Hi, is there no way to edit the metadata "Description" in MP3TAG?

[image] Detlef: So, the legacy software added the Description text only to the Apple Music library. I've read that iTunes also had a brief period where it allowed to edit the Description text for audio files. It could be that the legacy software was iTunes itself. [image] Detlef: Is ther…

It's possible, please let me know where it's not working for you.

I am using the trial version. I imported a few mp4 music files which have text in the Description tag. I know because I see this text in the Apple Music library. I entered the text myself. However, in MP3TAG I don't see a column for the Description tag. It is also not listed in the popup window …

Yes, I see it now. However, ... I have some music files in the Apple Music library (mp3 and m4a) that have text in the Description tag in the Apple Music library, but the text does not show up in MP3TAG. The text is also not seen using the TagEditor. And then I have a few m4a files where the Descr…

[image] Detlef: I have some music files in the Apple Music library (mp3 and m4a) that have text in the Description tag in the Apple Music library, but the text does not show up in MP3TAG. The text is also not seen using the TagEditor. Anything you see in Apple Music that cannot be displayed i…

[image] MotleyG: Anything you see in Apple Music that cannot be displayed in mp3tag's extended tags window are proprietary from their store and cannot be changed. These are buried in the packaging. None of my music files with tags in the Description tag are proprietary from the iTunes store. …

[image] Detlef: None of my music files with tags in the Description tag are proprietary from the iTunes store. I made these files from CD and also added the tags myself a few years ago. That wasn't clear from above. But this is strange behavior if the fields were added by an editor that follo…

Unfortunately, I cannot remember the name of the software. It was discontinued and is not compatible with the macOS that I am using now. So, I uninstalled the software long ago. Yes, I mean iTunes. It is now called Music. By experimenting around I discovered that the text in the Description tag in…

[image] Detlef: Yes, I mean iTunes. It is now called Music. In the old days, one could force iTunes to write all the information to the tags by converting the tag version - this conversion also could be from 2.3 to 2.3, so no data was lost. I don't know whether this function still exists. L…

[image] Florian: I've read that iTunes also had a brief period where it allowed to edit the Description text for audio files. It could be that the legacy software was iTunes itself. Possible. But I believe I was using a third party editor that imported the iTunes library and I used it to add …

Is it possible to edit the "Description" tag in MP3TAG?

Mac

Florian March 8, 2022, 12:45pm 5

Do you see that field with the extended tags window at View → Extended Tags... ⌘T ?

If yes you can edit from there or add it to the Tag Panel on the left and the File List as described in