Tags & smartlists

Tags describe your tracks in your own vocabulary — energy, vibe, situation, whatever you sort by. Smartlists turn those tags and other fields into playlists that keep themselves up to date.

The tag editor

Click tags in the top bar to open the tag editor. Tags are grouped into categories, each with its own color.

• Add a tag: click the + on a category header.
• Add a category: use add category at the bottom.
• Edit a category: the gear on a category header lets you change its color, rename it, or delete it.
• Rename or delete a tag: right-click a tag chip.
• Reorder categories: drag category headers up and down.

Each tag chip shows how many tracks carry it. Use filter tags... at the bottom to find a tag quickly.

Tagging tracks

Select tags in the editor, then:

• show tracks filters your library to tracks that match the selected tags — useful for reviewing or refining a group.
• save as smartlist turns the selected tags into a new smart playlist in one step (see below).

To tag the tracks you're working with, select them in the library and use the quick tag picker to toggle tags on or off for the whole selection.

Smart playlists

A smart playlist (a "smartlist") is defined by rules rather than a fixed track list. As your library changes, the smartlist re-evaluates and its contents update automatically.

Create one from all tracks → right-click → new smart playlist, or from the tag editor's save as smartlist. The editor lets you:

• Name the smartlist.
• Choose whether a track must match all rules or any rule.
• Add rules with + add rule, or nest conditions with + add group.
• See a live matching track count and preview as you build the rules.

Fields you can filter on

Rules can be built from: tags, BPM, rating, genre, year, date added, last played, play count, and key. Operators depend on the field — for example, tags support has all / has any / does not have; numbers support ranges and greater/less-than; text supports contains and exact matches; dates support recent, before, and after.