How To Add Album Art In Windows Media Player?

Have you ever accidentally deleted one of your songs? And even worse, have you ever ripped a CD and realized after the fact that it was an album you already owned? This can be devastating, because in order to get your music back onto the PC, you’re going to have to buy the album all over again. That is unless you read this article on how to add album art using Windows Media Player.

Just slightly over 2 decades ago, the only source of having a digital copy of a song is to ‘rip’ it off from a CD album. This method has been the main source of the boom of music piracy.

One of the companies to resolve this problem was Apple and its online store where you can download legally an album or a single song for a fee. Since then, artists and music companies have been able to market their products digitally and more platforms are sprouting and growing like Spotify and YouTube Music.

If you happen to stumble upon a music file without downloading from the legal platforms, you might have observed that the album art cover is missing or wrong. This doesn’t pose any technical issue but for some, a missing album art cover can be an eyesore. To help you with that, here are the ways you can easily do.

How To Add Art As Album Covers In Windows Media Player?

For Windows Media Player 11 (Manual)

1. Open Windows Media Player.
2. Select the ‘Library’ tab at the top of the main screen.
3. Expand the panel on the left to view the Library section’s contents.
4. Click the category ‘Album’.
5. Browse any album you see with a missing art cover or you want to replace it with.
6. You can look for the appropriate cover on the internet or browse any images you wanted on your file storage. Mostly, the compatible formats are JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, and TIFF. Copy the chosen image.
7. On the selected album, right-click on the art tile and choose the option ‘Paste Album Art’.
   
8. For alternatives, right-click a particular album of choice and select the option ‘Advanced Tag Editor’.
9. Select the tab ‘Picture’ and then choose ‘Add’.
10. Navigate for any image of your choice and select ‘Open’.
11. Afterward, click on ‘Apply’ and then click ‘OK’.

For Windows Media Player 12 (Manual)

1. Open Windows Media Player.
2. Select the tab ‘Music’.
   
3. From the File Explorer window, drag any image of your choice towards the icon of the album art that is needed to be replaced or added.
   
4. Observe that the dragged picture will become the new album art.

For Windows Media Player 10 And 11 (Automated)

1. Open Windows Media Player.
2. Click on the tab ‘Library’.
3. Choose the file you want the album art cover replaced or added by right-clicking.
4. Select the option ‘Find Album Info’. At this point, the Windows Media Player will be the one choosing the album art. Make sure you are connected to the internet.

How To Add Art For Album Covers In Other Music Players?

Using Groove Music

1. Open the Groove Music app.
2. Locate the album without art or having an inappropriate one and right-click on it.
3. Select the option ‘Edit Info’.
4. On the Edit Info window, you can either manually add the album art by editing the metadata or opt for an automated result. If you want the Groove Music app to search for you, click on the ‘Find album info’. Unfortunately, this method has a high chance of failure.
   
5. To manually add the album art cover, click on the pencil-looking icon at the lower-left of the tile.
6. A File Explorer window will appear. Locate the image you wish to add or replace on the album art and click on ‘Save’.

Summary: Add album art in Windows Media Player

• Click the More Options button, and then click Apply album art.
• Next to each song without album art, click the Down Arrow and show the list of possible matches.
• Check the box to set which album art is displayed.
• You can easily add album art in Windows Media Player.

Conclusion

If you are particular about your music collection and you have free time, you can perform the following methods mentioned above. Otherwise, you can automate the process but it requires having an internet connection until the process is done.