Projects#

File format#

Projects are saved as .setmgr files. A .setmgr file is a plain-text JSON document (pretty-printed with 2-space indentation). You can open it in any text editor.

The file contains:

  • A format version string.

  • The full project: all sections, all tracks (with metadata and match results), all transition notes, and all section name themes.

Because it is JSON, .setmgr files are safe to commit to git and diff normally.

Saving#

Action

Shortcut

Description

Save

Ctrl+S

Write to the current file. Shows a Save dialog if the project has never been saved.

Save As…

Ctrl+Shift+S

Write to a new file, which becomes the current file.

Rekordbox Set List Manager warns before overwriting an existing file when using Save As.

Opening#

Action

Shortcut

Description

Open…

Ctrl+O

Browse for a .setmgr file.

Open Recent

—

File → Open Recent lists the last 10 opened files.

If the project has unsaved changes, Rekordbox Set List Manager prompts you to save before opening another file.

Autosave#

Rekordbox Set List Manager autosaves the current project every 30 seconds if there are unsaved changes. The autosave is written to a temporary file in the system cache directory:

Platform

Autosave location

macOS

~/Library/Caches/rekordbox_set_list_manager/

Linux

~/.cache/rekordbox_set_list_manager/

Windows

%LOCALAPPDATA%\rekordbox_set_list_manager\

The autosave file name is derived from the project file name. If the application crashes:

  1. Reopen the project normally with File → Open…

  2. Rekordbox Set List Manager detects the autosave and asks whether you want to restore it.

Once the project is saved manually, the autosave file is deleted.

New project#

File → New (Ctrl+N) creates a blank project. If there are unsaved changes, you are prompted to save first.

The new project starts with no sections and no tracks.

Project settings#

A project stores:

  • Name — set when you first save the file (taken from the filename).

  • Sections — ordered list of sections (each with name, type, colour, and tracks).

  • Section name themes — saved presets for bulk-renaming sections.

There is no separate “Project Settings” dialog — all settings are implicit in the saved structure.