--- a/src/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SET(USE_ENCA TRUE CACHE BOOL "enable/disable libenca support")
 include(FindPkgConfig)
 pkg_search_module(ENCA enca>=1.9)
-pkg_search_module(TAGLIB taglib>=1.10)
+pkg_search_module(TAGLIB taglib>=1.9)
 add_subdirectory(Input)
 add_subdirectory(Output)
 add_subdirectory(Visual)
--- a/src/plugins/General/converter/converter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/General/converter/converter.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
 #include <taglib/mpegfile.h>
 #include "converter.h"
 
+#if ((TAGLIB_MAJOR_VERSION == 1) && (TAGLIB_MINOR_VERSION <= 9))
+#undef QStringToTString
+#define QStringToTString(s) TagLib::String(s.toUtf8().constData(), TagLib::String::UTF8)
+#endif
+
 Converter::Converter(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent), QRunnable()
 {
     m_user_stop = false;
--- a/src/plugins/General/rgscan/rgscandialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/General/rgscan/rgscandialog.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
 
 #define FILE_SKIPPED (Qt::UserRole + 1)
 
+#if ((TAGLIB_MAJOR_VERSION == 1) && (TAGLIB_MINOR_VERSION <= 9))
+#undef QStringToTString
+#define QStringToTString(s) TagLib::String(s.toUtf8().constData(), TagLib::String::UTF8)
+#endif
+
 struct ReplayGainInfoItem
 {
     QMap<Qmmp::ReplayGainKey, double> info;
@@ -75,8 +80,12 @@ RGScanDialog::RGScanDialog(QList <PlayLi
                 ext == "flac" || //native flac
                 ext == "oga" || //ogg flac
                 ext == "ogg" ||  //ogg vorbis
+#if !((TAGLIB_MAJOR_VERSION == 1) && (TAGLIB_MINOR_VERSION <= 9))
                 ext == "wv" || //wavpack
                 ext == "m4a") //aac (mp4 container)
+#else
+                ext == "wv") //wavpack
+#endif
         {
             paths.append(track->url());
             QString name = formatter.format(track);
@@ -368,6 +377,7 @@ void RGScanDialog::writeVorbisComment(Ta
     }
 }
 
+#if !((TAGLIB_MAJOR_VERSION == 1) && (TAGLIB_MINOR_VERSION <= 9))
 void RGScanDialog::writeMP4Tag(TagLib::MP4::Tag *tag, ReplayGainInfoItem *item)
 {
     if(m_ui.trackCheckBox->isChecked())
@@ -385,6 +395,7 @@ void RGScanDialog::writeMP4Tag(TagLib::M
                      gainToStringList(item->info[Qmmp::REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_PEAK]));
     }
 }
+#endif
 
 void RGScanDialog::on_writeButton_clicked()
 {
@@ -428,11 +439,13 @@ void RGScanDialog::on_writeButton_clicke
             writeAPETag(file.APETag(true), item);
             file.save();
         }
+#if !((TAGLIB_MAJOR_VERSION == 1) && (TAGLIB_MINOR_VERSION <= 9))
         else if(ext == "m4a") //MPEG-4 Part 14
         {
             TagLib::MP4::File file(qPrintable(item->url));
             writeMP4Tag(file.tag(), item);
             file.save();
         }
+#endif
     }
 }
--- a/src/plugins/General/rgscan/rgscandialog.h
+++ b/src/plugins/General/rgscan/rgscandialog.h
@@ -48,10 +48,12 @@ namespace TagLib
     {
         class XiphComment;
     }
+#if !((TAGLIB_MAJOR_VERSION == 1) && (TAGLIB_MINOR_VERSION <= 9))
     namespace MP4
     {
         class Tag;
     }
+#endif
 }
 
 /**
@@ -81,7 +83,9 @@ private:
     void writeAPETag(TagLib::APE::Tag *tag, ReplayGainInfoItem *item);
     void writeID3v2Tag(TagLib::ID3v2::Tag *tag, ReplayGainInfoItem *item);
     void writeVorbisComment(TagLib::Ogg::XiphComment *tag, ReplayGainInfoItem *item);
+#if !((TAGLIB_MAJOR_VERSION == 1) && (TAGLIB_MINOR_VERSION <= 9))
     void writeMP4Tag(TagLib::MP4::Tag *tag, ReplayGainInfoItem *item);
+#endif
     Ui::RGScanDialog m_ui;
     QList<RGScanner *> m_scanners;
     QList<ReplayGainInfoItem*> m_replayGainItemList;
--- a/src/plugins/Input/flac/flacmetadatamodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/Input/flac/flacmetadatamodel.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
 #include <qmmp/metadatamanager.h>
 #include "flacmetadatamodel.h"
 
+#if ((TAGLIB_MAJOR_VERSION == 1) && (TAGLIB_MINOR_VERSION <= 9))
+#undef QStringToTString
+#define QStringToTString(s) TagLib::String(s.toUtf8().constData(), TagLib::String::UTF8)
+#endif
+
 FLACMetaDataModel::FLACMetaDataModel(const QString &path, QObject *parent) : MetaDataModel(parent)
 {
     m_file = 0;
--- a/src/plugins/Input/opus/opusmetadatamodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/Input/opus/opusmetadatamodel.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
 #include <taglib/tmap.h>
 #include "opusmetadatamodel.h"
 
+#if ((TAGLIB_MAJOR_VERSION == 1) && (TAGLIB_MINOR_VERSION <= 9))
+#undef QStringToTString
+#define QStringToTString(s) TagLib::String(s.toUtf8().constData(), TagLib::String::UTF8)
+#endif
+
 OpusMetaDataModel::OpusMetaDataModel(const QString &path, QObject *parent) : MetaDataModel(parent)
 {
     m_path = path;
--- a/src/plugins/Input/vorbis/vorbismetadatamodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/Input/vorbis/vorbismetadatamodel.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
 #include <taglib/tmap.h>
 #include "vorbismetadatamodel.h"
 
+#if ((TAGLIB_MAJOR_VERSION == 1) && (TAGLIB_MINOR_VERSION <= 9))
+#undef QStringToTString
+#define QStringToTString(s) TagLib::String(s.toUtf8().constData(), TagLib::String::UTF8)
+#endif
+
 VorbisMetaDataModel::VorbisMetaDataModel(const QString &path, QObject *parent) : MetaDataModel(parent)
 {
     m_path = path;