# Selecting multiple files to "open with" in VLC does not work
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/selecting-multiple-files-to-open-with-in-vlc-does-not-work/66291
**Category:** Mac
**Tags:** bug-fixed
**Created:** [October 17, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/selecting-multiple-files-to-open-with-in-vlc-does-not-work/66291 "2024-10-17T15:27:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@scwesten](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/scwesten)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/selecting-multiple-files-to-open-with-in-vlc-does-not-work/66291/1 "2024-10-17T15:27:47Z")
To replicate error: select multiple files, right click, "Open With" click VLC. Result: only 1 file is sent to VLC.
Expected result: All files selected would be sent to VLC and then I could play all of them.
Current work around: select multiple files, right click, select "Show in Finder" - Finder opens and the files are highlighted. Right click, open with, VLC, all the files load in VLC as expected.
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/selecting-multiple-files-to-open-with-in-vlc-does-not-work/66291/2 "2024-10-17T16:22:13Z")
How does this apply to mp3tag? As far as I know this is an OS function.
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### Author:  [@scwesten](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/scwesten)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/selecting-multiple-files-to-open-with-in-vlc-does-not-work/66291/3 "2024-10-17T16:36:54Z")
This behavior only occurs in mp3tag, as far as I am aware. For example, highlighting multiple files in Finder and then "Open with" VLC sends all of the files to VLC. In mp3tag, it only sends one file to VLC rather than all of them.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/selecting-multiple-files-to-open-with-in-vlc-does-not-work/66291/4 "2024-10-17T19:11:29Z")
Thanks for pointing! I'll look into it and will keep you posted.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/selecting-multiple-files-to-open-with-in-vlc-does-not-work/66291/5 "2024-10-22T19:11:40Z")
This is now fixed with [Mp3tag for Mac v1.8.27](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-for-mac-v1-8-released/61431/32).
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### Author:  [@scwesten](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/scwesten)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/selecting-multiple-files-to-open-with-in-vlc-does-not-work/66291/6 "2024-10-23T17:06:52Z")
Wow that was fast. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/selecting-multiple-files-to-open-with-in-vlc-does-not-work/66291/7 "2024-11-22T17:07:05Z")
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