Playlists - how to create and manage them

A playlist is the list of songs guests can request when they join your event. That's how you control the musical frame of the night - if you play rock, you don't have to decline every pop hit by hand.

The most important rule: when an event has a playlist attached, guests can only request songs from that playlist. The open input (where guests can type anything) only appears if the event has no playlist selected.

In the footer of the app there's a "Playlists" button. Tap it to land on the screen with all your playlists - everything you've built so far.

You can have an unlimited number of playlists. For each playlist you can:

• Create a new one (add button)
• Edit an existing one (add or remove songs, rename it)
• Delete it if you don't need it anymore

When you open the create (or edit) form, you get two fields:

• First field - Playlist name - e.g. "Rock classics", "After midnight house", "Ex-Yu hits"
• Second field - Song list - one song per separate line

Song list format

The key rule is one song per line. That's how the app separates entries - no commas, no semicolons, just hit enter after every song.

Example of how the list should look:

Aerosmith - Walk This Way
Daft Punk - One More Time
Coldplay - Fix You
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
Calvin Harris - Summer
Tame Impala - The Less I Know The Better
Avicii - Wake Me Up

Artist - Song title is the recommended format because guests recognize the song most easily that way - but the app accepts any readable format, as long as each song sits on its own line.

Multi-line copy/paste works - paste a list from Notes/Word and save. Empty lines are auto-stripped before submitting.

Deleting a playlist: tap the trash icon → confirmation modal. Deletion does not affect past events that used it.

Performers with a playlist get up to 80% more meaningful requests. Without one, guests freely type anything - often songs outside your repertoire (Latin pop at a rock gig, club bangers in a jazz set). With a playlist: fewer declines, faster flow, less friction on both sides, and higher income because more requests get through.

Playlists go live through events:

• When creating a new event - pick a playlist from the dropdown. Event creation guide
• During the event - through the Update event button you can switch the playlist on the fly. Run-the-event guide

Pro tip: build several playlists for different moments of the night (warm-up, prime time, after-hours) and switch between them during the event. Guests get a different song selection across the night, and you stay in full control of the tempo.

If you use Rekordbox (Pioneer DJ) or Traktor (Native Instruments), you don't need to type every song by hand. Both programs have an Export option that produces a .txt file with the song list.

Quick steps:

1. In Rekordbox/Traktor, select the playlist you want to export
2. Click Export → Text file (.txt format)
3. Open the .txt file and copy all the contents
4. Open a new playlist in the Jukebox app and paste the entire content into the song field
5. Trim out extra columns if needed (BPM, key, time) - keep just artist and song title

Need a hand? If you have any trouble with building or importing a playlist, drop us a note at info@getjukebox.app and we'll do it together with you in 5 minutes.

How many playlists can I have?

Unlimited. Build as many as you need - by style (rock, house, ex-Yu), by moment (warm-up, prime time), by venue, however suits you.

Can I switch the playlist while the event is running?

Yes. Through Update event you can swap the playlist any time - new guests immediately see the new selection. More: run-the-event guide.

What happens to songs already requested when I switch playlists?

All songs already in the queue (both accepted and pending) stay untouched - only the offering for new requests changes.

Can guests request a song that's not on the playlist?

No, if a playlist is selected - they can only pick from that playlist. If you want guests to be able to type anything, simply don't pick a playlist when creating the event.

Can I delete a playlist?

Yes, anytime. Deleting a playlist doesn't affect past events - the history of what played stays intact.

Which playlist formats do you support?

Plain text (.txt) with one song per line works best. If you have a playlist in another format (CSV, M3U, JSON), send it to info@getjukebox.app and we'll import it for you.