# \[WS\] Google Images Cover Search **URL:** \ **Category:** Web Sources Scripts\ **Created:** [November 22, 2010, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166 "2010-11-22T12:43:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![beardrl](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@beardrl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/beardrl)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/41 "2012-06-21T20:15:10Z")
> [@biboun](#): > > Hi, > > Today, the 1.6 script does not work anymore . I applied the inverse manipulation and everything works fine 😃 . > > In line 55 and 56. > > had to be changed into > > Bye. > > [ggle trad] Ditto here, works perfectly again now... ![:music:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/2ba05d1ade5eb0d15fc173be6f717dbe63890a70.gif ":music:") ---
**Author:** ![pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/pone/32/272_2.png) [@pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pone)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/42 "2012-06-21T22:11:19Z")
**Update 1.7** **Fixed:** Script stopped working. adapeted script to changes at google. now working again. Thank you biboun for your advice. ---
**Author:** ![apollo10](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/apollo10/32/354_2.png) [@apollo10](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/apollo10)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 11:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/43 "2012-08-01T11:25:58Z")
google image search 1.7 seems different like before: [![](http://www.abload.de/thumb/2012-08-0115-18-06opxgi.png)](http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=2012-08-0115-18-06opxgi.png) how can i delete the column "description" or has google changed something ... greetz apollo10 ---
**Author:** ![oshrychen](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/3da27b/32.png) [@oshrychen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/oshrychen)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/44 "2012-08-01T15:40:52Z")
Hey, Everything works great but when i'm trying to find pic art not in the English language its not working.. ---
**Author:** ![pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/pone/32/272_2.png) [@pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pone)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/45 "2012-08-02T13:42:53Z")
Update coming soon. ---
**Author:** ![apollo10](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/apollo10/32/354_2.png) [@apollo10](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/apollo10)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/46 "2012-08-12T16:01:57Z")
schade dass pone bisher noch keine zeit hatte. wäre sehr hilfreich wenn das script wieder wie gewohnt funktionieren würde. lg apollo10 ---
**Author:** ![pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/pone/32/272_2.png) [@pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pone)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/47 "2012-08-12T18:06:01Z")
**Update 1.8** Fixed: The "description" column shows proper output again. Thank you apollo10 for reporting this bug. ---
**Author:** ![apollo10](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/apollo10/32/354_2.png) [@apollo10](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/apollo10)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/48 "2012-08-13T12:23:47Z")
thanks pone mf for the update (only one number in the script had to be changed...) greetz apollo10 ---
**Author:** ![xplorr](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/xplorr/32/7214_2.png) [@xplorr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xplorr)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/49 "2013-03-07T14:56:11Z")
Another faster way of batch downloading album art is using a new tool called **DisCoverArt**. **DisCoverArt** is a command line tool to download albumart (coverart) for mp3 music files based on artist and title or album. The target audience are people who have organized their music collection in a single track artist+title way iso based on albums or album directories. This tool can be used stand-alone, but it was aimed to be used in conjunction with mp3tag. See this topic: [/t/14521/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/14521/1) ---
**Author:** ![tbum20](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/fbc32d/32.png) [@tbum20](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tbum20)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/50 "2013-12-07T01:29:45Z")
Hey, this is no longer working can you possibly try to fix it. It seems google images has a new url which is [www.google.com/imghp](http://www.google.com/imghp). When you type in the search string that the current .src uses it redirects to "[https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&tbm=isch](https://www.google.com/search?q=%25s&tbm=isch)". It seems the url is working correctly but it never finds any matches so the problem may not have anything to do with the url? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Mystery\_Goat](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Mystery\_Goat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mystery_Goat)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/51 "2013-12-14T20:22:57Z")
Yes, I can also confirm this fantastically useful script has been broken for at least a couple of weeks. I would also greatly appreciate an update! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/pone/32/272_2.png) [@pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pone)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/52 "2014-01-14T21:04:48Z")
This script is not working anymore! The problem is that google images is now only accessible via HTTPS URLs, which can't be parsed by Mp3tag. If anyone knows a way to to access it via a HTTP URL, please let me know! Thank you for almost 3000 downloads of the last version! ---
**Author:** ![stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/stevehero/32/337_2.png) [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/53 "2014-01-14T22:01:26Z")
It's a real pity. Thanks Pone, I tried too to get it working. Darn HTTPS ☹ What I have done is put this in my tools for CTRL+2 (2nd in the list). Which opens the images in your browser. You view the image, then drag it to the artwork area in the mp3tag UI. Save tags. Here's the code for the tool: ``` https://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&safe=off&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1656&bih=1190&tbs=imgo:1&q=$replace($trim($trim($repl($regexp($regexp($regexp($regexp($regexp($if2(%ALBUMARTIST%,$if2(%ALBUMARTIST%,$if2(%album artist%,$if2(%band%,$if2(%ALBUMARTIST%,$if2(%artist%,$if2(%artist%,%discogs_artist_name%))))))),(?i)^(va|various artists|v\.a\.)$,various),(?i)the,),(?i)''s( |$),$1),'(?i)[^\w]+(featuring|feat|ft|presents|pres|and|vs|w/|\+|/|&|www[^\s]+|[^\w\s])\.*', ),'\s+', ),',',)) $trim($regexp($regexp($regexp(%album%,'\b-\b|_', ),'(?i)\[.*\]|cd\s*\d*|[^\s]+.com|\bep\b|feat\.|ft\.|\bom\b|\boriginal\b|\bclub\b|\bmix\b|\bremix\b|\bthe\b|vinyl|web|www[^\s]+|[^\w\s]',),'\s+', ))), ,+) ``` It includes the option in google images to show image size so no need to hover/click on images. ---
**Author:** ![Mystery\_Goat](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Mystery\_Goat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mystery_Goat)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/54 "2014-01-22T23:38:49Z")
> [@stevehero](#): > > It's a real pity. Thanks Pone, I tried too to get it working. Darn HTTPS ☹ What I have done is put this in my tools for CTRL+2 (2nd in the list). Which opens the images in your browser. You view the image, then drag it to the artwork area in the mp3tag UI. Save tags. > > Here's the code for the tool: > > ``` > https://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&safe=off&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1656&bih=1190&tbs=imgo:1&q=$replace($trim($trim($repl($regexp($regexp($regexp($regexp($regexp($if2(%ALBUMARTIST%,$if2(%ALBUMARTIST%,$if2(%album artist%,$if2(%band%,$if2(%ALBUMARTIST%,$if2(%artist%,$if2(%artist%,%discogs_artist_name%))))))),(?i)^(va|various artists|v\.a\.)$,various),(?i)the,),(?i)''s( |$),$1),'(?i)[^\w]+(featuring|feat|ft|presents|pres|and|vs|w/|\+|/|&|www[^\s]+|[^\w\s])\.*', ),'\s+', ),',',)) $trim($regexp($regexp($regexp(%album%,'\b-\b|_', ),'(?i)\[.*\]|cd\s*\d*|[^\s]+.com|\bep\b|feat\.|ft\.|\bom\b|\boriginal\b|\bclub\b|\bmix\b|\bremix\b|\bthe\b|vinyl|web|www[^\s]+|[^\w\s]',),'\s+', ))), ,+) > > ``` > > It includes the option in google images to show image size so no need to hover/click on images. Hi Steve, I tried to follow your instructions but it didn't work for me. Would you mind noobing it down step by step a bit so I can see where I went wrong? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![seamoon](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/db5fbb/32.png) [@seamoon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/seamoon)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 9:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/55 "2014-02-12T09:46:14Z")
If you add these lines to your hosts file you can use Google without ssl. Note: Your country's Google ip could be different. Could you send me the script? 216.239.32.20 [google.com](http://google.com) 216.239.32.20 [www.google.com](http://www.google.com) ---
**Author:** ![stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/stevehero/32/337_2.png) [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/56 "2014-02-12T15:30:12Z")
> [@Mystery Goat](#): > > Hi Steve, > > I tried to follow your instructions but it didn't work for me. Would you mind noobing it down step by step a bit so I can see where I went wrong? > > Thanks! Sure go to File\>Options\>tools in the menu or CTRL+O\>tools and add the code I gave like so. Follow my screenshot edit of the options you need. ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7c201b1d55a76f701a21478899b7dc05d73cc388.jpg) If you follow these instructions then all you have to do is either right click on an album and tools\>the name of your tool here like so or depending on where the tool is (in my case 3rd) then you can use the easier method of hitting CTRL+3. ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/4/45133c61a61fbea65c3c2af4c8b18467313b8f2a.jpg) But if you want to search for multiple files that are on based on ARTIST & TITLE info then use the code for the tool like: ``` https://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&safe=off&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1656&bih=1190&tbs=imgo:1&q=$replace(%artist% %title%, ,+,#,+,&,+,(OM),) ``` and uncheck the for [] all selected files in the 1st screenshot I posted. This will open all the files you selected based on the ARTIST and TITLE info as apposesd to the ARTIST and ALBUM info in [this post.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/11166/53) ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7c201b1d55a76f701a21478899b7dc05d73cc388.jpg) ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/4/45133c61a61fbea65c3c2af4c8b18467313b8f2a.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Mystery\_Goat](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Mystery\_Goat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mystery_Goat)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/57 "2014-02-24T03:50:01Z")
> [@stevehero](#): > > Sure go to File\>Options\>tools in the menu or CTRL+O\>tools and add the code I gave like so. Follow my screenshot edit of the options you need. > > ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7c201b1d55a76f701a21478899b7dc05d73cc388.jpg) > > If you follow these instructions then all you have to do is either right click on an album and tools\>the name of your tool here like so or depending on where the tool is (in my case 3rd) then you can use the easier method of hitting CTRL+3. > ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/4/45133c61a61fbea65c3c2af4c8b18467313b8f2a.jpg) > > But if you want to search for multiple files that are on based on ARTIST & TITLE info then use the code for the tool like: > > ``` > https://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&safe=off&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1656&bih=1190&tbs=imgo:1&q=$replace(%artist% %title%, ,+,#,+,&,+,(OM),) > > ``` > > and uncheck the for > > [] all selected files > > in the 1st screenshot I posted. This will open all the files you selected based on the ARTIST and TITLE info as apposesd to the ARTIST and ALBUM info in [this post.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/11166/53) Go it. Ta! ---
**Author:** ![Crazy\_Tagger](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@Crazy\_Tagger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Crazy_Tagger)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/58 "2014-03-22T02:41:15Z")
> [@stevehero](#): > > Here's the code for the tool: > > ``` > https://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&safe=off&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1656&bih=1190&tbs=imgo:1&q=$replace($trim($trim($repl($regexp($regexp($regexp($regexp($regexp($if2(%ALBUMARTIST%,$if2(%ALBUMARTIST%,$if2(%album artist%,$if2(%band%,$if2(%ALBUMARTIST%,$if2(%artist%,$if2(%artist%,%discogs_artist_name%))))))),(?i)^(va|various artists|v\.a\.)$,various),(?i)the,),(?i)''s( |$),$1),'(?i)[^\w]+(featuring|feat|ft|presents|pres|and|vs|w/|\+|/|&|www[^\s]+|[^\w\s])\.*', ),'\s+', ),',',)) $trim($regexp($regexp($regexp(%album%,'\b-\b|_', ),'(?i)\[.*\]|cd\s*\d*|[^\s]+.com|\bep\b|feat\.|ft\.|\bom\b|\boriginal\b|\bclub\b|\bmix\b|\bremix\b|\bthe\b|vinyl|web|www[^\s]+|[^\w\s]',),'\s+', ))), ,+) > > ``` > > It includes the option in google images to show image size so no need to hover/click on images. Steve, thanks for this option to Google Image Search Album Covers. This is a real help. Is it possible to create a "tool" like this to bring up a Wikipedia page for a song and/or album? ![:w00t:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/cb01eca72fe9339ff6f3ec9f1e3c5fe002be0f0a.gif ":w00t:") Which makes me wonder...why are there no Wikipedia Web Sources? ---
**Author:** ![stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/stevehero/32/337_2.png) [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 7:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/59 "2014-03-22T07:30:56Z")
> [@Crazy Tagger](#): > > Steve, thanks for this option to Google Image Search Album Covers. This is a real help. Is it possible to create a "tool" like this to bring up a Wikipedia page for a song and/or album? > ![:w00t:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/cb01eca72fe9339ff6f3ec9f1e3c5fe002be0f0a.gif ":w00t:") This is quite easy. Search anything in wiki language of your choice in your browser. Search 'blank' and Look at the url and you'll get: [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=blank](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=blank) Replace '=blank' with '&q=` followed by your tags. %title% %album% > [@Crazy Tagger](#): > > Which makes me wonder...why are there no Wikipedia Web Sources? Most likely because it's user driven and the info is very inconsistent. ---
**Author:** ![Crazy\_Tagger](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@Crazy\_Tagger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Crazy_Tagger)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166/60 "2014-03-30T16:41:11Z")
> [@stevehero](#): > > This is quite easy. Search anything in wiki language of your choice in your browser. Search > 'blank' and Look at the url and you'll get: [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=blank](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=blank) > > Replace '=blank' with '&q=` followed by your tags. %title% %album% > > Most likely because it's user driven and the info is very inconsistent. Thanks for this Steve. I'm not getting any results though. I don't really know what I'm doing, I tried the url the way you stated, which gets me to a blank pages with "for help searching..." link. But I'm getting furthest with this parameter: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search&q=%artist%](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search&q=%artist%) %title% Which takes me to a wikipedia search page, highlights the search box for entry, but for some reason this is also opening up in a new firefox instance, and opening three extra tabs of junk sites. Any thoughts? (I just figured out the junk tabs are random sites using the words from the song title) [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166.md?page=2) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-google-images-cover-search/11166.md?page=4)