Edit iTunes track info

Wed 21 December 2005

Here are several ways to change the name of the track or the genre or other fields in iTunes.

Edit iTunes track info
Mac Tip #225/21-December-2005

I download a lot of podcasts and often want to make small changes to the name of the track or the genre or other fields.

Edit track information in the Info window.

One way to do this is to select one or more tracks and choose Get Info from the File menu. Then click on the Info tab and make changes.

Another way is to use an AppleScript — see Mac Tip #222/30-November-2005, Add iTunes Comments.

The field is marked by a dark outline.

Click on the thumbnails of screenshots for larger versions.

Enter the new text into the field.

Another way is to stay in the main iTunes Browser window and click once on the text you want to edit. Then click on the actual word you want to change. If you do this correctly the words in that field should be highlighted and outlined with a dark line. Now type or paste in the new text.

Click at the extreme left end of the field.

If a field is empty you may think you can’t select it to edit the contents. The trick is that the target area is very narrow and at the extreme left side of the field. Click where the first letter will appear.

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» Trim tracks in iTunes -- MacTips.info --- Miraz on Macs, web design and other matters.: Sun 29 January 2006 at 07:28:19

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1 ken reeves Tue 17 January 2006 at 06:41:10: Is it possible to edit individual tracks in iTunes. Example; I would like to pull about :30 out of a cd track.

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2 Miraz Jordan Wed 18 January 2006 at 13:50:33: While iTunes can change the format of a sound file it can’t edit tracks. You should invest in QuickTime Pro for editing sound and movie files.

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3 Felix Egbert Sat 06 June 2009 at 20:29:05: When I try to edit track numbers faster than to open up the song info box all the time what do I do? I tried to click on the extreme left side of the field. But i can’t change it that way.

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4 Miraz Jordan Thu 11 June 2009 at 08:41:06: Felix: Is the copy of iTunes running on the same computer as the one where you’re trying to edit? If not, editing may not be possible.

I can edit most information, such as Artist, Name, Album etc, but some fields cannot easily be edited, such as Play Count, Date, and others.

If you gave us more details of exactly what you’re doing and exactly what’s going wrong, we may be able to help.

Cheers,

Miraz

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5 Felix Egbert Sun 14 June 2009 at 21:07:33: I just try to edit the track number which indicates in which order the songs follow up in an album. I can edit it when I open the Info box but not directly when I click on it like it is possible with album and track names. Because I got a bunch of numbers to edit – i didnt put my CD’s on my PC using itunes but Media Player and that didnt put them in the right order… :( Intros are in the middle of the albums and stuff….
thx

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6 Miraz Jordan Mon 15 June 2009 at 09:48:29: Hi Felix,

I tested this and found the same as you: I can’t edit the Track number while in the Browsing window, but only in the Get Info view.

I suggest you send your frustration as Feedback to Apple. Look under the iTunes menu for the Feedback item.

Cheers,

Miraz

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