# Using mp3tag to embed album art

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-mp3tag-to-embed-album-art/7776
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [January 16, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-mp3tag-to-embed-album-art/7776 "2009-01-16T18:54:14Z")
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### Author: ![Jeffsteez](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@Jeffsteez](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jeffsteez)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-mp3tag-to-embed-album-art/7776/1 "2009-01-16T18:54:14Z")

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I'm trying to find a way to embed album art to my collection.

I have around 7000 tracks that are sorted into about 20 genres (custom genres in case that makes a difference). For example...

c:\my muisc\Hip-Hop (Commercial)\dr dre - forget about dre.mp3  
c:\my muisc\Hip-Hop (Underground)\aesop rock - 1135.mp3

So far I've added the collection to itunes. I tunes has embedded album art in some of the tracks already for me. The trouble is, around 50% of my music is ripped from vinyl or is simply too obscure for itunes to supply the album art.

Can MP3Tag be used to find/embed artwork into the missing files in a semi-automated manner?

Is there a guide anywhere?

Thanks