ImportFeeds PluginΒΆ

The importfeeds plugin helps you keep track of newly imported music in your library.

To use the plugin, just put importfeeds on the plugins line in your .beetsconfig:

[beets]
plugins: importfeeds

The feeds_dir parameter can be set to specify another folder than the default library directory. Three different types of outputs coexist, specify the ones you want to use by setting the feeds_formats parameter:

  • m3u: catalog the imports in a centralized playlist. By default, the playlist is named imported.m3u. To use a different file, just set the m3u_name parameter inside the importfeeds config section.
  • m3u_multi: create a new playlist for each import (uniquely named by appending the date and track/album name).
  • link: create a symlink for each imported item. This is the recommended setting to propagate beets imports to your iTunes library: just drag and drop the feeds_dir folder on the iTunes dock icon.

An example of importfeeds configuration:

[importfeeds]
feeds_formats: m3u link
feeds_dir: ~/imports/
m3u_name: newfiles.m3u

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