# Audio component - button audio source does not work

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/audio-component-button-audio-source-does-not-work/53701>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [January 18, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/audio-component-button-audio-source-does-not-work/53701 "2026-01-18T18:01:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![beretrouge](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/beretrouge/32/28746_2.png) [@beretrouge](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/beretrouge)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/audio-component-button-audio-source-does-not-work/53701/1 "2026-01-18T18:01:37Z")

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Using Audio component, If I click on the button : Choose Audio Source all my audio files are greyed… unable to add an audio file using this button, using drag and drop work fine.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/audio-component-button-audio-source-does-not-work/53701/2 "2026-01-19T10:13:02Z")

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Thanks for the report, drag and drop from Finder or the Resources area for now as a workaround 👍