# Renaming song titles **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-song-titles/55627 **Category:** Support **Created:** [December 27, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-song-titles/55627 "2021-12-27T22:25:53Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover) #### Post date: [December 27, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-song-titles/55627/2 "2021-12-27T23:09:45Z")
**First step:** Import the existing parts from your filenames into the tags: > [@Converters to rename files or to import tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016/3): > > How to import parts of the filename into the tag? Importing tags from filenames and directory names can be done by using the [Converter \> Filename - Tag] Converter \> Filename - Tag. The basic concept is the notion of a format string which describes the structure of the name to import from. The format string is built of either standard text (e.g., Music), placeholders (such as %artist%, %title%, ...), or backslash characters \ that denote directory structures. Here is an example that imports t… **Second step:** Rename your files with the imported parts in your tags ARTIST and TITLE: > [@Converters to rename files or to import tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016/2): > > How to rename files based on tags? Renaming files, creating folders and complete directory structures from tags can be done by using the [:mt\_ttf:] Converter \> Tag - Filename with a format string. A format string is used to describe the structure of the desired filename. Besides using normal placeholders (such as %artist%, %title%, ...) and arbitrary text (e.g., Music) it also allows for separating folders with the backslash \ character. Here is an example that renames the file based on the t… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-song-titles/55627)._