Title: [Suggestion] Individual Sort Order per Playlist in “My Collection” + Persistent Sorting in Search
Device model: MacBook M1 Pro (2021)
OS version: macOS 15.4
djay version: 5.3
Hi team,
I’d like to suggest a usability improvement for playlist sorting in the “My Collection” section of djay Pro.
Currently, when I click on a column (e.g., “Date Added”, “BPM”, or “Title”) to sort a playlist, this sorting method is applied globally — across all playlists and views. This can be frustrating in real-world use.
Use Case Example:
• I have a playlist called “New Downloads”, where I want tracks sorted by Date Added (Newest to Oldest).
• I also have a playlist called “Routine Ultimate Mix”, where I’ve carefully arranged songs in a specific custom order (e.g., a performance flow from Track 1 to Track 20).
Unfortunately, if I sort “New Downloads” by Date Added, then switch to “Routine Ultimate Mix”, it also gets sorted by Date Added — losing my manual arrangement. The same happens if I sort by BPM, Key, etc.
Additional Note – Search Behavior:
This issue is even more noticeable when using the search bar (CMD + F).
When the search field pops up, it’s extremely important for me that the search results stay sorted by Date Added (newest to oldest). However, the search view doesn’t retain any previous sort order — it either ignores it completely or resets to a default state every time I use it.
This means I constantly have to re-click the sort column (e.g., “Date Added”) after every new search after exiting the search field with ESC and re-entering with cmd+f, which interrupts my workflow and is especially inefficient during live sets.
Suggestion:
Please consider the following improvements:
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Allow individual sort orders per playlist within “My Collection” — each playlist should remember its own sorting preference.
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Allow individual sort orders within “Search” Section.
These changes would dramatically improve usability and library management, especially for DJs working with large libraries and detailed set preparations.
