How to Add Album Art to MP3 in Windows?

When browsing through music libraries on software applications like iTunes, Spotify, or Windows Media Player, album art often appears as small thumbnails next to each track or album. This makes it easier for users to identify and navigate through their music collection visually.

Many digital music players and libraries allow users to customize or add album art. Users can often add their own images, ensuring that albums downloaded from the internet or ripped from CDs have artwork, even if it didn’t come with one initially.

Adding Album Art to any MP3 file is easy. We will demonstrate using some of the most common MP3 players in Windows.

Option 1. Using Windows Media Player

1. Download the image you want to use as Album Art.
2. Right-click on the image and select “Copy“.

   

3. Right-click on the MP3 file you want to add the album art to and select “Open With” -> “Windows Media Player“.

   

4. In Windows Media Player, right-click on the MP3 file and select “Paste Album Art“.

   

   Note: Ensure the MP3 file is not read-only and you have the necessary permissions to modify it. To check, right-click on the MP3 file, select “Properties,” and make sure the “Read-only” attribute is unchecked and you have write permissions.

Option 2. Using Groove Music

1. Download the desired image for Album Art.
2. Press “Windows + S” and type “Groove“. Select the first option.

   

3. Click the “Settings” button and select “Choose where we look for music“.

   

4. Select the folder with the MP3 file.
5. Ensure the selected folder is being monitored by Groove Music for new music. If not, add the folder to the list.

   

6. Click “Albums”.

   

7. Right-click the desired album and select “Edit Info“. Click “edit”.

   

8. Double-click the downloaded image to select it.
9. Click “Save“.

   

10. The album art is now added.

Option 3. Using VLC Media Player

1. Download the image you want to use as Album Art.
2. Open the MP3 file with “VLC Media Player“.

   

3. Go to ‘Tools‘ > ‘Media Information‘.

   

4. In the bottom right, right-click the current Album Art and choose ‘Add Cover Art from file‘.

   

5. Select the image file you downloaded.
6. Click “Save Metadata” to apply and save the new Album Art.
7. Close the window to complete the process.

Option 4. Using MP3Tag

1. First, download and install the MP3Tag software from here.

   

2. Open the program. The interface should look like this:

   

3. Drag and drop the MP3 file you want to edit into the program.
4. Right-click on the CD/DVD photo under “Directory” and select “Add Cover…“.

   

5. Locate the image file and select it. It should appear as your album cover inside the program.
6. Click on the save button under the title bar.
7. Now you have a custom album cover on your MP3 file.