Selecting a track to edit switches the cockpit to manual. This resumes following the playing track after you've been idle that long.

A long crossfade can make every song's intro feel quiet. This ramps the incoming track up on its own, shorter clock (or not at all) while the outgoing track still fades gently.

The outgoing track fades down while the next fades in — on natural track endings and manual skips alike. Applies everywhere: albums, playlists, shuffle. Tracks shorter than twice the fade play without one; Repeat One never fades.

Edits are saved to the library instantly and written to the audio files a moment later — never while a track is playing, and always finished before the app closes. Choose manual to hold all file writes until you press the button; pending edits survive restarts either way.

Shared: one set of columns, widths and order everywhere. Per view: Library, playlists and album view each remember their own arrangement.

Compacting removes leftover artwork entries the database no longer uses (they build up as you re-scan, replace covers, or remove tracks) and shrinks the database file, handing that space back to your disk. As noted above, this only tidies the database — none of your actual music or artwork files are touched, and covers still load from your files exactly as before.

Where artwork should live when you add or fix it: embedded travels with the file; folder images are shared by the whole album. Drives the tag editor's coverage check and its default save location.

Some tracks carry a picture inside the file and sit in a folder with a cover image. This chooses which one the library displays when both exist — it never changes your files. Takes effect on the next artwork edit or rescan.

Click a shortcut, then press the new key combination. Esc cancels recording. A combination already in use, or one macOS reserves, is refused.

Track identification uses MusicBrainz (the open music encyclopedia). Lookups are always user-initiated and go directly from this machine to MusicBrainz — never through us. Its rate limit is honored automatically (1 request/second).

MusicBrainz lists every pressing of an album separately — the same record can appear as US, GB, Japan and Europe editions. Matches from your preferred country sort to the top. (XE and XW are MusicBrainz codes for Europe-wide and worldwide releases.)

Discogs is the collector's database — pressings, editions, labels and catalog numbers. A free personal access token (Discogs' intended way for personal apps) lets the app search it on your behalf: sign in, open the developers page above, and click "Generate new token". Data courtesy of Discogs.

Enter the name, email, and license key from your purchase. These stay on this machine and are included only when you copy support details to send us.

Copy these details into an email to support, then describe your problem in the message body. It's plain text — counts only, no track names or file content — so it stays readable in any mail app. If we ask for more, use Save diagnostics (.zip) and attach the file; it adds your recent log (with your home folder hidden).

• 1 · Add your music — go to the Folders tab and click ＋, then pick the folder where your music lives (subfolders are included). You can add as many folders as you like.
• 2 · Scanning — the player then reads each file's tags (title, artist, album, rating…) and album art into its own local library. Your files are never moved, copied, or uploaded — they play right where they are. If you change files outside the player, ⟳ Rescan all folders re-reads them.
• Panels — drag by the title bar to move · double-click the title bar to collapse / expand · ✕ hides a panel (bring it back with ＋ Add panel in the top bar) · ⟲ Reset to Default restores the layout.
• Albums — click an album to open it; use the shuttle dial (push further = faster) or the letters to flip between albums; double-click a card to play it.
• Selecting — click · ⇧ click range · ⌘ click toggle · ⌘A all · Esc clear.
• Editing — click a value in a Cockpit field panel to edit in place · right-click tracks/albums → Edit tags… for the full editor.
• Rating — click a star (left half = ½) · ⊘ = zero ("ignore") · click the current value to unrate.