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Guides for serious local music libraries.

Clear answers for DJs and collectors working with desktop archives, phone listening, local servers, and real-world music folders.

dj library on phone

How to Put Your DJ Music Library on Your Phone

A practical local-first workflow for listening to and preparing a desktop DJ music library from a phone.

local music server for DJs

A local-first guide to serving a personal DJ music archive from your desktop to a phone and other listening surfaces.

music library app for DJs

A practical comparison framework for DJs choosing between a streaming catalog, a cloud library, and a local-first music library app.

organize DJ downloads

A lightweight inbox, review, and library workflow for downloads, edits, purchases, and rips in a serious DJ archive.

rekordbox library on phone

Keep your Rekordbox desktop workflow intact while making the same music archive easier to review from your phone.

Rekordbox missing files

How to reason about missing Rekordbox files after moving folders, changing drives, or reorganizing a DJ music archive.

Rekordbox tags disappear

A troubleshooting checklist for Rekordbox tags, library databases, duplicate files, and metadata that looks different between apps.