# Mp3tag syntax colouring editor
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-syntax-colouring-editor/12621
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 24, 2011, 10:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-syntax-colouring-editor/12621 "2011-10-24T10:55:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 10:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-syntax-colouring-editor/12621/1 "2011-10-24T10:55:48Z")
Whcih editors have Mp3tag export config script syntax colouring? Thanks.
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 11:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-syntax-colouring-editor/12621/2 "2011-10-24T11:10:35Z")
I do not know, if they all can do all the specifics, but there are some Mp3tag syntax color definition files for ... KEDIT, NPP, TP, UEDIT ...
[https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=387b58366897...6897AC93%211765](https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=387b58366897ac93&id=387B58366897AC93%211931#cid=387B58366897AC93&id=387B58366897AC93%211765)
DD.20111024.1510.CEST
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### Author:  [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-syntax-colouring-editor/12621/3 "2011-10-24T14:05:47Z")
> [@DetlevD](#):
>
> I do not know, if they all can do all the specifics, but there are some Mp3tag syntax color definition files for ... KEDIT, NPP, TP, UEDIT ...
> [https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=387b58366897...6897AC93%211765](https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=387b58366897ac93&id=387B58366897AC93%211931#cid=387B58366897AC93&id=387B58366897AC93%211765)
>
> DD.20111024.1510.CEST
Thanks Detlev and Well Done for producing those files. They make script editing much easier.
I chose TP\_Mp3tag\_syn for TextPad. You might like to know that following the TextPad 5 Help instructions to use your .syn file fails with the error:
```
Error accessing 'Mp3tag.syn'
C:\Program Files\TextPad 5\System\Mp3tag.syn was not found..
```
Here's a procedure that works on TextPad 5 (possibly not on other versions).
1 Go to [https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=387B58366897...6897AC93%211765](https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=387B58366897AC93&id=387B58366897AC93%211765), download TP\_Mp3tag\_syn.zip and launch.
2 Launch **HKCU.Software.Helios.TextPad 5.Document Classes.Mp3tag.reg** and accept the prompts (note: this changed my Font settings and possibly others, but for .mte files only)
3 Copy **Mp3tag.syn** to e.g. **C:\Program Files\TextPad 5\system** not \Samples as instructed by TextPad Help.
4 In TextPad Configure Preferences "Document Classes" Mp3tag Syntax, checkmark **Enable syntax highlighting** and set **Syntax definition file:** to **Mp3tag.syn**
5 In that same dialog click **Open** and verify it does open (in TextPad) the .syn file
6 In Fonts, Tabulation etc. make any necessary restorations to settings that 1) changed.
7 Click OK.
Perhaps you'd like to add that to Mp3tag.syn.readme.txt .
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### Author:  [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-syntax-colouring-editor/12621/4 "2013-11-06T13:30:56Z")
For Text pad 6:
1. Mp3tag.syn works
2. The .reg file and hence my procedure do not work. (TextPad 6 no longer keeps settings in the registry.)
PPS Anyone considering updating to TextPad 7 beware - 7's rexgep format is incompatible with 6 and earlier's.
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### Author:  [@Stem75](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Stem75)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2024, 3:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-syntax-colouring-editor/12621/5 "2024-09-03T03:32:56Z")
I have delete this post because of wrong content.
It was about Title formatting syntax highlighting in Cudatext.
You can find it here:
> [@Title formatting syntax highlighting for Cudatext](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-formatting-syntax-highlighting-for-cudatext/66211):
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> Made a Title\_formatting syntax highlighting for Cudatext [https://cudatext.github.io](https://cudatext.github.io) 1 You can find it here [foobar2000 - Mp3tag Title\_formatting Lexer - UVviewsoft forums](https://synwrite.sourceforge.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3186) 4 It supports VS Code Snippets and Auto complete\*. Also I made simple .txt snippets for the side panel and the "Snippet\_Panel plugin". You can use it as a quick reference-help. \*In some cases of word insertion not very well because of the nature of the script writing. Sample
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### Author:  [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-syntax-colouring-editor/12621/6 "2024-10-06T23:32:11Z")
Is that Mp3tag export config script syntax colouring??
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### Author:  [@Stem75](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Stem75)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-syntax-colouring-editor/12621/7 "2024-10-09T13:41:30Z")
I don't know i haven't test it to be honest. (probably not)
I added hear because of the title of the topic in case of someone is searching for something like this.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-syntax-colouring-editor/12621/8 "2024-10-09T15:33:48Z")
> [@Stem75](#):
>
> I added hear because of the title of the topic in case of someone is searching for something like this.
For those looking for WSS Syntax Highlighting **in Notepad++** :
> [@Web Sources Framework: Syntax Highlighting for Notepad++](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/web-sources-framework-syntax-highlighting-for-notepad/55863):
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> Mp3tag Web Sources syntax highlighting for Notepad++ If you develop a Web Sources Script for Mp3tag you may find it useful to highlight your commands and syntax in specific colours. In addition Notepad++ allows code folding. For example, with if , else , and endif , it will define fold regions so that you can fold from if to else , from else to endif , and (assuming there is no else clause) from if to endif. Notepad++ provides a so called User Defined Language system. The UDL interface allows …
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### Author:  [@Stem75](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Stem75)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-syntax-colouring-editor/12621/9 "2024-10-09T17:51:37Z")
Thank you LyricsLover for the link.
It was a totally wrong post. I will delete it.
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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/mp3tag-syntax-colouring-editor/12621/10 "2026-02-09T12:23:24Z")