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.pbiviz file via the Visualizations panel (⋯ → Import a visual from a file).| Field well | Accepts | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Any categorical column (text, number, date, boolean) | One field at a time. Displays up to 1,000 distinct values. Remove the field to show the landing page. |
All settings live under Format visual → Chip Style.
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-select | Off | When off, clicking a chip deselects the previous one. When on, multiple chips can be active simultaneously. |
| Show "All" button | On | Adds a special chip at the start that clears all active filters. |
| "All" button text | All | Custom label for the clear-all chip. |
| Layout | Horizontal | Horizontal: chips wrap into rows. Vertical: chips stack into a single column. |
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chip height (px) | 34 | Height of every chip in pixels. |
| Border radius (px) | 17 | Corner rounding. Set to half the chip height for the classic pill look. |
| Font size | 12 | Label font size in points. |
| Gap (px) | 8 | Space between chips. |
| Horizontal padding (px) | 16 | Left/right padding inside each chip. |
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Inactive background | #F3F4F6 | Fill color for unselected chips. |
| Inactive border | #E5E7EB | Border color for unselected chips. |
| Inactive text | #374151 | Label color for unselected chips. |
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active background | #378ADD | Fill color for selected chips. |
| Active border | #378ADD | Border color for selected chips. |
| Active text | #FFFFFF | Label color for selected chips. |
Yes, completely free. There are no tiers, no paywalls, and no license required. All features — including multi-select, full color customization, and the "All" button — are available to every user. The only limit is technical: the slicer shows up to 1,000 distinct values of the field.
Open the Format Pane → Chip Style → turn on Multi-select. Once enabled, each chip click toggles independently. With Multi-select off, hold Ctrl while clicking to add a chip to the selection. Click "All" (or the custom label) to clear all selections at once.
Use Power BI's built-in Sync Slicers panel (View → Sync Slicers). Add the Chip Slicer to all pages where you want the filter to persist. Chip Slicer fully supports slicer sync.
If "Show All button" is on (default), click the "All" chip. If it's off, click the currently active chip again to deselect it. In multi-select mode, deselect each chip individually or enable the "All" button.
No field has been added to the Category well. Drag a column from your data model into the Category field well in the Visualizations panel. The placeholder disappears as soon as a field is assigned.
Yes. Any categorical column works — text, numbers, dates, booleans. The visual passes its selections to Power BI as a standard BasicFilter, so it interacts correctly with all other visuals on the page.
Yes. When Power BI's high contrast theme is active, Chip Slicer automatically reads the theme's foreground and background colors and applies them to the chips, ignoring the custom color settings.
Yes. Tab moves into the slicer and out of it in one step. Inside, use the arrow keys, Home and End to move between chips, Enter or Space to select (hold Ctrl to add to the selection), Escape to clear it and Shift+F10 for the context menu. Screen readers announce the slicer as a list and read which chips are selected.
No. Chip Slicer processes all data locally within your Power BI environment. It makes no external network requests, collects no telemetry, and stores no data outside the report file. See the Privacy Policy for full details.