# Sort by titles without cover art

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-titles-without-cover-art/49224>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 6, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-titles-without-cover-art/49224 "2020-06-06T15:52:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ac91a4/32.png) [@Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fritz57)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-titles-without-cover-art/49224/1 "2020-06-06T15:52:07Z")

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Is there a way to create a sort for titles without cover art?

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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:** [June 6, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-titles-without-cover-art/49224/2 "2020-06-06T15:56:12Z")

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The presence of covers can be accessed via the property in %\_covers%.  
So you may either create a column that shows the number of embedded covers.  
Or you may just as well filter for files without covers with  
%\_covers% MISSING  
or those where there is one  
%\_covers% PRESENT

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**Author:** ![Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ac91a4/32.png) [@Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fritz57)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-titles-without-cover-art/49224/3 "2020-06-06T16:38:26Z")

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would that be:  
Actions/Create new/  
Format value "\_FILENAME": %\_covers% MISSING ?

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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:** [June 6, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-titles-without-cover-art/49224/4 "2020-06-06T17:01:28Z")

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No, it is a filter which you enter at the bottom of the MP3tag window. (Press F3 to show and hide the filter input box).  
Filters cannot be used in actions.

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**Author:** ![Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ac91a4/32.png) [@Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fritz57)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-titles-without-cover-art/49224/5 "2020-06-06T22:08:59Z")

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thanks. I'll try that.

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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:** [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-titles-without-cover-art/49224/6 "2026-02-09T12:28:38Z")

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