# Play in MP3tag context menu

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/play-in-mp3tag-context-menu/15271>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 5, 2013, 7:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/play-in-mp3tag-context-menu/15271 "2013-12-05T07:19:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rsbrux](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/6a8cbe/32.png) [@rsbrux](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rsbrux)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 7:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/play-in-mp3tag-context-menu/15271/1 "2013-12-05T07:19:15Z")

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On my win 7 pro x64 system I have managed to change the context menu in Explorer to open music files in foobar instead of in Windows Media Player (WMP). This change is reflected in the context menus of other programs (e.g. Total Commander) as well. Unfortunately, the "Play" entry in MP3tag's context menu still insist on opening the selected file(s) in WMP. How can I get MP3tag to also use foobar?

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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:** [December 5, 2013, 7:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/play-in-mp3tag-context-menu/15271/2 "2013-12-05T07:56:02Z")

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I think you have to change the default program for that file type. Use the explorer and windows means to achieve that.

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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, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/play-in-mp3tag-context-menu/15271/3 "2026-02-09T12:24:48Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC