# 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")
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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: [July 4, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-tags-like-genre/49545/4 "2020-07-04T16:03:59Z")

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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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