# How to export list of albums with compressed audio/bitrate data
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-export-list-of-albums-with-compressed-audio-bitrate-data/59436
**Category:** Export
**Created:** [December 18, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-export-list-of-albums-with-compressed-audio-bitrate-data/59436 "2022-12-18T15:56:22Z")
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### Author:  [@middle\_pickup](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/middle_pickup)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-export-list-of-albums-with-compressed-audio-bitrate-data/59436/1 "2022-12-18T15:56:22Z")
I would like to export a .csv file showing the bitrate data of all my music files. I'm currently trying to update my library from compressed audio to FLAC files, and want to create a list of CD's to hunt for.
How do I include the bitrate data of the music files in a .csv export?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-export-list-of-albums-with-compressed-audio-bitrate-data/59436/2 "2022-12-18T16:02:21Z")
See the documentation on placeholders:
> **[Format Strings and Placeholders – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/format/)**
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> Documentation on format strings and placeholders to describe the structure of file names and imported data. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
there is a section on technical property placeholders.
But why don't you filter for the files with
NOT %\_tag% HAS Flac
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### Author:  [@middle\_pickup](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/middle_pickup)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-export-list-of-albums-with-compressed-audio-bitrate-data/59436/3 "2022-12-18T16:12:56Z")
I'll read through this. Thanks.
Is that a command line script?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-export-list-of-albums-with-compressed-audio-bitrate-data/59436/4 "2022-12-18T16:14:36Z")
How did you export you csv file so far?
The export scripts are plain text files that get interpreted by MP3tag.
So you are free to edit them with a plain text editor.
See also the documentation on Exports:
> **[Exporting Tag and File Information – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/export/)**
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> Documentation on exporting tag and file information to text-based file formats. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
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### Author:  [@middle\_pickup](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/middle_pickup)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-export-list-of-albums-with-compressed-audio-bitrate-data/59436/5 "2022-12-18T16:25:48Z")
Excellent. I found the text file, and was able to get it to export the data I need. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-export-list-of-albums-with-compressed-audio-bitrate-data/59436/6 "2023-01-17T16:26:45Z")
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