# Tags from Windows Media Player

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-from-windows-media-player/16433>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 20, 2014, 11:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-from-windows-media-player/16433 "2014-12-20T11:28:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![boogie](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@boogie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/boogie)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 11:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-from-windows-media-player/16433/1 "2014-12-20T11:28:34Z")

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Hello,

I'm ripping my CDs into FLAC format with FOOBAR.  
I'm using Mp3Tag to find TAG informations (freedb).  
But sometime, freedb doesnt find the information while the Windows Media Pllayer finds them ![:angry:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/ebadaff04ae073d3d1cb3e2f4c6acf132380e5a5.gif ":angry:") !

Why the media player can find theese information and mp3tag does not ?

How can I copy the media player tab to my FLAC files ?

Thanks a lot

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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:** [December 20, 2014, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-from-windows-media-player/16433/2 "2014-12-20T12:15:48Z")

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> [@boogie](#):
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> ....  
> Why the media player can find theese information and mp3tag does not ?  
> ..

The reason why mp3tag performs in this or the other way very often depends on the proficiency with which the user applies the tool.

So: if WMP finds information but freedb does not then it might be a good idea to use a different source for information.  
You might want to try discogs or Amazon or some other web-source. You find a fair number of user-supplied scripts in this area of the forum:  
[/c/web-sources-scripts](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/web-sources-scripts)

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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-from-windows-media-player/16433/3 "2026-02-09T12:25:25Z")

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