Missing metatags data

rkulcar · October 25, 2026, 11:07pm

After importing an mp3 file for editing then exporting the mp3 file, the metatags are not saved. They’re all blank.

billw58 · October 26, 2026, 1:16am

This is a known bug.

github.com/audacity/audacity

Metadata does not get exported

opened 08:55AM - 20 Oct 26 UTC

stefaniecg

bug

### Bug description I fill the metadata in Audacity 4, as I did in Audacity 3, …but it does not get recognized when i import the song to Music-App in MacOS. If I do this in Audacity 3, it works well, that is, the metadata is in the song and imported to Music-App in MacOS. <img width="924" height="87" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e45bc26b-3dde-4cff-b52f-2a282b26ecbf" /> <img width="371" height="346" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ca3760be-d30d-4286-9258-00716307720c" /> ### Steps to reproduce 1. record a song 2. try to export song 3. fill in the metadata 4. import exported song to Music-App in MacOS 5. the metadata is not recognized in Music-App., it is empty ### Expected behavior 1-4. same as above 5. the metadata is recognized in Music-App. ### Actual behavior _No response_ ### Audacity Version Audacity 4.0.1 ### Operating system macOS ### Additional context _No response_