Filtering tracks
Two things narrow the track list down: the search box and the filter bar. They work together, on whatever list, crate, set or stage is picked on the left, and Save keeps both as a smart list.
The filter bar
The filter bar above the track list narrows it down with chips, as djay Pro does. The filter button next to the search box shows or hides it. The bar starts hidden, and the button lights up while any filter is on.
The bar starts with chips for Grouping, Genre, your first two tag groups (see Your tags), BPM and Key. Click a chip to pick values:
- Genre, Grouping, Artist, Album: tick the values you want. Each one shows how many tracks of the list have it, and a search box at the top finds one in a long list.
- Tag groups such as Mood: tick tags, and choose Match Any (a track needs one of them) or Match All (it needs all of them).
- BPM: type a range, From and To, or turn on Near the playing track to follow the tempo of what's playing, within a few percent.
- Key: tick keys, or turn on Mixes with the playing track to list only the keys that mix with it (see Keys).
- Rating, Color, Year, Play Count, Date Added are in +.
A chip that's on is lit and says what it picked. Clear in a chip empties it, and Clear at the end of the bar empties them all.
+ adds any other field to the bar for now. Turn on Keep on the bar in a chip to pin it there for next time.
With Near the playing track or Mixes with the playing track on, the list changes by itself when the next track starts: a quick way to find what mixes next.
Search
Type in the search box to find words in any field. Rest the pointer on the box for a moment to see everything search understands:
| Search | Finds |
|---|---|
daft punk | Both words, in any field |
artist:"daft punk" | In one field: title, artist, album, genre, a tag group… |
mood:uplifting tag2:synth | Your tag groups, by name or place |
title:=glue album:"" | The whole field; an empty field |
bpm:120-128 rating:>=4 | Numbers: >, >=, <, <= and ranges |
duration:>6m played:0 | Length; times played |
added:<7d added:>=2026-01-31 | Days or weeks ago, or a date |
~key:8A ~bpm:124 | Keys that mix with 8A; a tempo within 6% of 124 |
~deck | Tracks that mix with the one playing |
color:red | A track color |
crate:yoga crate:"" | In a crate with "yoga" in its name; in no crate |
stage:inbox stage:prep stage:playready | A stage |
is:prepped | Tracks with tags, rating, tempo and key |
is:duplicate is:missing is:nocover | A Collection Health check |
-genre:techno | Leaves those out |
glue | daft | Either one |
The chips are searches too, so a chip and the same typed search always find the same tracks.
Smart lists
Save, beside the search box, turns the search and the chips into a smart list in the tree. It updates by itself as tracks come in or change. VirtualDJ's filter folders come in as smart lists too.