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Move from Traktor to Serato DJ.

Switching from Traktor to Serato is common when moving to mainstream controllers and DVS. Here is exactly what carries across, what gets lost, and how to bring your whole library over without starting from scratch.

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A DJ library organized in Vibes with BPM, key, and vibe tags intact after moving from Traktor to Serato DJ

Bring your collection across without losing your work.

Switching from Traktor to Serato DJ, or running both, means moving your collection without losing the cues, grids, and tags you have built up. Serato cannot read a Traktor collection, but both apps hold eight cue slots per track, so cue counts map one to one.

What transfers from Traktor to Serato DJ.

CapabilityCarriesWhat happens
Audio filesYour tracks move with the library and the files are never modified.
Playlists & cratesFolders and playlists are rebuilt in Serato DJ.
Key & BPMAnalyzed values carry across, or are re-analyzed cleanly and accurately.
Hot cuesCue points carry into Serato's eight cue slots per track; sources with more than eight lose the extras.
BeatgridsBeatgrids carry so your tracks stay locked in time.
Star ratingsStar ratings are not stored in Serato's crate files; they live in the library database, so verify them after the move.
Comments & tagsComments carry; Serato's tag writing is limited, so keep a clean source.

Using a metadata-aware library tool. A manual drag-and-drop rebuild loses everything except the audio files. Serato cannot read a Traktor collection, but both apps hold eight cue slots per track, so cue counts map one to one.

The easy way

Moving from Traktor to Serato DJ, step by step.

Serato has no Traktor importer; its documented sources are your files and an iTunes or Music library. The upside of this pair is symmetry: both apps cap at eight cues per track, so nothing truncates on the way over.

01

Get the audio files in

Add your music folders to Serato DJ so the tracks themselves are in the collection, then let it analyze them.

02

Rebuild or convert playlists

Serato DJ has no importer for Traktor libraries, so playlists are rebuilt by hand or translated by a library tool.

03

Carry the cues within the limits

Both apps hold eight cue slots per track, so cue counts map cleanly. Traktor loop-in points stored in hotcue slots become Serato loops where the tool supports the mapping, so verify loops specifically on a few tracks.

04

Verify before a gig

Spot-check a sample of tracks to confirm cues, grids, and keys landed correctly before you rely on the library.

Traktor's comment-field tagging carries into Serato comments, but Traktor playlist folders need a tool that writes subcrates to keep the hierarchy, and star ratings live in Serato's library database rather than its crate files.

DJ Software
Rekordbox
Rekordbox
Import XML or Database
Serato
Serato
Import Library Database
Traktor
Traktor
Import NML Collection
Engine
Engine
Import Engine Database
File System
Local Folder
Scan directory
Audio Files
Select files

The cleaner path

One library, every app.

Vibes imports your Traktor library and exports it straight into Serato DJ, keeping playlists, tags, ratings, and cue points intact, so the move does not mean starting over. Keep one organized library and send it wherever you play.

See the DJ Library
Import your full library directly from Traktor
Export playlists, tags, ratings, and cue points into Serato DJ
Keep one organized library that is not locked to a single app
Run Traktor and Serato DJ side by side without maintaining two collections

Organize once, export to Serato DJ.

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

Track 001 by Artist A

Track 001

Artist A

128
3A
Track 002 by Artist B

Track 002

Artist B

124
5B
Track 003 by Artist C

Track 003

Artist C

132
8A
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NYE Closing Set
Rooftop 01/04

Frequently asked questions

The honest answers, including the trade-offs.

No. Serato has no importer for Traktor's NML collection, and Native Instruments itself points people at third-party converters for moves like this. A library tool reads Traktor and writes Serato crates with cues and grids mapped.
Yes, this is the friendly pair: Serato also holds eight cue slots per track, so counts map one to one. The detail to verify is loops, since Traktor stores loop-in points in hotcue slots and the loop mapping depends on the tool.
It can. Serato officially supports subcrates, so a tool that writes crate hierarchies can rebuild your folder tree. Check the deepest folders after converting, and flatten anything that arrived scrambled before you prep sets from it.

Methodology

How we keep this honest.

Verified against the apps

What transfers is tested against the current versions of Traktor and Serato DJ.

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We make Vibes. We show the native process and its limits honestly, and we are upfront about what no tool can carry across.

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Last reviewed June 2026.

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