Help menu¶
Use Help to find documentation, inspect keyboard shortcuts, report a problem, check released versions or identify the installed OpenTag version. These commands do not require selected audio files.
New to this?
Start with your first tagging session. Keep the app version from About OpenTag with any troubleshooting notes.
Every current entry¶
| Entry | Result |
|---|---|
| Documentation | On desktop, open the published OpenTag user guide in the default browser. Its source remains in the OpenTag repository. |
| Keyboard shortcuts | Show the app's shortcut overview, assembled from current menu commands plus additional editing/navigation keys. |
| Report an issue | On desktop, open OpenTag's GitHub issue page in the default browser. |
| Check for updates… | Read the release list and show whether a newer applicable version is available. It does not download or install an update. |
| Releases | On desktop, open OpenTag's GitHub releases page for packages and release notes. |
| About OpenTag | Show OpenTag's version and MIT license identification. Close the dialog to return to the workspace. |
On the inspected mobile path, external Help destinations report the URL to open in a browser instead of launching the desktop browser opener. Follow the message on that build. This is separate from whether the in-app shortcut or About dialog can be shown.
Read the shortcut overview¶
Shortcuts use Command on macOS where the command is a primary-modifier shortcut, and Control on Windows/Linux. Some controls deliberately retain physical Control on every platform. The overview also contains commands that do not have a top-menu entry, such as moving within an action list or opening a format-string helper.
Find the command by task, then check its focus context. Copy while editing text copies text; Copy tags outside a text editor has a different purpose. The keyboard reference explains the platform and focus distinctions with examples.
Check and obtain an update¶
- Choose Help → Check for updates….
- Read the reported current/latest versions and whether the offered release is stable or a prerelease.
- Choose Open release page for an offered update, or View release notes when inspecting the latest known release.
- On that page, choose the package appropriate to the actual platform and review its installation/signing limitations before installing it yourself.
Options → Updates controls prerelease inclusion and automatic startup checks. A manual check still uses the prerelease preference. A failed check reports that the release list could not be read; it is not evidence that the installed version is current. Conversely, a successful release-list request does not test every tag source or network service.
There is no separate First Steps, donation, Mp3tag website or Mp3tag community command in this OpenTag menu. Use this guide's first-session link for the introductory task and OpenTag's own issue/release pages for support. A similarly named item in another application is not an OpenTag support route.
Report a useful problem¶
Record the OpenTag version from About OpenTag, the operating system, the command used and a short sequence that reproduces the result. Include the actual displayed error and the file/container type when relevant. Use a copied or minimal example where possible. A screenshot can explain a layout issue, while a copyable format string is more useful for a formula problem. Do not treat the issue form as a promise of an immediate response.