How to · djay Pro

Organize your library in djay Pro.

djay Pro pulls music from several sources at once, so an organized library starts with understanding My Collection, the source list, and playlists. Here is how to keep it all under control.

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DJ library organized into playlists and collections

A tidy source-based library makes djay Pro's browser far faster to navigate.

Organize your library in djay Pro, step by step.

djay Pro's library is built around My Collection, its internal database of tracks and playlists, alongside external sources like your local files, the Apple Music app library, and streaming services. Organization happens through playlists, playlist folders, and smart playlists in My Collection, plus the source list, and you can edit track metadata directly in the library.

Understand the source list

Open djay Pro's library browser and look at the source list on the left. My Collection is djay's own library where imported tracks, playlists, and analysis data live. Below it you will see external sources such as your local music folders, the Apple Music or Music app library, and any streaming services you have signed into. Tracks you play from external sources get referenced by My Collection along with their cue points and analysis.

Import your local music into My Collection

Drag folders of music files from Finder or Explorer into My Collection, or use the file browser source to navigate to your music folder. djay Pro references the files in place rather than copying them, so keeping your underlying folder structure clean matters. A well-named folder per genre or vibe carries over directly into how easy the file browser is to use.

Create playlists for sets and genres

Create a new playlist in My Collection using the plus button or the New Playlist option in the library, then drag tracks into it. Playlists are djay Pro's main organizational unit. A practical structure is one playlist per gig plus a few evergreen playlists per genre or energy level. In current djay Pro versions you can reorder tracks inside a playlist manually, which is useful for planned sets.

Sort with library columns

Use the column headers in the track list to sort by title, artist, BPM, key, or time. Combined with the search field, column sorting is how you narrow down a large collection quickly during a set. djay Pro also lets you edit metadata for tracks in My Collection or My Files: right-click a field and choose Edit to fix titles, artists, BPM, or key directly in the library.

The catch

djay Pro's My Collection supports playlist folders and rule-based smart playlists, so the app carries more organizational weight than it gets credit for. Clean source folders still matter, because djay Pro references your files in place rather than copying them.

Mood

Euphoric

Melancholic

Mysterious

Energy

Aggressive

Peaceful

Rave

Function

Afterhours

Club

Home

Where Vibes fits

Prep the folders djay Pro reads from

Vibes does not integrate with djay Pro. It imports from and exports to Rekordbox, Serato, Traktor, and Engine DJ only. But because djay Pro references your local music files in place, a library that Vibes has helped you sort into clean, intentional folders is directly easier to browse and import in djay Pro, and DJs who also run one of the four supported apps keep a single organized collection across both.

See how it works

Sort your local files into Vibes, group them by vibe, and mirror that structure in the folders djay Pro's file browser reads

Auto Tag analyzes genre, mood, and energy so you know what belongs together before you build playlists in any app

If you also use Rekordbox, Serato, Traktor, or Engine DJ, Vibes exports playlists straight into that library while your local folders stay clean for djay Pro

One organized local collection beats maintaining parallel messes in every DJ app you own

Organize in Vibes, export to djay Pro.

Your playlists, tags, ratings, and cue points travel back to the gear you play on, so nothing you do in Vibes is locked away.

Track 001

Artist A

128

Afterhours

Mysterious

Introspective

Track 002

Artist B

124

Cozy Floor

Peaceful

Home

Track 003

Artist C

132

Rave

Aggressive

Festival

Build & Release

Playlists

Vibes

Mood

Aggressive

Euphoric

Melancholic

Mysterious

Peaceful

Playful

Tense

Function

Arrangement

Sets

Club Night 12/28

NYE Closing Set

Rooftop 01/04

Frequently asked questions

The honest answers, including the trade-offs.

No. Vibes exports to Rekordbox, Serato, Traktor, and Engine DJ only, and djay Pro is not on that list. What Vibes does provide is a well-organized local music library, and since djay Pro references local files and folders in place, that organization carries over when you import folders into My Collection.

No. djay Pro references your music files where they already live and stores its own metadata, such as cue points and analysis, in My Collection. If you move or rename the underlying files later, djay Pro grays them out as missing until you relink them, so settle on a folder structure before importing rather than after.

Partially. You can add streaming tracks from Apple Music or other connected services to playlists in My Collection, but you cannot move the underlying files or edit their tags because they are not local files. Streaming organization lives in playlists only, and it depends on your subscription staying active.

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