How to Change Song Titles for an Audio Gift

To change a song title in your music library, edit the song's information in the app rather than only renaming the file. In Music on Mac, use Song → Get Info. In Apple Music on Windows, open the song's Properties → Details. Then check the actual file and the player that will open it.

For an audio gift, make three things clear: the filename, the title shown by the player and the words in your accompanying note. A file called “final-version” can contain a different stored title, and a player may choose which one to display. Work on a copy, retain the original and use the real credits supplied with the recording.

Jump to: Understand the three labels · Use the completed example · Change it on Mac · Change it on Windows · Check and give the file.

A filename, a song title and a gift note do different jobs

Changing this information does not rewrite the lyrics, replace a vocal or rename a provider's hosted gift page. If the recording itself needs a correction, use the provider's actual revision route. This guide covers the local labels around an audio file.

A complete before-and-after gift example

Illustrative example: Casey is giving Jo a personal recording. These names, labels and files are invented, and no recording or tested editing result is supplied.

Keep the original and identify the working file

Before changing anything, retain the original recording and create the copy you intend to give. If it is already in a music library, check which file the entry points to. A library can reference an original, a copied media-folder file or an item that is not available as a local file.

Change one recording first. That makes it easier to check whether the app saves the labels as you intend. For a gift with several tracks, confirm that first result before applying the same album or track-order scheme to the rest.

Keep creator information accurate. Your dedication can say “For Jo, from Casey” without making Casey the performer or songwriter. For a commissioned recording, preserve the credits actually supplied or ask the provider when a field is unclear.

Music on Mac: change the song information

1. Open Music and choose Songs in the sidebar. Select the recording you intend to change.
2. Choose Song → Get Info. Check the item before editing.
3. Enter the new song name or album information and save with Return. Use available track fields if you are organising several recordings.
4. Locate the actual file you will give. Apple's guide describes its location in the File pane of Get Info, and File → Show in Finder for a local item.
5. Check that resulting file and its labels outside the original library view before copying or attaching it.

Apple's song-information guide covers the edits. Its file-location guide helps identify the recording behind the library entry.

Music's file-organising setting can affect filenames as information changes. Check the resulting location and name instead of assuming the original path stayed the same. You can retain a separate original copy without changing the organisation of your whole library.

Apple Music on Windows: change the information

1. Open Apple Music and select Songs in the sidebar.
2. Open the recording's More menu, choose Properties, then Details.
3. Edit the song name or album information and select OK.
4. Identify and check the actual local file you intend to give. Keep its source credits and verify the labels in the receiving player.

These steps follow Apple's Windows song-information instructions, checked on 13 October 2026. They are for Apple Music on Windows; other players have their own controls. File behaviour depends on the format and how the item is stored.

If you do not use a metadata editor, a clear filename and complete accompanying note can still finish the gift. You do not need to install another app just to explain which audio file to open.

Check the copy the recipient will receive

1. Open the resulting local file. Confirm it is the recording you intended, not a shortcut or another version.
2. Check the visible title. Use another supported player or the intended recipient device when available. That checks the receiving display rather than only your original library.
3. Copy or attach that file. Verify its name in the USB folder or attachment you actually give.
4. Match the note to the file. If the extension or title differs from the example, change the note before sending.
5. Retain the original. Keep it separately from the labelled gift copy.

A car stereo or other device may display the filename, stored title or its own library information. Use the device's documented controls and keep the written note clear. Numbered filenames and track fields can express the intended order without guaranteeing how every device sorts it.

When the old title still appears

• You renamed the file but the app still says “Untitled”: check the stored song information. Filename and title are separate labels.
• Your library shows the new name but the copied file does not: identify which local file was edited and which one you copied. Check the exported or copied version rather than assuming a library edit travelled with it.
• The field cannot be edited: check that you have a permitted local file and that the app supports that format. Use a clear filename and note if the recording cannot carry the fields you want.
• The hosted gift page still has another heading: use that provider's supported page-edit or correction route. Editing a local file does not update a website.

If you want a new personal song

You can complete the labelling task with the recording you already have. If you want a new song made from names and memories, Songbond uses personal story details to create lyrics and AI-powered music with team handling. You can start a personal Songbond song in the quiz.

Use the actual supplied download and its creator information. This guide does not promise a particular download format, editable hosted-page field or title display on every player.