# \[Request\] Filter/sort by sample rate and bit depth **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [January 10, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-filter-sort-by-sample-rate-and-bit-depth/360615 "2019-01-10T17:48:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ab\_za](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@ab\_za](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ab_za)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-filter-sort-by-sample-rate-and-bit-depth/360615/1 "2019-01-10T17:48:41Z")
Audiophiles and music nerds want to see the sample rate, bit depth and codec of their tracks so that can expunge the lossy MP3s in their collection in favour of lossless formats 🙂 Eg: 96khz 24 bit FLAC Let’s do this - together, we can beat Roon! ![Filters](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/6/6/6638eab97505d071da02fa06e68d189309e9e525.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ab\_za](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@ab\_za](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ab_za)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-filter-sort-by-sample-rate-and-bit-depth/360615/2 "2019-01-10T17:52:26Z")
Bonus points if it can be displayed on the currently playing track, either in the lowbar or the Now Playing screen: ![Bonus-Points](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/f/8/f8e529aa91f77954236e6771b9f1c2b7181ef2e1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![motsu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed8c4c/32.png) [@motsu](https://forums.plex.tv/u/motsu)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-filter-sort-by-sample-rate-and-bit-depth/360615/3 "2019-01-11T09:21:38Z")
+1 to the bitrate and depth in the now playing bar… This would be especially helpful if it shows what the play is actually playing, and not the source content. ---
**Author:** ![mjollymo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mjollymo/32/337_2.png) [@mjollymo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mjollymo)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-filter-sort-by-sample-rate-and-bit-depth/360615/4 "2019-04-07T21:24:07Z")
I agree with this 100%. There are a lot of things I enjoy about using Plex for music playback. My biggest frustrations is the lack of easy access to this information and no way to filter tracks by sample rate/bit depth. Really hope Plex can add this functionality in. ---
**Author:** ![ab\_za](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@ab\_za](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ab_za)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2019, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-filter-sort-by-sample-rate-and-bit-depth/360615/5 "2019-10-22T08:03:22Z")
New Plex apps for Mac and PC - and still no ability to see bit depth, sample rate or codec. Come on fellas! ---
**Author:** ![keyboard\_tinnes\_at](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c89c15/32.png) [@keyboard\_tinnes\_at](https://forums.plex.tv/u/keyboard_tinnes_at)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-filter-sort-by-sample-rate-and-bit-depth/360615/6 "2021-04-25T09:07:21Z")
Would be great because on my nas I have always mixed wav am mp3 and in Plex there is no,way to differ between the two birates, everything is displayed twice. ---
**Author:** ![csoko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@csoko](https://forums.plex.tv/u/csoko)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-filter-sort-by-sample-rate-and-bit-depth/360615/7 "2021-06-04T18:01:54Z")
+1 for this!. Plexamp shows song source bitrate, type. Need desktop web version to show, sort, allow search criteria based on source bitrate. This allows to discern between mutilple same albums at different bitrates, ie. prefer to play FLAC 24bit over mp3 source. ---
**Author:** ![ab\_za](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@ab\_za](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ab_za)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-filter-sort-by-sample-rate-and-bit-depth/360615/8 "2024-09-30T06:29:55Z")
Howdy Plex Team - any update on this? ---
**Author:** ![Insomnic\_1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/insomnic_1/32/215416_2.png) [@Insomnic\_1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Insomnic_1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-filter-sort-by-sample-rate-and-bit-depth/360615/9 "2025-12-17T21:31:46Z")
Was just trying to do this for my movie library to see which 1080p titles I have that need to get a higher bitrate encode now that I have more storage space. Definitely would be nice to have as an advanced filter. ---
**Author:** ![BMOOTER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7993a0/32.png) [@BMOOTER](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BMOOTER)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-filter-sort-by-sample-rate-and-bit-depth/360615/10 "2026-03-28T22:38:03Z")
When upgrading my library, i currently list by resolution, and scroll through to see which are low resolution and upgrade them. Can also do this by bitrate (might do this after resolution). It would be super simple since when i click a video it shows the bit-depth (8-bit, 10-bit) so the ability is there, it should be SUPER easy to just add “bit-depth” to the options of “sort by” under the filter. That way i could easily see which of mine are 8-bit and need to be upgraded.