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Portable Mp3tag Changelog

What's new in Portable Mp3tag 3.25

Mar 28, 2024
  • FIX: Nero MP4 `cdec` field for encoder settings was not preserved when writing tags (since v2.92). (#64148)
  • FIX: menu items at View > Sort by... were not accessible for screen readers. (#63621)
  • FIX: writing UTF-8 encoded export files produced wrong 4-byte character encoding for some Unicode characters. (#63556)
  • FIX: writing UTF-8 encoded `*.m3u8` playlists produced wrong 4-byte character encoding for some Unicode characters. (#63556)
  • FIX: error when reading UTF-8 encoded `*.m3u8` playlists with Unicode characters encoded using 4-bytes.
  • LNG: updated Traditional Chinese translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.24 (Jan 26, 2024)

  • FIX: Tag Sources configuration dialog didn't close in some cases when pressing Esc. (#63115)
  • CHG: optimization function for FLAC files now preserves a small padding block to increase performance for possible tag modifications. (#60372)
  • NEW: added optimization function to remove padding from FLAC files to Utils submenu in rightclick context menu. (#60372)
  • FIX: cover preview control at Extended Tags and Tag Sources was not square on all systems. (#63076)
  • FIX: File List was not refreshed with performed changes after an error occurred when renaming via converter 'Filename Filename' with a format string that did not match all selected files. (#63159)
  • FIX: focus on File List was lost after reloading tags via Ctrl+T or 'File > Read tag'. (#63128)
  • FIX: associated files were not handled correctly when moving via Edit ? Move and copying via Edit ? Copy. (#63108)
  • NEW: action type 'Generate Playlists' to create one playlist or multiple playlists via actions.
  • NEW: added new menu item 'File > Generate Playlists...'.
  • FIX: Playlist Generator only worked when files were selected (since v3.23a).
  • FIX: minor UI glitch at action Remove Duplicate Fields in dark mode (since v3.23a).
  • NEW: added Playlist Generator via Ctrl+Shift+P to generate multiple playlists for userdefined partitions.
  • NEW: added keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+A for adding album cover from file.
  • NEW: added support for removing only duplicate fields that have the same content at action Remove Duplicate Fields.
  • NEW: added support for choosing a dedicated field to apply an action Remove Duplicate Fields to.
  • CHG: error message if entry for already existing field is added to the Tag Panel. (#62648)
  • LNG: updated Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Corsican, Hungarian, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish, and Ukrainian translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.22b (Sep 20, 2023)

  • FIX: extracting cover art from files used last folder instead of current. (since v3.22a)
  • LNG: updated Danish, Dutch, and Farsi translations

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.22 (Aug 25, 2023)

  • CHG: Microsoft Store version now uses 64-bit version by default.
  • FIX: runtime error when saving Tag Sources configurations where associated schema
  • FIX: custom list values for directory field were still duplicated in some cases.
  • NEW: added support for localization of Tag Sources configurations.
  • NEW: LRC files are now also renamed, moved, and copied with corresponding MP3 and FLAC files.
  • NEW: added support for audio MD5 via %_md5audio% for WavPack.
  • NEW: added support for editing Tag Sources configurations via the Tag Sources menu.
  • NEW: added new key `[MinAppVersionWin]=3.21h` to require a minimum version of Mp3tag for a Tag Source to be used.
  • NEW: added functions `IfVar` and `IfNotVar` to web sources framework to check configuration settings from Tag Sources.
  • NEW: added new key `[Settings]=Tag Source Configuration.settings` to provide a settings schema for Tag Sources.
  • FIX: unchecking a checkbox field sometimes wrote contents of previous Tag Panel field (since v3.21e).
  • NEW: added support for checkbox fields on Tag Panel.
  • FIX: inconsistency between internal function specification for `debug` in web sources framework and documentation regarding third parameter.
  • CHG: added reporting of syntax errors in web sources scripts via error message in addition to scripterror.log.
  • FIX: last parameter of functions in web sources framework was never checked for validity.
  • FIX: editing mode in lists scrolled too far for columns that exceeded the list width.
  • NEW: added function `SayDuration` to web sources framework.
  • NEW: added scripting function `fmtDuration` to create a formatted duration string based on numerical input.
  • NEW: added JSON-related function `json_select_many_count` to web sources framework.
  • FIX: edit field shown when adjusting metadata from Tag Sources was misaligned in some cases.
  • NEW: extended JSON-related function `json_select_many` of web sources framework with optional parameters for last item separator and maximum items to select.
  • NEW: added JSON-related function `json_foreach_counter` to web sources framework.
  • FIX: web sources framework `IfGreater` and `IfLess` did not perform numeric comparison in all cases.
  • NEW: added JSON-related function `json_foreach_reverse` to web sources framework, which is to be used with `json_foreach_end`.
  • CHG: copying and pasting individual fields via the extended tags dialog now replaces existing values.
  • FIX: end editing in file list if window is resized.
  • FIX: option to prefer values from tag was shown also when configuring Custom List Values for `_DIRECTORY`.
  • FIX: option to only show user-defined genres was shown also when configuring Custom List Values for other fields than `GENRE` in some cases.
  • FIX: custom list values for directory field were duplicated on file selection change.
  • LNG: updated Catalan, Corsican, Czech, Danish, French, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, and Turkish translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.21 (May 26, 2023)

  • FIX: resizing issues when moving from a monitor with larger resolution to one with smaller resolution at Tag Sources dialog.
  • FIX: option to save total count of tracks was editable after toggling "Next disc on change of" at auto-numbering wizard.
  • FIX: runtime error when using converter Tag - Tag (since v3.20a).
  • FIX: previous installation folder was not remembered in some cases (since v3.20a).
  • NEW: added support for redoing the last undone action.
  • NEW: added support for repeating the last run action or action group.
  • NEW: added confirmation message to overwrite existing file when exporting custom list values.
  • NEW: added auto-numbering wizard to Convert context menu.
  • FIX: icons of dynamically created submenus, e.g., context menu Tools, were not displayed when running in light mode (since v3.19a).
  • CHG: added safety check to installer for already installed version with different architecture.
  • LNG: updated Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Corsican, Czech, Danish, Farsi, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.20 (Apr 1, 2023)

  • NEW: added keyboard shortcuts Shift+Return to add and Shift+Del to remove custom list values via Tag Panel. (#58937, #60411)
  • FIX: custom list values did not respect use natural sorting configuration setting
  • FIX: enabled state of Tag Panel fields was lost in some cases and resulted in unexpected behavior. (#60324)
  • NEW: added import of custom list values from text file at 'Options > Tag Panel > Edit'. (#56810, #58944, #60168)
  • NEW: added export of custom list values to text file at 'Options > Tag Panel > Edit'
  • CHG: consolidated user-defined genres to be also implemented via Tag Panel custom list values and retired Options > Genres
  • NEW: added Tag Panel field sizes Full, Larger, Large, Medium, Small, Smaller, and Tiny. (#50080, #60179)
  • NEW: added configuration option to reset track counter at auto-numbering wizard on new disc. (#59866, #59868, #60185)
  • FIX: dynamically generated menus for Actions and Tag Sources were not accessible for screen readers
  • FIX: cover-type submenu at Edit > Cover was not accessible for screen readers
  • FIX: progress dialog when importing tags from text file did not reflect import progress. (#59829)
  • LNG: updated Armenian, Brazilian Portuguese, Corsican, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian, Italian, Simplified Chinese, and Turkish translation

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.19 (Jan 27, 2023)

  • CHG: moved configuration setting to preserve file modification time when saving tags from Tags to General.
  • CHG: moved configuration setting to display grid lines at file view from General to
  • Appearance.
  • CHG: retired the Tools main menu and moved entries for Options to File main menu and auto-numbering wizard to Convert main menu.
  • CHG: `BPM` field for MP4 now only displays the bpm value without extra formatting.
  • FIX: mnemonic key entry for certain menu items not displaying as intended for some translations. (#59601)
  • FIX: action Format value for `_FILENAME` showed another error message on retry after sharing violation even when retry condition was met. (#59641)
  • FIX: navigating to next directory in history via Alt + left arrow key resulted in
  • runtime error if triggered from last entry in history.
  • NEW: added option to increase disc counter (and reset track counter) at auto-numbering wizard on field-value change.
  • NEW: added option to reset disc counter at auto-numbering wizard on field-value change.
  • FIX: editing Tag Panel fields with `_SEPARATOR` had not all other fields disabled. (#58921)
  • CHG: uninstaller has now a checkbox to explicitly enable removing of configuration data instead of using a confirmation dialog. (#58889)
  • FIX: cover type couldn't be changed via extended tag dialog (since v3.16b). (#58833)
  • FIX: tracks frame wasn't resized correctly at Tag Sources confirmation dialog.
  • FIX: previous start menu folder wasn't used when updating 64-bit version. (#58717)
  • CHG: extended error message when writing too large cover art to FLAC. (#42923, #58598)
  • CHG: information field `%_id3v2_unknown_frames%` now reports the ID3v2 frame identifiers.
  • FIX: runtime error at right click on cover window of non-audio image file with 64-bit version.
  • FIX: MusicBrainz tag source issue with artist names containing vertical bar character. (#58662)
  • LNG: updated Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese-CN, Corsican, Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, and Turkish translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.18 (Sep 29, 2022)

  • NEW: added keyboard shortcuts to add, edit, delete, and select custom list values at 'Options > Tag Panel > Edit'.
  • FIX: freedb configuration allowed for empty server name in some cases.
  • FIX: minor UI glitch at 'Options > Tag Panel > Edit' in dark mode (since v3.17b).(#58568)
  • NEW: added option to configure custom list values for Tag Panel fields. (#18135,#18314, #18317, #45334, #45372, #48343, #49545, #55177, #56810)
  • NEW: added information field `%_id3v2_unknown_frames%` to identify files with unsupported ID3v2 frames.
  • FIX: removing format strings using Shift+Del didn't save history for converters (since v3.15).
  • CHG: added default mapping from `Album Artist` to `ALBUMARTIST` for APEv2 for new installations to increase compatibility.
  • FIX: previous installation folder wasn't remembered when installing 64-bit version. (#43907)
  • LNG: updated Chinese-CN, Catalan, Corsican, Czech, Dutch, French, Italian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.17 (Jul 29, 2022)

  • FIX: dark mode wasn't properly detected on Windows 10 build 19045.
  • CHG: added digital signature FIX: dark mode wasn't properly detected on Windows 10 build 19045.
  • CHG: added digital signature to Explorer shell extension.
  • FIX: translation of ID3v1 genre numbers at ID3v2 TCON frame was too enthusiastic (since v3.16c). (#57878)
  • NEW: added support for selection and rearranging of multiple actions in action group edit dialog. (#48422)
  • FIX: selection at action group dialog always included previously selected action group when adding or duplicating action groups.
  • [2022-07-09] FIX: ID3v1 genre number at ID3v2 TCON frame was not translated for ID3v2.4. (#57855)
  • CHG: updated TAK to 2.3.3 and added 64-bit support.
  • FIX: removing files with non-natively supported file extensions was not reflected in file list. (#57763)
  • CHG: use natural sorting for metadata field names at Tag Sources confirmation dialog. (#57572)
  • NEW: added option to prefer genres from tags in list at Tag Panel.
  • NEW: added option to set startup folder to empty, previous, or favorite.
  • FIX: direct editing field in file list was applied to wrong file when simultaneously filtering by changing filter over unfocused filter via via mouse scroll wheel. (#57638)
  • CHG: added `CATALOGNUMBER` to list of default fields for new installations. (#57717)
  • FIX: runtime error when deleting filter expressions and format strings in some cases (since v3.16a). (#57704)
  • NEW: added contextual cover operations to main menu at Edit > Cover.
  • FIX: filter deleted via manage lists dialog remained active. (#57602)
  • FIX: issue in File Explorer shell extension under Windows 11 were nothing happens in rare cases due to an internal error visible through the Windows Event Log. (#57575)
  • FIX: leftovers in 32-bit registry view were not removed when installing 64-bit version (since v3.16).
  • FIX: manage lists dialog still showed items that were previously deleted via Shift+Del. (#57545)
  • FIX: manage lists dialog extended selection when ticking checkmark. (#57483)
  • LNG: updated Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese-CN, Czech, Hebrew, Italian, Slovak, and Spanish translation. to Explorer shell extension.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.15 (May 24, 2022)

  • Support for 64-bit:
  • Mp3tag now comes in two versions, the existing 32-bit and a new 64-bit version. To make it short, there should not be any noticeable differences except for two things:
  • The 64-bit version uses 64-bits to address memory and is no longer limited to 2 GB per application. While the Library 1 feature of Mp3tag is already a very viable solution for large libraries, loosening the memory restriction is one of the key benefits of 64-bit.
  • The 64-bit version has no support for TAK. TAK is a closed-source codec that is made available in Mp3tag by utilizing a DLL. This DLL is unfortunately only provided as 32-bit version at the moment and 64-bit processes cannot load 32-bit DLLs. But I’ve heard a 64-bit version is in the makings, so I'll add support when it's available.
  • Mp3tag 64-bit can only be installed on 64-bit versions of Windows. The recommended path is to uninstall the 32-bit version before upgrading — the uninstaller has an option to keep your configuration settings, but please backup your configuration settings via File → Save configuration anyway.
  • Management of Filter Expressions:
  • I’ve added an option to manage the list 3 of filter expressions via the Manage history… item of the Filter Helper menu 1. This also allows for named filters, favorite filters for quick access, and the possibility to add descriptions for filters.
  • Management of Format Strings:
  • Similar to the filter expressions, I’ve added an option to manage the list 3 of format strings at converters Tag - Filename, Filename - Tag, Text file - Tag, and Tag - Tag via the Manage history item of the Format String Helper menu. It also allows for named format strings, favorite format strings for quick access, and the possibility to add descriptions for format strings.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.14 (Mar 29, 2022)

  • FIX: opening files and folders via Explorer context menu gave permission error with Microsoft Store version (since v3.12a). (#56842)
  • FIX: overwriting locally stored cover art file did not work anymore from Tag Sources (since 3.12c). (#56823)
  • FIX: moving files did not select the next file in the File List but scrolled back to the top (since v3.12a). (#56811)
  • LNG: updated Chinese-CN, Hebrew, Hungarian, Russian, and Ukrainian translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.13 (Mar 24, 2022)

  • NEW: added support for `BARCODE`, `CATALOGNUMBER`, `ISRC`, and `MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMRELEASECOUNTRY` to MusicBrainz tag source.
  • FIX: freedb web search via gnudb.org wasn't working anymore.
  • CHG: changed Discogs tag sources to use `CATALOGNUMBER` instead of `CATALOGID` to improve compatibility with other software.
  • FIX: pseudorandom number generator used by `$rand()` was not seeded correctly in all cases. (#56760)
  • CHG: improved sorting performance for large libraries. (#56739)
  • CHG: added support for editing track-specific and common metadata at Tag Sources confirmation dialog.
  • CHG: added support for internal resizing via horizontal splitter at Tag Sources confirmation dialog. (#56667, #56689)
  • CHG: added support to enable and disable import of cover art via checkbox at Tag Sources confirmation dialog.
  • CHG: revised Tag Sources confirmation dialog to distinguish between track-specific and common metadata.
  • FIX: length column was missing from title list at Tag Sources confirmation dialog (since v3.12c).
  • CHG: revised Tag Sources confirmation dialog to allow selection of fields to import.(#54105, #56398)
  • NEW: added option to don't show the message that asks for keeping existing cover art again at Tag Sources confirmation dialog. (#17642, #44589)
  • CHG: removed Utils > Compilation option from Tag Sources confirmation dialog which can be realized using an action Guess Values.
  • FIX: playlist-specific placeholders were reset when loading new files or directories. (#56439)
  • CHG: added support for using online documentation as internal help.
  • FIX: empty file name at export dialog also disabled edit, duplicate, and remove buttons.
  • CHG: added workaround for MP4 data atoms with superfluous trailing null byte. (#56526)
  • FIX: cuesheets encoded with UTF-8 BOM were written with ANSI encoding. (#13487)
  • NEW: added `%_cover_description%` information field. (#55952)
  • CHG: added internal mapping for `MUSICBRAINZ_TRACKID` field. (#44062)
  • CHG: added support for multi-value MP4 fields written as multiple `data` atoms. (#56138)
  • CHG: added confirmation question on editing via file list if the Tag Panel contains unsaved changes and auto-saving is not enabled. (#55633)
  • CHG: added confirmation question on choosing converter, actions, or extended tags if the Tag Panel contains unsaved changes and auto-saving is not enabled. (#56065)
  • FIX: taskbar icon was missing when starting from File Explorer shell extension under Windows 11 using Standard installation. (#54913, #55081, #55645)
  • FIX: apostroph character in export file path caused syntax error. (#55431)
  • CHG: added error reporting to formatting string language. (#46638)
  • CHG: ensured that characters with accents or umlauts are using the Unicode Normalization Form C when querying Tag Sources.
  • CHG: automatically removing control characters n r t when renaming files and folders.
  • CHG: extended `$validate()` to replace control characters n r t.
  • CHG: added reporting of unsupported or corrupted file structure as error to 'Tag' column.
  • CHG: added workaround for missing padding bytes for INFO subchunks in WAV and AIF. (#56080)
  • FIX: copying or moving files resulted in inconsistent display of data if overwrite or keep both is used. (#56008)
  • CHG: updated list of default freedb servers to remove invalid servers.
  • FIX: configuration files with very long filenames produce runtime error when exporting settings.
  • LNG: updated Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese-CN, Czech, French, Hebrew, Italian, Slovak, Spanish, and Ukrainian translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.12 (Jan 21, 2022)

  • NEW: added option to configure MusicBrainz cover size at 'Options > Tag Sources'.
  • [2022-01-08] CHG: changed action dialog 'Remove fields' to be resizable.
  • [2022-01-08] CHG: changed action dialog 'Remove fields except' to be resizable.
  • [2022-01-07] FIX: menu item 'Help > Donate' did not work.
  • [2021-12-13] NEW: added `trim` command to Web Sources Framework.
  • [2021-12-07] NEW: added option to open files in Explorer via 'File > Open in Explorer' or context menu.
  • NEW: added note if running Portable or Microsoft Store version to about dialog.
  • CHG: improved live preview of converter 'Tag - Tag'.
  • NEW: added `_DIRECTORY` and `_FILENAME` as listed fields for converter 'Tag - Tag'.
  • FIX: renaming directories via action 'Format value' allowed to create names with leading whitespace which is not allowed on Windows.
  • FIX: covers with transparent background were drawn with an overlay effect on Tag Panel and Extended Tags Dialog.
  • CHG: improved scrolling behavior on Tag Panel.
  • NEW: added configuration option to disable context-menu extension for Microsoft Store version.
  • FIX: performance issue that in some cases looked like the app was hanging after loading of files (since v3.11b).
  • FIX: progress bar was showing a smaller position in some cases when handling large numbers of files.
  • FIX: remembered dialog sizes resulted in dialog contents partly invisible in certain situations.
  • FIX: labels for some Tag Panel fields are not updated when switching to certain languages.
  • FIX: Tag Panel showed metadata for one file only in rare cases, even if multiple files were selected.
  • FIX: customize from Tag Panel context menu opened wrong preferences dialog.
  • FIX: runtime error when changing file selection while writing is in progress.
  • FIX: export configurations cannot be edited in Microsoft Store version.
  • NEW: added context-menu extension for Microsoft Store version.
  • FIX: random redrawing glitches in dark colors if system is in Dark Mode and app-internal appearance is set to Light.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.11 (Oct 30, 2021)

  • NEW: added support for new Windows 11 context menu.
  • NEW: added menu icon to Explorer context menu shell extension (requires restart to be updated if already installed and in use).
  • FIX: read-only file attribute was silently removed when writing tags (since v3.05a).
  • CHG: WAV and AIFF files with extra null bytes at end of RIFF chunks are now read despite these inconsistencies.
  • FIX: position of progress dialog was not always remembered.
  • FIX: focus was lost from Tag Panel in some cases when navigating to next/previous file via Ctrl+N/Ctrl+Shift+N and file was saved (since v3.07a).
  • NEW: added support for MP4 fields `NARRATOR` and `PUBLISHER`.
  • NEW: added cover preview via double click on the cover on the Tag Panel.
  • CHG: position of most dialogs is remembered now.
  • CHG: choosing portable installation won't remove desktop and start-menu shortcuts anymore.
  • CHG: reflect that option to include development builds on checking for updates is always enabled when using a development build.
  • FIX: writing cover art of the same type resulted in identical APEv2 field names which are not allowed according to the specification.
  • FIX: regression regarding background color in light mode (since v3.08a).
  • NEW: added support for cover types other than Front and Back for APEv2 using `Cover Art (type)` as naming scheme.
  • FIX: ensured that no duplicates are listed in the Tag Panel genres list and changed the default example for user-defined genres to `Audio Drama` on new installs.
  • FIX: cover art with same size in bytes and different content were not reported as different covers at Tag Panel and Extended Tag Dialog.
  • FIX: editing tag fields in extended tag dialog did not refresh background in dark mode
  • LNG: updated Armenian, Catalan, French, Hebrew, Serbian, Serbian (Latin), Spanish, and Ukrainian translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.10 (Sep 26, 2021)

  • FIX: file selection color was not visible enough in dark mode if file list wasn't focused.
  • NEW: added option to choose color mode (default, dark, or light) on Windows 10 1809 and above.
  • LNG: updated Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Corsican, Czech, Italian, Slovak, Spanish, and Turkish translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.09 (Sep 17, 2021)

  • FIX: whitespace characters before file extension dot were automatically removed (since v3.08a). (#54389)
  • FIX: channel count is not correctly reported in all cases for MP4 with AC3. (#54321)
  • NEW: added support for Windows 11.
  • CHG: refreshed app icon.
  • CHG: updated code-signing certificate.
  • FIX: improved progress bar background color in dark mode. (#47059/34)
  • FIX: `$validate` scripting function performed unwanted case conversion if parameter contained dots (since v3.08a). (#54237)
  • NEW: added reporting of existing ID3v1 tags in `%_tag%` for FLAC files. (#13156)
  • FIX: navigating via Shift+Tab from Filter to Tag Panel did not work in all cases.
  • FIX: some parts of the main window were not redrawn correctly on dark mode setting change (since v3.08a).
  • FIX: runtime error on program start under Windows 7 (since v3.08a). (#54151)
  • NEW: added support for dark mode under Windows 10 starting with build 1809 based on system setting. (#18264, #19363, #47059, #49772, #50076, #52327)
  • FIX: renaming files with creating folders could possibly result in invalid folders names ending with spaces or dots. (#53987)
  • NEW: added option to disable notification message that warns about unsaved changes. (#53945)
  • LNG: updated Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Hebrew, Slovak, and Turkish translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.08 (Jul 23, 2021)

  • FIX: cuesheet entries were not listed as separate files if audio information of eferenced file cannot be read (since v3.03d). (#53743)
  • LNG: added Armenian translation.
  • CHG: installer is now Unicodeenabled.
  • CHG: VorbisComment block is now always written before Picture block for FLAC as a workaround for an issue in Windows. (#53554)
  • FIX: added special handling for ID3v2 comment descriptions `SongsDB_Custom6` to `SongsDB_Custom10`.
  • NEW: added status bar indicator for longrunning filtering operations. (#52917)
  • NEW: added confirmation question if the Tag Panel contains unsaved changes and autosaving is not enabled. (#53202)
  • CHG: Tag Panel fields are only enabled if at least one file is selected. (#14229)
  • CHG: remember previous image quality when adjusting cover art. (#53375)
  • NEW: added support for FLAC in MP4.
  • LNG: updated Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish, and Ukrainian translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.07 (May 21, 2021)

  • FIX: regression to a possible runtime error when running actions that result in empty fields (since v3.05f).
  • FIX: drawing artifacts when resizing columns and splitter at tag-sources results.
  • FIX: suggest sorting of tag-sources result by length was still flaky. (#52928)
  • FIX: sorting tag-sources result by length did not work correctly if length column exceeded the one hour mark. (#52928)
  • CHG: using special filenames `cover` and `back` for front and back covers at Matroska attachments. (#19599)
  • NEW: added option to configure the image quality when resizing cover art via 'Adjust cover'. (#50623)
  • NEW: added advanced tagging option to always display POPULARIMETER field for ID3v2 rating instead of app-specific convenience fields. (#11847)
  • CHG: added POPULARIMETER and RATING to list of standard fields. (#14581)
  • CHG: creating multiple fields using the multiple fields delimiter `\` via replace or other actions was not possible. (#52862)
  • NEW: added support for editing cover art for Matroska MKA/MKV tags. (#12641, #18518, #19588, #19599, #40845, #40859, #40883, #41895, #46630, #50619)
  • CHG: removing Matroska segment title if it differs from global tag title.
  • FIX: occasional crash after using the extended tag dialog due to heap corruption.
  • CHG: not using ID3v2 unsynchronization scheme anymore when writing ID3v2.4 due to compatibility reasons with apps that don't implement the standard.
  • FIX: occasional cannot write to file error when editing tags via navigation in the file list (since v3.05a).
  • FIX: layout problem where dropdown fields on Tag Panel were sometimes partially hidden behind vertical scrollbar. (#44693, #48749, #52556, #52601)
  • NEW: added support for WebP images for cover art. (#51592)
  • NEW: added support for MP4 fields ITUNESALBUMID, ITUNESARTISTID, ITUNESCOMPOSERID, ITUNESCOUNTRYID, ITUNESGENREID, and XID. (#43189, #48614, #51715, #52610)
  • CHG: re-added ACOUSTID_FINGERPRINT to list of standard fields on new installations or field-list reset. (#52570)
  • LNG: updated Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Finnish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, and Turkish translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.06d Beta (Apr 12, 2021)

  • FIX: occasional crash after using the extended tag dialog due to heap corruption. (#52713)

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.06c Beta (Apr 12, 2021)

  • FIX: layout problem where dropdown fields on Tag Panel were sometimes partially hidden behind vertical scrollbar. (#44693, #48749, #52556, #52601)
  • FIX: occasional cannot write to file error when editing tags via navigation in the file list (since v3.05a).
  • CHG: not using ID3v2 unsynchronization scheme anymore when writing ID3v2.4 due to compatibility reasons with apps that don't implement the standard.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.06b Beta (Apr 6, 2021)

  • FIX: layout problem where dropdown fields on Tag Panel were sometimes partially hidden behind vertical scrollbar. (#44693, #48749, #52556, #52601)
  • NEW: added support for WebP images for cover art. (#51592)
  • NEW: added support for MP4 fields
  • ITUNESALBUMID,
  • ITUNESARTISTID,
  • ITUNESCOMPOSERID,
  • ITUNESCOUNTRYID,
  • ITUNESGENREID, and XID. (#43189, #48614, #51715, #52610)
  • CHG: re-added ACOUSTID_FINGERPRINT to list of standard fields on new installations or field-list reset. (#52570)
  • LNG: updated Portuguese and Swedish translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.06a (Mar 26, 2021)

  • FIX: regression where lookup via freedb freezes application state (since v3.05a).

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.06 (Mar 26, 2021)

  • FIX: querying data from tag sources did not send default user agent string if UserAgent was not enabled in tag source. (#8995)
  • FIX: changes that only affected upper / lower case in Tag Panel fields were ignored (since v3.05d). (#52376)
  • NEW: CDG files are now also moved and copied with corresponding MP3, WMA, and FLAC files. (#51944)
  • CHG: minor restructuring of file list context menu to separate Remove and Delete from each other. (#16741)
  • FIX: undo did not undo last edit operation if text field had focus. (#15438)
  • NEW: added option to disable auto-sizing of columns in search results list of tag sources and to preserve manually adjusted column widths. (#17966, #51840)
  • CHG: confirmation dialogs at pasting, cutting, and removing tags now use OK and Cancel buttons to allow for dismissal via Esc key. (#41495)
  • CHG: search query fields are now pre-filled with previous input when going back or retrying from tag sources. (#51845)
  • NEW: added Retry button to tag sources if no results were found for search criteria. (#51845)
  • NEW: added Retry button for error message when retrieving album metadata from tag sources (2nd step). (#17918)
  • CHG: action groups dialog keyboard shortcut to disable all action groups is now Ctrl+D.
  • FIX: applying presets at action groups dialog enabled all currently selected action groups.
  • CHG: renamed Utils to Presets at action groups dialog and restructured the menu.
  • CHG: added means to prevent duplicate keyboard mnemonics in file list context menu. (#51896)
  • NEW: added actions and tag sources to file list context menu. (#51896)
  • FIX: suggest sorting of tag-sources result by length did only work if tag source provided lengths in seconds. (#48420)
  • NEW: added `IfGreater` and `IfLess` to web sources framework. (#52080)
  • FIX: regression where converter 'Text file - Tag' freezes application state (since v3.05a). (#51964)
  • FIX: file list scrolls back to leftmost position after saving or undoing changes. (#17428)
  • FIX: file list scrolls back to leftmost position when selecting multiple files in some cases. (#48411, #51675)
  • CHG: minimum system requirements are now Windows 7 and a processor with SSE2 instruction set.
  • LNG: updated Catalan, Czech, French, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Portuguese-BR, Slovak, Spanish, and Turkish translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.05 (Jan 29, 2021)

  • NEW: action type 'Set cover properties' to set cover type and/or cover description via actions. (#19092)
  • NEW: added entries for adding, editing, and removing fields to context menu of extended tag dialog field list. (#47996)
  • FIX: context menu entries of extended tag dialog field list were always active independent of selection and clipboard state.
  • FIX: regression when reading information fields from AAC and TTA files. (#51075)
  • CHG: added option to adjust cover for multiple files with different covers from Tag Panel cover context menu. (#51196)
  • NEW: added displaying image in Tag Panel and reading of dimensions and mime type when listing image files.
  • FIX: regression where unsupported files are not listed despite file extensions are added to files to read. (#51187)
  • FIX: editing value of a field with multiple values via extended tag dialog moved edited value to end of value list. (#49101, #51213)
  • CHG: web sources framework `JoinLines` now uses all available lines if parameter is `-1` or exceeds input range. (#18544)
  • LNG: updated Catalan, Czech, Dutch, German, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, and Turkish translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.04 (Nov 27, 2020)

  • CHG: added special handling for iTunEXTC field name for MP4. (#50857)
  • [2020-11-25] CHG: web sources framework debug output now doesn't contain dump of input data anymore (use `debugwriteinput` for that).
  • [2020-11-22] NEW: CDG files are now renamed with corresponding FLAC files. (#18245, #50830)
  • [2020-11-15] CHG: improved performance when reading MP3 and MP4 files.
  • [2020-11-12] CHG: improved performance when selecting large amounts of files. (#50632)
  • [2020-11-11] NEW: added support for ALBUMARTIST, ALBUMARTISTSORT, and MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMARTISTID to MusicBrainz tag source.
  • [2020-11-08] FIX: documentation of action 'Remove duplicate fields' did not mention that the first value is retained. (#50727)
  • [2020-11-07] FIX: runtime error when attempting to display tag source toolbar tooltip for tag sources with very long names. (#50704)
  • [2020-10-30] NEW: added support for MP4 movie tag field DIRECTOR. (#50610)
  • [2020-10-30] CHG: changed Discogs tag sources to remove apostrophe from title. (#50382)
  • [2020-10-30] FIX: web sources framework json_select_many always assumed type string for selected elements. (#50625)
  • [2020-10-22] FIX: web sources framework json_select_array always assumed index parameter. (#50494)
  • [2020-10-20] CHG: pressing ESC while moving action groups via drag'n'drop in action groups dialog does not close dialog anymore.
  • [2020-10-20] FIX: moving action groups via drag'n'drop in action groups dialog did not remove drag image on drag end via ESC. (#50477)
  • [2020-10-20] NEW: added option to randomize sorting via menu "View > Sort by". (#11763, #50519)
  • [2020-10-20] FIX: reading of MP4 QuickTime chapters was not working anymore (since 3.03a).
  • [2020-10-17] CHG: improved reading performance for large MP4 files. (#50419)
  • [2020-10-03] LNG: updated Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, French, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Slovak, Spanish, and Turkish translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.03 (Oct 2, 2020)

  • deleting files now always uses the setting at 'Options > Messages' for
  • confirmation messages and if disabled the global system setting. (#50161)
  • CHG: sorting action groups by name now uses natural sorting. (#50202)
  • CHG: removed warning message that appears when saving configuration of action groups without any enabled action groups.
  • NEW: added confirmation message to save configuration changes when closing action groups dialog. (#17000)
  • CHG: renamed OK button to Apply at action groups dialog.
  • NEW: added option to sort list of action groups from right-click menu at action groups dialog. (#50202)
  • CHG: right-click menu at action groups dialog is now also shown if no action group is selected.
  • FIX: trailing pipe symbol `|` was removed from ID3v2 `UNSYNCEDLYRICS` field when saving tags. (#50163)
  • FIX: moving action groups via Alt keys or buttons did not keep moved action group visible.
  • FIX: moving to beginning of lists during drag'n'drop did not trigger item scrolling if possible.
  • NEW: added state-changed indicator to action groups dialog window caption.
  • NEW: added action groups dialog keyboard shortcuts Alt+Up, Alt+Down, Alt+Page Up, and Alt+Page Down for moving action groups in the list.
  • NEW: added support for moving action groups via drag'n'drop in action groups dialog.
  • NEW: added support for moving multiple selected action groups in action groups dialog.
  • NEW: added support for selecting multiple action groups and changing their enabled state by clicking the checkmark of one item in the group.
  • NEW: added action groups dialog keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+E to enable all action groups and Ctrl+U to disable all action groups. (#49589)
  • NEW: added action groups dialog keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+A to invert current selection of action groups.
  • NEW: added action groups dialog keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A to select all action groups.
  • NEW: added action groups dialog keyboard shortcut Ctrl+S to save current state.
  • NEW: added indicator on how many action groups are selected to action groups dialog.
  • CHG: option to move action groups to top/bottom when Alt key is pressed. (#49589)
  • FIX: added missing support for cover art for raw AAC files. (#49784)
  • FIX: added missing support for `*.jfif` image file extension when dropping cover art.
  • LNG: updated Catalan, Hebrew, Spanish and Russian translation files.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.02 (Jul 11, 2020)

  • CHG: improved visual appearance of disabled menu item selection background to conform with system defaults.
  • FIX: text of selected disabled menu items were not visible anymore under Windows 7
  • LNG: updated Italian language file.
  • CHG: re-added option to query data from freedb via web-based search from gnudb.org.
  • FIX: not responding in some cases when cancelling reading files while Library feature was enabled. (#48983, #49032)
  • CHG: updated list of default freedb servers to include dbPowerAmp and gnudb.org servers.
  • CHG: removed option to query data from freedb via web-based search due to freedb.org shutdown.
  • LNG: updated Finnish language file.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.01 (Mar 27, 2020)

  • CHG: replace action now uses more characters to detect word boundaries if match as whole word is enabled. (#48186)
  • FIX: save configuration did not include *.inc files from tag sources directory. (#48220)
  • FIX: multi-field search for tag sources did not expand search placeholder `%s` in URLs anymore. (#48172)
  • NEW: added support for WebM Container *.webm files.
  • NEW: added support for WebM Container *.webm for Explorer context menu shell extension (requires restart to be updated if already installed).
  • FIX: multi-field search for album-only tag sources used encoding on whole parameter fragment when building URLs.
  • FIX: possible runtime error when editing files via the file list while files were loading. (#47085)
  • FIX: filtered file list was not refreshed in some cases when files were added via drag and drop. (#48016)
  • FIX: list column width was not automatically adjusted when resizing action and export dialogs. (#45316)
  • FIX: saving MP4 with existing QuickTime chapters used global title instead of chapter names when creating Nero chapters. (#47883)
  • CHG: optimized performance of local freedb index creation.
  • FIX: local freedb index database was deleted right after creation in some cases. (#40956)
  • CHG: added option to retry write to file operations from file list if file is being used by another application.
  • FIX: populating the context menu and setting the context-menu item texts was off in some cases (since v3.00a). (#47882)
  • [2020-02-15] CHG: added option to retry write to file operations if file is being used by another application. (#3487, #5786, #18951, #19047, #44969)
  • FIX: track length for Matroska files with chapters was length of first chapter also if listing of chapters as separate files was disabled. (#47564)
  • FIX: iTunes Soundcheck data produced by $rg2sc() was not detected for MP3 ID3v2 anymore. (#8069, #47702)
  • FIX: possible memory issue when handling Apple QuickTime chapter information.
  • FIX: web sources command `gotoline` failed if target line was empty. (#47769)
  • CHG: web sources commands `debug` and `debugwriteinput` now use app data directory as base if output filename has relative path.
  • NEW: added support for `*.jfif` image file extension when adding cover art. (#47546)
  • CHG: moved MP4-related optimization functions to Utils submenu in right-click context menu.
  • NEW: added 'Adjust cover' to resize cover art via cover context menu. (#47644, #47682)
  • FIX: navigation via tab was not possible at extended tags dialog if previous or next buttons reached the end and got disabled.
  • CHG: added link to privacy policy from help menu as now required by Microsoft Store guidelines.

New in Portable Mp3tag 3.00 (Jan 23, 2020)

  • Action "Adjust cover" to resize cover art:
  • Many hardware players have certain limitations on the size of cover art and then it's sometimes just nice to scale down this 10000x10000 cover to a reasonable size. You can also use this action type to convert from JPEG to PNG or vice versa. It's quite handy and I hope it improves your workflow.
  • MusicBrainz tag sources with multiple search criteria:
  • The MusicBrainz tag source now also offers two distinct search fields for album and artist and adds support for MUSICBRAINZ_RELEASEGROUPID along the way.
  • Accessibility related improvements:
  • I've reworked most of the menu-drawing code in high-contrast modes so that it is now more in line with the native menus that the various supported versions of Windows are providing. Also, some buttons and menus were not accessible to screen readers ‐ if you're noticing something like that, please let me know.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.99 (Oct 18, 2019)

  • FIX: MusicBrainz tag source stopped working after changes in server response format.
  • 46738, #46748, #3591)
  • FIX: occasional runtime error when adding cover art via drag'n'drop.
  • FIX: filter view stayed disabled after exporting tags (since v2.97b). (#46631)
  • FIX: focus was sometimes not correctly set to next file when deleting files from a
  • filtered file list. (#46506)
  • FIX: removing cover descriptions for multiple different covers had no effect. (#17975,
  • 46437)
  • FIX: querying via Discogs Release ID stopped working in [r1234567] format (as
  • available on the Discogs website) (since v2.97b). (#19144)
  • CHG: updated documentation to cover latest changes in web sources framework. (#46507)

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.98 (Sep 20, 2019)

  • FIX: error when copying cover art with invalid unset mimetype to clipboard.
  • NEW: added Discogs tag source for search via artist and album.
  • NEW: added Discogs tag source for search via artist and title.
  • NEW: added Discogs tag source for search via artist and year.
  • NEW: added Discogs cover-only tag source for search via artist and album.
  • NEW: added Discogs cover-only tag source for search via artist and title.
  • NEW: added Discogs cover-only tag source for search via artist and year.
  • NEW: added support for including files from tag sources to reuse common parts.
  • NEW: added support for multi-field search for tag sources.
  • NEW: added support for more descriptive SearchBy parameters for tag sources.
  • FIX: undefined application state when changing filter while writing changes to files. (#46130)
  • FIX: files without extension were added to file list if loaded via Explorer shell extension. (#46100)
  • CHG: placeholders %_cover_height% and %_cover_width% were not mentioned in documentation.
  • FIX: accidentally switched positions of cover save and cover remove buttons at extended tag dialog (since v2.96b).
  • FIX: file version info still showed 2.96.2.0 and v2.96b.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.97 (Sep 20, 2019)

  • FIX: some global placeholders at export (e.g., %_total_files%) were not evaluated on a per-loop basis anymore (since v2.91b). (#45818)
  • FIX: error message was empty if export file was opened and locked by another application.
  • FIX: invisible _SEPARATOR fields on the Tag Panel were part of the tab sequence.
  • CHG: copying cover art from Firefox via clipboard uses original image data if available.
  • FIX: copying cover art from Firefox via clipboard was no longer possible (since v2.95a). (#45776)

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.96 (Jun 28, 2019)

  • FIX: runtime error when clicking on existing files while adding files via drag and
  • drop.
  • FIX: added detection of image type in case no mimetype is set.
  • CHG: copy cover art to clipboard now also copies original data in addition to DIB.
  • FIX: Discogs titles with pipe symbol were identified as different titles.
  • [2019-05-20] NEW: added support for detection of Opus in files with *.ogg file extension.
  • FIX: initial column width in Tag Sources didn't respect splitter sizing.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.95 (Apr 18, 2019)

  • FIX: only one cover was supported for Apple MP4 tags (since v2.91a)
  • FIX: cover-image mimetype was not reported for multiple covers in Nero MP4 tags.
  • LNG: updated Catalan, Hebrew and Norwegian translations.
  • NEW: added option to toggle file list columns via context menu on column header.
  • NEW: added support for nested action menus via # menu delimiter in action name.
  • LNG: fixed encoding issues in the Polish installer.
  • FIX: possible size inflation for MP4 files with garbage at end of file (e.g., ID3v1
  • FIX: tag sources dialog used temporary fields from web sources in some cases.
  • CHG: added option to use current input as JSON input at web sources framework.
  • CHG: object name is current output if json_select_object was successful at web sources framework. )
  • NEW: added support for Discogs subtracks.
  • FIX: perfomance issue when writing large custom ID3v2 tag fields.
  • FIX: audio length of MP3s with Info header was wrong in some cases.
  • CHG: improved visibility of current selection focus for filtered file lists.
  • FIX: file list selection mark was on wrong file in certain cases when auto-saving tags was enabled.
  • FIX: default value was not disabled when selecting _SEPARATOR as field on Tag Panel configuration.
  • FIX: multiple _SEPARATOR fields on the Tag Panel were not preserved (since v2.93a).
  • FIX: runtime error when parsing certain invalid ID3v2 TCON frames.
  • FIX: creation of files and folders with reserved names (from the DOS-aera) was still possible under certain conditions.
  • LNG: added Tamil translation.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.94 (Feb 28, 2019)

  • NEW: added synchronized selection from files list to results list at Tag Sources dialog. (#10694, #44456)
  • LNG: updated Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese,
  • Corsican, Czech, Dutch, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Portuguese, Slovak and Turkish language files.
  • FIX: checkboxes for track- and discnumber were not sized to fit for installations in different locales.
  • FIX: focus for auto-numbering wizard wasn't set correctly. (#44488)
  • NEW: made quick replace with regular expression action to remember previous inputs.
  • NEW: made quick replace action to remember previous inputs.
  • NEW: added history to replace with regular expression action input fields.
  • NEW: added history to replace action input fields.
  • HG: pasting tags of multiple files from the clipboard restarted the paste sequence if more files were selected. (#44380)
  • FIX: cancelling certain write operations kept file list in a state as if the tags were written. (#44442)
  • NEW: added support for discnumbers to auto-numbering wizard.
  • FIX: action 'Format value' did not apply changes for multi-value fields if first value stayed the same. (#44428)
  • FIX: ensured that no duplicate fields are created on the Tag Panel. (#44383, #44406)
  • CHG: saving config directly after updating to a new version.
  • FIX: information field %_id3v2_character_encoding% wasn't set for user-defined fields. 44410)
  • NEW: configuration option to disable showing release notes on update. (#44309)
  • FIX: single MP4 chapter title wasn't updated if listing chapters as separate files was disabled. (#44322)
  • NEW: added resizeable splitter between lists on tag sources dialog. (#43624)
  • FIX: dropdown menus selection was not case-sensitive. (#44365)
  • CHG: chpl atom was created if Apple gapless data was present. (#44323)
  • FIX: length of first MP4 chapter was displayed if chapter display is disabled.
  • 44331)
  • FIX: MP4 length of first chapter is displayed also if listing chapters as separate
  • files is disabled. (#44331)

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.93 (Jan 27, 2019)

  • FIX:
  • MP4 field ITUNESMEDIATYPE was not read correctly
  • MP4 fields ITUNNORM and ITUNSMPB were not written correctly
  • MP4 fields TVEPISODE, TVSEASON and ITUNESCATALOGID were not written correctly
  • Configuration option to toggle listing chapters as separate files did not work in all cases.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.92a (Jan 25, 2019)

  • FIX: MP4 fields TVEPISODE, TVSEASON and ITUNESCATALOGID were not written correctly (since v2.91a). (#44294)
  • FIX: configuration option to toggle listing chapters as separate files did not work in all cases. (#44300)

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.92 (Jan 24, 2019)

  • CHG: removed installer option to pin Mp3tag to taskbar. (#44116, #44117)
  • NEW: added support for silent uninstalls. (#44196)
  • CHG: further compatibility improvements regarding language identifiers when reading and writing ID3v2 USLT frames. (#44167)
  • NEW: added support for MP4 EAC3.
  • CHG: compatibility improvements for raw AAC that now also supports reading and writing of ID3v2 tags.
  • CHG: compatibility improvements regarding language identifiers when reading and writing ID3v2 USLT frames. (#44167)
  • NEW: added advanced configuration option to toggle listing chapters as separate files (disabled by default). (#19589, #42399, #43935, #44112, #44127)
  • NEW: added support for reading and removing QuickTime chapter information. (#17978)
  • NEW: added information fields %_subsong% (subsong index) and %_subsong_count% (number of subsongs).
  • CHG: import from text file now detects if file is UTF8 also if it has no BOM. (#14842)
  • FIX: occasional runtime error when pasting metadata.
  • FIX: Tag Panel row calculation for mutliple fields of size Smaller was incorrect in some cases. (#44015)
  • NEW: added TagPanel field size Smaller (i.e., smaller than Small). (#42119, #43525, #44015)
  • NEW: added support for MP4 HEVC (hvc1 codec). (#43877)
  • FIX: current selection of files was incorrect after disabling filter in some cases. (#18259, #42896)
  • FIX: enabling and disabling TagPanel fields via context menu was limited to 40 fields. (#44012)
  • FIX: enabling and disabling TagPanel fields via context menu reverted some customization settings. (#44012)
  • NEW: added %_video_width% and %_video_height% for Matroska video files. (#43969)
  • FIX: empty album artwork placeholder image was blurry on high DPI screens. (#43899)
  • FIX: action to import text file did not apply new field content if first value was identical. (#16091)
  • LNG: updated Bulgarian, Czech, French and Slovak language files.
  • FIX: global placeholders were parsed incorrectly when used inside scripting functions at export. (#12378)
  • FIX: loading files from drive root directory did not work anymore (since v2.91a). (#43902)
  • NEW: added support for MP4 HEVC (hev1 codec). (#43877)
  • CHG: added even more mappings for special MusicBrainz fields for ID3v2 and MP4. (#43846)
  • FIX: parsing error for export filenames that contained escaped parentheses. (#43826)
  • FIX: files from recycle bin were displayed when loading drive root directory. (#17833)
  • NEW: added option to configure size of multiline tag fields. (#15943)
  • CHG: enabling mouse wheel in dropdown fields after edit by opening the list (besides pressing keys arrow up or arrow down). (#16423, #43754)
  • FIX: editing of cuesheets was no longer possible (since v2.90c). (#43809)
  • FIX: autocomplete for TagPanel fields was case sensitive (since v2.90e). (#43743)

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.91b Beta (Dec 22, 2018)

  • NEW: added %_video_width% and %_video_height% for Matroska video files. (#43969 1)
  • FIX: empty album artwork placeholder image was blurry on high DPI screens. (#43899 2)
  • FIX: action to import text file did not apply new field content if first value was identical. (#16091 2)
  • LNG: updated Bulgarian, Czech, French and Slovak language files.
  • FIX: global placeholders were parsed incorrectly when used inside scripting functions at export. (#12378 3)
  • FIX: loading files from drive root directory did not work anymore (since v2.91a). (#43902 1)

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.90a (Sep 24, 2018)

  • FIX: refreshing file list of individually loaded files emptied list. (#43047)
  • FIX: runtime error when copying and pasting of tags in some cases. (#43037)

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.90 (Sep 21, 2018)

  • CHG: updated code-signing certificate.
  • FIX: loading root directories via context-menu did not work anymore (since v2.88f).
  • FIX: current selection of files was incorrect after enabling filter in some cases.
  • (#42896)
  • FIX: missing files from playlists were not reported anymore (since v2.88f). (#42934)
  • FIX: runtime error when closing Microsoft Store version in rare cases.
  • FIX: cover count display on Tag Panel did only support one-digit counts. (#12779)
  • FIX: export failed for non-canonicalized paths when triggered from actions (since
  • 2.88f). (#42515)
  • FIX: save configuration did not include all files from data directory. (#42680)
  • FIX: undo tag source menu-entry always displayed freedb. (#42670)
  • FIX: added missing documentation on adding files via CLI. (#42597)
  • CHG: improved over-time footprint of in-memory caching if library is disabled.
  • (#42442)
  • FIX: some default Tag Panel field names were not auto-translated on language change.
  • (#42331)
  • FIX: disabled fields on Tag Panel were part of the Tab navigation sequence.
  • FIX: some system error messages were displayed as raw UTF-8 (since v2.88f). (#42508)
  • FIX: auto-numbering wizard did not allow for track numbers starting at 0. (#42265)
  • NEW: released Mp3tag to the Microsoft Store. (#42546)

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.89c Beta (Aug 21, 2018)

  • FIX: export failed for non-canonicalized paths when triggered from actions (since v2.88f).
  • FIX: save configuration did not include all files from data directory.
  • FIX: undo tag source menu-entry always displayed freedb.
  • FIX: added missing documentation on adding files via CLI.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.89b Beta (Aug 20, 2018)

  • CHG: improved over-time footprint of in-memory caching if library is disabled.
  • FIX: some default Tag Panel field names were not auto-translated on language change.)
  • FIX: disabled fields on Tag Panel were part of the Tab navigation sequence.
  • FIX: some system error messages were displayed as raw UTF-8 (since v2.88f).
  • FIX: auto-numbering wizard did not allow for track numbers starting at 0.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.89a (Jul 13, 2018)

  • FIX: navigating via Tab from and to Tag Panel did not work as intended (since v2.88c).
  • CHG: improved writing performance for Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files.
  • FIX: runtime error on some systems when file creation and modification dates were malformed (since v2.88f).
  • FIX: runtime error when executing user-defined tools with files with UNC paths (since v2.88f).
  • FIX: performance regression when running export on large libraries on network shares (since v2.88f).
  • FIX: relative paths at actions 'Import cover from file' and 'Import text file' were not supported anymore (since v2.88f).
  • LNG: updated Hebrew and Italian language files.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.89 (Jul 11, 2018)

  • FIX: trying to enable TLS 1.2 on Windows Vista failed all HTTP connections (since v2.88h).
  • CHG: changed to reuse existing ID3v2 chunk identifier for AIF and WAV to increase compatibility.
  • FIX: https connections on Windows 7 and 8 did not use TLS 1.2 by default (Discogs requires TLS 1.2 now).
  • CHG: changed to use 'id3 ' instead of 'ID3 ' for new ID3v2 chunk identifier for WAV to increase compatibility.
  • FIX: wrong parameter error when directory history was empty and selection changed.
  • CHG: added artist to search query for MusicBrainz tag sources.
  • FIX: directory history was not saved correctly in some cases. (#3020)
  • FIX: MusicBrainz tag source stopped working after extended namespace alias was changed on server-side. (#3591, #42157, #42159)
  • NEW: added support for long filesystem paths (> 260 characters). (#42047)
  • NEW: added panels directory that is also included when saving configuration.
  • LNG: updated Bulgarian, Czech, Hungarian, Portuguese-Brazil, Slovak and Turkish language files.
  • FIX: status bar selection state was not updated in some cases. (#42022)
  • FIX: bits per sample for WavPack DSD was reported as default PCM values.
  • FIX: directory was not added to Tag Panel directory field when loading via context menu (since v2.88c). (#42007)
  • FIX: contents of Tag Panel were cleared after loading of Tag Panel configuration.
  • FIX: auto-save on file selection change did not work in some cases (since v2.88b). (#41922)
  • NEW: added loading and saving of Tag Panel configurations from options.
  • NEW: added loading and saving of Tag Panel configurations from Tag Panel context menu.
  • CHG: library cleanup now also rebuilds database to free unused space.
  • FIX: last field in vertical Tag Panel layout was hidden in some cases (since v2.88c). (#41956)
  • FIX: samplerate for WavPack DSD was reported as default PCM values.
  • FIX: small and smaller Tag Panel fields had minor sizing inconsitencies. (#40873/21)
  • FIX: Tag Panel fields of size 'smaller' did not flow correctly in some cases (since v2.88c).
  • NEW: added Windows Application Registration for Standard installation. (#41902)
  • NEW: added context menu to customize Tag Panel.
  • NEW: added option to specify size when adding Tag Panel fields (normal, smaller, small, multiline).
  • NEW: improved Tag Panel layout when displayed horizontally. (#40873)
  • NEW: added Tag Panel fields _DIRECTORY and _SEPARATOR.
  • NEW: added support for DSD audio for WavPack.
  • NEW: made all Tag Panel fields configurable, including default fields.
  • CHG: improved layout of configuration dialogs.
  • FIX: new Tag Panel fields were not enabled by default (since v2.88b).
  • NEW: added support for enabling/disabling user-defined fields at 'Options >Tag Panel'. (#41601)
  • FIX: icons at user-defined tools option dialog were displayed too small on large-DPI systems.
  • NEW: added support for MusicBrainz field MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMID to MusicBrainz tag source. (#41855)
  • CHG: added mappings for special fields with MusicBrainz IDs for ID3v2 and MP4. (#18405)
  • CHG: adjusted MusicBrainz tag source to write MUSICBRAINZ_ARTISTID. (#18567)
  • NEW: option to keep moved files in file list. (#19786)
  • FIX: saving cover to file failed silently if file already exists with system file attribute set. (#17919)

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.88a (May 31, 2018)

  • FIX: horizontal scroll bar was not updated in some lists after column was resized.
  • FIX: drag and drop from other applications did not work in some cases.
  • FIX: runtime error when reading Vorbis Comments from FLAC files with invalid UTF-8 data.
  • FIX: fields on Tag Panel did not use whole horizontal space when docked vertically.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.88 (May 29, 2018)

  • NEW: added support for using more than 2GB addressable memory on 64-bit systems (/LARGEADDRESSAWARE).
  • FIX: occasional runtime error when setting sort arrow to non-existent column.
  • CHG: improved status messages and cancelation behaviour at library cleanup.
  • FIX: internal window snap interferred with Aero snap in case the Windows option 'Show window contents while dragging' was disabled. (#15305)
  • FIX: copy freedb disc ID option used malformed ID if starting with 0. (#12674, #17783)
  • FIX: MP4 fields PODCAST, ITUNESGAPLESS and ITUNESHDVIDEO were not displayed if set to 0. (#18017)
  • FIX: Quick Launch installer option now correctly pins Mp3tag to taskbar also on Windows 7 and above. (#19472)
  • FIX: rename or edit in file list via delayed double-click was triggered even if file lost focus in the meantime. (#13729, #41750)
  • FIX: occasional runtime error when renaming files. (#41737)
  • FIX: library cleanup did not block the file list. (#41696)
  • FIX: some operations where still enabled when building local freedb index database. (#41691)
  • FIX: export dialog lost focus after duplicating or deleting export configurations.
  • FIX: action group select dialog lost focus after duplicating or deleting actions (#16063)
  • FIX: action group edit dialog lost focus after duplicating or deleting actions (#16063)
  • FIX: context helper menus were occasionally displayed on wrong screen in multi-monitor setups.
  • CHG: improved performance when reading files via Ctrl+T or 'File > Read tag'.
  • FIX: interacting with the file list while reading files had unintended effects.
  • CHG: changed database that is used for local freedb index.
  • CHG: importing tags via Discogs tag source now lists all formats and the catalog number of the release.
  • FIX: occasional runtime error when dropping files during file writing operations. (#41634)
  • CHG: added limit to column width of tag sources results list (and other lists).
  • CHG: removed default values configuration.
  • FIX: statistics of files total were not updated in all cases. (#41604)
  • FIX: occasional runtime error when aborting file reading operations.
  • FIX: drop operation had no effect work with some applications. (#41567)
  • CHG: improved detection of clipboard contents relevant for drop operations. (#41579)
  • CHG: improved Tag Panel layout when displayed horizontally. (#40873)
  • CHG: Tag Panel, Filter and file list now use default font. (#18410, #41381)
  • FIX: tag sources framework function 'json_select_many' did not convert UTF-8 encoded data correctly. (#18955)
  • FIX: tag sources framework functions 'json_foreach' did work correctly when nested (#18956)
  • CHG: importing tags via Discogs tag source supports track numbers and disc numbers from Discogs. (#19744)
  • NEW: added fields %_cover_width% and %_cover_height% for width and height of first embedded cover art. (#41243)
  • FIX: auto-removing special characters that are not supported by MusicBrainz search. (#41350)
  • LNG: updated Bulgarian, Corsican, Czech and Turkish language files.
  • FIX: memory corruption for format strings that end with a starting %. (#41348)
  • CHG: removed splash screen.
  • FIX: runtime error when adding zero-size cover art (since v2.86).

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.87a (Mar 29, 2018)

  • FIX: LAME encoder version had invalid trailing character in some cases. (#41241)

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.87 (Mar 29, 2018)

  • FIX: MusicBrainz multidisc releases were not parsed correctly.
  • CHG: improved mapping of Matroska tag fields.
  • LNG: updated Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, PortugueseBrazil and Spanish language files.
  • FIX: failed to write tags to Matroska files where SeekHead could not be directly expanded. (#40933)
  • FIX: navigating with tab key on tag panel did not scroll in case input field was outside the visible region. (#41132)
  • FIX: check for updates did not work on some systems (since v2.86f).
  • FIX: tooltips for Tag Panel input fields did not display ampersand characters. (41114)
  • FIX: uncommitted changes to the filter text in manual filtering mode gave unexpected filter result when reenabling the filter. (#41116)
  • CHG: reverted change from v2.86f where language identifier and description were not displayed for UNSYNCEDLYRICS if both are default ('eng' and empty). (#41109)
  • CHG: updated internally used libraries.
  • NEW: added option to enable/disable autoapplying filter to filter helper menu. (41013)
  • CHG: don't display language identifier and description for UNSYNCEDLYRICS if both are default ('eng' and empty).
  • FIX: saving UNSYNCEDLYRICS for ID3v2 omitted text if pipe symbol occurred in lyrics text. (#11617)
  • CHG: files that were moved are now kept in file list independent of the target location. (#19786)
  • FIX: keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+N and Ctrl+Shift+N did not commit change while in filelist editing mode.
  • FIX: keyboard shortcut Ctrl+S for saving tagpanel contents was active in filelist editing mode and discarded input. (#19760)
  • FIX: another runtime error when performing drag'n'drop from external applications.
  • FIX: WAV files > 2GB could not be tagged. (#40989)
  • FIX: some links in about dialog were broken. (#40978)
  • FIX: installation mode could not be changed via keyboard.
  • FIX: runtime error when editing in file list in some cases (since 2.86c).
  • FIX: UI became unresponsive in case many operations were executed via tag write or actions. (#40907, #40923)
  • FIX: runtime error when performing sequential drag'n'drop from multiple applications.
  • FIX: runtime error when adding cover via extended tag dialog when underlying files have been replaced.
  • FIX: autosave did not remove varied cover art when removed via tag panel. (#40836)
  • FIX: runtime error when changing library settings while performing other file operations. (#40797)
  • FIX: scripting function $strstr did return nothing instead of 0 if the search string wasn't found. (#19637)
  • FIX: runtime error when performing undo via keyboard shortcut while inplace editing in the file list.
  • NEW: placeholder %_tool% for MP3 now contains used LAME encoder version (if present).
  • CHG: reimplemented MP3 audio info parsing.
  • FIX: fields absent from a subset of files were erroneously shown as present and identical at extended tag dialog in some cases.
  • FIX: anything else than lowercase %_filename% did not allow columnediting when used in column configuration. (#19797)
  • FIX: cover mimetypes were not parsed for APEv2 tags in some cases (since 2.86). (19754)
  • NEW: added MusicBrainz tag source for search via album name based on MusicBrainz.org
  • XML Web Service v2. (#19714, #19721)
  • NEW: added MusicBrainz coveronly tag source for search via album name based on MusicBrainz.org XML Web Service v2.
  • FIX: runtime error when reading malformed APEv2 cover that has no coverdata.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.86k Beta (Mar 23, 2018)

  • CHG: improved mapping of Matroska tag fields.
  • FIX: failed to write tags to Matroska files where SeekHead could not be directly expanded. (#40933)

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.86i Beta (Mar 19, 2018)

  • FIX: navigating with tab key on tag panel did not scroll if input field was outside the visible region. (#41132)
  • FIX: check for updates did not work on some systems (since v2.86f).

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.86h Beta (Mar 19, 2018)

  • FIX: tooltips for Tag Panel input fields did not display ampersand characters. (#411143)
  • FIX: uncommitted changes to the filter text in manual filtering mode gave unexpected filter result when re-enabling the filter. (#411161)
  • CHG: reverted change from v2.86f where language identifier and description were not displayed for UNSYNCEDLYRICS if both are default ('eng' and empty). (#411093)
  • CHG: updated internally used libraries.
  • LNG: updated Catalan, Czech, Hebrew, Hungarian and Spanish language files.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.86 (Jan 25, 2018)

  • [2018-01-13] FIX: action "Format value" for _FILENAME caused new file directory to be set also in
  • cases where file cannot be renamed.
  • [2018-01-10] LNG: updated Bulgarian, Czech, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese-Brazil and
  • Slovenian language files.
  • [2018-01-10] FIX: vendor string was not written when updating Vorbis Comments in Opus files.
  • [2018-01-08] CHG: default tag panel field names are now auto-translated on language change.
  • (#23220, #22856, #22200)
  • [2018-01-08] CHG: default file view column names are now auto-translated on language change.
  • (#23220, #22856, #22200)
  • [2018-01-08] FIX: runtime error when parsing broken UFID ID3v2 frames. (#23295)
  • [2018-01-01] FIX: runtime error when performing library cleanup directly after enabling library
  • option (since 2.85i).
  • [2017-12-21] FIX: runtime error when performing save via keyboard shortcut while in-place editing
  • in the file list.
  • [2017-12-20] FIX: importing tags via Discogs tag source set YEAR field to 0 for releases without
  • year.
  • [2017-12-20] FIX: file list selection mark was wrong in some cases after deleting, removing or
  • moving files.
  • [2017-12-19] NEW: added option to cleanup the database from orphaned files.
  • [2017-12-13] NEW: added preferences page to enable the Library and to configure included
  • directories.
  • [2017-12-11] CHG: attempting a more graceful shutdown on out-of-memory conditions.
  • [2017-12-10] FIX: deleting non-standard files from file view did not update file list (since
  • 2.85b).
  • [2017-12-08] FIX: sync issue between actual file information fields (i.e., size, modification
  • timestamps, ...) and internal representation (since 2.85b).
  • [2017-12-07] FIX: runtime error when adding files to an already running instance via the Windows
  • Explorer context-menu extension (since 2.85b).
  • [2017-12-07] FIX: file renaming collision when target file was already in database but removed
  • externally (since 2.85b).
  • [2017-12-07] FIX: info fields were not updated in database when tags were written or removed (since
  • 2.85b).
  • [2017-12-07] FIX: actions that caused a directory to be renamed did not update the database entries
  • (since 2.85b).
  • [2017-12-06] CHG: improved library reading performance on subsequent reads by using an internal
  • database.
  • [2017-12-02] CHG: MP4 tag fields are not truncated to 255 characters anymore. (#23176)
  • [2017-11-26] FIX: runtime error when adding cover art to Ogg Vorbis or Opus files (since 2.85a).
  • (#23213)
  • [2017-11-22] CHG: improved memory consumption especially for large music libraries.
  • [2017-11-22] CHG: changes regarding cover art are now also part of undo information.
  • [2017-11-16] FIX: tag sources framework function 'json_foreach' now also works with arrays as
  • unnamed JSON root element. (#23165)

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.85k Beta (Jan 8, 2018)

  • CHG: default tag panel field names are now auto-translated on language change. (#23220, #22856, #22200)
  • CHG: default file view column names are now auto-translated on language change. (#23220, #22856, #22200)
  • FIX: runtime error when parsing broken UFID ID3v2 frames. (#23295)
  • LNG: updated Bulgarian, Czech, Italian, Norwegian, and Slovenian language files.
  • FIX: runtime error when performing library cleanup directly after enabling library option (since 2.85i).
  • FIX: runtime error when performing save via keyboard shortcut while in-place editing in the file list.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.85i Beta (Dec 20, 2017)

  • FIX: importing tags via Discogs tag source set YEAR field to 0 for releases without year.
  • FIX: file list selection mark was wrong in some cases after deleting, removing or moving files.
  • NEW: added option to cleanup the database from orphaned files.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.85h Beta (Dec 13, 2017)

  • NEW: added preferences page to enable the Library and to configure included directories
  • CHG: attempting a more graceful shutdown on out-of-memory conditions
  • LNG: updated Norwegian language file

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.85f Beta (Dec 10, 2017)

  • FIX: deleting non-standard files from file view did not update file list (since 2.85b).

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.85e Beta (Dec 8, 2017)

  • FIX: sync issue between actual file information fields (i.e., size, modification timestamps, ...) and internal representation (since 2.85b).

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.85d Beta (Dec 7, 2017)

  • FIX: runtime error when adding files to an already running instance via the Windows Explorer context-menu extension (since 2.85b).

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.85a Beta (Nov 22, 2017)

  • CHG: improved memory consumption especially for large music libraries.
  • CHG: changes regarding cover art are now also part of undo information.
  • FIX: tag sources framework function 'json_foreach' now also works with arrays as unnamed JSON root element. (#23165)

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.85 (Oct 25, 2017)

  • FIX: Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709) was prevented from shutting down without user interaction in some cases.
  • FIX: Tag Panel column width was calculated wrong if Tag Panel was docked horizontally since 2.84d). (#23056)
  • NEW: added support for Matroska MKA/MKV files for Explorer context menu shell extension. (#22955)
  • FIX: deleting a file with subsongs did not remove the other subsongs of that file from the file list.
  • FIX: removing MP4 chapters from a filtered file list left orphan subsongs of those files when disabling the filter.
  • FIX: moving subsongs from a filtered file list left orphan subsongs of those files when disabling the filter.
  • FIX: moving files from a filtered file list did not update file list correctly (since 2.84). (#23047)
  • FIX: importing format descriptions to MEDIATYPE field via Discogs tag source did not work. (#23011)
  • FIX: GDI resource leak when populating the list of user-defined tools.
  • FIX: relative paths from playlists were not canonicalized and sometimes unnecessarily exceeded the 260 character path limit.
  • LNG: updated Hungarian and Swedish language files.
  • NEW: extended list of default genres by ID3v1 genres 148 to 191. (#22984)
  • FIX: runtime error when using Mp3tag on computers with older CPUs (e.g, Pentium III, Athlon XP, ...) (since 2.84b).
  • NEW: added support for Matroska MKA/MKV files.
  • CHG: updated internally used libraries.
  • FIX: contents of BPM fields for MP4 were not read in some cases.
  • CHG: querying via Discogs Release ID now also works in [r1234567] format (as available on the Discogs website).

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.84e Beta (Oct 18, 2017)

  • FIX: Tag Panel column width was calculated wrong if Tag Panel was docked horizontally (since 2.84d). (#23056)

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.84d Beta (Oct 18, 2017)

  • NEW: added support for Matroska MKA/MKV files for Explorer context menu shell extension. (#22955)
  • FIX: deleting a file with subsongs did not remove the other subsongs of that file from the file list.
  • FIX: removing MP4 chapters from a filtered file list left orphan subsongs of those files when disabling the filter.
  • FIX: moving subsongs from a filtered file list left orphan subsongs of those files when disabling the filter.
  • FIX: moving files from a filtered file list did not update file list correctly (since 2.84). (#23047)
  • FIX: importing format descriptions to MEDIATYPE field via Discogs tag source did not work. (#23011)
  • FIX: GDI resource leak when populating the list of user-defined tools.
  • FIX: relative paths from playlists were not canonicalized and sometimes unnecessarily exceeded the 260 character path limit.
  • NEW: extended list of default genres by ID3v1 genres 148 to 191. (#22984)

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.84c Beta (Sep 23, 2017)

  • FIX: runtime error when using Mp3tag on computers with older CPUs (e.g, Pentium III, Athlon XP, ...) (since 2.84b).

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.84b Beta (Sep 22, 2017)

  • NEW: added support for Matroska MKA/MKV files
  • CHG: updated internally used libraries
  • LNG: updated Hungarian and Swedish language files
  • FIX: contents of BPM fields for MP4 were not read in some cases
  • CHG: querying via Discogs Release ID now also works in [r1234567] format (as available on the Discogs website)

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.84a (Aug 27, 2017)

  • FIX: Windows XP based and Wine-based installations (macOS/Linux) had problems with HTTP/HTTPS connections.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.84 (Aug 25, 2017)

  • FIX: renaming files did not update name in file list in all cases
  • LNG: updated Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Italian, Japanese, Polish and Slovak language files.
  • CHG: added ABSENT as synonym for MISSING in Filter and updated documentation.
  • FIX: reading system-encoded WAV RIFF INFO sub chunks did result in data truncation in case special characters were involved.
  • FIX: directory field at Tag Panel didn't use correct case for directory names when entered with incorrect casing.
  • FIX: installer didn't consider user input for startmenu folder when updating.
  • FIX: format strings for converter 'Filename - Filename' showed UTF-8 encoded data if special characters were involved.
  • NEW: added support for Nero-style MP4 chapters.
  • FIX: error message when writing tags to larger files in some cases (since 2.83f)
  • CHG: improved MP4 tagging compatibility.
  • FIX: added reading of non-iTunes custom MP4 tags.
  • FIX: attempting to write tags to larger files that are locked by other processes left only temporary file in some cases.
  • NEW: added $distance(x,y) scripting function to compute edit distance between strings x and y.
  • FIX: runtime error when using Mp3tag on computers with older CPUs (e.g, Pentium III, Athlon XP, ...)
  • FIX: manually rearranging files in file list resulted in unexpected behaviour when renaming files
  • FIX: extended documentation of web sources framwork function 'MoveLine'.
  • FIX: wav files with invalid ID3Helper data at end of file were not read.
  • CHG: updated Opus to version 1.2.1.
  • CHG: made cue sheet handling fully transparent so that it doesn't require artificially indexed filenames anymore.
  • CHG: extended Discogs tag source with fallback detection of secondary images if no primary image exists.
  • NEW: added web sources framework functions to check if output contains content via 'ifoutput' and 'ifnotoutput'.
  • CHG: modified dialog for adding cover-art from files to raise warning message if file doesn't exist.
  • CHG: added check to Discogs tag source if query gave any results which results in correct error message.
  • FIX: runtime error when clicking on tag sources toolbar button and last used tag source was removed.
  • FIX: runtime error if Discogs cover-only tag source returned no results
  • FIX: dot and underscore characters where percent-encoded when querying Discogs which resulted in HTTP 401 error.
  • CHG: extended Discogs result list to current API maximum of 100 releases.
  • NEW: added Discogs cover-only tag source for search via Discogs Release ID.
  • NEW: added Discogs cover-only tag source for search via album name.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.83 (Jun 23, 2017)

  • Support for querying Discogs via Release ID:
  • Sometimes, searching by album or artist name simply doesn't give the correct results. This version adds a new tag source to directly search by Discogs Release ID. This means, that you can directly jump to the correct result when importing tags from Discogs.com.
  • Import from Amazon no longer available:
  • Unfortunately, Amazon has closed my associate account so that importing tags via Amazon is no longer possible. A highly recommended alternative tag source is Discogs, which offers high-quality metadata and cover art.
  • Support for removing Nero-style tags from MP4 files:
  • Nero-style tags are one possible reason why tags cannot be saved to MP4 files. This version adds basic detection of those tags and reporting via %_tag% if present. Furthermore, you can now remove Nero-style chapter information from MP4 files via context-menu in the file list.
  • Support for restricting cover export to certain cover types:
  • The Mp3tag action to export cover-art to files now has a option to restrict the covers to be exported to a certain cover type. This means, that you can now export, e.g., all the front covers of your files in one go.
  • Improvements at reading and writing cue sheets:
  • It's now possible to read cue sheets that don't start with Track 1 and many other things. If you're into working with cue sheets, you'll probably like the changes in this release.
  • Furthermore, this version fixes some issues which were reported during the last months as denoted in the history of changes.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.82 (Apr 29, 2017)

  • This version is a maintenance release and fixes issues that appeared since the last release.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.69 (May 2, 2015)

  • FIX: field names were not always sorted when displayed in the extended tag dialog (since v2.67).
  • FIX: directory names containing a dot had only the part till the dot in %_directory% (since v2.67).

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.68 (Mar 13, 2015)

  • FIX: Runtime errors caused by internal changes from v2.67

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.67 (Mar 13, 2015)

  • FIX: Discogs images were not retrieved for releases with only one version where the release selection dialog was skipped.
  • CHG: extended number of actions possibly displayed in actions popup-menu to 500.
  • CHG: updated Discogs image caching proxy (required by Discogs API change from 2015-02-20).
  • CHG: removed authentication via OAuth when requesting images from Discogs (required by Discogs API change from 2015-02-20).

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.66 (Dec 23, 2014)

  • NEW: added support for complex JSON object values by web sources framework functions 'json_select_object' and 'json_unselect_object'.
  • NEW: added support for boolean values in web sources framework function 'json_select'.
  • FIX: MP4 cdec field for encoder settings was not preserved when writing tags.
  • CHG: added support for mouse wheel scrolling in tag panel.
  • CHG: added context-specific detection of mouse-wheel usage to prevent accidentally overwriting the field contents.
  • FIX: updated RATING MM to use latest mapping of values.
  • FIX: removing filter from filter history did not reset filter and file list.
  • FIX: field RELEASETIME was missing after resetting the tag fields list.
  • FIX: adding cover art did not conform to the description in the documentation (select file dialog was showing the current working directory instead of the file's directory in case no default directory was provided).
  • FIX: documentation of action 'Remove duplicate fields' did not mention that the first value is retained.
  • NEW: added scripting function $strcmp to compare strings case-sensitively.
  • NEW: added scripting function $stricmp to compare strings case-insensitively.
  • FIX: documentation of scripting function $eql did not mention that strings are compared case insensitive.
  • FIX: scripting function $eql was not working correctly if strings contained umlauts or diacritic characters.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.65a (Dec 23, 2014)

  • FIX: Discogs web source now uses as word separator (using + gave HTTP 401 Unauthorized in some cases).

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.65 (Dec 23, 2014)

  • CHG: added Discogs image caching through dedicated caching server.
  • FIX: web sources framework function 'ifnot' did not work for empty parameter in some cases.
  • CHG: web sources framework function "json_select_array" does not create error result in case parameter does not refer to an array.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.63 (Dec 23, 2014)

  • FIX: Runtime error when closing Mp3tag on computers with older CPUs (e.g, Pentium III, Athlon XP, ...).
  • FIX: Runtime error when performing 'File > Save configuration ...' on computers with older CPUs (e.g, Pentium III, Athlon XP, ...).
  • LNG: updated French language file.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.54 (Jan 7, 2013)

  • NEW: added official support for Windows 8.
  • FIX: large decimal-encoded characters in HTML (e.g., &nnnnn;) where not translated in web sources.
  • FIX: menu button at filter was drawn incorrectly.
  • FIX: after removing files under Windows XP the list jumps to the beginning.
  • FIX: short path names where displayed when loaded from specific NAS devices in some cases (since v2.53).
  • LNG: Macedonian language file.
  • FIX: installation in silent mode ignored language from Mp3tagSetup.ini.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.50 (Mar 13, 2012)

  • NEW: converter 'Tag - Tag' via menu 'Converter', toolbar and Alt+5 keyboard shortcut.
  • CHG: changed keyboard shortcut for actions to Alt+6 and Alt+Shift+6.
  • NEW: added $verticalBar() for masking vertical bar symbol in web sources.
  • FIX: truncated separator string that occurred in sayregexp result.
  • NEW: support for writing of UTF-8 encoded playlists using *.m3u8 as file extension.
  • FIX: regression regarding sorting filtered file lists since v2.49b.
  • FIX: converter 'Filename - Tag' did not work for field names containing dots.
  • FIX: regression regarding output of multi-valued tag fields for discogs web sources since v2.49b.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.46e (Nov 16, 2010)

  • NEW: scripting functions $trimLeft, $trimRight, $cutLeft and $cutRight.
  • CHG: menu item 'Actions' moved from 'Converter' to own top-level menu with action groups as menu items.
  • FIX: scripting function $IfLonger did not always return the correct result.
  • FIX: some tag fields were renamed incorrectly with v2.46d.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.46d (Nov 16, 2010)

  • NEW: added support for iTunes U at ITUNESMEDIATYPE MP4 field.
  • CHG: handling of Amazon web sources to allow for web sources that do not rely on AWS.
  • CHG: improved splash screen response time.
  • CHG: renamed field name ALBUMSORTORDER to ALBUMSORT
  • CHG: renamed field name ARTISTSORTORDER to ARTISTSORT
  • CHG: renamed field name BAND to ALBUMARTIST
  • CHG: renamed field name BANDSORTORDER to ALBUMARTISTSORT
  • CHG: renamed field name COMPOSERSORTORDER to COMPOSERSORT
  • CHG: renamed field name ITUNESCOMPILATION to COMPILATION
  • CHG: renamed field name ITUNESPODCAST to PODCAST
  • CHG: renamed field name ITUNESPODCASTCATEGORY to PODCASTCATEGORY
  • CHG: renamed field name ITUNESPODCASTDESC to PODCASTDESC
  • CHG: renamed field name ITUNESPODCASTID to PODCASTID
  • CHG: renamed field name ITUNESPODCASTURL to PODCASTURL
  • CHG: renamed field name TITLESORTORDER to TITLESORT
  • CHG: renamed field name TVSHOWSORTORDER to TVSHOWSORT
  • CHG: updated discogs web source.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.46c (Nov 16, 2010)

  • NEW: added M4V to supported file extensions.
  • NEW: MP4 fields ITUNESCATALOGID and ITUNESHDVIDEO.
  • CHG: file extensions is now omitted when using _FILENAME or _ALL at all action types except 'Replace with regular expression'.
  • FIX: dragging columns after resizing restored previous column width.
  • FIX: fixed possible runtime error when displaying the extended tag dialog (since v2.46b).
  • FIX: ID3v2 WXXX frames with empty description were not read.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.46b (Nov 16, 2010)

  • NEW: added German help file (many thanks to dano!).
  • NEW: added support for setting cover type for multiple different covers at once.
  • NEW: edit user-defined tool dialog is resizable now.
  • NEW: file list columns can now be rearranged via drag'n'drop.
  • CHG: added workaround for an issue when displaying the extended tag dialog under Wine 1.3.
  • CHG: changed format of %_replaygain_track_gain% and %_replaygain_album_gain% for Musepack to difference values.
  • CHG: DATE is not automatically mapped to ID3v2.4 TDRC frame anymore.
  • CHG: file path of the currently selected file now displayed at caption of extended tag dialog.
  • CHG: minor changes in default genre list.
  • CHG: updated discogs tag source.
  • CHG: updated discogs web source.
  • CHG: updated MusicBrainz tag source.
  • FIX: closing filter window when in floating state did not reset file view.
  • FIX: deadlock on files with malformed ID3v2 tags.
  • FIX: filter IS and HAS did not handle umlauts in uppercase correctly.
  • FIX: moving file where file already exists in target resulted in duplicate entries in file list.
  • FIX: replace did not work in web source scripts if replacement was part of sequence to be found.
  • FIX: undesired behaviour when renaming _DIRECTORY through action 'Format value' with a format string resulting in an empty value.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.42c (Jan 28, 2009)

  • NEW: support for %_total_files% in SearchBy part of Web Sources.
  • CHG: column presets are now stored in %APPDATA%Mp3tagdatacolumns.
  • CHG: consistently removing empty tag fields when saving tags now.
  • CHG: extended fields Album Artist, Composer, and Discnumber are now displayed in Tag Panel (see 'Options > Tag Panel' for configuration).
  • CHG: extended list of default columns for initial installations.
  • FIX: column presets were not included in backup via 'File > Save configuration'.
  • FIX: minor UI glitch with line cursor at Tag Sources menu.
  • FIX: preview at 'Text file - Tag' ignored blank lines.
  • FIX: some genres from the extended list of ID3v1 genres were not allowed as standard genres in MP4 tags.
  • FIX: TVEPISODE and TVSEASON set by iTunes were not read.
  • LNG: Ukrainian language file.
  • LNG: Vietnamese language file.

New in Portable Mp3tag 2.41a Beta (Jun 8, 2008)

  • NEW: type of cover art can now be changed via the context menu of the cover art display in the main view.
  • NEW: type of cover art is now displayed in the main view.
  • NEW: description of cover art can now be changed via the context menu of the cover art display in the main view.
  • NEW: scripting functions $meta(x), $meta(x,n), and $meta_sep(x,sep).
  • NEW: added _FOLDERPATH filtering option.
  • NEW: context menu for cover-related functions now also available at the extended tags dialog.
  • CHG: fields with multiple matching values are now displayed individually at the extended tags dialog also for multiple files.
  • CHG: filtering by _PATH uses the complete file path now.
  • CHG: handling of Ctrl A in edit fields to select all text.
  • CHG: line-breaks in ID3v2 comments now CR LF (0x0D 0x0A) instead of 0x0A for compatibility reasons.
  • CHG: line-breaks in multi-line edit fields now via Ctrl Return.
  • CHG: Mp3tag now ignores the tag alter preservation flag in ID3v2 frames.
  • CHG: open and save dialogs are resizeable now.
  • FIX: 'Edit > Undo' was not activated in all cases.
  • FIX: arrow symbol for helper menu at 'Tag - Filename' was not displayed on some systems.
  • FIX: deleting files with Ctrl Del sometimes only removed them from the file list.
  • FIX: fixed possible deadlock situation at action 'Remove fields except'.
  • FIX: horizontal scrollbar wasn't displayed after changing columns on some systems.
  • FIX: installer ignored different user-defined startmenu folder.
  • FIX: playcounter of ID3v2 POPM frame was written to the wrong byte.
  • FIX: progress bar showed wrong status in some cases when reading multiple directories from Explorer.
  • FIX: runtime error under Windows Vista at accessing MP3 files that have been moved outside of Mp3tag.
  • FIX: some actions created empty tag fields if applied to non-existing tag fields with the same name.