# Where is the encoder tag?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-is-the-encoder-tag/49918
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [August 16, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-is-the-encoder-tag/49918 "2020-08-16T06:45:32Z")
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### Author: ![usamike](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/c6cbf5/32.png) [@usamike](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/usamike)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-is-the-encoder-tag/49918/1 "2020-08-16T06:45:32Z")

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hi,

under windows7 x64, when i select a mp3 and do contextual info properties, i can see there is an info "encoder" (iTunes V7 by example).

where i can see that tag under mp3tag ? i checked everywhere whithout find this information.

Best regards

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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2020, 8:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-is-the-encoder-tag/49918/2 "2020-08-16T08:05:09Z")

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if you find that information at all, it may be shown in the property %\_tool%

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### Author: ![exploiteddna](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/exploiteddna/32/8029_2.png) [@exploiteddna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/exploiteddna)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2020, 5:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-is-the-encoder-tag/49918/3 "2020-08-30T05:42:15Z")

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usually when i see this tag in some of my music files, it's in its own trag field and can be viewed in the "extended tags" dialog of Mp3Tag