# Naming artist from filename

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/naming-artist-from-filename/57843>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [July 6, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/naming-artist-from-filename/57843 "2022-07-06T02:31:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![aftichoc](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@aftichoc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aftichoc)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/naming-artist-from-filename/57843/1 "2022-07-06T02:31:08Z")

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Hello there. I have a problem regarding the naming scheme of my songs.

I would like to name the artist tag as the first part of the filename.

For example:

Filename: Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata.mp3  
Artist name: _something different_  
Title: _also something different_

What should I do, when I want the artist name to be named as Beethoven (the filename's first part), and also the title to be the filename's second part (Moonlight Sonata)?

Any form of help is greatly appreciated. Apologies for bad English.

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**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 4:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/naming-artist-from-filename/57843/2 "2022-07-06T04:48:31Z")

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Use the converter Filename-\>Tag.  
Format String: `%artist% - %title%`

> **[Import Tags from File and Folder Names – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/converters/import-tags-from-filenames/)**
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> Documentation on Filename to Tag, a converter to import tags from file and folder names. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.

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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:** [July 6, 2022, 8:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/naming-artist-from-filename/57843/3 "2022-07-06T08:02:44Z")

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And this is also described in the documentation "First steps":

> **[First Steps – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/getting-started/first-steps/#importing-parts-of-the-file-name-to-the-tag)**
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> A collection of tasks with step-by-step instructions intended for novice users of Mp3tag. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.

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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, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/naming-artist-from-filename/57843/4 "2026-02-09T12:29:50Z")

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