Guides

Practical guides for building, editing, and managing your M3U playlists.

• How to Fix Broken File Paths in an M3U Playlist

  Fix broken file paths in an M3U playlist with a text editor or by re-scanning and exporting a fresh file. Learn why paths break and how relative paths prevent it.

• How to Edit an M3U Playlist in Your Browser (No Install)

  Edit an M3U playlist in your browser with no install. Reorder, add, remove, and fix broken track paths, then export a clean file. Local-first, nothing uploaded.

• How to Create an M3U Playlist from a Folder of Music

  Create an M3U playlist from a folder of music, by hand, from the command line, or in your browser. Export a clean file with relative paths that actually work.

• M3U vs M3U8 vs PLS: Which Playlist Format Should You Use?

  M3U, M3U8 and PLS compared: encoding, player support, and when each format is the right choice for a local music library.

• Relative vs Absolute Paths in M3U Files

  Why M3U playlists break when you move them, how relative and absolute paths differ, and which one to use so your playlists keep working.

• How to Merge or De-duplicate Multiple M3U Playlists

  Combine several M3U playlists into one and remove duplicate tracks, including the path and tag differences that hide duplicates.

• How to Build Playlists for Navidrome or Plex

  Build M3U playlists for Navidrome or Plex from a local music folder, with relative paths that your server reads without any path fixing.

• How to Use Apple Music Playlists with Your Local Library

  Connect Apple Music to read your playlists, match every track against your scanned local library, export an M3U, and see exactly which tracks you don't own.

• How to Build Playlists for Jellyfin from Your Local Library

  Scan your music folder, build a playlist in the browser, and export an .m3u file Jellyfin picks up automatically on the next library scan.