# User Defined Tags like Genre
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-tags-like-genre/49545
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [July 4, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-tags-like-genre/49545 "2020-07-04T15:33:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Faalscholver](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Faalscholver)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-tags-like-genre/49545/1 "2020-07-04T15:33:57Z")
In Mp3Tag I can add user defined genres, which is great but I would like the same ability for other tag fields. I have a Format field for instance and would like to add user defined formats like "Album, EP, Single, Compilation, Live", etc.
Is something like this possible?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-tags-like-genre/49545/2 "2020-07-04T15:41:42Z")
see here:
> [@Any chance to add values to dropdown lists to fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/any-chance-to-add-values-to-dropdown-lists-to-fields/18390):
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> Hi all, I was just wondering if is it possible to add dropdown lists to fields that we choose ? Relase; Studio, EP, Compilation... Thanks all,
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### Author:  [@Faalscholver](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Faalscholver)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-tags-like-genre/49545/3 "2020-07-04T15:59:18Z")
That doesn't seem to be what I am looking for unless I am misunderstanding.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-tags-like-genre/49545/4 "2020-07-04T16:03:59Z")
There is no function to get user-defined dropdown lists.
This feature has been requested umpteen times.
I used the search function and found the linked thread that shows you the alternative - and also this one from even longer ago with the same advice:
> [@Auto-Populated drop-down lists](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-populated-drop-down-lists/8207):
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> This question has been addressed in previous posts, but I haven't seen a clear answer on whether the feature exists, or is in development, or is unavailable. The question is whether it's possible to create user-defined lists of artists, composers, etc. in the same way that a user-defined list of genres can be set up (Tools/Options/Tag Panel/Genres). This would let me select an artist, composer, etc. from a drop-down list of predefined entries and thus maintain data integrity within my collecti…
Create actions of the type "Format value" for the field - and - as a help to group these actions together - use the # character in the action name as separator for a submenu.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-tags-like-genre/49545/5 "2022-09-30T13:28:04Z")
I've just released Mp3tag v3.18 with the option to configure **Custom List Values** on a per-field level on the Tag Panel.
You can find it via **Options → Tag Panel → Edit** and I think you could just add the formats you're using there to have a list of pre-defined values.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-tags-like-genre/49545/6 "2022-10-30T13:28:26Z")
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