# Replacing text in Title. From \[ \] to ( )

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-text-in-title-from-to/69377
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 10, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-text-in-title-from-to/69377 "2025-08-10T22:16:50Z")
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### Author: ![acidblue0](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/acidblue0/32/20781_2.png) [@acidblue0](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/acidblue0)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-text-in-title-from-to/69377/1 "2025-08-10T22:16:51Z")

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How to I replace [] to ( )  
example

song [Live 1978]  
to  
song (Live 1978)

I just can't figure it out. I keep getting errors. Thanks

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### Author: ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-text-in-title-from-to/69377/3 "2025-08-11T05:42:37Z")

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You can use the converter Tag→Tag, which gives you an immediate preview.

Field: TITLE  
Format String: `$replace(%title%,'[','(',']',')')`

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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: [August 11, 2025, 6:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-text-in-title-from-to/69377/4 "2025-08-11T06:35:54Z")

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> [@acidblue0](#):
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> How to I replace to ( )

Create 2 actions in an action group, both of the type "Replace", each for TITLE

1. Replace `[` with `(`
2. Replace `]` with `)`

(which is basically what @poster suggested only with a different method)

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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: [August 11, 2025, 6:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-text-in-title-from-to/69377/5 "2025-08-11T06:41:19Z")

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@acidblue0  
For all suggestions:

Please be aware that this would replace ALL opening `[` and ALL closing brackets `]`.  
This affects not only the part containing the word "Live". And it also not affects only the part at the end of your TITLE content.

If you don't want to replace ALL brackets at ALL positions in the field TITLE, you will need to be more precise in your definition.

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### Author: ![acidblue0](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/acidblue0/32/20781_2.png) [@acidblue0](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/acidblue0)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-text-in-title-from-to/69377/6 "2025-08-11T16:21:47Z")

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Thanks guys. I will try this when I get home.

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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: [September 10, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-text-in-title-from-to/69377/7 "2025-09-10T16:22:23Z")

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