Works with

Vibes for Serato.

Serato crates are flat, and Smart Crates only filter what is already in your metadata. Vibes adds the layer Serato does not have: mood and energy tagging, a fast sorting workflow, and a visual set builder, exported back as clean crates.

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$49$79USD one-time purchase. First 250 licenses at this price. 14-day free trial.

Vibes DJ library organizer showing custom vibes like Dark, Hypnotic, and Warm grouped into Mood, Energy Feel, and Role categories, each with its track count

Vibes & categories are fully customizable.

From Serato and back, in three steps.

Import your Serato library

Vibes detects your Serato library folder and reads your crates directly. Every crate can be mapped to a vibe during import, so existing organization is not lost.

Organize and prepare

Define vibes that match how you actually play, sort your collection at speed in Vibe Sort, and build sets on the Set Designer canvas with suggestions by BPM, key, and vibe.

Export crates back

Vibes writes a Vibes Library structure of .crate files: one crate per vibe, your sets in order, and combination crates for overlapping vibes.

DJ Software

Rekordbox

Import XML or Database

Serato

Import Library Database

Traktor

Import NML Collection

Engine

Import Engine Database

File System

Local Folder

Scan directory

Audio Files

Select files

Step one

Crates in, nothing rebuilt.

Vibes finds your Serato library folder on its own and shows it as a ready source, subcrates and all. You never export a thing from Serato: pick the source, keep your crate structure, and start tagging the same library you have been playing for years.

What Vibes adds on top of Serato.

Serato stays your performance software. Vibes covers the preparation layer.

	Serato alone	With Vibes
Library organization
Mood and energy tagging	Crates, subcrates, and crate colors	Unlimited vibes in your own categories
Rule-based organization	Smart Crates filtering existing metadata	Combinations: auto-detected vibe overlaps as ready-made crates
Rapid sorting workflow	Drag tracks into crates manually	Vibe Sort: keyboard-first sorting with progress tracking and AI suggestions
Set preparation
Set building	Crates and the Prepare panel	Visual canvas with chapters, connections, and energy flow sorting
Next-track suggestions		Weighted by BPM, key, vibe, and audio similarity, with harmonic key intents
Track analysis	BPM, key, and beatgrids	Plus multi-band waveforms, energy curves, and auto-detected sections
Cost
Price	Serato DJ Pro: subscription or one-time license	$49 one-time, works offline

What lands back in Serato.

Vibes writes standard .crate files into your Serato library, so the structure appears in your crate list.

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

A Vibes Library structure with one crate per vibe, grouped by your category names
Your DJ sets as crates with the exact track order you designed
Combination crates for tracks that share multiple vibes
Optional BPM-range or Camelot-key sub-crates inside each vibe

Honest limitation: Serato's .crate format does not carry ratings, cue points, or comments, so Vibes exports clean crates only. To Rekordbox, Engine DJ, and Traktor, Vibes also exports that richer metadata.

The preparation layer

DJ library management, finally done right.

Turn your collection into clear categories. Moods, functions, or your own system, so every track feels ready to play.

Afterhours

Aggressive

Build & Release

Club

Cozy Floor

Euphoric

Evolving

Festival

Home

Introspective

Melancholic

Mysterious

Peaceful

Playful

Rave

Sectional

Sustained

Tense

Afterhours

Aggressive