# iTunes Kind tag: Protected, Purchased, Matched

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-kind-tag-protected-purchased-matched/18677>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 7, 2017, 8:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-kind-tag-protected-purchased-matched/18677 "2017-02-07T08:08:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Doom142](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Doom142](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Doom142)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 8:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-kind-tag-protected-purchased-matched/18677/1 "2017-02-07T08:08:28Z")

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Hello,

I'm trying to find a way to modify the Kind tag on iTunes files (eg: Purchased, Matched, Protected...). It seems this is the only thing that I can't edit with mp3tag. So my question is: Is it possible to edit this field with mp3tag? Also is there any other way to modify it?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 8:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-kind-tag-protected-purchased-matched/18677/2 "2017-02-07T08:28:07Z")

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> [@Doom142](#):
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> ... Also is there any other way to modify it?
> 
> Thanks!

see this thread: [/t/14458/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/14458/1)

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-kind-tag-protected-purchased-matched/18677/3 "2026-02-09T12:26:39Z")

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