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Transfer your library to Engine DJ in Rekordbox.

Moving from Rekordbox to Engine DJ means rebuilding metadata the hard way natively, or using Vibes to import your Rekordbox library and export it straight into Engine DJ's database in one step.

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Vibes DJ library app showing the full track library ready for export

Vibes reads your Rekordbox library and writes directly into Engine DJ.

Transfer your library to Engine DJ in Rekordbox, step by step.

Engine DJ has built-in Rekordbox import support. The standard path in Engine DJ desktop reads your Rekordbox data directly without a third-party tool, though you should export an XML from Rekordbox first to ensure all metadata is portable. The main friction points are around playlist import, which requires extra steps, and track path resolution if your music folder has moved.

Export your Rekordbox library as an XML file

In Rekordbox, go to File and select Export Collection in xml format. Choose a save location and export. This captures your playlists, hot cue points, memory cues, BPM, and key data. No toggle in Preferences is needed for this export; Preferences > Advanced > rekordbox xml only controls an auto-generated XML path used by certain integrations, not the File menu export.

Point Engine DJ at the Rekordbox data

Open Engine DJ desktop. In the left panel you will see a rekordbox entry. If Engine DJ detects a live Rekordbox installation, it may read the database directly. If not, right-click the rekordbox entry and choose to point it at the XML file you exported. Engine DJ reads the source and surfaces your tracks, hot cues, loops, and beat grids. Note that right-clicking and choosing Import Collection imports tracks only, not playlists. To bring in playlists, expand the rekordbox panel, right-click each individual playlist, and select Import as Playlist.

Resolve track paths and confirm metadata

After import, Engine DJ will attempt to locate your audio files on disk. If your music folder path differs from what Rekordbox recorded, you may need to redirect Engine DJ to the correct folder. Spot-check that BPM values and cue points have carried over correctly before syncing to a drive. Memory cues from Rekordbox are converted to hot cues during import; memory cue colors are not preserved in the XML but hot cue colors are.

Verify on your hardware

Connect your Engine DJ device and sync the library to it. Spot-check cue points on a few key tracks to confirm the transfer was clean before your next session.

The catch

Engine DJ has native Rekordbox import built in, so no third-party tool is required for a basic migration. The main friction points are: playlists do not bulk-import via Import Collection and must be imported individually using Import as Playlist; memory cues from Rekordbox are converted to hot cues (Engine DJ has no native memory cue concept); memory cue colors are not preserved in the XML transfer but hot cue colors are; track paths may need manual correction if your music is stored in a different location than Rekordbox recorded; and the import is a one-way, one-time migration tool rather than a live sync mechanism.

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The faster way

Import from Rekordbox, export to Engine DJ. Done.

Vibes reads your Rekordbox master.db (or legacy XML) directly and writes into Engine DJ's m.db database, carrying cue points, BPM, key, and your vibe-based playlists across in a single step.

See how it works

Imports from Rekordbox master.db and legacy XML with no extra export step required

Exports directly into Engine DJ's m.db database, including cue points, BPM, and key

Your vibe-tagged playlists and Combinations become ready-made crates in Engine DJ

Optional BPM-range or Camelot-key subfolders make your Engine DJ library instantly navigable

Organize in Vibes, export to Rekordbox.

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

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Frequently asked questions

The honest answers, including the trade-offs.

Vibes handles the import-and-export step that makes the transfer clean and fast, but it is a prep and library app, not a Rekordbox replacement. You can keep using Rekordbox for any performance or other prep work you do there. Vibes just removes the painful manual conversion in the middle.

Yes. When you export from Vibes to Engine DJ, cue points are written directly into Engine DJ's m.db database. Make sure your tracks are analysed in Vibes first so cue point data is present before you export.

Vibes carries BPM, key, cue points, playlists, and any vibes-based tags you have added. Ratings can be included or excluded per your export settings. Track file paths need to resolve on your system for the export to write correctly.

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