@EatTheRich said in About the new sort tags behavior: Dunno if this "sort tags" thing has been implemented yet, I use the latest version available on OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. (Seems to be the latest release 1.2.19) It was implemented in 1.2.16: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/releases/tag/1.2.16. You can find the option to control it under Tools -> Settings -> Collection -> Use sort tags for sorting when available. If unchecked, "Billy Idol" would appear under the "B" names. If checked, it would appear under the "I" names. Thank you very much for implementing this, @jonas!

@jonas Yes, I do! Thank you!

@KirstyA 1.2.31 is released now, contains stability fixes for ASIO on Windows.

I've found an option I could change to make it easier to understand, now the options look like this: [image: 28a269da-6bc3-4ea2-980b-d5d02db20112-image.png] Anyone who has purchased a single version, I'm happy to give a reduced price for subscription, or a few months free. Anyone who has a problem with the price, I can offer discounts. Send me a private message on Patreon instead of complaining in a public forum.

I have now completed the Network Remote functionality, and while I wait for the maintainer to review this, I'd appreciate any feedback on this enhancement. Network Remote allows you to control the Strawberry Player over your local (home) network, and provides the following features: Basic Player Control: Play, Pause, Next, Previous Playlist Control: The client shows the same open playlists as the Strawberry Player. You can add/remove songs from a playlist and create new playlists, and these changes propagate back to the Strawberry Player. Playlist add/remove/create actions can be restricted via a token. If this is enabled, the client will ask for the token when connecting; it's optional to provide it, but if you don't, playlists become immutable from that client — playback control (Play/Pause/Next/Previous) is unaffected either way. There's a new settings screen (see attached) for Enabliing/Disabling remote clients Assigning the port clients connect on Enabling/Disabling the token feature Setting the playlist size — how many upcoming songs in the current playlist are sent to a connected client There are currently two clients available: A Linux client, intended primarily for testing An Android client, available via the Google Play Store. Note: you'll need to be registered as a tester to see the app. Strawberry Player (Debian package) and release notes: Click here Remote Client (Debian package) and release notes: Click here Thank you to anyone willing to test this pre-release and share feedback — it's much appreciated. [image: Settings.png]

Alas, Strawberry, at its very essence, is a playlist player. I assume you would like to play tracks from the Collection list directly, as you could in MusicBee.. I don't think that is possible. I also miss the ability to play directly from the collection, as I was able to do when I used iTunes, and later, MusicBee. But Strawberry has so much else going for it, I just adapt. What I do is create a playlist called "Play from Collection", that I keep at the left end of the playlist tabs. The songs/albums pop into that playlist when I double click them in the collection list, and I just wipe them out with the "Clear Playlist" button when I'm done. A little cumbersome, but it gets the job done. It's sort of like when moving from one operating system to another, e.g., Mac to Linux. You can achieve much the same results, but the workflow might have to change.

One more thing... It might be a good idea to test with a small batch of files first, rather than the whole collection. Then, check things out in Strawberry and your file manager, to see if everything is organized as you desired.

Hi @johns_scrobbler, I'm on CachyOS and experiencing the exact same issue. Scrobbling from Strawberry up to Last.fm works fine for me as well. However, whenever I listen to music on my phone or other devices and want to pull those play counts back into Strawberry, I can't do it because the sync button is no longer available. It seems two-way fetching/importing is currently unavailable or missing in the newer versions. Hopefully, the developers can bring this feature back soon!

@Kisequé It doesn't support multi-tags. It might be something we can implement at some point, but it's a huge job.

@Madp03t It is under your profile. Click on the three vertical dots, then select "Edit". It is easy from there.

@firutoddo It's pretty much how you explain it, it's up to you how long you subscribe or how often you want to pay for a release.

@mike_jones not sure how you can call it a bargain. If you actually pay to keep the player updated on windows or mac it might be the most expensive consumer media player on market at $60/yr and @jonas doesn't event take feature requests. I like the player a lot but the pricing is wild.

I don't believe such a guide exists, at least not on the Strawberry Wiki. I can offer a few basic suggestions for a beginner. Strawberry plays music in playlists. No matter what the source of the song, it will always open in a playlist. Playlist management is too lengthy to get into here, but you can create, label, save and "favorite" playlists. Strawberry can play from any folder on your computer by selecting "Files" in the sidebar. If you go a step further and point Strawberry to a folder in Settings > Collection, it will show the songs as a "library" when selecting "Collection" in the sidebar. I would hold off with using anything that says "Organzie Files" at first. (There are naming and sorting options that you may want to consider.) Go through all the settings, slowly and methodically. Make a note of your changes so you can revert if necessary. Use the tool-tip notes by hovering your cursor over icons, etc. And use your right click to display the many options available.