want to remove - Beatles.
Use the converter Filename-Tag.
If the filename is the title then enter this mask:
%title%
The Preview function in that dialogue should help you to find the right mask
A hint: if there is information in a filename that you do not want then use %dummy% for that part.
The renaming business can be done with the converter tag-filename.
Provided that you have the information in the tags (track, artist, title) then use this mask:
$num(%track%,2) - %title%
(the $num-stuff creates a leading zero)
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-title-from-filename/13269/4 "2026-02-09T12:23:45Z")