# Tags for iTunes and Foobar

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-for-itunes-and-foobar/16720>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 20, 2015, 10:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-for-itunes-and-foobar/16720 "2015-03-20T10:54:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![auldyin](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@auldyin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/auldyin)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 10:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-for-itunes-and-foobar/16720/1 "2015-03-20T10:54:04Z")

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After messing about for years I have decided to use only MP3 tag for tagging, iTunes for organising iPod Library and Foobar for general playback.  
What tags are absolutely required for efficiency of use of these two players?  
Currently I am using mp3 and m4a files with a mixture of albums (shop bought compilations, home produced compilations and regular albums).

Thanks

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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:** [March 20, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-for-itunes-and-foobar/16720/2 "2015-03-20T21:15:52Z")

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> [@auldyin](#):
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> ...iTunes for organising iPod Library and Foobar for general playback...

I would say: those fields that you find in the tag panel by default plus ALBUMARTIST and COVER.  
I would delete COMPILATION and any other field that is exclusive to iTunes like itunnorm and stuff.

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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, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-for-itunes-and-foobar/16720/3 "2026-02-09T12:25:35Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC