diff --git a/src/ipod_nano7_db.py b/src/ipod_nano7_db.py
index 41ac161..60710a0 100644
--- a/src/ipod_nano7_db.py
+++ b/src/ipod_nano7_db.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import shutil
 from typing import Optional, Dict, Any
 
 from mutagen import File as MutagenFile
+from mutagen.easyid3 import EasyID3
 from mutagen.mp4 import MP4
 from mutagen.mp3 import MP3
-from mutagen.id3 import ID3
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -117,51 +117,118 @@ class Nano7Database:
         else:
             info["audio_format"] = 1
 
-        # Extract tags
-        for tag_name, file_key in [
-            ("title", "title"),
-            ("artist", "artist"),
-            ("album", "album"),
-            ("albumartist", "album_artist"),
-            ("composer", "composer"),
-            ("genre", "genre"),
-            ("comment", "comment"),
-        ]:
-            if tag_name in audio:
-                val = audio[tag_name]
-                if isinstance(val, list):
-                    val = val[0]
-                if isinstance(val, str):
-                    info[file_key] = val
-
-        # Track/disc numbers
-        for tag_name, file_key in [
-            ("tracknumber", "track_number"),
-            ("discnumber", "disc_number"),
-        ]:
-            if tag_name in audio:
-                val = audio[tag_name]
-                if isinstance(val, list):
-                    val = val[0]
-                if isinstance(val, str):
-                    parts = val.split("/")
-                    info[file_key] = int(parts[0]) if parts[0].isdigit() else 0
-                    if len(parts) > 1:
-                        info[file_key + "_count"] = (
-                            int(parts[1]) if parts[1].isdigit() else 0
-                        )
-                elif isinstance(val, int):
-                    info[file_key] = val
-
-        # Year
-        if "date" in audio:
-            val = audio["date"]
-            if isinstance(val, list):
-                val = val[0]
-            if isinstance(val, str) and len(val) >= 4:
-                info["year"] = int(val[:4])
-            elif isinstance(val, int):
-                info["year"] = val
+        # Extract tags - handle different formats
+        ext = os.path.splitext(filepath)[1].lower()
+        
+        # Use EasyID3 for MP3 files (supports easy key access)
+        if ext == ".mp3":
+            try:
+                easy = EasyID3(filepath)
+                for tag_name, file_key in [
+                    ("title", "title"),
+                    ("artist", "artist"),
+                    ("album", "album"),
+                    ("albumartist", "albumartist"),
+                    ("composer", "composer"),
+                    ("genre", "genre"),
+                    ("comment", "comment"),
+                ]:
+                    if tag_name in easy:
+                        val = easy[tag_name]
+                        if isinstance(val, list) and val:
+                            info[file_key] = str(val[0])
+                
+                # Track/disc numbers
+                for tag_name, file_key in [
+                    ("tracknumber", "track_number"),
+                    ("discnumber", "disc_number"),
+                ]:
+                    if tag_name in easy:
+                        val = easy[tag_name]
+                        if isinstance(val, list) and val:
+                            val = str(val[0])
+                            if '/' in val:
+                                parts = val.split('/')
+                                info[file_key] = int(parts[0]) if parts[0].isdigit() else 0
+                            elif val.isdigit():
+                                info[file_key] = int(val)
+                
+                # Date/year
+                if "date" in easy:
+                    val = easy["date"]
+                    if isinstance(val, list) and val:
+                        date_str = str(val[0])
+                        if len(date_str) >= 4:
+                            info["year"] = int(date_str[:4])
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.debug(f"EasyID3 failed for {filepath}: {e}")
+        
+        # MP4/M4A uses MutagenFile directly
+        elif ext in (".m4a", ".aac", ".mp4"):
+            if audio and audio.tags:
+                tags = audio.tags
+                for tag_name, mp4_key, file_key in [
+                    ("title", "\xa9nam", "title"),
+                    ("artist", "\xa9ART", "artist"),
+                    ("album", "\xa9alb", "album"),
+                ]:
+                    if mp4_key in tags:
+                        val = tags[mp4_key]
+                        if isinstance(val, list) and val:
+                            info[file_key] = str(val[0])
+                if "trkn" in tags:
+                    trkn = tags["trkn"]
+                    if isinstance(trkn, list) and trkn:
+                        t = trkn[0]
+                        if isinstance(t, tuple) and len(t) >= 1:
+                            info["track_number"] = t[0]
+        else:
+            # FLAC/OGG/Vorbis - use MutagenFile with tag access
+            if audio and audio.tags:
+                tags = audio.tags
+                for tag_name, file_key in [
+                    ("title", "title"),
+                    ("artist", "artist"),
+                    ("album", "album"),
+                    ("albumartist", "album_artist"),
+                    ("composer", "composer"),
+                    ("genre", "genre"),
+                    ("comment", "comment"),
+                ]:
+                    try:
+                        if tag_name in tags:
+                            val = tags[tag_name]
+                            if isinstance(val, list) and val:
+                                info[file_key] = str(val[0])
+                    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                        pass
+                
+                for tag_name, file_key in [
+                    ("tracknumber", "track_number"),
+                    ("discnumber", "disc_number"),
+                ]:
+                    try:
+                        if tag_name in tags:
+                            val = tags[tag_name]
+                            if isinstance(val, list) and val:
+                                val = str(val[0])
+                                if '/' in val:
+                                    parts = val.split('/')
+                                    info[file_key] = int(parts[0]) if parts[0].isdigit() else 0
+                                elif val.isdigit():
+                                    info[file_key] = int(val)
+                    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                        pass
+                
+                try:
+                    if "date" in tags:
+                        val = tags["date"]
+                        if isinstance(val, list) and val:
+                            date_str = str(val[0])
+                            if len(date_str) >= 4:
+                                info["year"] = int(date_str[:4])
+                except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                    pass
 
         return info
 
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index fdcff1a..3d0ea3f 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -108,27 +108,16 @@ class WorkerThread(QThread):
         # Filter out tracks without download paths
         valid_tracks = [track for track in tracks if hasattr(track, 'download_path') and track.download_path and os.path.exists(track.download_path)]
         
-        # Process local files into TrackInfo objects
+        # Process local files: extract real metadata from tags
+        metadata_handler = MetadataHandler()
         for f in local_files:
             if os.path.exists(f):
-                filename = os.path.basename(f)
-                title = os.path.splitext(filename)[0]
-                # Try to parse "Artist - Title" format
-                if " - " in title:
-                    artist, track_title = title.split(" - ", 1)
-                else:
-                    artist = "Unknown"
-                    track_title = title
-                track = TrackInfo(
-                    video_id=f"local_{hash(f)}",
-                    title=track_title,
-                    artist=artist,
-                    album="",
-                    thumbnail_url="",
-                    duration=0,
-                    download_path=f
-                )
-                valid_tracks.append(track)
+                # Try to extract metadata from file tags first
+                track = metadata_handler.extract_tags(f)
+                if track:
+                    # Ensure download_path is set
+                    track.download_path = f
+                    valid_tracks.append(track)
         
         if not valid_tracks:
             self.finished_signal.emit(False, "No valid tracks to convert", None)
diff --git a/src/metadata_handler.py b/src/metadata_handler.py
index 5dc4299..a8d5864 100644
--- a/src/metadata_handler.py
+++ b/src/metadata_handler.py
@@ -5,14 +5,18 @@ Handles metadata injection and album art embedding
 """
 
 import os
+import sys
 import logging
 import tempfile
+import struct
+import base64
 from typing import Optional, Dict, Any
 from io import BytesIO
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import requests
 from PIL import Image
+from mutagen import File as MutagenFile
 from mutagen.mp4 import MP4, MP4Cover
 from mutagen.id3 import ID3, APIC, TIT2, TPE1, TALB, TRCK
 from mutagen.easyid3 import EasyID3
@@ -227,6 +231,308 @@ class MetadataHandler:
             logger.warning(f"Unsupported file format: {file_ext}")
             return False
     
+    def extract_tags(self, file_path: str) -> Optional[TrackInfo]:
+        """
+        Extract metadata from any supported audio file.
+        
+        Uses mutagen to read tags from FLAC, MP3, OGG, OPUS, M4A, WAV, APE, etc.
+        Also extracts embedded cover art if present.
+        
+        Args:
+            file_path: Path to audio file
+            
+        Returns:
+            TrackInfo with extracted metadata, or None if file can't be read
+        """
+        import struct
+        import base64
+        
+        logger.info(f"Extracting metadata from: {file_path}")
+        
+        try:
+            audio = MutagenFile(file_path)
+            if audio is None:
+                logger.warning(f"Cannot read tags from: {file_path}")
+                return self._parse_filename_trackinfo(
+                    os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(file_path))[0], file_path
+                )
+            
+            filename = os.path.basename(file_path)
+            base_name = os.path.splitext(filename)[0]
+            
+            tags = audio.tags
+            
+            # Extract common fields - handle both vorbis (FLAC/OGG) and MP4 tags
+            title = self._safe_get_tag(tags, 'title', '\xa9nam')
+            artist = self._safe_get_tag(tags, 'artist', '\xa9ART')
+            album = self._safe_get_tag(tags, 'album', '\xa9alb')
+            album_artist = self._safe_get_tag(tags, 'albumartist', 'aART')
+            genre = self._safe_get_tag(tags, 'genre', '\xa9gen')
+            date_str = self._safe_get_tag(tags, 'date', '\xa9day')
+            
+            # Track number
+            track_number = 0
+            track_count = 0
+            for key in ('tracknumber', 'TRK', 'trkn'):
+                val = self._safe_get_tag_value(tags, key)
+                if val is not None:
+                    if '/' in val:
+                        parts = val.split('/')
+                        track_number = int(parts[0]) if parts[0].isdigit() else 0
+                        track_count = int(parts[1]) if len(parts) > 1 and parts[1].isdigit() else 0
+                    else:
+                        try:
+                            track_number = int(val)
+                        except ValueError:
+                            pass
+                    if track_number:
+                        break
+            
+            # M4A trkn is stored as list of tuples - check directly
+            if not track_number and tags is not None:
+                try:
+                    if 'trkn' in tags:
+                        trkn = tags['trkn']
+                        if isinstance(trkn, list) and trkn:
+                            t = trkn[0]
+                            if isinstance(t, tuple) and len(t) >= 1:
+                                track_number = t[0]
+                                if len(t) >= 2:
+                                    track_count = t[1]
+                        elif isinstance(trkn, tuple) and len(trkn) >= 1:
+                            track_number = trkn[0]
+                            if len(trkn) >= 2:
+                                track_count = trkn[1]
+                except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                    pass
+            
+            # Disc number
+            disc_number = 0
+            for key in ('discnumber', 'DISC', 'disk'):
+                val = self._safe_get_tag_value(tags, key)
+                if val is not None:
+                    if '/' in val:
+                        try:
+                            disc_number = int(val.split('/')[0])
+                        except ValueError:
+                            pass
+                    else:
+                        try:
+                            disc_number = int(val)
+                        except ValueError:
+                            pass
+                    if disc_number:
+                        break
+            
+            # Duration
+            duration = int(audio.info.length) if hasattr(audio, 'info') and audio.info.length else 0
+            
+            # Extract cover art
+            cover_data = self._extract_cover(audio, tags)
+            thumbnail_path = None
+            if cover_data:
+                thumbnail_path = os.path.join(self.temp_dir, f"cover_{hash(file_path)}.jpg")
+                self._save_cover_as_jpeg(cover_data, thumbnail_path)
+            
+            # Parse year from date
+            year = 0
+            if date_str:
+                try:
+                    year = int(str(date_str)[:4])
+                except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                    pass
+            
+            # If essential tags are missing, fall back to filename
+            if not title:
+                fallback = self._parse_filename_trackinfo(base_name)
+                title = title or fallback.title
+                artist = artist or fallback.artist
+            
+            return TrackInfo(
+                video_id=f"local_{hash(file_path)}",
+                title=title or base_name,
+                artist=artist or "Unknown Artist",
+                album=album or "",
+                thumbnail_url="",
+                duration=duration,
+                track_number=track_number if track_number else None,
+                download_path=file_path,
+            )
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to extract tags from {file_path}: {e}")
+            base_name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(file_path))[0]
+            return self._parse_filename_trackinfo(base_name, file_path)
+    
+    def _safe_get_tag(self, tags, easy_key: str, mp4_key: str) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Get a tag value safely, handling vorbis, ID3, and MP4 tag formats."""
+        if tags is None:
+            return None
+        
+        # Try MP4 key first (for MP4/M4A files)
+        try:
+            if mp4_key in tags:
+                val = tags[mp4_key]
+                if isinstance(val, list) and val:
+                    return str(val[0])
+                return str(val)
+        except ValueError:
+            pass  # vorbis dict raises ValueError for invalid keys
+        
+        # Try vorbis comment key (case-insensitive)
+        try:
+            easy_lower = easy_key.lower()
+            for k in tags.keys():
+                if k.lower() == easy_lower:
+                    val = tags[k]
+                    if isinstance(val, list) and val:
+                        return str(val[0])
+                    return str(val)
+        except (ValueError, AttributeError):
+            pass
+        
+        # Try ID3 frame mapping for common tags
+        id3_map = {
+            'title': 'TIT2',
+            'artist': 'TPE1',
+            'album': 'TALB',
+            'albumartist': 'TPE2',
+            'genre': 'TCON',
+            'date': 'TDRC',
+            'comment': 'COMM',
+        }
+        frame_id = id3_map.get(easy_key.lower())
+        if frame_id and hasattr(tags, 'getall'):
+            try:
+                frames = tags.getall(frame_id)
+                if frames:
+                    return str(frames[0])
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        
+        return None
+    
+    def _safe_get_tag_value(self, tags, key: str) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Get raw tag value safely."""
+        if tags is None:
+            return None
+        
+        # Direct check
+        try:
+            if key in tags:
+                val = tags[key]
+                if isinstance(val, list) and val:
+                    return str(val[0])
+                return str(val)
+        except (ValueError, KeyError, TypeError):
+            pass
+        
+        # Case-insensitive for vorbis
+        try:
+            key_lower = key.lower()
+            for k in tags.keys():
+                if k.lower() == key_lower:
+                    val = tags[k]
+                    if isinstance(val, list) and val:
+                        return str(val[0])
+                    return str(val)
+        except (ValueError, AttributeError):
+            pass
+        
+        # ID3 frame mapping
+        id3_map = {
+            'tracknumber': 'TRCK',
+            'discnumber': 'TPOS',
+        }
+        frame_id = id3_map.get(key.lower())
+        if frame_id and hasattr(tags, 'getall'):
+            try:
+                frames = tags.getall(frame_id)
+                if frames:
+                    return str(frames[0])
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        
+        return None
+    
+    def _extract_cover(self, audio, tags) -> Optional[bytes]:
+        """Extract cover art data from audio file tags."""
+        # MP3 (ID3v2) - APIC frames
+        if hasattr(tags, 'getall'):
+            try:
+                for frame in tags.getall('APIC'):
+                    return frame.data
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        
+        # FLAC / Vorbis comments - METADATA_BLOCK_PICTURE
+        try:
+            if 'metadata_block_picture' in tags:
+                pic_data = tags['metadata_block_picture']
+                if isinstance(pic_data, list):
+                    pic_data = pic_data[0]
+                pic_data = str(pic_data)
+                decoded = base64.b64decode(pic_data)
+                # Parse the picture block: type(4), mime_len(4), mime, desc_len(4), desc, w(4), h(4), d(4), colors(4), data_len(4), data
+                pos = 0
+                pos += 4  # picture type
+                mime_len = struct.unpack('>I', decoded[pos:pos+4])[0]
+                pos += 4 + mime_len  # mime string
+                desc_len = struct.unpack('>I', decoded[pos:pos+4])[0]
+                pos += 4 + desc_len  # description
+                pos += 20  # width(4) + height(4) + depth(4) + colors(4) + data_len(4)
+                return decoded[pos:]
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        
+        # MP4/M4A - covr
+        try:
+            if 'covr' in tags:
+                cover_list = tags['covr']
+                if isinstance(cover_list, list) and cover_list:
+                    return bytes(cover_list[0])
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        
+        return None
+    
+    def _save_cover_as_jpeg(self, cover_data: bytes, output_path: str) -> None:
+        """Save cover art data as JPEG."""
+        try:
+            from PIL import Image
+            from io import BytesIO
+            
+            logger.debug(f"Saving cover art: {len(cover_data)} bytes")
+            stream = BytesIO(cover_data)
+            img = Image.open(stream)
+            img = img.convert('RGB')
+            max_size = 600
+            if img.width > max_size or img.height > max_size:
+                img.thumbnail((max_size, max_size), Image.Resampling.LANCZOS)
+            img.save(output_path, 'JPEG', quality=85)
+            logger.debug(f"Cover art saved to: {output_path}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Could not save cover art: {e}")
+            logger.debug(f"Cover data length: {len(cover_data)}, first bytes: {cover_data[:4].hex()}")
+    
+    def _parse_filename_trackinfo(self, filename: str, file_path: Optional[str] = None) -> TrackInfo:
+        """Create TrackInfo by parsing filename as fallback."""
+        title = filename
+        artist = "Unknown"
+        
+        if " - " in filename:
+            artist, title = filename.split(" - ", 1)
+        
+        return TrackInfo(
+            video_id=f"local_{hash(file_path or filename)}",
+            title=title,
+            artist=artist,
+            album="",
+            thumbnail_url="",
+            duration=0,
+            download_path=file_path,
+        )
+    
     def enhance_metadata_with_musicbrainz(self, track_info: TrackInfo) -> TrackInfo:
         """
         Enhance track metadata using MusicBrainz API