topic Re: Local Files: Adding Explicit Tag in Your Library

Local Files: Adding Explicit Tag

harrimusic_ — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 03:04:36 GMT

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Premium

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United Kingdom

Hi there,

I've been researching this topic but could not find a clear answer for my query which I'm hoping you could help me with - I'm surprised at Spotify's lack of support for customisation of local files, namely the editing of metadata for them.

I'm looking, however, to add the explicit tag to some local files so that the [E] icon appears next to these tracks. I like my library to appear tidy and organised, and a few of my tracks are either versions unavailable in the global Spotify library, or songs from artists I'm managing who haven't yet distributed the music. Therefore, seeing these tracks as accurately and neatly as possible is important to me.

I know that iTunes allows tracks to show as Explicit with a "ITunesAdvisory" mp3 tag, so even if Spotify doesn't have a built-in way of adding this tag to local files, is there a particular tag I can use to make Spotify read a track as being explicit and apply the icon?

Thanks for any help with this subject,

-H

Re: Local Files: Adding Explicit Tag

Alex — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 15:18:26 GMT

Hey there @harrimusic_,

Thanks for reaching out about this in the Community!

Currently there is no official tool in the Spotify app which allows you to edit local files metadata and add Explicit tags to the tracks.

If you think other users might also like it, go ahead and create an idea on the relevant idea board. We always take new ideas and feedback into consideration to improve the app. Here you can read more on how ideas work.

We also suggest checking this help article for useful tips on how to submit an idea. As a heads-up, it's good to know that the higher the number of votes an idea gets, the more likely it is for the idea to be implemented.

Hope this helps. Let us know if you have any more questions.

Re: Local Files: Adding Explicit Tag

spud_05 — Mon, 31 May 2021 13:08:27 GMT

Please vote for this idea here:

50 votes are required to move to the next phase.

Explicit Tags on Local Files

Re: Local Files: Adding Explicit Tag

henrynguyen7 — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 06:31:25 GMT

Hey there! So I just finished developing this app called TagATrack. It lets you add custom "tags" to songs and then search and filter based on those tags.

While that might be enough for you to go through and manually add an "explicit" tag to each song, that would be super annoying. Luckily, we also added an "auto-tag" feature that lets you select songs and then automatically add tags based on some criteria... one of those criteria is explicitness. So you can select any songs or playlists, and then select Auto-tag based on Explicitness, and it'll go and add a tag to each song based on whether it has Clean or Explicit lyrics!

Unfortunately it's not integrated directly into the Spotify UI, but it certainly does work and lets you pick out the songs that way! And you can always filter all the songs and then create a playlist out of them which then DOES push back to your Spotify UI just like anything else!

Let me know if you'd like to chat more about it!

Re: Local Files: Adding Explicit Tag

pinktape — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:37:36 GMT

when would the app be available to download?

Re: Local Files: Adding Explicit Tag

henrynguyen7 — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:16:24 GMT

@pinktape we can't know because it's entirely up to Spotify on when they'll approve the app 😕.

Having said that, we have a small number of spots open for beta users to try the app before it's generally available. If you're interested in trying it out and are willing to give some feedback, please feel free to DM me and we can get you onto that list! 👍

Re: Local Files: Adding Explicit Tag

jayii — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:10:19 GMT

Can I try the app (I know im almost a year late)

Re: Local Files: Adding Explicit Tag

seanhharrson — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:38:22 GMT

Any progress?

Re: Local Files: Adding Explicit Tag

henrynguyen7 — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:36:53 GMT

Hey @jayii @seanhharrson if you're asking about TagATrack, it's still stuck in limbo waiting for an approval from Spotify. But, if you'd still like to try a beta, send me an email and include the email address that you use for Spotify and I'll get you all set up! 🙏