<![CDATA[Can I setup/store a specific order for a Playlist?]]>I want to build a playlist with a specific order, like a mixtape or tracklist for a CD. I don't want to change the Track numbers of course, as this is just a playlist, and I don't wanna mess up their order on their individual albums. Obviously, when I make a playlist, I can just add the songs in the order I please. However one little misclick on the column titles, and I've sorted by title or artist or whatever and lost my custom ordering. Ideally I'd have an extra column, just for the playlist where I could sort it by my ordering. Are there any ways to accomplish a designated order for a playlist and store it just with that playlist, but lets it get dynamically updated so I don't have to keep exporting and loading an m3u. Is there some simple solution I'm overlooking?

]]>https://forum.strawberrymusicplayer.org/topic/5798/can-i-setup-store-a-specific-order-for-a-playlistRSS for NodeThu, 21 May 2026 17:24:37 GMTMon, 26 May 2025 02:32:05 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Can I setup/store a specific order for a Playlist? on Tue, 03 Jun 2025 23:43:17 GMT]]>Just a couple of tips adding to the suggestion by silver-sun (which is the safest for important playlists, since an external file will survive an eventual database corruption):

  • Use Undo to fix a mistake during the current Strawberry session. Keep in mind that the undo history will be lost if you close the player.

  • We have starred (favorite) playlists, which are kept in the sidebar tab "Playlists" after being closed in the playlists pane (so, there's less chance of spoiling them), and are updated on the fly when open, like regular ones. To add a favorite, right click on the playlist tab and choose "Star playlist"

You may find the combination of external, regular and favorite playlists that suits you best. For example, an external as backup to save every now and then plus a favorite (even also a regular one). Or two favorites: a do-not-touch version for reference/backup and another one to play with safely.

]]>https://forum.strawberrymusicplayer.org/post/8631https://forum.strawberrymusicplayer.org/post/8631Tue, 03 Jun 2025 23:43:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can I setup/store a specific order for a Playlist? on Sat, 31 May 2025 17:03:18 GMT]]>@silver-sun Yeah, that's kinda what I was trying to avoid because it means I have to be constantly saving the play list if I make changes while editing it. Doesn't appear to be a solution for this specific use case, but thanks for t he help regardless! 😄

]]>https://forum.strawberrymusicplayer.org/post/8626https://forum.strawberrymusicplayer.org/post/8626Sat, 31 May 2025 17:03:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can I setup/store a specific order for a Playlist? on Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:35:35 GMT]]>P.S. -- My "Save Playlist" dialog is set to save as .pls format. If you click on the button at the lower right, just above the "Cancel" and "Save" buttons, you can choose what playlist file type you want. I noticed you were working with m3u, which is one of the options.

]]>https://forum.strawberrymusicplayer.org/post/8622https://forum.strawberrymusicplayer.org/post/8622Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:35:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can I setup/store a specific order for a Playlist? on Thu, 29 May 2025 01:13:50 GMT]]>There is a toolbar at the top of the playlist pane. Look for "Save Playlist" and "Load Playlist". Clicking "Save Playlist" will allow you to save the playlist as a .pls file to whatever folder you choose. When you want to call up that particular playlist, you can click "Load Playlist". Select the playlist you saved previously and it will open in a new tab on the right of the tab row. (Note: Focus does not automatically jump to the newly opened playlist; you have to select it.)

It appears to retain the original track order. If you alter the playlist, just save it again and overwrite the previous one; or give it a different name and save it separately. Dynamic updating, I don't believe is possible in Strawberry.

]]>https://forum.strawberrymusicplayer.org/post/8621https://forum.strawberrymusicplayer.org/post/8621Thu, 29 May 2025 01:13:50 GMT