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# Playlists and Radio
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2022-03-20 07:00:31 -04:00
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OwnTone supports M3U and PLS playlists. Just drop your playlist somewhere
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in your library with an .m3u or .pls extension and it will pick it up.
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From the web interface, and some mpd clients, you can also create and modify
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playlists by saving the current queue. Click the "Save" button. Note that this
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requires that `allow_modifying_stored_playlists` is enabled in the configuration
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file, and that the server has write access to `default_playlist_directory`.
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If the playlist contains an http URL it will be added as an internet radio
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station, and the URL will be probed for Shoutcast (ICY) metadata. If the radio
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station provides artwork, OwnTone will download it during playback and send
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it to any remotes or AirPlay devices requesting it.
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Instead of downloading M3U's from your radio stations, you can also make an
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empty M3U file and insert links in it to the M3U's of your radio stations.
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Radio streams can only be played by OwnTone, so that means they will not be
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available to play in DAAP clients like iTunes.
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The server can import playlists from iTunes Music Library XML files. By default,
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metadata from our parsers is preferred over what's in the iTunes DB; use
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itunes_overrides = true if you prefer iTunes' metadata.
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OwnTone has support for smart playlists. How to create a smart playlist is
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documented in [Smart playlists](smart-playlists.md).
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If you're not satisfied with internet radio metadata that OwnTone shows,
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then you can read about tweaking it in
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[Radio streams](advanced/radio-streams.md).
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