# How to show BITRATE as field in Tag Panel?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-show-bitrate-as-field-in-tag-panel/11220
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [December 2, 2010, 11:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-show-bitrate-as-field-in-tag-panel/11220 "2010-12-02T11:53:11Z")
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### Author:  [@TenYearsGone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TenYearsGone)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2010, 11:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-show-bitrate-as-field-in-tag-panel/11220/1 "2010-12-02T11:53:11Z")
Hi, this is probably a simple one but with a little experimenting I haven't had any luck.
I'm trying to add a Bitrate field to display in the Tag Panel that shows the file's Bitrate.
I have figured out using the Tag--\>Filename function how to include Bitrate in the filenames & folders by searching the forum.
I've tried going to Tools/Options/Tag Panel/Add Field and adding "%BITRATE%" and "%\_BITRATE" (defaults to ALL CAPS as I type) as the "Field:", but this doesn't work.
Any help would be appreciated.
In addition to answering here, please email me directly at [mojospoonful@gmail.com](mailto:mojospoonful@gmail.com) also, if possible. (Although I did just see the "email notification of replies" below and turned it on, so that will probably take care of this...)
Thanks,
Mojo
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-show-bitrate-as-field-in-tag-panel/11220/2 "2010-12-02T17:25:26Z")
> [@TenYearsGone](#):
>
> ...adding "%BITRATE%" and "%\_BITRATE" ...
Try
%\_bitrate%
(your first input misses the underscore, the second the closing percent sign ...)
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### Author:  [@TenYearsGone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TenYearsGone)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-show-bitrate-as-field-in-tag-panel/11220/3 "2010-12-03T00:32:46Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> Try
> %\_bitrate%
>
> (your first input misses the underscore, the second the closing percent sign ...)
Actually, I've tried both of those... my original post had typos in both items I tried. Should have been, as you said:
"%BITRATE%
AND
%\_BITRATE%
(And as I mentioned, the input box forces CAPS.)
If I right-click on a MP3 file in MP3Tag, and choose "Extended Tags", BITRATE doesn't show up there either. But %\_bitrate% does work when using Tag-\>Filename.
Also, if I re-enter Tools/Options/Tag Panel after adding the Bitrate field as %\_BITRATE%, then edit the field, the field then shows as "\_BITRATE", without the "%" signs, they're gone.
Any ideas?
The MP3's do show a bitrate in their Windows Explorer and Xplorer2Lite "Bit Rate" column. Whether they are CBR or VBR makes no difference.
Thanks,
Mojo
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2010, 5:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-show-bitrate-as-field-in-tag-panel/11220/4 "2010-12-03T05:22:50Z")
> [@TenYearsGone](#):
>
> ... my original post had typos in both items I tried...
> Any ideas?
Apparently it is not possible to show the bitrate in the tag panel. You can add a column, though, to show the bitrate. But that is about it.
Bitrate is a read-only field as the value is set during compilation.
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### Author:  [@aladoro](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aladoro)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2010, 7:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-show-bitrate-as-field-in-tag-panel/11220/5 "2010-12-05T07:52:42Z")
> add a column ... to show the bitrate
set the Value field to
%\_bitrate% kb/s $left(%\_vbr%,1)
just add
$replace($replace($replace($replace(%\_mode%,Joint Stereo,JS),Stereo,S),Single Channel,M),Dual Channel,D)
for mode display
HTH, andreas
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2010, 9:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-show-bitrate-as-field-in-tag-panel/11220/6 "2010-12-05T09:20:09Z")
You can use only one $replace command:
$replace(%\_mode%,Joint Stereo,JS,Stereo,S,Single Channel,M,Dual Channel,D)
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### Author:  [@aladoro](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aladoro)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2010, 6:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-show-bitrate-as-field-in-tag-panel/11220/7 "2010-12-16T06:02:55Z")
> You can use only one $replace command:
> $replace(%\_mode%,Joint Stereo,JS,Stereo,S,Single Channel,M,Dual Channel,D)
much more readable + efficient! thx, Dano