# play track /stop track playing
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/play-track-stop-track-playing/5792
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 24, 2007, 11:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/play-track-stop-track-playing/5792 "2007-11-24T11:15:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@glospete](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/glospete)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2007, 11:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/play-track-stop-track-playing/5792/1 "2007-11-24T11:15:38Z")
I'm a newbie and also want to say that this program is the best (by a long way) that I have come across. But I have a simple question. If I highlight a track and right click and select Play, how do I stop the track playing - I can't find a Stop button anywhere but I'm sure it's me being stupid!
Thanks
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2007, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/play-track-stop-track-playing/5792/2 "2007-11-24T12:19:48Z")
There is no stop button. The track is played in an external player, you must use this player.
You could make a new tool command in Mp3tag that sends a stop command to the external player. But this only works if the player supports command line.
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### Author:  [@glospete](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/glospete)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2007, 10:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/play-track-stop-track-playing/5792/3 "2007-11-26T10:18:00Z")
Thanks for that explanation. But might it be a useful feature to add a Stop control on the right click menu (just as there is a Play control)?
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/play-track-stop-track-playing/5792/4 "2026-02-09T12:20:36Z")