Turn the playlists you have already organised in Rekordbox into folders containing their original music. Playlist Extractor connects your exported playlist entries with the files on your USB, so you can inspect, select and copy the music you actually need.
Local processing · Read-only source access · Original audio files
The problem: a playlist is not a music folder
A Rekordbox playlist records which tracks belong together and their order. The audio files themselves may be scattered across different folders. Copying those folders manually can include songs you do not want or leave out tracks from the playlist you meant to save.
Playlist Extractor reads the exported library to match playlist entries with their original files. You can check the matches first, choose specific playlists and build a destination around your selection.
What Playlist Extractor does
- Reads exported playlists. It analyses a traditional Rekordbox Device Library, normally stored at PIONEER/rekordbox/export.pdb.
- Shows the music inside them. Preview artists, titles, file formats, BPM and musical keys when the library contains that information.
- Makes missing files visible. Found, missing and ambiguous entries remain distinguishable before copying.
- Copies your selection into usable folders. Choose one folder per playlist or one folder containing the selected songs.
- Lets you control the filenames. Keep original names, add playlist positions, or use position, artist and title. You can preserve the Rekordbox playlist folder structure too.
Original files are copied without conversion. MP3, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, AAC/M4A and other common audio extensions are recognised; other extensions are also searched when referenced by the library.
Useful situations and users
| Who it helps | What you can do |
|---|---|
| DJs preparing an event | Create a music folder from the playlists prepared for a specific set, rather than copying the entire USB. |
| DJs keeping music archives | Keep copies of the audio used in selected playlists, with positions in filenames to make the running order recognisable. |
| People reorganising their collection | Gather music from several exported playlists into one destination while handling repeated files. |
| Anyone checking a Rekordbox USB | Review its exported playlists and see which referenced files can be found before attempting a copy. |
This creates ordinary music folders. It is not a complete Rekordbox library backup and does not transfer every cue, waveform or database setting into another application.
How it works: choose, inspect, save
- Choose your source. Select the root of the USB, or a complete local copy containing the library and music. Click Analyze playlists.
- Inspect and select. Search the playlist list, tick what you want to copy and use View songs to review its contents and missing-file notices.
- Save your songs. Choose a separate destination when direct folder copying is available. Review the folder and filename options, start the operation and check its result and CSV report.
Playlist counts refer to entries in the exported library, not necessarily unique audio files. Repeated entries or identical files may be skipped according to the copy rules; the final report shows what was actually copied.
How your files are protected
Your music is processed locally. Audio files and library paths are not uploaded to our server.
The source is read-only. Direct copying checks that the destination is outside the source and does not contain it.
Existing files are not overwritten. Identical files can be skipped. Different files sharing a name receive an alternative name.
Optional checks verify size and extension. SHA-256 compares file contents for duplicate detection or copy verification. It checks the copy against its source; it does not repair the original audio.
The CSV report records copied, skipped, missing and pending entries, together with errors. If a USB stops responding, access is retried and a persistent failure is reported. Reconnect it, select the folders again and repeat the operation; identical copies already present can be skipped.
Browsers, devices and requirements
Chrome or Edge on a computer is recommended. On Windows or macOS, native folder access can write directly to your destination when the browser supports it and you grant permission.
Browsers without native folder writing, including Safari and Firefox, use a local ZIP download when their folder picker can select the source. ZIP batches are limited to 256 MB and are held in memory. Use smaller selections on devices with limited memory. Phone and tablet USB access depends on the device and its file picker.
You need a traditional export.pdb library and readable original audio files. Device Library Plus/OneLibrary databases such as exportLibrary.db are unsupported unless a traditional export is also present. The internal Rekordbox library and streaming-only tracks are outside this workflow.
Missing songs cannot be recovered, damaged audio cannot be repaired, and playback compatibility still depends on your player and the file’s codec. Keep the tab open until copying or ZIP preparation finishes.
Start with a playlist you know
Inspect its songs, check the matches and copy it into a separate folder. Once you have reviewed the result, use the same workflow for the next playlists you want to organise.
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