# Please, make changing Genre option easier!

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-make-changing-genre-option-easier/69161
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [July 20, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-make-changing-genre-option-easier/69161 "2025-07-20T19:01:11Z")
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### Author: ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-make-changing-genre-option-easier/69161/3 "2025-07-20T21:28:56Z")

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> [@mwidunn](#):
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> Before 3.20, modifying the info for "Genre" was super easy.

Mp3tag v3.19 was from 2023-01-27, [two and a half year ago](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ability-to-add-change-genres-has-been-removed/60963).  
We are currently at v3.30d, 10 main versions and many subversions of Mp3tag later.

> [@mwidunn](#):
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> It was more efficient and better.

I would say this is highly subjectiv. 😉

> [@mwidunn](#):
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> to bury the ability somewhere in Options

Ctrl + **O** for **O** ptions, 1 mouse-click on the "Tag Panel" entry, 1 double mouse-click on GENRE and 1 mouse-click on the Manage-Button to manage custom list values is not really "buried somehwere" IMHO.

There is even a HOWTO [Add custom user-defined Genres](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-custom-user-defined-genres/61122) with pictures:

> [@Add custom user-defined Genres](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-custom-user-defined-genres/61122):
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> Add and Edit user-defined Genres via Custom List Values Every field on the Tag Panel can have custom values added to its drop-down list. These can be customized via [Options → Tag Panel](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/tag-panel/) and the Genre field is no exception. You can use Options → Tag Panel → Genre → Custom list values → Manage... to edit the list of custom Genres and also hide the standard genres, if you prefer your own. The following screenshot exemplifies the process: Import and Export of Custom Lis…

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