# Open With... Mp3tag option not working on MAC **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [February 3, 2019, 10:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-with-mp3tag-option-not-working-on-mac/44419 "2019-02-03T10:14:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tode](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/tode/32/7294_2.png) [@tode](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tode)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 10:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-with-mp3tag-option-not-working-on-mac/44419/1 "2019-02-03T10:14:01Z")
Hi guys! I've recently made the switch to mac and i sadly find out that MP3tag isn't supported on osx. Fortunately, however, i figured out to use mp3tagv293-macOS-Wine. Currently i'm using Mojave 10.14.2. I need some help with this one. I'm trying to make a simple script (using automator) that open the selected files from Finder into the Mp3tag app (using a hotkey combination). The problem is that it doesn't work. I tried to open a file using "Open With -\> Mp3tag" but an error message box pop up with the fallowing message: "The document "The filename of the track" could not be opened. wine cannot open files in the "AIFF-C audio format" ". I have the same result with mp3 & flac. Another problem is that i can't figure out how to open a file in order to play it on an external player (VLC for example) by double clicking it. I've tried to go to Options -\> Tools -\> i've added a tool with the parameter: /PLAY "%\_path" and as a PATH i've chosen the "Z:\Applications\VLC.app\Contents\MacOS\VLC" , because i can't simply select the VLC.app (it sees it like a folder/package). I don't know if it's possible or i've made something wrong. I know that this is a wine app but maybe my problems/questions have a solution. I really miss Mp3tag. I've tried other apps but none come closer to Mp3tag. Kudos! (sorry for mistakes, i'm not a native english speaker) ---
**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-with-mp3tag-option-not-working-on-mac/44419/2 "2019-02-03T13:01:23Z")
You can drag'n'drop from Finder to quickly open files in Mp3tag. Regarding the path you provide to VLC: it somehow needs to be adjusted from the Wine-internal Windows path representation to the macOS path representation. My rough guess is something like `"$replace($replace(%_path%,'Z:',),\,/)"` ---
**Author:** ![tode](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/tode/32/7294_2.png) [@tode](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tode)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-with-mp3tag-option-not-working-on-mac/44419/3 "2019-02-03T14:47:40Z")
Thank you Florian! So there is no quick possibility to open some files in Mp3tag using hotkeys? ☹ . On windows i was using autohotkey. It was very fast and helped me a lot in my worklflow. I added what you posted and It works, but it opens new vlc instances for every song that i open. I also tried with "/ADD" but no success. After a quick search i've found that "On the **Mac** , running multiple **instances** of **VLC** is not supported out of the box." so i don't know how is this possible. Thank you once again!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-with-mp3tag-option-not-working-on-mac/44419/4 "2019-02-03T14:58:30Z")
I'm not going to invest much time in workarounds for the Wine-based version My focus for macOS is to create a native application and I've started working on it already some time ago — I still get side-tracked by the work on the Windows version of Mp3tag, but I'll keep going. ---
**Author:** ![tode](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/tode/32/7294_2.png) [@tode](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tode)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-with-mp3tag-option-not-working-on-mac/44419/5 "2019-02-03T15:07:37Z")
So glad to hear that you want to release a native app!! I will support you for sure! Can somehow check when/where it will be ready? It would be nice if you could give all users here a mail with this big news!! Thank you! Have a nice day! ---
**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-with-mp3tag-option-not-working-on-mac/44419/6 "2019-02-03T15:15:22Z")
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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, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-with-mp3tag-option-not-working-on-mac/44419/7 "2026-02-09T12:27:54Z")